Abstract
This presentation brings together artists, researchers, community organizers, curators, educators, and students from South Korea, Vietnam, and the United States in Fine Arts, Social Work, Youth Development, Public Health, and International Development. Together, we developed an Arts-Based Youth Development Program entitled “Our World, Our Say” in Hai Phong, Vietnam, while investigating the social impacts of HIV/AIDS from the standpoint of the local community. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, the team developed an arts-based youth development curriculum to be implemented within a summer camp structure, used photovoice and other forms of art-making as inquiry, and compiled youth arts and narratives to raise awareness for social action via global art-advocacy exhibitions. The team engaged in youth-directed intervention development, including community campaigns, vocational training, and using social media to promote change. We explain the guidelines used to work in partnership throughout the project and the key lessons learned. We describe how the relationship between the interdisciplinary team developed and how we utilized these relationships and expertise to respond to challenges in the work. We focus on strategies for engagement in art-making as inquiry with youth, youth-adult partnerships, and power sharing. Despite increasing international art-based research, limited information is available on interdisciplinary program development. We focus on the nuances of a working partnership between artists, researchers, and the community. This presentation contributes to understanding how interdisciplinary networks, infrastructures, and initiatives support youth-serving organizations, center participants’ voices, and ultimately improve project outcomes.
Presenters
Kyoungmee ByunAssociate Professor of Interior Design, School of Art + Design, Northern Arizona University, Arizona, United States Thang Nguyen Duy
Vice-Director, Operation, Community Based Care & Support Center for Health & HIV/AIDS (HHCSC), Hai Phong, thanh pho, Viet Nam Andrew Winters
Assistant Professor, Kent School of Social Work and Family Science , University of Louisville, Kentucky, United States Doroty Sato
Student, PhD in Social Work, University of Louisville, Kentucky, United States Victory Osezua
Assistant Professor, Gwynedd Mercy University, United States Rebecka Bloomer
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Lesley Harris
Student, PhD, University of Louisville, Kentucky, United States Sara Williams
Part-Time Faculty, Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Theme
The Arts in Social, Political, and Community Life
KEYWORDS
Arts-based Youth Programming, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Arts-Based Research, Photovoice, Vietnam, HIV
