Heal Up! Arts & Wellness Talk with Dr. Durell Cooper
Heal Up! Arts & Wellness Talk with Dr. Durell Cooper
March 18 | 11 AM - 12:15 PM
Virtual
In this intimate conversation, world renowned cultural strategist Dr. Durell Cooper shares lessons learned from his triumphs and failures as an entrepreneur, educator, and artist. This conversation will center on the transformational intersection of the arts, well-being, and healing from his lens as a multi-hyphenate creator. Dr. Cooper will also provide some practical steps participants can take to pursue a career across a multitude of fields in arts, culture, and education.
Dr. Durell Cooper is one the nation's leading cultural strategists and is the Founder and CEO of Cultural Innovation Group; a boutique consulting agency specializing in systems change and collaborative thought leadership. He is also the creator and host of the web series, Flow and the podcast Fluency w/ Dr. Durell Cooper; an adjunct instructor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, New York University, and The City College of New York. Durell completed the Impact Program for Arts Leaders (IPAL) at Stanford University in 2018. He is a member of the Diversity Scholars Network at the National Center for Institutional Diversity, University of Michigan. Durell earned a B.F.A from Southern Methodist University, and both a M.A & Doctorate of Education from New York University.
About Heal Up! Career Pathways in Creative Wellness
A 2023 Brooklyn Arts Council Creativity and Wellness Professional Development Series
This professional development series explores career pathways and training that offers artists an opportunity to integrate their art and wellness skills.
These workshops feature art and wellness practitioners and welcome participants from all creative industries into a supportive space to learn about the transformational power of the arts. This professional development series will assist creative agents in growing and expanding their craft on practices of wellness.
Community development, social engagement, creativity, museum wellness, craft, and indigenous experts will discuss new art and wellness training programs, workshops, and engagements from a variety of cultural practices and educational spaces (formal and informal).