Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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This session was part of a conference event organized by the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development at the University of Georgia (UGA).

Talk titles:
ALEX RODRIGUEZ - Arts Engagement As A Health Behavior

BRODERICK FLANIGAN - Using Art to Discuss Economic Health in Low Wealth Communities

SHOSHI KEISARI - Playful Connections: Enhancing Social Connectedness and Cognitive Performance in Older Age Through Theatre-Based Interventions

-Speakers
Broderick Flanigan, Flanigan’s Portrait Studio, Owner Operator
Shoshi Keisari, University of Haifa, Lecturer
Alex Rodriguez, UF Center for Arts in Medicine, PhD Candidate - Public Health
Desiree Sharpe, University of Georgia, Program Coordinator

-Facilitators
Harrison Chapman, University of Georgia
Anna Abraham, University of Georgia

2025 Torrance Festival of Ideas
April 21-22, 2025
Organizer & Chair: ANNA ABRAHAM
Director, Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Music Credit
Midnight Cruiser
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
uppbeat.io/t/capturez/midnight-cruiser
License code: PCFR188KUOKTYVXM

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