Community & Belonging

This Community & Belonging section hosts links to the good works of individuals and organizations who walk, open-armed, within the spaces of their neighborhoods to support community, belonging, and cultural exchange.

Kerry Kincy — Expressive Artist, Consultant/Advisor, Cultural Producer

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Kerry Kincy is an artist with a strong commitment to bringing expressive arts into communities, most notably in underserved and invisible populations not traditionally served by arts organizations. Kerry is a core faculty member with New Haven Ballet, where she leads the Shared Abilities Program for dancers. She believes all ages, races, ethnicities, and backgrounds can move together to strengthen and grow awareness of the mind/body connection as a path to healing.

Through her consultancy, Kerry works collaboratively with organizations and institutions exploring cultural dynamics in support of positive change. Kerry’s work centers on enhancing the well-being of individuals within their community cultures.

Kerry is the Founder and Director of CNTR, an arts/culture/wellness center that cultivates, recognizes, and explores shared cultures. In 2021, Kerry was honored to be named a Connecticut Arts Hero by the Connecticut Office of the Arts and was chosen as a Community Fellow in the Wesleyan University “Embodying Anti-Racism Initiative.” Kerry was awarded the NAACP, Middlesex County, Annette B. Ward Community Service Award for her contributions. She is a Board Member of Hygienic Arts.