Panel 1: Liberatory Healing Through Art: Co-Creating Pathways Beyond Words
Moderator: Kim Mackanic, LCSW
Speakers: Tej Hazarika & Anurima Kumar
CEU Type: Advocacy & Ethics
Abstract: This panel centers liberatory healing practices that use art as a transformative medium for self-expression, cultural affirmation, and collective care. Through co-creation among artists, therapists, educators, and community members, participants access visual languages that transcend the limits of spoken words—especially in contexts marked by trauma, marginalization, and systemic oppression. Presenters will share their art that reflects their intersectional paths where art becomes a conduit for truth-telling, resistance, and hope. This session invites practitioners and educators to explore how art-based approaches can disrupt dominant paradigms and cultivate healing spaces rooted in agency, creativity, and justice.
Specific Learning Objectives:
Examine Art as a Liberatory Tool: Understand how art-making can serve as a liberatory tool for individuals and communities navigating trauma, oppression, and systemic silencing.
Consider Cross-Community Collaboration: Explore interdisciplinary and culturally affirming approaches to co-creation between artists, educators, and therapists that center community wisdom and resilience.
Empower Healing through Art Strategies: Apply visual art strategies that foster agency, connection, and hope within therapeutic, educational, and community-based healing settings.
Q&A: 10:10 am-10:40 pm
