Hello Creative Community,
One of our incredible creative writers, junior Morgan Olsen, wrote a gorgeous poem called Becoming, which she performed at Divine Wine last Saturday. Morgan gave me permission to share her work more broadly and I’ve included a snapshot of her poem below.
What strikes me every time I read her poem is the last line: “Where not knowing/Is adored.”
I love that our sweet specialized arts program savors the verb becoming and that we embrace situations that keep us growing and searching for knowing. It might be hard work projects with a loose plan like building and tearing down lights and sound for a one night event as we did last weekend with Divine Wine (see our Sunday clean up crew below as well as adorable captures of Divine Wine guests) Or it could be grappling with something much more complex—dare I say like new technology, even generative AI (not pictured and not at all in use in this message!)
We hope our community knows us well and trusts us enough to share thoughts and concerns directly so that we may grapple and grow together in all of our creative ventures. We know we always have work to do. Valuing the interaction and learning and adapting as we give and receive feedback is a cornerstone of our creative programs. If you haven’t noticed, the adults around here are ALL IN to fostering a creative community that is thoughtful, skilled, supportive, and ever becoming versions of ourselves that take in the complex world around us. We hope both the well established and not knowing parts are equally adored.
With love for our gorgeous and generous community,
Michelle Cortez