The Art of Renewal
12.3.25 - 12.5.25
Wednesday, December 3
Day 1: Gathering Around the Hearth: The Power of Stories
Hearth Dinner
The Lancaster Theater
300 S Main St, Grapevine, TX 76051
3:30 PM – Shuttle departs from Canvas Hotel (out-of-town guests only)
4:00 PM – Check-in Begins
4:30 PM – Programming Begins
Welcome Address – Jeffery Moffitt
Hearth Dinner with performance by Taylor Collins
Closing Remarks – Allison Caldwell
6:15 PM – Transfer to Meow Wolf Grapevine (shuttle provided for out-of-town guests)
Jeffery Moffitt
Co-Founder & Executive Director, OutLoud Dallas
Taylor Collins
Seer of Sound
Allison Caldwell
Co-Founder & Executive Director, OutLoud Dallas
Illuminated Voices
Meow Wolf Grapevine
3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy Suite 253, Grapevine, TX 76051
7:00 PM – Illuminated Voices Begins
9:00 PM – Illuminated Voices Ends
9:30 PM – Shuttle departs from Meow Wolf Grapevine to Canvas Hotel (out-of-town guests only)
Will Richey
Founder, Journeyman Ink & DaVerse Lounge; emotional wellness consultant
Alejandro Perez, Jr.
Master capoeirista, multidisciplinary arts educator
Jemarcus Bridges
GRAMMY Award winning music producer, film composer, multi-instrumentalist
BeMyFiasco
GRAMMY nominated singer-songwriter
Thursday, December 4
Day 2: From Hearth to Horizon: Wellbeing as a Path to Societal Change
From Hearth to Horizon
Texas Discovery Gardens
3601 Martin Luther King Blvd, Dallas, TX 75210
9:15 AM – Shuttle departs from Canvas Hotel (out-of-town guests only)
9:30 AM – Breakfast/Check-in at Texas Discovery Gardens
10:00 AM – Welcome Address – Silvana Cisneros
Opening Performance – Ceci Ceci
Keynote Address – Michael McRay: The Wild Way Through
Keynote Address – Anthony Goulet: The Reality of the Streets is Healed by the Truth of Love
Performance – Mimo Morreale
Visual Art Experience
12:30 PM – Lunch
Silvana Cisneros
Networks Lead, The Wellbeing Project
Ceci Ceci
Singer-songwriter, storyteller
Michael McRay
Author; Founder & Host, Tenx9 Nashville Storytelling
Anthony Goulet
Author, youth violence interventionist endorsed by the Dalai Lama
2:00 PM – Breakout Sessions
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Avery-Jai Andrews: Grounded Connections: Trusting Your Body and Each Other
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Leah Frazier: Serenity Through Sound: A Restorative Sound Bath Experience
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Anthony Goulet: Trauma-Informed & Miracle-Focused: Working from Within Our Power
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Michael McRay: Reconnecting to Purpose: An Experiential Story Practice
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David Dunbar: Making Life an Experience: Designing Environments that are Transformative
Avery-Jai Andrews
Executive Director, Arts Mission Oak Cliff; Producer, Dancer
Leah Frazier
Meditation Teacher, Sound Instructor, Reiki 2 Practitioner, Mindfulness Instructor and Certified in Embodied Activism
Anthony Goulet
Author, youth violence interventionist endorsed by the Dalai Lama
Michael McRay
Author; Founder & Host, Tenx9 Nashville Storytelling
David Dunbar
Principal Collaborator, DKDK Project; Founder, CITYTerm; author & educational consultant specializing in transformational learning
3:00 PM – Collective Movement – Avery-Jai Andrews
4:00 PM – Closing
4:30 PM – Shuttle departs for Canvas Hotel (out-of-town guests only)
See Me
Margo Jones Theatre, SMU Meadows School of the Arts
6101 Bishop Blvd, Dallas, TX 75205
7:30 PM – See Me performance begins
9:30 PM – See Me performance ends
Friday, December 5
Day 3: Illuminating the Hearth: Evidence-Based Pathways to Wellbeing and Learning
Illuminating the Hearth: Pt. 1
OutLoud Dallas
3137 Irving Blvd, Suite 313
9:15 AM – Shuttle departs from Canvas Hotel (out-of-town guests only)
9:30 AM – Breakfast/Check-in
10:00 AM – Welcome Address – Allison Caldwell
Opening Performance – Helium Queens
Keynote Address – Joaquin Zihuantanejo: Stand Up & Be Heard: Poems from the Classroom
Keynote Address – Clyde Valentin: Arts for Everybody
Performance – Sudie Abernathy
Keynote Address – David Dunbar: Learning (of a certain kind) as the Bedrock of Well-Being
Allison Caldwell
Co-Founder & Executive Director, OutLoud Dallas
Clyde Valentín
Founder & Co-Artistic Director, One Nation/One Project; Co-Founder, Hip Hop Theater Festival/Hi-ARTS
Sudie Abernathy
Singer-songwriter, composer, producer, DJ
David Dunbar
Principal Collaborator, DKDK Project; Founder, CITYTerm; author & educational consultant specializing in transformational learning
Illuminating the Hearth: Pt. 2
SPARK!
1409 Botham Jean, #004, Dallas, TX 75215
12:15 PM – Transfer to SPARK (shuttle provided for out-of-town guests)
12:30 PM – Lunch
2:00 PM – Breakout Sessions
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Stephanie Drenka
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Darryl Ratcliff
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Clyde Valentín
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Leah Frazier
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Joaquin Zihuantanejo
Stephanie Drenka
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Dallas Asian American Historical Society; storyteller, historian
Darryl Ratcliff
Founder, FODR; social practice artist & cultural organizer
Clyde Valentín
Founder & Co-Artistic Director, One Nation/One Project; Co-Founder, Hip Hop Theater Festival/Hi-ARTS
Leah Frazier
Meditation Teacher, Sound Instructor, Reiki 2 Practitioner, Mindfulness Instructor and Certified in Embodied Activism
Closing Performance - Alejandro Perez, Jr.
Closing Remarks - Jeffery Moffitt
Jeffery Moffitt
Co-Founder & Executive Director, OutLoud Dallas
Alejandro Perez, Jr.
Master capoeirista, multidisciplinary arts educator
See Me
Margo Jones Theatre, SMU Meadows School of the Arts
6101 Bishop Blvd, Dallas, TX 75205
7:30 PM – See Me performance begins
9:30 PM – See Me performance ends
Speakers & Artists
Aaron Pereira
Project Lead, The Wellbeing Project; Ashoka Fellow
Abby Falik
Co-Founder & CEO, The Flight School
Alejandro Perez, Jr.
Master capoeirista, multidisciplinary arts educator
Allison Caldwell
Co-Founder & Executive Director, OutLoud Dallas
Anthony Goulet
Author, youth violence interventionist endorsed by the Dalai Lama
Avery-Jai Andrews
Executive Director, Arts Mission Oak Cliff; Producer, Dancer
Ceci Ceci
Singer-songwriter, storyteller
Clyde Valentín
Founder & Co-Artistic Director, One Nation/One Project; Co-Founder, Hip Hop Theater Festival/Hi-ARTS
Darryl Ratcliff
Founder, FODR; social practice artist & cultural organizer
David Dunbar
Principal Collaborator, DKDK Project; Founder, CITYTerm; author & educational consultant specializing in transformational learning
Helium Queens
psychedelic power trio from the moon // seers of the future
Jeffery Moffitt
Co-Founder & Executive Director, OutLoud Dallas
Jemarcus Bridges
GRAMMY Award winning music producer, film composer, multi-instrumentalist
Dr. John Gasko
Chief Well Being Officer, Uplift Education
Leah Frazier
Meditation Teacher, Sound Instructor, Reiki 2 Practitioner, Mindfulness Instructor and Certified in Embodied Activism
Michael McRay
Author; Founder & Host, Tenx9 Nashville Storytelling
Stephanie Drenka
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Dallas Asian American Historical Society; storyteller, historian
Sudie Abernathy
Singer-songwriter, composer, producer, DJ
Will Richey
Founder, Journeyman Ink & DaVerse Lounge; emotional wellness consultant
