“I will make adjustments, not excuses. I will sit in my creativity and blossom. I will sit and type.”

“...a hope swelled in me that we would learn something invaluable, unforgettable, transformational, and universal... that we would become better because of what we had endured in our isolation and stillness.”

“'The Awareness style' of this artistic movement embraces the experience of the colonized, conquered, occupied, subjugated, dominated and their progeny..."

“I always felt like auditions were more than just auditions – what was at stake wasn’t just a spot in a piece, but a piece of social capital..."

The many ways the creative arts spoke to and through us throughout the year.