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Why Creativity?
Through Art of the Song we have learned that creativity is a profound agent for community and for change. From South African artist Vusi Mahlasela we learned it is possible to sing a culture of hope into being during the darkest times of apartheid; from Judy Collins that the very act of creating, heals; and from Linda Mason that music created for women in the refugee camps of Darfur meant more to them than physical aid – through creative expression they discovered that we did not simply pity them but that we understood, in our hearts, their plight.
The impact on listeners is real, and they’re sharing their stories with us. A teacher of a bilingual 4th grade class used notes she took during the weekly broadcast to craft a lesson plan for her students preparing for state testing; one interview healed a rift between two estranged friends; and an elderly painter told us she feels connected to a greater creative community while listening to Art of the Song each week.
These experiences have confirmed our understanding that creative expression is an essential ingredient of what it means to be human. Engaging in creativity can make us happy, healthy and can improve our society.
Creative Gifts
“Everyone has the perfect gift to give the world — and if each of us is freed up to give the gift that is uniquely ours to give, the world will be in total harmony.”
Creative Thinkers
“The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: designers, inventors, teachers, storytellers—creative and empathic ‘right-brain’ thinkers whose abilities mark the fault line between who gets ahead and who doesn’t.”
Creative Economy
“Creativity has emerged as the single most important source of economic growth… the best route to continued prosperity is by investing in creativity in all its forms, across the board.”
Global Solutions
“It is through the development of creativity that we will find solutions to climate change, alternative energy, and the many global issues that face us in the 21st century.”
Search for Meaning
“A transition from ‘material want’ to ‘meaning want’ is in progress on an historically unprecenented scale—involving hundreds of millions of people—and may eventually be recognized as the principal cultural development of our age.”
Once again, help us inspire creativity by making a Donation!
Donations are NOT tax-deductible.
For donations of $100 or more, Art of the Song will contribute 10% to the Public or Community Radio Station of your choice.
Support Art of the Song and Public Radio!
Thank you!
(If you’d like to make a tax-deductible contribution of $1000 or more, please contact us and we’ll guide you to our fiscal agent)