Narrative, Healing and Community Transformation Through the Arts @vailsymposium8150
Narrative, Healing and Community Transformation Through the Arts  @vailsymposium8150
Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
We are honored to welcome Dr. Beth Fisher-Yoshida of Columbia University and Vieve Radha Price to our community.
In times of turmoil, it’s easy to become mired in the negative, doom-scrolling and becoming convinced that we’re broken. However, there is hope. Tomorrow, we welcome Dr. Beth Fisher-Yoshida, program director in the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Program of Columbia University and Vieve Radha Price, co-director of TÉA Artistry, for a special program that demonstrates how the peace process happens at all levels.
In this engaging event, they’ll demonstrate that it is often arts in the community that are the catalysts that can address social pressure points and provide the means to transform and heal.

When looking deep into communities impacted by violence around the world, conflict resolution expert Fisher-Yoshida noticed pockets of communities less impacted than others and asked, “why isn’t this worse?” She observed groups of mothers coming together to walk kids to schools, reclaiming parks and ultimately decided that “we know a lot about conflict, but not enough about peace.” She is an expert in women in negotiation as well as working with youth leadership in Medellín, Colombia.

Similarly, Price, founder and co-director of TÉA Artistry, created the Insight theatre group to focus on using the arts to address pressure points in American culture following her work in conflict analysis and resolution and public policy.

Through their work in arts and conflict resolution, both Fisher-Yoshida and Price have come to engage with peacemaking at all levels: in the streets, at the community level and at the policy level, and ultimately share how applied arts not only entertain but heal a community and the people within it.

0:00 Introduction
0:45 The Power of Stories in Identity
2:20 What is the "Big S" Self?
4:05 The One Word Exercise Begins
6:10 Neuroscience of Language & Story
8:30 Audience Shares: Imaginative, Hopeful, Resilient
10:50 Reframing Inhibiting Stories
13:15 Call to Reflection and Sharing
14:45 Closing Thoughts

#ArtTherapy
#StorytellingPower
#NeuroscienceOfSelf
#PersonalGrowth
#MentalHealthMatters
Narrative, Healing and Community Transformation Through the ArtsFast Tracks April 5, 2021Albert Barnes & His American DreamPUSH: Unlock the Science of Fitness Motivation to Embrace Health & LongevityU.S. Healthcare: World’s Best or Worst?Crafting a Purpose-Driven Life: Bob and Gregg Vanourek on Life, Work and FamilyHard Times: Lebanon’s Economic, Political and Diplomatic Struggles with Bordenkircher and YacoubianImmigration, Locally: How to Protect Your Business and Advocate for WorkersWhat REALLY Happens When a New President Takes OverVail Symposium presents  Bill George author of Discover Your True NorthIran, the Middle East and the Possibilities of Diplomacy with Ambassador Dennis RossFrom Napalm Girl to Earthrise: Top 10 Historic Photos
Vail Symposium |

Narrative, Healing and Community Transformation Through the Arts

SHARE TO X SHARE TO REDDIT SHARE TO FACEBOOK WALLPAPER