ABOUT THE SUMMITABOUT THE SUMMIT
Why Here, Why Now?
Hearth Summit Dallas is a multi-day gathering that centers the power of creativity, connection, and community to reimagine how we support both youth and educators across our educational systems. Set across vibrant, community-driven venues and institutions, the summit invites participants into immersive experiences that blend performance, storytelling, dialogue, and collective action.
Over three days, artists, educators, youth leaders, and community builders will explore how emotional literacy, artistic expression, and justice-driven practices can shape more humanizing and equitable learning systems—from classrooms to cultural institutions. Whether grounding in nature, co-creating public art, or listening to youth voices shift the atmosphere, every moment of the summit is designed to deepen connection and spark meaningful transformation.
While locally rooted in Dallas, the summit is part of a broader global movement supported by The Wellbeing Project—celebrating community-led approaches to well-being and changemaking. Guided by local leadership, this summit uplifts the lived experiences, cultural traditions, and creative practices that define the city’s spirit—while contributing to a wider dialogue about how we care for ourselves, one another, and the systems we seek to change
Hearth Summit Dallas is more than a conference. It is a shared space to explore the art of well-being, purpose, and possibility—where imagination is honored, healing is centered, and the arts are catalysts for humanizing and reenvisioning education
Program At A GlanceProgram At A Glance
Learning & Youth Voices
Themes: Student-Centered Learning, Trust & Transformation, Lived Experience
This pillar explores how schools and learning spaces can be reimagined through trust, youth agency, and deep learning. Keynotes and immersive projects like “From Trust to Transformation”, “Experience is the Teacher”, and “SEE ME” highlight how young people’s stories, leadership, and collaboration with artists and educators are reshaping education.
Arts & Experiences
Themes: Creative Expression, Community Storytelling, Healing Through Art
Art is a powerful medium for identity, healing, and intergenerational dialogue. Through Illuminated Voices, poetry workshops, and performance, this pillar centers the arts as a bridge between personal truth and collective transformation—fostering connection across age, background, and community.
Embodied Learning & Ecological Presence
Themes: Nature Connection, Embodied Practice, Collective Healing
Learning and healing aren’t just intellectual—they’re physical and environmental. Workshops like the Guided Hike at Texas Discovery Gardens and Collective Movement ground participants in the wisdom of the body and the natural world, offering pathways to mindfulness, creativity, and ecological belonging.
Technology, Humanity, & the Future
Themes: Youth & Technology, Human Connection, Future of Storytelling
This pillar, anchored by the interactive performance SEE ME, asks bold questions about how technology shapes identity and connection. Through youth-created multimedia experiences and digital storytelling, participants are invited to reimagine what it means to be human in an age of rapid tech evolution.
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