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”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 Marino

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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 Morris

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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 Mitchell

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“Sometimes failing is a blessing and sometimes losing is winning but never give up.  There are some talented & amazing women, that never act on their dreams & give up on their dreams because of the fear of failure.  Some fail and stop pursuing their dreams.  Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times before the light bulb worked, but to him each failure was a lesson.  I have come to learn that failure can teach us a lot of lessons, that enables us to learn & grow.  It is a blessing to be able to start all over again,  because you still have the beauty of the breath of life; do something even if it’s small. Take a class, get a mentor, start the business, but do something to act on your dream consistently.  All true creatives, hand-crafters  & entrepreneurs know that the winning is in the growth & perseverance.”