“We spend a lot of time helping [students] understand the power of their work, the power of their words, the power of their presence. [As a young artist] you have the chance to make something that is going to shift how someone thinks. If you get used to feeling like your words and your work and your actions matter, you’re more likely to go through life acting like your words and your work and your actions matter. And they do.”
Jason Patera talked with Heidi Stevens for the Chicago Tribune about the impact The Academy community had during his recovery from brain surgery. Read below!