About the Practice
My practice grew from public art into a broader way of helping institutions listen, connect, and communicate. Graduate study in Arts in Medicine strengthened my work in community-based participatory research, facilitation, and qualitative inquiry.
I use visual, material, and arts-based methods alongside documentation and synthesis. This helps people contribute their experience, and helps organizations understand what is emerging.
The approach is directly relevant to healthcare and public health. It also supports universities, public agencies, planning and recovery teams, foundations, and civic organizations.
Methodology
CBPR-Informed Methodology
Community-based participatory research, qualitative inquiry, and arts-in-health research grounding.
Participatory Visual Methods
Making community experience visible through documentation, visioning, installation, and material engagement.
Facilitation Design
Engagement structures that can operate independently and support public-facing institutional work.
Credentials
Graduate Degree
MA, Arts in Medicine — University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine, 2023
Presentations
— National Convening on Art and Social Connection, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 2026 — “Making Belonging Visible”
— Creative Placemaking Conference, Montgomery, AL, 2025 — “Many Strands, One Bridge”
Research & Publications
— Participatory Public Art: Presentations & Frameworks. Emily Clanton Art, LLC — Zenodo Research Collection, 2026.
https://zenodo.org/communities/participatory-public-art-presentations-and-frameworks/
— The Ties That Bind Asheville — Research & Documentation. Emily Clanton Art, LLC — Zenodo Research Collection, 2026.
https://zenodo.org/communities/the-ties-that-bind-asheville-frameworks/
— Masters Work Portfolio — Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida (2022–2024).
https://zenodo.org/communities/uf-cam-masters-portfolio-2022-2024
— Determining the Acceptability of a Participatory Public Art Project... University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine, December 2025.
https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.17797046
— Policy Brief: Exploring the Health Benefits of Mindful Public Art Projects in Rural Communities. Emily Clanton Art, LLC, January 2026.
https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.18166574
Institutional Commissions
— Medical University of South Carolina — Many Hands, Light Work (permanent installation, 2025)
— City of Homestead — Utility Box Wrap Series (municipal installation, 2025)
Selected Partners & Contexts
Spartanburg Art Museum · Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs · City of Homestead · Chattanooga Public Art · Medical University of South Carolina
Planning a project that needs meaningful participation, clearer qualitative insight, or a stronger way to show progress? Let's talk about where I can support the process.