- Location
- Hart House 7 Hart House Cir, Toronto, ON M5S 3H3
- Series/Type
- Alumni Event, DLSPH Event, Faculty/Staff Event, Student Event
- Format
- In-Person
- Dates
- May 15, 2025 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
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The Black Joy Art Initiative exhibition explores the intersection of mental wellness and artistic expression within the Black community. Created by DLSPH PhD student, Mercedes Sobers, as a counterbalance to her dissertation work on Black mental health access and disparities, this exhibition shifts the focus to strengths, resilience, and joy, providing a platform for Black voices and experiences. The exhibition invites participants to reflect on their mental wellness, share practices that foster mental health and engage in discussions on improving mental wellness.
Join us for the opening of “The Black Joy Art Initiative: Exploring Mental Wellness Through the Lens of the University of Toronto’s Black Community” at the Talking Walls exhibition. Experience powerful photography and videography that visually represent wellness practices, along with interviews featuring members of the Black community at the University of Toronto, where they share how they define and cultivate mental wellness in their everyday lives.
This exhibition draws on research supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council through Dr. Dionne Gesink’s Wellness and the Architecture of Public Health Education Study, which provided the primary funding for the project.
Exhibition viewing:
May 1 – May 30, 2025 (7:00 am – 10:00 pm)
Hart House, 1st floor hallway
7 Hart House Circle
Exhibition launch:
May 15 (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm)
Hart House, East Common Room
7 Hart House Circle
