The Critical Artist Laboratory partners with hospitals, universities, and community institutions to design arts-based spiritual care programs, residencies, and educational initiatives. Our work integrates creative practice, theological reflection, and clinical insight to support wellness, moral repair, and institutional transformation. All programs are developed collaboratively and tailored to institutional goals.

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CORE PROGRAM SECTIONS

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Artist-in-Residence Programs

Embedded, multi-session creative–spiritual care programs supporting patients, staff, students, and communities through poetry, storytelling, and facilitated reflection. Residencies may include performances, workshops, clinical reflection, and public engagement.

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Ideal settings: Hospitals, Universities, Seminaries

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Moral Injury & Ethical Distress Initiatives

Arts-based dialogue and reflective practices addressing burnout, trauma exposure, grief, and ethical distress among clinicians, caregivers, students, and leaders. Programs support moral repair, meaning-making, and resilience.

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Ideal settings: Healthcare Systems, Academic Programs

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Black Male Wellness Programs

Liberative care models centered on the interior lives of Black men, integrating Womanist theology, creative practice, and facilitated dialogue to address racialized trauma, illness, and moral injury.

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Ideal settings: Hospitals, Universities, Community Organizations

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CPE & Clinical Formation Enrichment

Arts-based enrichment sessions designed to support the spiritual formation, reflective capacity, and vocational development of chaplains, CPE students, and interdisciplinary caregivers. These offerings complement existing CPE curricula through poetry, storytelling, and facilitated reflection, and are intended to enhance—not replace—formal supervision or educational structures.

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Ideal settings: CPE Centers, Hospitals, Seminaries

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Workshops & Facilitated Sessions

Interactive arts-based workshops on wellness, storytelling, grief, moral injury, Black history, and spiritual care. Offered as stand-alone sessions or multi-part series.

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Ideal settings: Universities, Hospitals, Nonprofits

 

Lectures & Keynotes

Lecture-performances and scholarly talks integrating theology, art, and social analysis for academic, clinical, and public audiences.

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Ideal settings: Universities, Seminaries, Conferences

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Poetry Unbound — Curated Performance & Dialogue

A signature institutional poetry experience blending performance with facilitated conversation around themes such as justice, healing, belonging, and history. Designed specifically for educational and institutional contexts.

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Ideal settings: Universities, Cultural Centers, Hospitals

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Delivery Formats

• Short-term engagements

• Residencies (1–4 weeks or semester-long)

• Grant-funded pilot programs

• Workshops and retreats

• Public humanities initiatives

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CALL TO ACTION 

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Interested in partnering with the Critical Artist Laboratory?

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