“You have to understand something about surviving violence. It is always with you. It is something you will never get over. And just as you are never going to get over it you incorporate the experience into the fabric of your life. It becomes a part of you.” This resonated […]

By Sarah L. Blum, Nurse and Vietnam Veteran Content Warning: mentions of violence, mental health, suicide The poem by Amanda Gorman, New Day’s Lyric, ends with a focus on coming together. I believe that is the key. There is so much hatred and violence which drives us apart from one […]

“WE NEED ART AND ART NEEDS US” How much art exposure do you need everyday to reduce stress and anxiety? How can we use art as a form of meditation? Is the pandemic fostering a new generation of artists? This month on the ArtsFund blog, the president and CEO of Sound, […]

Milford Graves, a “legendary” artist and drummer, has died at the age of 79. He “figured out a way to feed the soul of anyone he performed with, dismantling barriers between drumming and dancing, between concert and healing ceremony, and even between musician and instrument.” His “radical approach galvanized everyone […]