O+

O+ (pronounced “O Positive”) was established in 2010 in Kingston, NY when a small group of artist-activists, a few doctors, and a dentist came together with the idea to bring a band to town in exchange for dental work. We all benefit from the arts, and yet creative people in our communities continue to struggle with access to affordable healthcare. So we thought: What if we took money out of the system and instead valued each other’s work equally? A dental filling is as valuable as a painting, a song keeps us well like a check-up with a primary care doctor, and so on. Three months after that initial meeting, O+ Festival – and the first exchange of the art of medicine for the medicine of art – was born. Over the last 15 years, O+ has expanded in all ways. What started as a conversation between a dentist and an artist has grown into a national nonprofit working to help creatives of all stripes access health and wellness services, amplify the importance of arts, and build more resilient communities. In 2023, O+ establish The O+ Exchange Clinic as a year round expansion of the model of care at the core of our mission. O+ is headquartered in Kingston, NY, on the ancestral lands of the Munsee Lenape People. We take inspiration from their healing and well-being practices in addition to their legacy of exchange. Learn more here ---> https://www.youtube.com/@ofestival1594 And here ---> https://www.instagram.com/opositivefest/