Last week, I wrote about an insane amount of things I learned by observing the arts and cultural education field during the last two years. However, there was one thing that I did not mention – it is a specific tactic that seems so relevant amidst the current set of global and political circumstances we are facing – the concept of radical grace.
Read moreBuilding Creative Futures
Each year, at Creative Generation, we formulate a central question to curate our own inquiries and a theme to drive forward the discourse on a specific topic. In the past we have spent time thinking about numerous topics such as #KeepMakingArt, Arts & Cultural Education is a Fundamental, Civil, and Human Right, and Creativity for Good.
Read moreFinding Our Values in UNESCO's Third Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity Global Report
In 2021, our annual campaign, Creativity for Good, focused on the reasons why young people are choosing to develop their creativity and apply it for the social good during the multiple pandemics communities faced and continue to face. We consistently saw young creatives at the forefront of problem solving, activism, and community resilience.
The headings for the third edition of the Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity Global Report hew closely to the theme of Creativity for Good, but on closer inspection, the report effectively combines all three of our most recent campaign themes.
Read moreLearning Unlearning: The Start of a Journey
Throughout my career, I have always sought to gain as much knowledge as possible, as fast as possible.
From a young age, I worked to achieve a version of myself that was professional, knowledgeable, and with the credentials to do the types of things I wanted to achieve in my life and career. What I didn’t realize at the time – and I what I am starting to come to grips with now – is that the many systems within which I engaged to learn and achieve my aspirations are actually perpetuating the many challenges I seek to eradicate from the world.
Read moreLearning Unlearning: Disrupting the Status Quo
Have you ever thought about the things you do everyday? Are there things you do intentionally or not? In reflecting on the theme of “unlearning,” I have noticed that there are a lot of things I do on autopilot. Why? Because they are things from how to fold my laundry to how I tie my shoes, that I have learned growing up and have stayed with me into adulthood. I have done certain things without any thought and have done some things a particular way since I can remember. They have become my status quo.
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