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Wed, Jun 26 @ 4PM
Free on Zoom
Creativity empowers individuals to take charge of their health and enhance
their quality of life — from reducing stress and anxiety to fostering
emotional resilience and strengthening social connections. Join us for an
informative conversation on how the first Arts-on-Prescription pilot
program in New Jersey uses the arts to build health equity.
Launched by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in collaboration
with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ and Rutgers University–Newark,
this program enhances health and well-being by increasing access to arts
and culture. Our panel of experts from healthcare, arts and community
sectors will explore the profound impact on individuals and the community
when creativity intersects with health.
This session includes a spoken word performance by Alana Jackson,
Director of Arts & Wellness at the Dr. Phillips Center for the
Performing Arts in Orlando, Fla.
The panel will be moderated by Julia
Hotz, author of The
Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service,
and Belonging (Simon & Schuster, 2024).
Our panelists include:
Ketlen Alsbrook,
Director of the City of Newark’s Department of Health & Community
Wellness and CEO of the Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Centery
Aly Maier Lokuta,
Senior Director, Arts & Well-Being at New Jersey Performing Arts Center
(NJPAC)
Theresa Tantay-Wilson,
Director, Health Promotion Division at Rutgers University–Newark
Maureen Zimmer,
LCSW, Clinical Supervisor, Behavioral Health at Horizon Blue Cross Blue
Shield of NJ
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coming soon
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Audible Showcase Stage
Jun 28 @ 6 – 9PM
Jun 29 – 30 @ 12 – 6PM
Harriet Tubman Square
Bring the whole
family for a fun weekend featuring Newark’s rising voices —
singer-songwriters, DJs, comedians, hip hop artists, spoken word poets,
dancers, a jazz violinist and more. Free performances, plus food
trucks, drinks and other vendors.
learn
more
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Arts & Well-Being at NJPAC is made
possible through foundational support from RWJBarnabas Health, Horizon Blue
Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and Women@NJPAC, with additional support
from Merck Foundation, The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, New Jersey
Cultural Trust, Celia Liption Farris and Victor W. Farris Foundation Home
Community Fund, and DoorDash
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Thank you to our
sponsors
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