Panel Talks
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Panel Talks ·
Thursday,
June 18 2026
free entry, limited capacity
Arts for Health & Well-Being
4:00–4:45 PM
This panel explores how artistic practice can support mental health, emotional stability, and broader societal well-being—connecting lived experience with research, public discourse, and international Arts & Health strategies.
With the participation of:
Isabelle Wachsmuth — Art Impact for Health, WHO
Angela Samata DL — Arts & Mental Health Consultant,Royal Foundation of The Prince & Princess of Wales
Dr. Rose Ehemann — Founder & President Living Museum Society
Living Museum Artist
Moderated by:
Stephan Lendi— Speaker & Moderator
Enabling Social Arts for Mental Health: Beyond Projects, Toward Collaborative Systems
5:15–6:00 PM
This panel explore how open studios and nonprofit initiatives can act as spaces of support, belonging, and participation—focusing on cross-sector collaboration and sustainable structures beyond clinical settings.
With the participation of:
Thomas Först — Beisheim Stiftung
Rémy Barbe — Head of Inpatient Unit, SPEA – Geneva University Hospitals
Lilly Manger— Founder, Living Museum Basel; Care Lead, Psychiatric Spitex Sunneschyn
Moderated by:
Stephan Lendi— Speaker & Moderator
Friday,
June 19 2026
free entry, limited capacity
Historical Perspectives and Avant-Garde Legacies: Situating Artists with Disabilities within the Canon and Beyond
4:00–4:45 PM
This panel situates contemporary progressive studio practice within broader historical contexts, tracing lineages from European studio models and the Prinzhorn Collection to conceptual art movements in New York and beyond. It reflects on how artists with disabilities and mental health conditions can be understood within avant-garde histories, and foregrounds the essential role these artists play in shaping contemporary art and expanding understandings of social inclusion.
With the participation of:
Clea Massiani — PhD Candidate, Contemporary Art, Self-Taught Art & Disabilities Studies, University of Maryland
Dr. Mitra Reyhani Ghadim — Director Living Museum New York, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
David Fierman — Founder, Open Invitational & Fierman Gallery
Sunny A. Smith — Executive Director, Creativity Growth Art Center
Moderated by:
Juno Wela — Art historian, Writer & Curator
Artists with Disabilities, Supportive Studios and Cultural Recognition
5:15–6:00 PM
This panel explores how inclusive studios and open art spaces support artists with disabilities in developing their practice, strengthening visibility, and expanding participation in contemporary culture. It highlights how collaboration and exchange can foster artistic pathways and open up broader possibilities for recognition, connection, and engagement.
With the participation of:
Amy Sharp — Director, Community Access Art Collective
Paigie Wery — Director, Tierra del Sol Gallery
Anthony Marcellini — Founder & Program Manager, Progressive Art Studio Collective (PASC)
Dr. Nicole Ottiger — Art Psychotherapist MA / Board Member, Living Museum Society
Moderated by:
Juno Wela —Art historian, Writer & Curator