Art Quote by Brian Stokes Mitchell

The arts give us our identity as a community; they also draw new people, fresh visions, and renewable economic opportunity to our community.

— Gavin Newsom

If you think about making a difference in the community, my family has always had a strong interest in the arts. I'm always interested…

— Paul Allen

Art pulls a community together... Art makes you feel differently. That's what artists are doing all the time, shifting and changing the way you…

— Lister Sinclair

A community united by the ideals of compassion and creativity has incredible power. Art of all kinds---music, literature, traditional arts, visual arts---can lift a…

— Martin O'Malley

I would say if you are familiar with our history and the history of our art and literature that you see a clear cut…

— Gil Scott-Heron

The arts can enrich all of us in this nation as individuals. The arts can enrich all of our communities and the country. And…

— Michelle Obama

You can't really have art without having a sense of community as art is for others to enjoy as well.

— Jaime Zevallos

Exposure to the arts and culture is enormously valuable.

— Kevin Spacey

Through the arts, you can impact upon people's attitudes, values, and understandings.

— Yolanda King

They are the kinds of things that make us a community: attachment to place, attachment to local arts traditions, the ability to read literature,…

— Robert Hass

There has been a genuine willingness from many in the arts sector to try to understand people who are not within the arts elite.

— Munira Mirza

We mainly focus on putting music, art, dance, theater, all forms of art, back into the community, so the community can put it into…

— Erykah Badu