Episode 48: Jennifer Williams - Art and the Changing World

Can small stories, from out of the way places make a big difference. Jennifer Williams thinks so and has spent her life sharing those stories and spreading the good word. BIOJennifer Williams is an American artist based in London. Before moving to the UK, she co-produced the Williams Toy Theater, a touring puppet theater. In 1978, she founded and directed the Centre for Creative Communities (formerly British American Arts Association), London, which was open until 2009. The Centre worked across Europe and in the States to promote the building of sustainable communities where education and the arts have pivotal roles to play in personal, social, cultural, and economic development. Currently, she works as a professional artist making and teaching how to make hand-made books, illustrations, etchings, and photographs. She is an active member of the International Futures Forum. Notable Mentionshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Gardner (Howard Gardner): Howard Earl Gardner (born July 11, 1943) is an American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_psychologist (developmental psychologist) and the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Graduate_School_of_Education (Harvard Graduate School of Education) at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University (Harvard University). He is currently the senior director of Harvard Project Zero, and since 1995, he has been the co-director of The Good Project.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Gardner#cite_note-Gordon,_Lynn_Melby_2006-2 ([2])He is best known for his https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences (theory of multiple intelligences), as outlined in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Gardner#cite_note-Gordon,_Lynn_Melby_2006-2 ([2]) The Center for Creative Communities (formerly the British American Art Association): The Centre worked across Europe and i