Round II Projects
PROJECT
Connected Voces
PROJECT FOCUS AREA:
Public health to stop the spread of COVID-19 and associated diseases or health disparities
PROJECT BY:
Media Arts Center San Diego
COLLABORATORS:
Amada Torruella (lead artist/practitioner); Edwin Cruz, Melissa Franco, Seth Gadsden (supporting artists/practitioners)
The Connected Voces campaign objective is to address the public health crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has affected the mental health of youths throughout San Diego County, specifically in the lowest quartile California Healthy Places Index communities in Vista, Fallbrook, and San Diego’s Encanto and City Heights. Through three twelve-week production cycles, student participants from the targeted communities are paid a stipend to participate and produce film ad media projects (documentaries, podcasts, animations, etc.) addressing public health, with a focus on evaluating mental health trends in youths in a post-COVID-19 landscape and the resources available to them in their communities. Each short documentary will highlight a mental health trend and feature interviews with resource providers. Participants are encouraged to critically evaluate healthcare access inequalities in their community critically, providing a platform to inspire them to serve their community in artistic ways.
LEARN ABOUT THE ARTIST + CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS
Media Arts Center San Diego
San Diego County
Media Arts Center San Diego (MACSD) promotes access to media arts in marginalized communities and supports the professional development of media artists through outreach education. The organization's mission is to provide new media tools and channels to create equitable and engaged communities where underserved voices are heard. MACSD endorses the involvement of diverse voices in media arts the portrayal of accurate images of these communities by mainstream media, and promotes community access to and use of media technology.
