Emory Carlos Museum's Arts and Wellbeing Summit fosters a pathway to processing grief through art

Laney Castle, top left, and Katie Ericson-Baskin, bottom left, discuss details about the Michael C. Carlos Museum’s Arts and Wellbeing Summit: Artistic Expression and Processing Grief. (Michael C. Carlos Museum and artxadanna)

Over the past three years, data suggest, 57% of Americans have experienced a significant loss.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, grief is a natural response to loss. To raise awareness about grief — and how art can be used to help process it — the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University is hosting the Arts and Wellbeing Summit: Artistic Expression and Processing Grief from April 25 to 26.

The event’s line-up includes panel discussions and artmaking.

On Thursday’s edition of “Closer Look,” show host Rose Scott talks more about the summit with Katie Ericson-Baskin, the director of education at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, and Laney Castle, an administrative coordinator for the education department at the museum. They also shared why they feel it’s important to have community support when processing grief.