What does it mean to be healthy in America? How we think about it. Define it. Create it.
With systemic racism in clinical drug trials, inequality in access to care, and discrepancies between how medical practitioners define health and how different communities do, new approaches must come forth which empower both people and systems to fully realize a new culture of health.
This is where artists can become a catalyzing force for making new options visible for an industry in transition and for the communities it serves.
But in order to do this, we must first examine the role of an artist in America? How we think about it. Define it. Create it.
IDEAS xLab has created a framework for artists to become a new kind of catalytic force in the American economy, outcomes-driven innovation consultants, within corporations like Humana and GE, community nonprofits like YouthBuild, and even within government. Artists have an amazing ability to synthesize seemingly disparate resources, reframe challenges and expand possibilities. IDEAS xLab's artist co-founder, Theo Edmonds, is seeking to tap into the talents of more than 2 million BFA/MFA degreed artists in the United States in order to change the WORK of art and, in the process, disrupt both the healthcare industry and higher education's approach to training the next generation of artists. |
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Arts & Innovation Series
Kickoff Talk
Wednesday, January 27
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Chicago Innovation Exchange, Theater
1453 E 53rd St., Chicago |
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| Students wishing to participate in a students-only session with Theo Edmunds should emailLeigh Fagin. |
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Spring Events include:
Elizabeth W. Scott, former Chief Media and Digital Officer at Lincoln Center, and former Senior Media Executive at Major League Baseball. Currently Industry Advisor to cultural organizations and the funding community at Dunch Arts, LLC in New York.
Theater Industry Panellooking at various business models and the changing face and
function of theater in Chicago, including panelists from Second City, Victory Gardens, and more. |
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The Arts & Innovation Series is a quarterly lecture series held jointly by the Chicago Innovation Exchange and the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts. This series allows artists, entrepreneurs, and innovators to learn about the increasingly important intersection between the arts and business. This series will explore new business models for the arts, how artists can reach broader and more diverse audiences, and what trends will drive the growth of the arts in the 21st century. Featured speakers include artist-innovators, entrepreneurs in the arts, and business experts passionate about the arts.
This series is generously supported through a gift by Evan Trent AB ’02, MBA ‘06 |
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