"IN AHAB'S HEAD—Chasing Phantoms"
An Educational and Community Outreach Event (2019)
BY / MICHAEL GORMAN & THE FORTY HOUR CLUB
November 1, 2019— "Whats Art Got To Do With It" Annual Conference, Belfast, Maine.
Michael Gorman and the Forty Hour Club were invited to participate in the first annual Arts-in-Action Project & Conference—"What's Art Got To Do With It" about the power of art to address our opioid epidemic. Using the tools of writing, visual arts, performance, theater, and music, creatives, educators, the addiction/recovery and re-entry communities, and interested people from all disciplines and sectors gathered together for 3-days to consider the opioid epidemic through the powerful lens of creative expression.
We opened the conference with a short and powerful performance from our Art & Advocacy model and project “Chasing The New White Whale-Harpooning Addiction”, which featured performances and spoken word by R.A.W. Players (Restorative Art Works) & members of the Maine Coastal Regional Re-Entry Center/Restorative Justice Program.
In addition to our performance, the conference featured keynote speaker, violinist, and social justice advocate Vijay Gupta http://streetsymphony.org/, members of R.A.W. (Restorative Art Works), and many others!
This powerful evening and conference was presented by the Belfast Area Creative Coalition and R.A.W. (Restorative Art Works) in conjunction with the University of Maine Hutchinson Center.
November 1, 2019— "Whats Art Got To Do With It" Annual Conference, Belfast, Maine.
Michael Gorman and the Forty Hour Club were invited to participate in the first annual Arts-in-Action Project & Conference—"What's Art Got To Do With It" about the power of art to address our opioid epidemic. Using the tools of writing, visual arts, performance, theater, and music, creatives, educators, the addiction/recovery and re-entry communities, and interested people from all disciplines and sectors gathered together for 3-days to consider the opioid epidemic through the powerful lens of creative expression.
We opened the conference with a short and powerful performance from our Art & Advocacy model and project “Chasing The New White Whale-Harpooning Addiction”, which featured performances and spoken word by R.A.W. Players (Restorative Art Works) & members of the Maine Coastal Regional Re-Entry Center/Restorative Justice Program.
In addition to our performance, the conference featured keynote speaker, violinist, and social justice advocate Vijay Gupta http://streetsymphony.org/, members of R.A.W. (Restorative Art Works), and many others!
This powerful evening and conference was presented by the Belfast Area Creative Coalition and R.A.W. (Restorative Art Works) in conjunction with the University of Maine Hutchinson Center.
