Recent data and analysis from the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that the first year of the pandemic caused the most severe economic setback for the arts and culture sector in the last 22 years. But there are also reasons for hope.

A nearly ten year commitment to bringing the arts in-house is giving Thoughtworks a unique perspective on the value of pairing artists with engineers.

From robotics to AI, the careers of tomorrow will require creative, interdisciplinary, and humanist thinking. Liberal arts graduates are poised to succeed in this new and transfigured world.

What arts and culture policies will the Biden/Harris administration pursue in 2021 and beyond? The arts have taken a beating this year, but fresh thinking in government and the private sector reveal opportunities for a new beginning.

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. Like a beloved object that falls to the floor and shatters, the pandemic battered our health, jobs, and sense of security. But just six months later the first hints of gold are now coming into view.

The French painter Henri Matisse created his most joyful images while incapacitated and bedridden for the last decade of his life. In a time of pandemic, he can teach us how flights of imagination overcome deprivation, and how we can find strength in solitude.

The Art Students League is now offering a full roster of online classes because of the current pandemic. For an institution that prizes the tactile experience and person-to-person interaction, this rapid shift to online learning has revealed challenges and opportunities.

Bolt-of-lightning ideas are a stereotype of creativity, but in reality, they are exceptionally rare. Masters of their art, like Chef Bruno Bertin, know that inspiration only happens when years of discipline have made their instincts as certain as trial and error.