No images? Click here Medicine Men / The Art of Health in partnership with the World Health Organization brings together physician artists and curators to explore the healing power of art as a driver for improved health, education and social justice at this critical time. The discussion will be moderated by WHO’s Arts & Health Lead, Christopher Bailey with panelists Chip Thomas, aka Jetsonorama, Artist Physician based on the Navajo Nation and Founder of The Painted Desert Project; Kōan Jeff Baysa, Curator Physician and Founder of Honolulu Biennal Foundation, Director of iBiennale, and Co-Founder of Joshua Treenial; and Ahmed Mater, Artist Physician based in Riyadh and Founder of Pharan Studio and Co-Founder of Edge of Arabia. Following the unprecedented impact of COVID-19, the discussion is framed within the dual crisis of a global pandemic and a climate emergency. The panelists will share their journeys from Medicine to Art, and explore the values of service, healing and collectivism that have guided their practice. From the Mountains of Southern Arabia, to the deserts of the Navajo Nation, to the hectic glamour of the international art world, we ask how art can play a role in healing individuals, communities and societies both now and in the future. This dialogue features the perspectives of Medicine Men and we acknowledge the views of Medicine Women are not included in this panel discussion. The one-hour discussion will be followed by a public Q&A and conclude with a video about Chip Thomas' (aka Jetsonorama) The Painted Desert Project produced by KQED Arts in San Francisco. @jetsonorama first pasting of 2020 (to be redone such that motorists can actually read it). Outside Tuba City, dawn. Medicine Men / The Art of Health marks the third in a series of UN75 Dialogues by The Future is Unwritten, a New York-based initiative by CULTURUNNERS and World Council of Peoples for the United Nations (WCPUN), produced in 2020 in partnership with UN75 to engage the arts and culture sector in United Nations global policy discussions and implementation efforts. The views, concerns and ideas expressed in these Moderated Dialogues will be presented to world leaders of all 193 UN Member States and senior UN officials at the official commemoration of the 75th Anniversary by the UN General Assembly in September 2020. To win, we must learn. To recover, we must work together. What we do now will echo throughout history. Share your vision for a better future for all humanity and click below to take the UN75 Survey: In January 2020, as part of its 75th anniversary program, the UN launched its largest global dialogue and outreach initiative, with discussions taking place in all settings across the world, from classrooms to boardrooms and everywhere in between. The purpose of this outreach is to engage the global public and civil society to address the most urgent challenges of our time. The views, concerns and ideas expressed in these Moderated Dialogues will be presented to world leaders of all 193 UN Member States and senior UN officials at the official commemoration of the 75th Anniversary by the UN General Assembly in September 2020. After September, groups around the world will discuss how best to take forward the priorities and proposals generated. As humanity faces its greatest test since the formation of the United Nations in the aftermath of World War II, UN75 will contribute to the envisioning and shaping of a new world by 2045, the United Nations’ centennial; and provide a platform for all sectors of society to act in solidarity in new, creative and deliberate ways for the common good. #UN75 #WHO #TheFutureIsUnwritten #CULTURUNNERS #WCPUN |