Creative Generation in: Little Rock, Arkansas

The Collective that makes up Creative Generation consists of artists, educators, makers, and thinkers from around the world. In this series, we’ve decided to highlight inspiring work that’s happening in the cities in which our collective members live. In this blog, Director of Communications Katie Rainey writes about the 7th Street Mural Project in Little Rock, Arkansas that grew exponentially after the murder of George Floyd and how one of those artists is changing the way folks in the city view street art. 

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REDEFINING ELDERSHIP: A Letter to the Arts Education Community

Each year, Creative Generation conducts a campaign with a specific focus and this year’s campaign is “Intergenerational Collaboration,” explored through quarterly topics. In this blog, Managing Director Jeff M. Poulin explores this quarter’s topic, Redefining Eldership, through his own experience in the field and an open letter to the arts education community.

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REDEFINING ELDERSHIP: The "Difficult" Kids

Each year, Creative Generation conducts a campaign with a specific focus and this year’s campaign is “Intergenerational Collaboration,” explored through quarterly topics. In this blog, Director of Communications Katie Rainey explores this quarter’s topic, Redefining Eldership, through the lens of her experience under elders as a kid and how that informs her teaching practice today.

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REDEFINING ELDERSHIP: Two Systems of Eldership

Each year, Creative Generation conducts a campaign with a specific focus and this year’s campaign is “Intergenerational Collaboration,” explored through quarterly topics. In this blog, Director of Operations Ali Pavlich explores this quarter’s topic, Redefining Eldership, at eldership through the lens of two different systems and how she has played a part in both.

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