About

Creative Care
Conference

The first-ever Creative Care Conference, hosted by the Institute for Applied Creativity at Texas A&M University, will take place October 15–18, 2025, in College Station, Texas. This inaugural event brings together thought leaders, practitioners, and students to explore the intersection of arts and health. Through talks, panels, and workshops, participants will engage with topics such as music therapy, arts for well-being, and health communication, while interactive demonstrations will showcase innovative work from students and faculty. The conference will also feature a vibrant community event highlighting creative, care-centered projects and practices. Its goals are to foster an Arts in Health network within and beyond Texas A&M, connect national and international leaders in creative care, and support students and early-career professionals who are pursuing interdisciplinary paths that link creativity and care.

Institute for

Applied Creativity

The Institute for Applied Creativity is a forum for collaboration among domains and disciplines intent on creating a radiant future. We champion combinations of experimental, rational, intuitive and analytical methods to realize tangible accomplishments. The inherent creativity of individuals, the deep knowledge within disciplinary practice and research and the rapid pace of transformation in society collectively contribute to an institute that exercises iterative, regenerative and nimble practices. As an aggregator of 21st-century knowledge and expertise, a matchmaker crossing academic, community and business boundaries, and a catalyst for realizing transformative ideas, our research, education and outreach initiatives focus on the process of creation, a keystone of innovation. Today’s societal challenges are of such a magnitude of complexity that multiple areas of expertise are needed to design effective solutions. We address critical problems shared by communities throughout the world, beginning locally and translating solutions for global contexts.