Some journeys are obvious: you follow a map, you arrive. Other journeys require patience, detours, and quiet nudges that reorient the heart.…
Read MoreEyes To See: When Public Policy Meets Art
When public policy meets art perhaps our eyes can be opened to see what we did not see before. This is a running theory of mine. HE[ART]LAND Arts KC, which mobilizes performance art for social change, has a project underway that is testing that theory in a way. The 2022 HE[ART]LAND Fellowship is a 12-week workshop that began in February and will run through May. Over the course of 12 weeks, artists have been learning about public policy as it relates to houselessness in Kansas City. They’ve taken that knowledge and translated it into performances ranging from sketch comedy to…
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The good news is that there are other options.…
May you refuse to give in to hopelessness and despair, while still allowing room for sadness and grief.…
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