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NONPROFIT VISIONARY LEADER: Josh Miller | Louisville Business First

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A Framework for Integrating Arts, Science, and Social Justice Into Culturally Responsive Public Health Communication and Innovation Designs - featuring One Poem At A Time in the Health Promotion Practice “Arts and Public Health” Supplement.

See presentations by IDEAS xLab team members Josh Miller and Hannah Drake from the Creating Healthy Communities Conference in Orlando, FL in fall 2019 during session titled “Addressing Social Determinants of Health through Arts”


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Stories & Insights from Josh Miller
Canvas Rebel

The River Where North Met South
Fodor’s Travel

Immersive Belle of Louisville cruise to depict families escaping slavery
WAVE News

'Journeys to Freedom'; Ohio River cruises depict experiences of enslaved people
Spectrum News1, by Erin Kelly

In ‘Journeys To Freedom,’ actors depict stories of escape across the Ohio River
89.3 WFPL News, by Yasmine Jumaa

The Journeys to Freedom: (Un)Known Project River Cruise will make its debut on the Belle of Louisville
Queer Kentucky

'Journeys to Freedom' cruises this summer
WDRB News

New art installation at Frazier is designed to be a contemplative space, reflecting on the lives of enslaved Kentuckians
89.3 WFPL News, by Stephanie Wolf

On a Kentucky Riverbank, a Path to Remembrance
New York Times, by Maggie Jones

(Un)Known Project Picks Louisville Artist To Lead Design On Memorial To Enslaved Black People
89.3 WFPL News, by Stephanie Wolf

'Somebody Knew Them': New Monument Will Honor '(Un)Known' Enslaved People
NPR, by Stephanie Wolf

A Memorial Honoring Black Enslaved People Will Be Unveiled in Louisville in 2021
Observer, by Helen Holmes

New Memorial Will Honor Black People Whose Names Were Lost To History
89.3 WFPL News, by Stephanie Wolf

Art Project Acknowledging The Lives Of Unnamed Slaves Receives NEA Grant
89.3 WFPL News, by Stephanie Wolf

Boomer Remover
Derby Diversity & Business Summit, by Hannah Drake

Dear Women of All Races, Let’s Talk
Derby Diversity & Business Summit, by Hannah Drake

Uncovering authenticity during the coronavirus pandemic
Louisville Business First, by Josh Miller and Hannah Drake

We will not Zoom our way out of this
ArtPlace America, by Hannah Drake

Social Awareness While Social Distancing
Derby Diversity & Business Summit, by Josh Miller

Merging the Rainbow Fashion Show puts youth front and center with a focus on pride and self-acceptance
Queer Kentucky

Using art’s power to help young people create a sense of hope and belonging
The Renewal Project

Our Breathitt Uses Art, Culture To Encourage Health, Well-Being
WEKU

This artist entrepreneur helps kids navigate social justice issues through creative expression
The Renewal Project

New artist innovator in health residency program using culture, technology to reframe obesity-prevention
The Lane Report

Creating Healthy Communities Through Cross-Sector Collaboration
White paper featuring IDEAS xLab’s work in Louisville, KY and Natchez, MS - drafted by a group of individuals working at the intersections of public health, arts and culture, and community development, brought together by the Creating Healthy Communities: Arts + Public Health in America initiative.

HEAL Community approach. The artist as catalyst for change in Louisville
Louisville was a candidate for the third "UCLG Mexico City – Culture 21 International Award" (November 2017 – May 2018). The jury requested that the Committee on Culture promote IDEAS xLab’s HEAL Community Approach as one of the good practices to be implemented through Agenda 21 for culture.

Young people and artists collaborate to inspire hope and belonging in Louisville
The Renewal Project

Three Louisville-based artists selected for IDEAS xLab’s Our Emotional Wellbeing initiative
Queer Kentucky

In response to racist graffiti, community comes together for 'Better Than Hate' walk
WDRB

Social Justice and Medical Mistrust
Medical News, by Josh Miller and Mallika Sabharwal

CommUNITY Champion: Hannah Drake seeks to bring change through dialogue
WLKY’s Stephon Dingle

Arts, Culture, and Community Mental Health
Federal Reserve Bank of San Fransisco, by Jamie Hand (ArtPlace America) and Tasha Golden (ULSPHIS)

Tough and Universal: Identity Lens
WFPL News and IDEAS xLab

At the site of a former slave market, a new project honors the past and inspires hope for the future
The Renewal Project, by Hannah Drake

New Series ‘Tough And Universal: Stories Of Grit’ To Begin This Week On WFPL
WFPL News

IDEASxLab, Ali Center and Humana join forces for the ‘Year of Arts, HeALIng and Action’
Insider Louisville

Health Literacy and the Arts—An Intersection Worth Exploring
National Academy of Medicine, by Ruth M. Parker, MD, Emory University School of Medicine; John David Ike, MD, Duke University Health System

What does health equity have to do with art?
ArtPlace America

Two local arts champions will join national Americans for the Arts Council
Insider Louisville

How poetry reclaimed this historic Louisville neighborhood from toxic advertising
The Renewal Project

A New Approach to Hometown Health
The Voice-Tribune

Healing by Design: Art Performance Project to be Unveiled Tonight
The Natchez Democrat

The importance of cross discipline engagement for improving health: Guest contribution by IDEAS xLab co-founder Josh Miller on Aspen Ideas Spotlight Health 2017, published by County Health Rankings & Roadmaps - a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program.

Four Ways Artists Can Help Heal Communities: IDEAS xLab work highlighted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. How artists can play a role in creating healthier, more equitable communities.

We belong here in this space | Hannah Drake Op Ed for Courier Journal

Prize launches Louisville's health initiative | Theo Edmonds Op Ed for Courier Journal

A mosaic of health is coming to life in Louisville, KY. The materials (art, collaboration) are surprising
Vox Media

Using Wearable Art To Increase Environmental Awareness
WFPL News

Artist Innovation for Creating a Culture of Health  
TEDx Talk - Josh Miller

Public health and local art thought leaders collaborate to improve community health
UofL News

WHAT IF you used art as a tool for promoting better health?
TEDMED

Louisville's Culture of Health Celebration
The Voice-Tribune

It Takes a Village
The Voice-Tribune

Louisville receives 2016 Culture of Health Prize
Insider Louisville

Techies Want to Reinvent How We Cook 
munchies.vice.com

Creative Catalyst Program Aims to Train Artists to Serve on Nonprofit Boards
Insider Louisville 

"Change the WORK of Art" 
TEDx Talk - Theo Edmonds

YouthBuild and IDEAS create 25 new jobs for young adults in Smoketown
Insider Louisville

Community members gather for Smoketown Arts Fest
Courier-Journal

Smoketown Arts Festival Brings Music, Dance to Neighborhood
WFPL News

Smoketown Arts Fest to Highlight Neighborhood’s History and Progress
Food and Dining Magazine

Smoketown celebrates 150 years with art fest on July 11
Insider Louisville

West End Poetry Opera Takes On Issues Through Art
WFPL News

Arts picks for week of May 17
Courier-Journal

Residents get fit on the bluff with Humana
Natchez Democrat

Bluff to be filled with fun, free events Saturday
Natchez Democrat

Staffpicks-Artist Talk and Display by Koren Shadmi
Leo Weekly

Louisville’s Creative Innovation Zone
Bridges, Federal Reserve of St. Louis

ART: From clay to dough: Sarah Owen’s new medium
LEO Weekly

Urban Waterways Newsletter: Arts Along the Waterfront
Smithsonian Institution, Anacostia Community Museum

The big idea behind IDEAS, Louisville’s first creative chamber of commerce
Insider Louisville

FirstBuild, Part II: An online and physical community dedicated to makers, designers, and engineers to co-create the next generation of home appliance The Blueprint

Zephyr Project: Where art meets commerce
LEO Weekly

Modern American Junto
LEO Weekly

Meet Man Bartlett, a New York City-based artist who is doing a residency in Louisville in conjunction with IDEAS 40203
LEO Weekly

IDEAS taking over Zephyr Gallery to launch ‘creative’ chamber of commerce
Insider Louisville

Three from Louisville make Southern Living’s list of ’50 People Who Are Changing the South in 2015′
Business First

Southern Living recognizes Kentucky businesses
The Lane Report

50 People Who Are Changing The South in 2015
Southern Living

AT&T Kentucky grant provides computers for YouthBuild Louisville students
Business First

Artist in Residence Program Merges Art and Industry at GE FirstBuild in Louisville
WFPL News

CNPE Art of Vision Award
Center for Non Profit Excellence

Chef Edward Lee launches Smoketown program
Courier-Journal

Chef Edward Lee, of 610 Magnolia and Milkwood, partners with YouthBuild Louisville and IDEAS 40203 to create culinary program
Business First

PART Studio plays Peek-a-boo with Plywood
Architect’s Newspaper Blog

Students’ trip to France will help Smoketown to blossom
Courier-Journal

Louisville earns NEA grant to create an artist-in-corporate-residence program
The Lane Report

National grant plans to create new definition of art in businesses
WLKY

Group gets $50,000 NEA ‘Our Town’ grant
Courier-Journal

NEA Awards Louisville Grant to Start Artists-in-Corporate-Residence Program
WFPL News

Louisville wins big NEA grant to pair artists and businesses
Insider Louisville

Bringing Art and Business Together
Arts-Louisville

ArtPlace Grants to Build Art Communities
BurnAway

Louisville receives $250,000 arts grant
The Lane Report

New initiative hopes to improve troubled area
WLKY

Smoketown Groups Receive $250,000 Grant for Creative Innovation Zone
WFPL News

Smoketown arts project gets $250,000 grant
Courier-Journal

2014.2 ~ LANCHONETE.ORG ON STATUS QUO.
Residency Unlimited

IdeaFestival | Symposium Tackles Art and Community-Building
Courier-Journal

Old Louisville Chamber’s Project Creates Exposure, Dialogues for Artists
Courier-Journal

Heta Kuchka's video in "Wonders of the Mind" -exhibition in Louisville, Kentucky
Finland.org

IDEAS 40203 – 2ND INTERNATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITION, WONDERS OF THE MIND.
residencyunlimited.org

NEW INTERNATIONAL ART INITIATIVE IN LOUISVILLE LAUNCHES FRIDAY, NOV 2ND
residencyunlimited.org