From Idea to Art: Exploring the Creative Process

Stat: $764 billion. That’s how much the arts contribute to the U.S. economy each year.  

Story: The creative process for artists can seem mysterious—what sparks an artist’s initial idea and how does that idea become reality? Host Dan LeDuc talks to Pew Arts Fellow, and Pulitzer Prize- and Grammy Award-winning classical composer Jennifer Higdon about her creative process, and also interviews Paula Marincola from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage about supporting the arts.

(Music used with permission from The Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.)

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