Arts in Health
The Mural at Tenth & Main
How a neighborhood-led painting project reduced local isolation and opened a broader conversation about urban health equity.
A COMMUNITY-CENTERED COLLABORATIVE
Cultivating collective wellbeing through arts and action.
We partner with historically underserved communities to advance health equity and civic transformation — with community knowledge leading the way.
OUR MISSION
To advance health equity and civic transformation by partnering with historically underserved communities.
The mission of this community-centered collaborative is to advance health equity and civic transformation by partnering with historically underserved communities through arts- integrated approaches, education, and community-led solutions.
OUR VISION
A healthy, inclusive community where everyone shapes the systems that affect their lives.
A healthy, inclusive community where all people—especially those historically underserved—are empowered to participate fully in civic life, experience dignity and wellbeing, and shape the systems that affect their lives.
Our Four Pillars
Four interlocking practices, woven into one collaborative.
Health Equity
Partnering on clinical and social care models led by the communities they serve.
Arts Integration
Creative expression as a catalyst for healing, storytelling, and systemic change.
Civic Voice
Strengthening community capacity to advocate, organize, and lead public decisions.
Education
Learning pathways that honor local knowledge and grow shared expertise.
Community Stories
Arts in Health
Shared Governance
Voices from the field.
Arts in Health
Shared Governance
Shared Power in Practice
An inside look at a governance model where community residents hold equal voting power on the decisions that shape their neighborhoods.
Rooted in Shared Power
Transparency, shared governance, and mutual accountability.
We recognize that no single organization can do this work alone. Our collaborative practices shared power so every system we build serves the people first.
Our Community Partners
Health Equity Lab
Art for All Collective
Civic Voices Foundation
Public Education Alliance
Neighborhood Wellness Coop