Art as Transformation: A Public Philosophy Project
June 6 @ 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
About the Program
Featuring live music, visual and performance art, storytelling, dialogue, and more, our “Art as Transformation” program is an innovative public philosophy project that explores the role of art in our everyday lives and its relationship to virtue and human flourishing. Inspired by the ancient Greek concept of eudaimonia, the program is structured around key philosophical inquiries and ideas that invite people to experience the transformative power of art and reflect on why and how it contributes to good living.
What to Expect
Interactive, multi-modal, and engaging, the project features local musicians performing an er and genre-spanning “mash-up” of live music, accompanied by by visual imagery and performance art enlivening the stage.
All the while, a humanities scholar guides the audience through a rich tapestry of art, history, story, social commentary, and philosophy. Exploring the relationship between art and human flourishing, pulling out threads along the way to examine together.
After the performance, audience members will hear more from our guest scholar-artists through a facilitated conversation and Q & A and close out the night with an invite to mingle and view artwork from local artists as further platforms for thinking about art, virtue, and the good life.
Bonus: We also have a fun program planned for the night following this event that is certain to have you in stitches. See Building Community through Laughter: Comedy and the Good Life for more about that!
Free
