Arts and Conflict Workshop

Artists transform the mundane into the sublime. Transformation is the framework we use to understand conflict but it’s also the core lens through which the most profound moments of our lives are refracted. This workshop examines Place-based art/ritual/ceremony as an artistic practice that invites us to reconsider how we understand what it means to belong to each other as well as to the more-than-human world. Everyone is welcome - no prior art experience necessary- all that is required is being deeply human, curious and open to the surprises of creativity!

Emily Welty: (Doctor of Humanities) is an academic, activist, and artist living and working in New York City. She is chair of Peace and Justice Studies at Pace University, where she teaches classes focusing on nonviolence, humanitarianism, reconciliation, transitional justice, and the role of the arts in peacebuilding.