Art is decorative, something we can give up, they suggest, instead of essential, medicinal. No one equates artists with firefighters or EMTs. But artists, as Californians for the Arts CEO Julie ...

In the aftermath of tragedy, Akashi shows us the importance of the ability to imagine and create new structures, to see the potential futures in a seed.

He said he turned to art to heal from a traumatic childhood accident that resulted in his younger brother’s death. Williams said he was 12 years old when he was riding in a truck driven by his ...