"Haba na haba Huijaza Kibaba" - Little by little, all things are possible
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I would like the chance to be the first U.S. Arts Ambassador
(not the "Secretary of the Arts", and not a government controlled entity, but a representative of the American people, and the creative class. I have the vision and the dream but I have to create the office and position. So now I ask you, dear reader, to consider helping me to fill this role. How can you help? FUND THE DREAM - buy art!)
(not the "Secretary of the Arts", and not a government controlled entity, but a representative of the American people, and the creative class. I have the vision and the dream but I have to create the office and position. So now I ask you, dear reader, to consider helping me to fill this role. How can you help? FUND THE DREAM - buy art!)
MY VISION & GOALS:
UNITED STRENGTH: I would like the opportunity to try to make the country stronger. It is my goal to energize and inspire the country through the use of the arts. Arts are a powerful way to reach people, encourage people, and to engage people from all walks of life. Not every art is going to speak to every type of person, but using the arts in a particular fashion, I believe can reach most people at their most sensitive place - the heart.
JOBS: I will help create jobs and encourage healthy business growth. Another part of my dream, at risk of sounding like someone running for a political office, is to be able to help others create businesses that make a difference. To help pull people out of debt one person at a time. To not only help artists start business but to create jobs for people interested in supporting the artists. Who will fund all of this? I will with your help - FUND THE DREAM!
INSPIRATION: I will encourage and inspire. At a time when the press focuses on negative news (aka. Negative Energy) with headliner articles I will attempt to elevate the arts so that news of a more creative and positive nature (aka. Positive Energy) can make it onto the front page making the "News" truly New!
UNITED STRENGTH: I would like the opportunity to try to make the country stronger. It is my goal to energize and inspire the country through the use of the arts. Arts are a powerful way to reach people, encourage people, and to engage people from all walks of life. Not every art is going to speak to every type of person, but using the arts in a particular fashion, I believe can reach most people at their most sensitive place - the heart.
JOBS: I will help create jobs and encourage healthy business growth. Another part of my dream, at risk of sounding like someone running for a political office, is to be able to help others create businesses that make a difference. To help pull people out of debt one person at a time. To not only help artists start business but to create jobs for people interested in supporting the artists. Who will fund all of this? I will with your help - FUND THE DREAM!
INSPIRATION: I will encourage and inspire. At a time when the press focuses on negative news (aka. Negative Energy) with headliner articles I will attempt to elevate the arts so that news of a more creative and positive nature (aka. Positive Energy) can make it onto the front page making the "News" truly New!
PLANTING SEEDS OF INSPIRATION AND WATCHING ART GROW!
It is my dream and goal to make a difference in the world by taking people and communities through the "process" of making art - LARGE COLLABORATIVE PIECES OF ART.
Though this process I will be using art somewhat as therapy that will work on both individual levels as well as on a much broader scale. I want to engage the public where they are, and give them an opportunity to use their talents along side my own talents, along with other visionary artists, to make works of art that they can call their own. A United Vision! Of course my ongoing goal is to be the best Man/artist/patron/advocate, husband, father and neighbor that I can be. |