Thursday, October 10, 2024, 1 – 4 PM EDT

Co-hosted by The Carter Center Mental Health Program and the Carlos Museum, and in conjunction with Healing Arts, Atlanta, this innovative and interactive program will ground participants in the science related to the arts and youth mental health, provide examples of the positive effects of art-making on the mental health of young people impacted by racism in metro Atlanta, and allow participants to experience the positive impact of artmaking on our own well-being through a collaborative collage activity.

Moderators:

• Dr. Eve Byrd, Mental Health Program Director, The Carter Center 
• Elizabeth Hornor, Associate Museum Director for Public Programs, Michael C. Carlos Museum 

1 p.m.
Welcome

1:05 p.m.

• Brendan Ozawa-de Silva, Emory Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics 

1:15 p.m.  
Conversation: The Science Behind Arts & Healing

• Nils Fietje, PhD - Founding Co-Director, Jameel Arts & Health Lab & Technical Officer for the BCI Unit, WHO Regional Office for Europe
• Nisha Sajnani Ph.D., RDT-BCT, Founder of Arts & Health, NYU, Jameel Arts & Health Lab 

1:45 p.m.
Interactive Music-Based Exercise

• Allison Jarrell, Founder and Executive Director, Metro Music Makers
• Ananya Muralidharan, music therapist, Metro Music Makers

2:15 p.m. 
Panel Discussion: Application in ATL of the Arts and Healing with Youth 

• Jordan R. Murphy, PhD, RN, CPNP Chief Executive Officer, Center for Interrelational Science and Pediatrics (CSIP)
• Liz McDaniel Director of Engagement and Development, Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice
• Mohsin Mohi Ud DinFounder and CEO, MeWe International Inc. 

3 p.m.
Coffee Break

3:15 p.m.
Artmaking Activity: Collaborative Collage

• Katie Ericson, Ingram Director of Education, Michael C. Carlos Museum
• Kris Allen, Senior Manager of School and Volunteer Programs 

This program is free and open to the public. Registration is required. 

Coaches will be provided to shuttle program participants to the 5-7 p.m. World Mental Health Day Reception at the David J. Sencer CDC Museum and back to the Carlos for easy access to Fishburne and Oxford Road Parking Decks.  The CDC Museum event will include brief remarks from artists, activists and public health leaders about the current and future art and public health initiatives taking place in Atlanta as well as an opportunity to view the exhibition Stand & Witness: Time in the Art of Covid-19.