Winston-Salem, NC
In Winston-Salem, the Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County, the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, the city of Winston-Salem Department of Community Development, UnitedHealth Centers and Forsyth County Health and Human Services, are all collaborating to increase community connection through the creation of public works of art performance projects rooted in civic practice. Over the past year, the Winston-Salem& Forsyth County site team have collaborated with a community advisory committee to strengthen partnerships between municipal leadership, community health centers, local artists and the communities hit hardest by the pandemic.