Event Schedule
9:30-4:30 (subject to change)
Welcome - Executive Director Jennifer Martin
Opening Remarks - Co-CuratorsJennifer Zwilling and Nicole Pollard
Artist Talk - Overview of Maia Chao's Practice
Artist Talk - Overview of Ehren Tool's Practice
Research Partner Panel - Moderated by Maiken Scott, featuring Penn Neuro Asethics Anjan, Drexel Art Therapy Girija, Jefferson Art Therapy Rachel
Hand Building Activity: Tile decorating
Lunch
Post-Lunch Strech - Lead By Nicole Pollard
Artist Talk - Overview of Adebunmi Gbadebo's Practice
Artist Talk - Overview of Jennifer Ling Datchuk's Practice
Collective Artists Panel on care modalities and manifestations in Art
Closing Keynote Remarks - Tricia Hersey
Special Reception in Gallery - 5-7pm a celebration of Clay as Care
Event Details:
Where: The Clay Studio, 1425 N American Street, Philadelphia PA 19122
When: October 25th 2025, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM EST
Food: Morning coffee and an afternoon snack provided. Lunch on your own.
Parking: Street parking or the nearby paid lot 1400 N Howard St.
Will have live stream and later a posted recording on our YouTube for those unable to attened in person!
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Special Guest, Tricia Hersey as
Key Note Speaker
Tricia Hersey has over 25 years of experience as a multidisciplinary artist, writer, theologian and community organizer. Tricia is the visionary and founder of The Nap Ministry, the originator of the ‘rest as resistance’ framework, and creates sacred spaces where the liberatory power of rest can take hold in collaboration with communities all over the world. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto and The Nap Ministry’s Rest Deck: 50 Practices to Resist Grind Culture and We Will Rest!: The Art of Escape
learn more about her work