Healing Through Art: A Community Gathering
Join us to honor and commemorate the life and legacy of George Floyd. Mia is offering a space for our community to come together and use art as a tool for connection and self-expression.
Admission is free, and everyone is welcome.
Open Studio 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Drop in and try out different media in the studio. Create, reflect, explore, and experiment.
Film Screening Bree Wayy: Promise Witness Remembrance (32 minutes)
11 a.m., 2 p.m.
In March 2020, medical worker Breonna Taylor was murdered in her home by police officers in Louisville, Kentucky. None of the officers involved were charged for her killing, which, along with the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery—all taking place between February and May of that year—inspired international outrage and worldwide protests in support of Black lives. While Taylor became known for the way she died, Dawn Porter’s documentary explores her legacy from a different angle: through the artwork she inspired.
Sound Bath with the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing
Noon, 3 p.m.
As part of Mia’s “Healing through Art: A Community Gathering” event, join the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing for a sound bath designed to support reflection, relaxation, and rejuvenation. During this peaceful experience, you’ll be invited to lie down or sit comfortably on the floor or in a chair as you are immersed in soothing sounds. The session is carefully crafted to balance your parasympathetic nervous system, helping to reduce stress and anxiety and enhance wellbeing. Clear depleting energies while bringing rest and relief to your mind, body, and spirit.
Meet the Facilitators
Chance York is known as a yoga and mindfulness instructor, rapper, and host of the TPT/PBS award winning series, “Outside Chance.” He is a facilitator for the Mindful Mondays program at the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing and leads workshops for the Bakken Center’s community partners and organizations. He serves as the director of Peace in Practice, and he’s currently attending Brown University’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Training.
Molly Jane Sturges is a healing-centered composer, artistic director, depth facilitator, and integrative health researcher who has worked at the intersections of health, music, activism, and contemplative practice for over 30 years. Molly is a senior researcher at the University of Minnesota’s Medical School and faculty at the Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing. A United States Artist Fellow in Music, Molly is also the founder of Waking the Oracle and many other music and arts informed social and ecological healing activations.