Perspectivas y Acción Colectiva

Perspectives on Arts in Health (PAH) invites submissions from students, academics, and practitioners involved in arts in health initiatives around the world.

To keep a music program running these days, it’s not enough to just believe in the work. We must be able to demonstrate our impact.

We’ve seen throughout history how the arts can speak louder than words, particularly in places where civil rights are under attack.

An instructor once told me, “When we listen to our students, we remember why we’re here. Their perspective makes us better.” That was the moment I realized our learning experiences aren’t a one-way street. In programs that truly value our voices, the impact extends far beyond the classroom. It reaches families, neighborhoods, and entire communities.

If you’re an artist who is curious about climate action and want to connect with others on the topic in a fun and engaging way, ClimateMusic is inviting people to join their free live-streamed concert EcoEcho on November 8 as a streaming partner.

On September 16, an ICE sweep in North Portland, Oregon, USA resulted in the abduction of several family members of BRAVO Youth Orchestras students, including Rafael Arriola Caballero, a father of six and resident of North Portland for over a decade.

Classical violinist Joshua Bell takes his audience through 300 years of classical music in his recent TED Talk.

In early June, the Gates Foundation hosted its first Goalkeepers event in Lagos, Nigeria, bringing together global leaders, policymakers, and artists to address Africa’s progress in meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and showcase the power of music to unite people.

The Lewis Prize for Music Co-founder Dalouge Smith challenges funders to reconsider grantmaking priorities in a recent article for Grantmakers in the Arts.

Singing (really, any artistic act) is an act of vulnerability. Your voice is you—your breath, your body, your emotions, your story. When you sing, you offer all of that up; even after a lifetime of performing, I still feel that fear when I step on stage.

If performing can be scary for us educators, how much scarier must it be for teen students still discovering their identity—for whom “fitting in” can feel like the most important thing?