{"id":25695,"date":"2023-09-15T18:42:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T18:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uaaglobal.com\/what-were-reading-arts-foundation-and-health-department-partner-on-upcoming-art-and-wellness-events\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T18:42:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T18:42:33","slug":"what-were-reading-arts-foundation-and-health-department-partner-on-upcoming-art-and-wellness-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uaaglobal.com\/what-were-reading-arts-foundation-and-health-department-partner-on-upcoming-art-and-wellness-events\/","title":{"rendered":"What We’re Reading: Arts Foundation and Health Department Partner on Upcoming Art and Wellness Events"},"content":{"rendered":"
From Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona<\/a>: The\u00a0Pima County Health Department<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona<\/a>\u00a0are partnering on a series of five free art and wellness events this September and October to promote community healing through art.<\/p>\n These family-friendly \u201cCelebrate SaludArte\u201d events will bring together public art and public health and feature community-inspired artwork, live performances, food trucks, raffles for prizes, and health resources. Artists also will unveil their temporary art installations at each celebration, which will be held in each of Pima County\u2019s five supervisory districts.<\/p>\n SaludArte is a collaborative project between the Health Department and the Arts Foundation to find ways in which community engagement, health, and art can intersect to amplify the voices and experiences of the community, while also helping to increase health equity, access, literacy and COVID-19 mitigation across the region.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited that public health and the arts community are working together, and I hope that this is only the beginning of a strong collaboration,\u201d said Dr. Theresa Cullen, Pima County Health director. \u201cHealth happens everywhere! And art initiatives are a powerful means to reflect our community values, strengths, and resilience, as well as elevate the voices of diverse cultures, communities, and groups.\u201d<\/p>\n A central focus of the SaludArte program is promoting community healing through art. A community-driven panel in each of Pima County\u2019s five supervisory districts selected the artists to translate their stories and hopes into a temporary art installation.<\/p>\n