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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Weekly Links
“This change puts people at the center of the equation, where they belong. It acknowledges that companies don’t have a purpose; they aren’t innovative; they don’t even exist — people do.”
This week, our interest was piqued by a watercolorist, a call-to-action for workforce change and a poet's meditations on remembrance:
This NEA interview with painter Debra Cartwright illustrates the arts' influence on social evolution, and the reality that a day job doesn’t negate one’s identity as an artist
We are enthusiastic about Forte Labs’ People-Centric Equation for Modern Work
This poem by Joy Harjo inspires our exploration of familiar territories