Home as sanctuary: Curating physical spaces for mental wellbeing

Description and details

Join this two-part interactive workshop to understand how interior space affects every aspect of your wellbeing, and learn strategies to promote wellness in your home and everyday life.

Part 1: Knowledge Exchange

In this expert panel, moderated by The Oasis Alliance’s Founder and CEO Danielle Woodhouse Johnson, three interior design and mental wellness experts will weigh in on the connection between space and wellbeing.

Panelists & their specialties:

• Cathy Guerra, Nature
• Phylicia Ghee, Emotion
• Jessica Bantom, Color

You’ll have an opportunity to ask questions during the Q&A.

Part 2: Deeper Dives

Break into small groups led by our speakers to participate in a hands-on activity focused on the speciality areas discussed during the panel.

Light refreshments will be provided from Teaism by our sponsor HAWJ Studio.

This workshop is put on in partnership with The Oasis Alliance, a local nonprofit that brightens the lives of trauma survivors by co-designing personalized spaces that encourage recovery, growth, and mental wellbeing. A portion of the proceeds will go to The Oasis Alliance to support their work.

This event was made possible by our sponsors Eaton DC and HAWJ Studio.

Venue

Venue name: Eaton DC

Venue info: 1201 K St NW, Washington, DC 20005

This event was made possible by our sponsor Eaton DC.

Preparation

We recommend that attendees wear masks when not eating or drinking.

COVID-19 is hard to predict: What happens if in-person events need to be canceled?

When possible, in-person events will be moved to Zoom and a refund should not be expected. If an event is canceled in its entirety, a refund will be issued. In either scenario you will be notified immediately.

How to prepare

• To prepare for the workshop, take pictures of your home to use as a visual prompt during the breakout group activity.

Accessibility

• A sign language interpreter will not be present unless requested. If requested, we will do our best to employ a sign language interpreter for the event.
• The venue is ADA accessible.
• There are accessible bathrooms at the location.

If you need any additional accommodations, please contact us using a method that works best for you:

• Email our accessibility team at accessibility@dc.aiga.org.
• Call or text our accessibility lead Josh Kim.
• Request an accommodation through our Google Form.

We honor your privacy. No identifying information like your name is required to request an accommodation, and all details will be deleted once completed.

You can learn more about how we’re making DC Design Week an accessible experience by visiting our accessibility statement.