The Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University will present a free livestream of its 2021 Director’s Dialogue on Art and Social Change on Monday, April 12, at 7 PM. The annual program, this year titled “How Do We Get Well: On Public Health and Safety,” will explore the connections between the arts and critical public sector issues, particularly focusing on public health and safety from a cultural perspective.

The event will feature a panel of experts including Autumn Glover, president of Partners Achieving Community Transformation (PACT) and senior director of community and civic engagement for Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center, who will moderate. Other panelists include artist and filmmaker Cameron A. Granger, artist Baseera Khan, Social Epidemiologist Dr. Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, and Kyle Strickland, Deputy Director of Race and Democracy at the Roosevelt Institute. The discussion aims to examine shifts in civic engagement, awareness, and action concerning structural racism, health disparities, and community safety.

The dialogue is made possible by a grant from an anonymous donor and will be live-captioned. Attendees seeking accommodations such as ASL interpretation can contact the Accessibility Manager in advance. Further details and registration information are available on the Wexner Center for the Arts website.

Source: https://wexarts.org/press-release/wexner-center-arts-presents-2021-directors-dialogue-art-and-social-change-april-12