”I grew up in New York, and I grew up with a mother who was an arts lover herself, and I went to these New York City public schools with these great arts education programs, so it was something that I was lucky enough to be able to be exposed to very early.”
Merritt Wever
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”I've benefited enormously from an arts education and a music education in New York. When they cut the programs for funding, I was devastated.”Peter Marinowww.feliciavbland.com
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”Fine arts education in public schools is really abysmal. The same emphasis should be put on music, theater, dance - anything creative - that's put on math and science.”Maren Morriswww.feliciavbland.com
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”I was really aware, even while it was happening, that the discovery of arts education in my life sort of saved my life.”Daveed Diggswww.feliciavbland.com
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”I think the problem is when people hear 'arts education,' they think, 'I don't want my son to be some painter that's going to be hanging in some museum after he dies. I don't want my daughter to be a struggling artist making no money.' People don't realize it's more than that. It's beautiful. It brings beauty to our lives.”Brian Stokes Mitchellwww.feliciavbland.com
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