Priyanka Champaneri

Priyanka Champaneri

Photo by Lauren Brennan

Christopher Castellani

Christopher Castellani

Photo by Michael Borum

Key K. Bird

Key Bird

Photo courtesy of Key K Bird

Antonia Angress

Antonia Angres

Photo by Dena Denny

Ra'Niqua Lee

Ra'Niqua Lee

Photo courtesy of Ra'Niqua Lee

Rebecca Hazelwood

Rebecca Hazlewood

Photo courtesy of Rebecca Hazelwood

American Artscape Notable Quotable: Joseph Allen of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Rows of audience members wearing masks and sitting in a performing arts venue waiting for a performance.

Audience at American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. Photo by Liza Voll

In this notable quotable from the most recent issue of American Artscape, Joseph Allen—director of the Healthy Buildings Program and associate professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—spoke with us about the partnership with Harvard's American Repertory Theater in creating an online guide that uses public health principles to help theaters establish best practices to keep staff and audiences safe.

American Artscape Notable Quotable: Sommer Dawson of Accent Pontiac

A girl in sunglasses and a boy in a sweatshirt playing drums on a stage outdoors.

Accent Pontiac musicians Dynasty Smith (left) and Early Porchia (right) performing on percussion at their 2023 End of Year Showcase concert. Photo courtesy of Jeff Dunn Photography

In this notable quotable from the most recent issue of American Artscape, Sommer Dawson—executive director of Accent Pontiac—spoke with us about the organization’s innovative approach to support students’ mental health and well-being during the pandemic and the impact that music education is making within the Pontiac community one note at a time.

American Artscape Notable Quotable: John Welch of the Fort Apache Heritage Foundation

Drawing of a shady tree-lined area with people gathering there.

Rendering of proposed gathering space. Image © Thinc Design, all rights reserved

In this notable quotable from the most recent issue of American Artscape, John Welch—board secretary of the Fort Apache Heritage Foundation—spoke with us about the plans to renovate a former Army fort and adjacent Native American boarding school and repurpose both sites into a place of rejuvenation, reconnection, and healing.

The Artful Life Questionnaire: Santa Claus

[Santa with toys in a sleigh, drawn by reindeer, with a church on the right and another in the distance

Victorian trade card from a series of Christmas scenes with space for text advertising a particular product or service, circa 1880-1890. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress