Yale Climate Connections

"Beyond these plights, however, is another reality: People are thriving, and using artistic expression to rebel, create, and heal."

 The Center for Disaster Philanthropy 

"Artists and arts & cultural organizations have a strong relationship with the communities they serve and, therefore, are in a unique position to work in cooperation with philanthropy, local government, social services and education in responding to disasters."

UF College of the Arts

"In short: the first responder saves lives. The second responder helps rebuild them—and the places that make them worth living—by helping communities create their own networks of resilience rooted in collective art-making. "