The Art of Belonging Design™
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The Art of Belonging Design™
A framework for arts, culture, and health collaboration.
Across the world, healthcare systems and cultural institutions are recognizing what the science of well-being has long suggested: that social connection, creativity, and awe are not luxuries — they are vital ingredients of human health.
Rooted in positive psychology and social prescribing, this work transforms cultural spaces into places of care — connecting communities and healthcare systems, reducing loneliness, and promoting collective well-being.
Because when people feel they belong, they heal.
We support arts, culture, and health partners in co-creating evidence-based pathways and experiences that foster social connection and community well-being.
Through consulting, strategy, and training, we help organizations integrate art prescriptions, nature-based engagement, and reflective storytelling into their programming — bridging the gap between cultural participation and health promotion.
Services
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Development of frameworks that integrate mental and social health outcomes into cultural programming and institutional strategy.
art & health strategy
art and nature prescription pilots
well-being evaluation models.
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Co-creation of community-based programs that foster belonging through art, storytelling, and reflection.
participatory art interventions
creative mindfulness experiences
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marketing and communications awareness building.
facilitation between health, cultural, and academic institutions to establish sustainable models for art and health collaboration.
museum–hospital partnerships, academic research initiatives, funding and advocacy models.
Current Pilot:
When art becomes part of our health system — and health becomes part of our cultural system — we strengthen the social fabric that keeps communities well.
Vancouver Art Gallery ‘Art of Well-being Lab’ featuring a partnership with BC Park Foundation’s PaRx Nature Prescription Program
Role: Lead well-being consultant for Vancouver Art Gallery’s ‘Art of Well-being Lab’
Art & Wonder: A Gathering to Support Your Employees’ Well-being
Across workplaces and communities alike, people are searching for more than productivity — they’re seeking connection, meaning, and renewal.
In collaboration with the Vancouver Art Gallery, we offer immersive Workplace Well-being Day Retreats — transformative experiences designed to help organizations reset, reconnect, and rediscover meaning through art and wonder.
Blended guided art engagement and reflective dialogue, and creative expression (through Ode to Wonder Gatherings)
Teams experience the restorative power of slowing down, noticing beauty, and reconnecting to their shared purpose
Employees leave feeling more human, more connected, and more capable of bringing emotional steadiness and creativity back to their work.