Our Mission

The Arts in Mind Project is a not-for-profit organization founded on the principles of using the therapeutic arts to fortify community ties, social health, and social-emotional learning capability.

Fascinated by the intersection of the arts and neuroscience, we create art programs and studies in low-threat environments to ease communication, encourage creative risk-taking, and ultimately make a meaningful impact on an individual’s feeling of validation, connection with others, and capacity to learn and develop neuroplasticity. 

Especially through an isolating pandemic that increased global mental health issues by more than 25 percent, our nuanced projects see the performing arts as a way to create unity and connection when needed most.

- Ila Namburi and Kaiya Brooks (Leadership Team)