Public Art Day Schedule

• Check-in and light refreshments
• Performance in the atrium by "Takito" Ojeda related to his Better to Light a Candle, Than to Curse the Darkness campaign

• Welcome: MC Ramel Wallace, The Last Black Man in Barrio Logan
• Land acknowledgment: Eustolio "Tolito" Pardo (Imperial Valley Desert Museum), Indigenous Voices, Decolonization Movement

• Jonathon Glus, Executive Director, City of San Diego Arts and Culture
• Danielle Brazell, Executive Director, California Arts Council

An introduction to the Far South/Border North: Artists and Cultural Practitioners, a California Creative Corps program; setting creative work and artist-driven collaborations as key elements in tackling regional challenges; and highlighting the connection between artists, communities, and health equity.

• Christine E. Jones, Chief of Civic Art Strategies, City of San Diego Arts and Culture
• Felicia Shaw, Executive Director, San Diego Art Matters
• Megan Thomas, President & CEO, Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties

Reading of play titled “SoulKiss” by Miki Vale related to her BlaQspace: Black Queer Womxn Claiming Space campaign and featuring Vale, Winnie Beasley, and Dianne Yvette

Artists and cultural practitioners play a vital role in reinventing how people engage, observe, and think about their health and well-being and the environment in which they live. The remarkable Far South/Border North stories we will explore show how new approaches to designing and implementing creative public awareness campaigns can contribute to shifts in attitude and readiness of individuals and communities to engage in healthy behaviors related to public health and climate and can serve as a frontline resource, raising awareness and inspiring change.

Moderated by Roque Barros, Executive Director, Imperial Valley Wellness Foundation, and Francisco Morales, Casa Familiar Arts & Culture Director. Panelists include:

• Berenice Badillo, My cancer journey: Navigating the thorns, cultivating roses and relinquishing these treacherous titties in the journey of healing
• Cathlyn Choi (Asian Culture and Media Alliance), Food for Life – Health & Wellness Equity Through Culinary Arts
• Johnny Bear Contreras and Mabelle Reynoso, Young Teatristas: Somos Aire
• Fernando “Fro” Reza, Nocturnal Imperial Valley
• Amada Torruella and Seth Gadsden (Media Arts Center San Diego), Connected Voces

Activated and engaged communities are important drivers of health equity in campaign design to activate and empower people. At this session, you will hear from the artists and cultural practitioners who have led impactful Far South/Border North campaigns. Their radical rethinking of transdisciplinary work and the creative process has raised critical consciousness and built community, providing measurable benefits to individual and collective health. Their role is not just significant but invaluable in the journey towards health equity.

Moderated by Leah Goodwin, President, Leah Goodwin Creations, and Kamaal Martin, Founder, Art Power Equity. Panelists include:

• Maria Patrice Amon, PÁSALE PÁSALE: Immersive theatre and Social Justice
• Betty Bangs, Colors of Inclusion
• Sandra Carmona, Kendrick “Mr. Lyrical Groove” Dial, and Enrique “Chikle” Lugo, With These Hands I Can: Community Cultural Wealth Toolkits
• Neil Kendricks, We the People, Sing our Song
• Susana Martinez (Pioneers’ Museum), Pioneering Justice

• Performance by Kelsey O. Daniels related to her Big Dream Energy: Utilizing Radical Imagination an Intervention for Social Justice campaign
• Closing remarks and expo introduction

A procession led by Trixi Agiao related to her campaign Beyond Words: Amplifying Asian Women’s Voices from MOPA @SDMA to the Mingei International Museum

Lunch will be provided at the Mingei International Museum for registered morning session attendees.

Step into the EXPO, a vibrant hub where you can engage with artists and cultural practitioners, explore the transdisciplinary work behind their campaigns, and unleash your creativity. Discover a rich variety of props and materials, from mobile pop-ups of stories and books to theatrical production props to interactive art-making. There's something for everyone to explore and enjoy.  

Expo participants include Trixi Agiao, Maria Patrice Amon, Berenice Badillo, Betty Bangs, MR Barnadas, Chris Boyd (Playwriter’s Project), Sandra Carmona, Cathlyn Choi (Asian Culture Media Alliance), Johnny Bear Contreras, Jesus Alfonso Corral (San Diego State University Research Foundation/Imperial Valley Campus), Kelsey O. Daniels, Thelma de Castro, Kendrick “Mr. Lyrical Groove” Dial, Malik “Potnt Child” Glasgow, Neil Kendricks, Marcie Landeros (Pioneer’s Museum), Enrique “Chikle” Lugo, Sarah Bella Mondragon (Environmental Health Coalition), Johnnierene Nelson, Sergio “Takito” Ojeda, Outside the Lens, Nissim Ouzann (San Diego State University Research Foundation/Imperial Valley Campus), Cat Chiu Phillips, Mabelle Reynoso, Fernando “Fro” Reza, Jose “Eduardo Kintero” Quintero, Yvette Roman, Oscar J. Romo, Katie Ruiz, Anthony Sigala, Alicia Siu, Darreon “D-Stats” Staton, Ruth-Ann Thorn, Angelica “Babay L. Angles” Tolentino, Samuel Valdez, Miki Vale, Eric “EV93” Vargas, Jordan Verdin, Natalia Ventura, Ramel Wallace, Via International, and many more!

As if the EXPO wasn't exciting enough, here's another reason to attend- the chance to win some exclusive Far South/Border North swag! Get ready to make your rounds at the EXPO and enter to win.

Registered Public Impact Day attendees will receive priority access to the afternoon Expo. Public hours from 1:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. will be available for those who did not register for Public Impact Day. Museum will be open to the general public during their normal hours.