Art Hx centers artistic practice to explore the convergences of medicine, colonial legacies and practices of radical care.
Our work investigates how historical and contemporary narratives of health are constructed, challenged, and reimagined.
Through a combination of research, artistic collaboration and public engagement, we support new ways of thinking about the relationships between art, health, and social change.
Creative practice offers powerful methods for questioning established narratives and fostering new forms of collective understanding.
Bridging disciplines and perspectives, we aim to create spaces for dialogue and transformation through three interconnected frameworks: materials, memory, and methods.
Our work involves
Artist residencies that support creative responses to themes of medicine, memory, and materiality
The development of health literacy and teaching tools designed to make critical conversations about health and history accessible to a wide audience
Artist-led experiments and pedagogic initiatives
Community outreach workshops that engage people in hands-on explorations of art, environment, and historical objects
A dynamic online platform and database that brings together research, objects, and artistic interventions
Experimental publications that explore alternative forms of storytelling and academic inquiry
Credits
Art Hx was first conceptualized in 2020 by Professor Anna Arabindan Kesson, Princeton University and Dr. Jessica Womack. It has since extended into a collaborative partnership with Dr. Kate Keohane, Dr Jess Bailey, Dr Sharbreon Plummer, Gabriella Nelson, and Dr Amanda Herbert
Art Hx Events
Art Hx Events
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Our first event for the year will be held at Princeton University on October 27th when we’ll be hosting writer and curator Hettie Judah on the Princeton University Campus in the East Pyne Building room 010 from 4.30-6 pm.
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