The British Columbia Arts Council prepared this material for Arts and Culture Week. It appears here with permission. Arts and Culture Week is intended to encourage cultural participation and to raise awareness about the vital role arts and culture plays in all aspects of our lives.
Few activities contribute as much to our quality of life and to the health of our communities.
Art is the excitement of never knowing what is just around the next bend. If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue. Peter Ustinov British actor All arts contribute to the greatest art of all - the art of getting through life. If I could tell you what I meant, I wouldn't need to dance. I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.