From the sculptures at Easter Island to the music of the 60's, from Greek theater to Native American dances, art has been created for and by people to provide a framework for and an understanding of their own lives. It has been a personal and community expression of beliefs, concerns, humor, and everything else that is fundamental to life's experiences. This is one part of what makes art so important in our lives, that it reflects and expresses the meanings of our own lives. This alone would make it a worthwhile pursuit at Dancing Rabbit. Art, for many of us, is a basic part of enjoying our lives, and we won't be much of a model if we aren't happy.
Art also represents a culture.
Learning about another culture through its art can often create an emotional connection to that culture in a way that academic or bureaucratic texts never could. We have tried to define Dancing Rabbit's structures and institutions in a way that will best support the culture we are trying to create. Some people are inspired by our ecological ideas, but others are inspired by our dreams of a new culture. The beauty of a painting, for example, comes in part from the fact that it expresses what cannot be expressed in words. The world we are trying to create is something beyond what we are able to state in our written vision.