Katrina Pineda
nat rosasco • April 7, 2020
Senior Designer:
Age of Learning, Inc.
Glendale, CA
Bio:
Katrina is a designer, multimedia artist, researcher, and artist in health. She graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Arts in Medicine from the University of Florida in May 2018 and is involved with a variety of organizations in the arts in health field. Her primary job is designing the experience and interface of ABCmouse with Age of Learning, Inc. However, she is also an active member of their Volunteer Committee, which heads up a variety of community outreach events for employees, such as mural painting and facility enhancement initiatives at local schools and community health centers.
Additionally, she is the California representative for the Arts Health Early Career Research Network, a facilitator with EngAGE, Inc., and a volunteer with the Art of Elysium. The Arts Health Early Career Research Network encompasses a variety of people, from various professional backgrounds around the world, who are early in their career and involved with research surrounding the intersection of arts and health (both healthcare and public health settings). Katrina facilitates arts and technology workshops for older adults with EngAGE, Inc. and a variety of workshops for the Art of Elysium—both local, non-profit arts in health organizations. If you are interested in learning more about what she does, getting involved with any of these organizations, or doing arts & health research, please do not hesitate to reach out!
La CASA (Center for Arts, Self-determination, and Activism) is a transformative $33 million initiative by Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) in Boston's South End.This four-story facility will consolidate IBA's diverse programs—including affordable housing, education, financial empowerment, and arts—under one roof, enhancing access and community outreach.Supported by a $20 million New Markets Tax Credits allocation and $12 million in tax-exempt bond financing led by TD Bank, La CASA exemplifies a strategic partnership aimed at fostering socio-economic mobility.Upon its anticipated completion in 2026, La CASA is projected to serve over 2,500 individuals annually through resident services and youth development, with an additional 5,000 benefiting from its arts programming, reinforcing its role as a beacon for Latino culture and community empowerment in Boston.
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Art Against Racism is a virtual arts exhibition which aims to lift up the tremendous array of creative works made in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In doing so, project organizers hope that the exhibition will serve as an archive of the national artistic response to this historic moment.
La Raza Youth Leadership Institute hosted an art contest for youth ages 12-19 with the goal of motivating Latinx youth to get vaccinated. Three winners were chosen, and the first place winner's artwork was displayed on buses and in bus stop shelters near a number of schools. A phone number is included with the artwork for youth to call to receive more information about vaccines.
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Based in St. Louis, Missouri and incorporated in 2014, the Story Stitchers Artists Collective uses a collaborative model to create social justice art. The mission of Story Stitchers is to document St. Louis through art and word and to promote understanding, civic pride, intergenerational relationships, and literacy. Story Stitchers works to promote a better educated, more peaceful, and caring region through the creation and dissemination of original art.
