National Endowment for the Arts

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“It's important to engage with storytelling and narrative and character because that's one of the ways in which we understand our world and it's one of the ways in which we understand each other and understand people who are not immediately like us.” Professor and researcher Dr. Thalia Goldstein joins us on the Art Works podcast to discuss the powerful role theater can play in enhancing emotional and social development, from early childhood through adolescence! Listen: https://lnkd.in/djy7tC6P

Great interview with IMLS Deputy Director Laura Huerta Migus on tackling organizational change. #museums #arts #organizationalbehavior #leadership #leadershipstrategies

An interesting read on arts and wellness...

"[Y]ou just have to write the way that you write. If you try to force it, it isn't going to be your voice, it's not going to be your story." —Peng Shepherd As book lovers at the NEA, we’re thrilled to support this year's @National Book Festival, kicking off tomorrow! Head over to the blog for a playlist of our Art Works podcast interviews with a few of the authors that will be featured at the festival. https://lnkd.in/eRrXGGuE

"I make sure that my students understand that contextually, tap dance is now a language...and you can now use it to express, to resist." On this week’s Art Works podcast: We are revisiting our conversation with 2024 NEA Heritage Fellow Bril Barrett, as he discusses his early exposure to the arts and how his teaching philosophy—rooted in history, culture, and improvisation—continues to inspire the next generation of tap dancers. Listen to the full episode at: https://lnkd.in/eWgwnFqn

“[Arts education] ignites a fresh passion for learning in students and teachers—building not only resiliency, but a creative spark that will follow and inspire them all through life.” —Stephanie Johnson Blomgren  On the blog: We spoke with Stephanie Johnson Blomgren of Vashon Center for the Arts about the impact of the Vashon Artists in Schools program, her advice for teachers who want to implement the arts in their lessons, and the importance of community arts programming for everyone. Get the story at: https://lnkd.in/emucEXcu

“An artful life, for me, is one where our creativity allows us to maximize our acknowledgement of ourselves and each other.” On this week’s Art Works podcast: We are revisiting our conversation with Dr. David Fakunle, in which he shares how storytelling and the arts serve as powerful tools for healing and public health, transforming communities through creativity. Listen to the full episode at: https://lnkd.in/eJxJxuDT

“At the end of the day, we’re all humans. I think about...a moment where we’re in now where there’s like more division than ever. What I love about theater is that yes, you can...actually empathize with other people who are not you. That is what empathy is. It doesn’t have to be like ‘That’s my experience and that’s the only thing I understand.’ It’s what it means to be alive. We are all alive people. We all like want to be together. We’re social. If you prick me, do I not bleed? All those things and so, I think that’s why I love theater. It can do that." —Michael R. Jackson Listen to our Art Works podcast conversation with Michael R. Jackson at arts.gov/podcasts. This Notable Quotable was brought to you in honor of a new season of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge! An initiative of the NEA in partnership with @namt_org, the challenge is an opportunity for high school students to develop and showcase musical compositions that could be a part of a musical theater production. Learn more about how your students can participate at namt.org/challenge.

“I think the thing about trying to make an orchestra groove is that...this piece became a series of dances. They're all invitations to move.” On this week’s Art Works podcast, #jazz musician Vijay Iyer discusses his album “Vijay Iyer: Trouble” with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project! Listen: https://lnkd.in/eDnm6bS5