Weekly Links - April 22nd, 2016
“Love is forever
that’s all your life
love is heaven sent
it’s glamorous”
This week, reeling from the loss of a musical genius, we’re sharing articles that reveal the transformative power of art in every aspect of life.
Vox on why we mourn artists we’ve never met so deeply.
An ArtPlace study on how the arts and culture intersect with public safety.
A National Foundation for the Arts blog post on the art (and necessity) of failure.
How Rick Lowe’s experiment in livable art continues to transform the everyday for ordinary people.
Weekly Links
This week, we were inspired by a fusionist's creativity challenge, a poetic political statement, a future-forward opera company and life advice from music industry legends.
A co-founder of visionary arts-business consultancy Another Limited Rebellion writes about art as a catalyst for meaningful daily change – in individual lives and the wider world.
The NYT writes about LoftOpera’s ability to draw new audiences to opera by defying the rules of “high culture”.
The iconic Arlene Goldbarg highlights the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture’s (USDAC) Poetic Address to the Nation, an integral part of its collaborative People’s State of the Union.
You’ve probably already come across Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock’s open letter to the next generation of artists, but we think it’s something that should be read and read again.
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