![]() “There is a quote by Vladimir Nabokov that reads, ‘There is, it would seem, in the dimensional scale of the world a kind of delicate meeting place between imagination and knowledge, a point, arrived at by diminishing large things and enlarging small ones that is intrinsically artistic.’ I’ve kept this quotation on my desk for days now after seeing it used as an epigram to a James Lasdun poem and I have to confess, I can’t paraphrase what it means (which I would say is a sign of great art). The arts matter because with them, we matter.” – Amy Stolls “The arts matter because without them our strong emotions, our vital voices, our move-to-the-groove energy and necessary empathy and life-affirming connectedness and tendency toward complexity might all wither from disuse, maybe even destroy us through misuse. The purpose of art is to cause a reaction and with this purpose it can create a synergy of change change in attitudes, perceptions, and thoughts.” – Catherine Brookes Whether this is a book that stays with you days later, or a performance that moves you spiritually or a song that makes you look at the world around you in a different way. “The arts matter because art is meant to move people either on an intellectual or emotional level. It can turn strangers into old friends with lots in common.” – Maryrose Flanigan “The arts matter because they give us a mutual space where we can talk to one another about the most important things to us. We would not be connected so deeply without the existence of art.” – Kathleen Dinsmore “Art matters because it illustrates the human experience-the wonder of it, the bewilderment of it, the whimsy of it, and so much more. And that’s a fine thing.” – Victoria Hutter Sometimes, parts of me are displaced and replaced by wiser stuff. ![]() The arts make my brain and my heart stretch to make room for newness. ![]() “The arts matter because I learn something about people and places I would have never known otherwise. To paraphrase what more than one staffer said when we asked them to explain why they value the arts so highly, the arts matter because they help us to understand how we matter. Ever wonder what National Endowment for the Arts staff actually think about the arts? While not everyone at the agency is an artist (though we do boast quite a few!), one thing's for sure-we all share a deep and abiding appreciation and understanding of how vitally important the arts are to the diverse people and communities that call the U.S. ![]()
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