About Us
We are a public research foundation that works as a conversation curator and ecosystem connector, establishing year-round events and an annual festival that celebrates our understanding of well-being, mental health, mental wellness, and those affected by mental illness. Stacey Perlin's innovative designs, framework, and narratives, enable us to research this approach to well-being.
Mission & Values
Our Mission is to tell stories that help us to heal forward, together.
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Through arts and culture projects, we support healthy brain development and promote mental health literacy. We innovate the mental health conversation with evidence-backed processes developed through our research, blend it with art, and then weave it into a narrative for fun and playful learning.
We provide pop-ups, workshops, and events to gather and learn together. Our Mind/Art adventures help you be well in the community, at work, and at home.
This approach gives us a deeper understanding of how we receive and process the world via cognition and emotion to generate a sense of well-being.
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From a research perspective, we work to increase our understanding of how arts & culture relate to:
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Perceived state of wellbeing by individuals and the community,
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Actioning public health behaviours, and
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Healing, within the context of forgiveness, across various cultures.
“Our role is one of advocate and innovator. I firmly believe that purpose-built spaces for playing out narratives are critical for us. Allowing us to evolve beyond what we know, moving further than our fears, choosing better lives for ourselves.”
- Stacey Perlin, Chairperson
​As we establish operations and continue the discovery and community development process, our path forward allows us to contribute to the ecosystems we serve in a meaningful way.
Our Team.
Past Board Members & Volunteers
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Elizabeth Willars, MSc., Project Management, C-Suite Leadership
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Dolapo Bamgboye, Project Management, C-Suite Leadership
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Alaa Al-Azzawi, Project Management/Execution
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Travis Finlayson, Lawyer​
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Eric Perlin, City of Calgary
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Yamile Jesuai, University of Calgary
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Stephany Steele, Local SME
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Urouj Rashid, Youth Leadership (Medical Student)
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Joshua Blair, M.OMSc., Local SME
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Shazaib Rashid, Finance
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Preeti Pandey, Coordination
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Abdul Abdurrahman, CPA., Financial Projections
Thank you for your efforts, support, and professionalism. You are so very appreciated.
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