Julia Driscoll: “I believe creativity isn’t a luxury. It’s essential, and everyone deserves access to it, whether they call themselves an artist or not.”

Amber Waterhouse: “Being an artist allows you to see, to notice and to observe in a unique way, the beauty happening around us. “

Emma Richardson: “Art’s leadership is an act of devotion to culture, to beauty, to dialogue, to the belief that art can shift how people see themselves and each other. “

When people gather around artwork, wether at an opening in a gallery or in their own home, conversations begin. Connections form. That is powerful.

Mandy Fariello: Art gives me the power to connect.

Maryann Gibbons: “I know what it’s like to start something from an idea and to be unsure of the surest thing you know. “

Jeanne Morton: Art gives me the power to ​bring people together to share their individual talents and thoughts.

Judy St. Peter: Art gives me the power to lose my inhibitions and release creative energy

Paige Pearson Railsback: Art gives me the power to have a voice.

Cindy McEachern: Art gives me the power to share my creativity and pursue my passions 

Susan Lefevre: Art gives me the power to nurture my soul and be excited about life.

Lori Fopiano: Art gives me the power to bridge the gap between my conscious thoughts and intuition, allowing me to take a scene or subject experienced by many and translate it into a language only I can speak.

Jess Scott: Art gives me the power to communicate in ways that words fail.

Lisa Marder: Art gives me the power to visually express my awe and reverence

Nancy Cloonan: ​ Art gives me the power to speak boldly without words

Nancy Sargent Howell: Art gives me the power to connect with people from a very personal space

Natalia Mirabito: Art gives me the power to be in the moment.

Margot Cheel: Art gives me the power to raise awareness, connect visually & emotionally, inspire awe and action.

Donna Rossetti-Bailey: Art gives me the power to create and show viewers my vision of the world.

Marcia Ballou: Art gives me the power to capture wonderful colorful moments - a glimmer