Broadway World 7.22.24

Tony-nominated director and Founder/Co-Artistic Director of Arts for EveryBody, Lear deBessonet has released a new TED Talk focused on the power of the arts.

TED 2024 07.22.24

With huge, city-wide casts from an array of communities, theater director Lear deBessonet's productions illuminate the unique power of the arts to transform our lives through collective expression. She explores the power of spectacle to inspire awe, connect individuals and heal loneliness with tangible, life-changing results.

Spectrum News NY 1 7.20.24

On July 27, civic leaders and community health providers in 18 cities and rural counties across the country, including the south Bronx, will team up for a special event, simultaneously premiering an array of large-scale arts projects. The campaign is called Arts for Everybody. It’s part of One Nation/One Project’s national arts and health initiative. Their goal is to prove how the arts can lead to healthier people and healthier communities. Anchor Rocco Vertuccio spoke with Nataki Garrett, the co-artistic director of One Nation/One Project, to talk about the initiative Saturday on NY1.

WS Today 7.19.24

Winston-Salem and Forsyth County will become one of 18 communities across the US to be part of a national movement that facilitates the well-being of community members through art. Arts For EveryBody will make a pit stop in the Twin City during “Creative Wellness Community Day” on Saturday, July 27.

Yes! Weekly 7.19.24

Led by local arts and health leaders, Winston-Salem and Forsyth County’s July 27 event will be held at United Health Centers, located at 2101 Peters Creek Parkway in the Marketplace Mall, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested by going to WSArtsforAll.org.

Broadway World 7.17.24

Harlem9 is heading down south once again, for the inaugural “48Hours in…Baton Rouge” in partnership with the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge and the national One Nation One Project campaign, “Arts for Everybody” that will culminate on Saturday, July 27 at 7pm.

WJTV 7.16.24

Homegrown Utica, led by local artists and community leaders, will host the Homegrown Utica Fest on July 27.

The festival, held on Utica’s Main Street, will highlight Utica’s relationship and culture around food and rural living through storytelling, mural-making, farming tables, visual art, music, and more.

myRGV 7.16.24

If “Les Misérables” is considered the emotional rallying cry for all things redemption and revolution, then “¡Despierta!” can be thought of as a love letter for what sets the Rio Grande Valley apart from the rest of the world as the spiritual center of Tex-Mex culture.

Central Florida Health News 7.15.24

The Watson Clinic Foundation’s Arts in Medicine program are among a number of local organizations that have been included in a Proclamation by the City of Lakeland declaring Saturday, July 27, as Arts and Health Day.

Texas Border Business 7.12.24

FridaFest honors renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and celebrates the local artistic community. The festival will open with the premiere of an original musical, ¡Despierta!, about the region and starring 75 community members. After the premiere, the outdoor celebration will include public art commissions, demonstrating artists, local performers, and an exciting closing headliner. This festival will surround the new Edinburg Arts, Culture, and Events Center (A.C.E), soon to be the “Heart of the Arts in Edinburg.”

Winston Salem Journal 7.11.24

10 a.m. until 3 p.m., United Health Centers, 2101 Peters Creek Parkway in the Marketplace Mall. Winston-Salem and Forsyth County is one of 18 communities across the United States selected to be part of a national initiative called Arts For EveryBody. The initiative, announced in September 2023 and designed to bring together artists, civic leaders and community health providers to foster healthier communities, will hold events in all 18 communities on July 27.

KRGV 07.09.24

The city of Edinburg is celebrating renewed Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo.

FridaFest 2024 is set for Saturday, July 27 at 5 p.m. at the Edinburg Promenade Park Amphitheater, located at 211 W. McIntyre St.

The NEA is launching the Arts Indicators Project, an online tool providing key data on the arts ecosystem in the U.S., with a public webinar on April 2 to introduce this resource and its role in supporting evidence-based decision-making.

Art therapy provides a powerful, process-focused approach to mental health care, helping individuals express and heal through creative activities like painting, poetry, and music.

The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.26.24

Kelly Clarkson chats with Lear deBessonet about the Arts for EveryBody campaign and how it aims to demonstrate how the arts can lead to healthier communities and people.

UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine Unveils the "HeART Wall" a 200-ft mosaic mural in Celebration of Community and Creativity on July 27th from 6:00 - 7:00pm

Main Street Daily News 6.20.24

Two local youth-created productions will be broadcast on GNV TV and streamed online and as part of Gun Violence Awareness Month activities.

A Phillips County Homecoming, scheduled for July 26-28, 2024, featuring a series of community activities including the Clean Water Festival, Living Waters Gospel Concert, and the Blue Hole Homecoming celebration.

KXCI 91.3, 6.14.24

Join us July 27, 2024 for our nationwide One Nation One Project celebration of arts and wellness. The Berger Theatre stage features a concert sharing of Anita, a new musical by Borderlands Theater about the power of joy to create a sense of home and belonging.