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Access to the arts is more than just a ticket to a show it’s a doorway to imagination, empathy, and connection. When children see stories come alive on stage, they learn to dream bigger. When families experience live performance together, they strengthen the bonds that tie our community. It builds confidence, ignites imagination, and connects people from every corner of our community. Because when the arts are accessible to all, we all thrive together. Thank you to @amazon for helping make this

"I'm an artist because the National Endowment for the Arts used to give grants to individual artists," says Glenn Ligon in this clip from Art21's "History" episode. — http://a21.tv/LigonHistory "That grant allowed me to make a decision which was I could keep working the job that I was working—40, 50 hours a week—or I could use that grant money to take some time off and really dive into this thing called 'being an artist.'" | Art21