O+ Mission
O+ empowers communities to take control of their collective wellbeing through the exchange of art, music, and wellness.
Underinsured artists and musicians create and perform in exchange for a variety of services donated by doctors, dentists and complementary care providers. O+ (pronounced O Positive) calls this exchange the art of medicine for the medicine of art.
WHO WE ARE
Founded in 2010 in Kingston, NY by a small group of artists-activists, doctors and a dentist, O+ is now a national nonprofit working in cities around the country.
WHAT WE DO
We build long-term relationships between creatives and health & wellness providers to help strengthen local communities. Our year-round efforts culminate in one-day and weekend-long celebrations, during which underinsured artists and musicians create and perform in exchange for a variety of services donated by doctors, dentists and complementary care providers.

O+ envisions thriving, diverse communities where a person’s value is based on their contribution to the whole and everyone has access to the arts and wellness.
AIMS
- Help O+ audiences access the breadth of wellness services & healing modalities locally available
- Commission work from artists who are marginalized and/or underrepresented
- Curate public art that reflects the history and culture of our diverse communities
- Share inspiring words of poets, writers and musicians
- Connect our alumni to commissions with health and wellness institutions
- Collaborate with The Actors Fund to make the Affordable Care Act more accessible
- Use our collective talents to heal and strengthen the neighborhoods that we call home
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To interview a member of the team, connect with one of our alumni, or obtain high-res photos, contact Kathleen Murray: kathleen@opositivefestival.org