Abstract
This article addresses the agency of art with reference to an exhibition entitled “The Nature of Spirit”. That show appeared in the local public library, resonating strongly with notions of “heartwork”. My first Artizein publication was written in response to 9/11, and this one maintains comparable urgency, seeking solace in art precisely when the world seems to be sliding into lunacy. The prose explores the powers of art in traumatizing times with words, while the images offer the reader insight and support energetically.
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Edwards, Holly PhD
(2026)
"Showing It! Art Matters. But Why? How?,"
Artizein: Arts and Teaching Journal: Vol. 10:
Iss.
1, Article 11.
Available at:
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/atj/vol10/iss1/11
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