Art fosters emotional and mental well-being by helping patients manage symptoms and improve health outcomes, while also supporting doctors in handling job-related stress and enhancing their clinical skills, highlighting its powerful role in holistic healing and healthcare.

The article from Psychology Today highlights the profound impact of art on brain function and mental health. Art not only serves as a source of aesthetic pleasure but also stimulates cognitive and emotional growth.

Alachua Chronicle, 5.16.24

A student-created documentary focusing on youth gun violence will be screened to raise awareness and stimulate community discussion. The event aims to highlight the personal and societal impacts of gun violence, involving local leaders and community members in seeking solutions. This initiative serves as an educational tool, promoting understanding and action against youth gun violence.

The controversy emerged after Verge canceled an exhibition of Black artists because of a piece considered racially insensitive, with Nataki Garrett involved through her leadership of the One Nation, One Project initiative, which aims to foster diversity and collaboration in the arts.

Nataki Garrett and Chay Yew have been awarded the 2024 Doris Duke Artist Awards for theatre, receiving $525,000 each. Garrett, known for her leadership in initiatives like One Nation/One Project and Arts For EveryBody, has made significant contributions to theatre.

The correlation between visiting art museums and improved health. Mentioning Arts For EveryBody and urges readers to participate by completing a short survey about their engagement in the arts and its impact on their well-being.

The theme “No Place Like Home” will drive shows and festivals in both large cities and rural locales of this country on July 27, 2024.

Gainesville Sun, 5.03.24

Gainesville community leaders are advocating for treating gun violence as a public health crisis similar to COVID-19. One Nation One Project (ONOP) is mentioned as a national initiative using arts and culture to address community healing and well-being. The article emphasizes the importance of community collaboration and support in addressing gun violence effectively.

Currently in pre-print, this study explores the intersection of arts, social cohesion, and wellbeing to guide future public health strategies.

In 2022 and 2023, One Nation/One Project leaders conducted site visits in nine communities, using sensory exercises to create data poems that reflect each community's unique characteristics, grounding their research in the experiences of community members.

American Theatre, 4.26.24

Nataki Garrett and Chay Yew have been awarded the 2024 Doris Duke Artist Awards for theatre, receiving $525,000 each. Garrett, known for her leadership in initiatives like One Nation/One Project and Arts For EveryBody, has made significant contributions to theatre.

The Observer, 4.24.24

The Sacramento arts scene may be on the brink of transformation. Since a pandemic that had threatened to gut local arts scenes globally, the community has worked tirelessly first to survive, and then to rebrand, shift, change — to become the dynamic and inclusive creative space the city envisions for itself.

Good Good Good, 4.22.24

What do florists, farmers, nurses, clowns, cooks, poets, analysts, activists, and more have in common? They’re all encouraged to join in on a nationwide community project on July 27, and it might be in a city near you.

Forbes, 4.20.24

You may have heard people tell you that there’s an art to healthy living. Well, the Arts For EveryBody campaign has been aiming to show everybody how the arts can help lead to healthier people and communities. And on July 27, 2024, this campaign is going to put on quite a show. Or rather a bunch of shows coordinated together. That day, hundreds of artists, community leaders, and health professionals in 18 different cities and towns across the U.S. will come together to show for the first time a variety of large-scale participatory art projects and how they can improve the mental and physical well-being of everyone around them.

New York Times, 4.17.24

Prescriptions for social activities, exercise and the arts — first popularized in Britain — are coming to America. But some experts say the U.S. health care system may get in the way.

An arts and health zine by One Nation/One Project

The fence surrounding Semillas de Justicia Garden near the intersection of 27th Street and Troy Street is all decked out with a community mural entitled "Little Village Dreams."

Discover how a life-altering injury transformed a Chicago football player into an artist and mental health advocate, bridging the gap between adversity and empowerment through art and community.