ABOUT THE EVENT
At IDHA, we believe healing is a creative act. Caring for ourselves and one another is a deeply creative practice that affords us the opportunity to reinvent our relationships to our experiences, our bodies, our past, present, and future, and one another.
On Monday, March 30th, we are hosting a virtual community open mic that seeks to ignite the radical imagination of our community by creating space for those who have been marginalized by the mental health system to share their stories and reflections through music and art. At this first open mic, we are asking our members to share pieces of art that respond to the questions: What societal problems are omitted in the current mental health system’s biomedical framework? What does transformative mental health mean to you?
Art pieces will take many forms, including poems, songs, visual art, or otherwise. These questions will be interpreted as broadly as the artist would like. Members will present art both old and new, some repurposed for this open mic and others created specifically for it.
Register in advance to join: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/vpYtfumhrzIia7YIaj02ZlI4aLVqXxAVBA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join.
Sign up to present at the Open Mic here, or fill out the form below!
ABOUT IDHA
At the Institute for the Development of Human Arts (IDHA), we believe that by centering the most marginalized, we begin to craft antidotes to all the forms of ill-health made manifest in a society based on war, impoverishment, exploitation, racism, heterosexism, and colonialism. By supporting those most impacted in the healing process, our pain can be transformed into a powerful force for transforming our entire society. This open mic is one way to advance our collective vision.
Note: Sliding scale donations are accepted and deeply appreciated. A donation of any size (made via Eventbrite) helps sustain programming at IDHA for the months to come.