Public Art + public health

A B O U T T H E W O R K S H O PPublic Art + Public Health is a two-day workshop for

planners and design professionals who want to harness

public art and community-engaged design to bolster

health in their cities and communties. In this workshop,

Forecast will guide participants through the process

of assessing, planning, and implementing public art

projects to positively impact the health conditions of

cities and neighborhoods. The workshop will focus on

impacting individual physical and mental health, social

cohesion, environmental health, and public safety.

Visit FORECASTPUBLICART.ORG for more information on this

and the other workshops and services we offer.

O U TCO M E S

Following this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Understand ways to connect community health

concerns with public art projects and related fields.

• Describe different domains of community health

and how public art can make a meaningful

contribution to improving community health in

each domain.

• Identify opportunities in their city, neighborhood,

or community where public art can positively

impact one or more domains of community health.

• Approach a community health impact assessment.

• Describe and make the case for meaningful

synergies between public art and community

well being.

A B O U T F O R E C A S TFounded in 1978, Forecast is a nonprofit

organization based in the U.S. that fosters

just, equitable, and healthy communities

through public art and community-engaged

design. Forecast is respected nationally and

internationally as a leader in the field of public

art and considered the go-to resource for

knowledge, support, and expertise in the field.

Forecast’s consulting team takes its expertise

across the country and globe—meeting

with community leaders and partnering with

communities to meet their public art, design,

and engagement needs. To increase our reach,

we offer remote consulting services via phone and video conference.

CO N TAC T U S F O R P R I C I N G & M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N

info@forecastpublicart.org651.641.1128

H I R E F O R E C A S T TO B R I N G O U R P U B L I C A R T + P U B L I C H E A LT H W O R K S H O P TO A N Y LO C AT I O N G LO B A L LY

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public art + Health WORKSHOP

H O W M A N Y PA R T I C I PA N T S ?Up to 30 people

W H AT I S I N V O LV E D• Presentations on public art and health,

including local and global case studies.

• Panel talks, round robin discussions, group

activities and personal reflection time.

• Information for participants on how to implement

learnings in their cities and communities.

W H AT I S I N C LU D E D• Two facilitators for a two-day workshop.

• A highly engaging, interactive and reflective

workshop for up to 30 people.

• A packet of readings, resources and tools

about public art as it relates to health.

W H AT W E D O• Create and manage the workshop application

process.

• Send invites and information to organizations

and planners/ adjacent professionals.

• Select participants for the workshop.

• Organize guest speakers.

• Provide resource materials for participants.

• Facilitate the workshop.

W H AT YO U D O• Connect us to planners, government contacts,

and others who can spread the word, or who

might be interested in applying themselves.

• Look over the application before it is open

for submissions.

• Identify space where the workshop can be held.

CO N TAC T U S F O R P R I C I N G & M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N info@forecastpublicart.org

651.641.1128

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