Art as a Catalyst for Change
Value Added, Episode 6 featuring Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’s CEO, Deborah Cullinan
“We need cultural centers, artists, arts organizations of all shapes and sizes to really contribute to spurring the collective imagination. We can be better, we can include more people, we can make the changes we need to make, but we need to be inspired to do that.”
Throughout history, art has always been a key catalyst for change. It can divide a society or literally create the ground swell for real social and political change. It can seclude some or it can can invite everyone to the table. After one of the most divisive events in our country’s history, people are wondering how we come together and move forward.
Deborah Cullinan, CEO of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, joins us on this episode of Value Added to talk about culture’s role in moving us forward, the importance of life experience in creating art, and creating a “culture of invitation.”
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