Episode 67: Eric Booth: Making Stuff You Care About to Make Change

<p>This episode's guest is artist, educator, and global cultural leader, Eric Booth. Eric’s passion is activating the artistry of others to foster&nbsp;wellness, create thriving communities and change behaviors for the better. Eric has written seven books, taught at Juilliard, Stanford, Lincoln Center, and consulted on arts, learning, teaching, and innovation across the globe.</p><h2>BIO</h2><p>In 2015 Eric Booth was given the nation’s highest award in arts education (the first artist to receive it).&nbsp;He began as a Broadway actor, and became a businessman (his company became the largest of its kind in the U.S. in 7 years), and author of seven books, including the bestseller The Everyday Work of Art,&nbsp;Playing for Their Lives (the only book about music for social change programs around the world)&nbsp;and Tending the Perennials, and over 30 published articles.&nbsp;He has been on the faculty of Juilliard (12 years), Tanglewood (5 years), The Kennedy Center (20 years), and Lincoln Center Education (for 41 years). He serves as a consultant for many arts organizations (including seven of the ten largest U.S. orchestras), cities, states and businesses around the U.S., and in 11 other countries. He has founded and led teaching artist training programs around the world. A frequent keynote speaker, he gave the closing keynote to UNESCO's first world arts education conference, and&nbsp;founded the International Teaching Artist Collaborative. Website : <em>ericbooth.net</em></p><h2>Notable Mentions</h2><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chekhov" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anton Checkhov:</a> &nbsp;29&nbsp;January 1860<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chekhov#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[note 2]</a>&nbsp;– 15 July 1904<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chekhov#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[note 3]</a>) was a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russian</a><a