Our Core Narratives
We've identified core issues that help guide how our programs and initiatives are developed, curated, and organized. These core narratives help us consciously embrace how art and history can integrate with and impact our community.
Our core narratives include:
Health & Wellness
Mental health, holistic healing, art and wilderness therapy. Access to care, building community, focusing on the needs of our most vulnerable. Connecting communities and resources.
Environmental Justice & Creative Ecologies
Exploring the places where culture and environment intersect—sea level rise, natural resources, climate change, and equity. Interdisciplinary strategies to negotiate environmental issues.
Memory & Place
Looking back to look forward. Heritage, culture, and tradition. Movement, migration, and place. Institutional and collective memory. Storytelling.
Regenerative Design & Cultural Activism
Creation overconsumption. Biomimicry, working with and through the land. Art that gives back– a tool for restoration, renewal, or revitalization. Advocating for long term public interest.
Joy & Beauty
Experiences that provide space to pause and imagine. Relief, reflection, escape. Stillness. Uncanniness. Consideration of the unknown. Inspiring wonder and awe.