The Power of Art | LTIS Episode 16

Art has a remarkable ability to heal trauma, whether it’s a servicemember returning from war or people traumatized by years of a pandemic, according to Nolen Bivens, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts and a retired Army brigadier general. Bivens is the guest on this episode of “Legislatures: The Inside Storey.” Storey talks with Bivens about his journey from a small town in South Carolina to the pinnacle of the U.S. military. Bivens discussed how he first became interested in creativity and art as a way to help veterans heal from their military experience. That led him to running Americans for the Arts and coming to see the cultural life of the country as a national asset.

NCSL Podcasts · Nolen Bivens, Tim Storey