Interfacing Beauty with Culture

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Art is a distinct activity. That produces something.

It is the creation of something new. Does it have to work? That’s, of course, not necessarily a helpful question. Does it influence, communicate, convey, impact? Those are better questions because art combines beauty or craft with contextual reference to culture . . . to send a message . . . and make a difference.

Art produces change.

An artist simply creates something that will produce that change.

But art is not necessarily a painting or sculpture. Art is not necessarily created in a studio.

Sometimes it’s in an office. Or workshop. Or at dinner table. Or garden.

Artists are everywhere—trying to create change by interfacing beauty with culture. And by being generous.

You can be an artist, if you want. (Actually, we need you to be an artist.)