Why Art is Important and Why we need to keep making Art

Recently, I was handed a colouring book — the kind with thick lines and no real stakes — and I could feel my whole body tense up. Not because I didn't want to colour.

I’ve always considered myself an artist, even from a young age when all I was capable of was spots of colour spread across white printer paper.

This article is modified from a speech given during LOUD Art Society’s 10th Anniversary Gala I started out advocating for the arts’ role in the healing process. Now I speak...