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ANGELA MANNO
Founder/Director amanno@pcrs.net 42 Commerce Street 3f
155 West Granite Ave.
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School of Living Arts Background and Vision Statement It is my great pleasure to announce the founding of THE SCHOOL OF LIVING ARTS for Creativity and Ecological Culture, a long held dream of creating a land based Institute offering classes, exhibitions, lectures, workshops and residencies that foster creativity and promote a culture that is in harmony with nature. . The founding of THE SCHOOL OF LIVING ARTS stems from my search over the past thirteen years for a pattern that connects personal and planetary health. I have discovered that creativity is both a discipline and an innate faculty and is key to our health and survival, and that if we are to meet the challenges that lie before us as a society and a species, we must develop our creativity based on life affirming values and learn to exercise it in a conscious and concerted way. The late Jonas Salk, renowned physician who discovered the polio vaccine, stated, in fact, that "The mere recognition of the phenomenon of creativity is of the greatest importance to survival and evolution." . On my quest over the years I have worked with many dedicated, innovative and visionary teachers, scholars, writers, poets, artists, therapists, and practical ecologists who are helping to lay the foundation for a sustainable human presence on the planet. . THE SCHOOL OF LIVING ARTS for Creativity and Ecological Culture will eventually host them all to share their unique gifts with the general public in an idyllic and tranquil environment. . In addition to our plan to bring in internationally known figures, the Colorado campus of THE SCHOOL OF LIVING ARTS will draw from the rich human resources in and around the Crestone area, hosting programs given by our extraordinary and talented neighbors. . The course offerings and activities of THE SCHOOL OF LIVING ARTS will focus on three interrelated themes: Creativity and the Arts; Cosmology; and The Four Domains of Relationship. The latter subject heading refers to the four major dimensions in which we exist, simultaneously - the Intrapersonal; Interpersonal; Human-Earth; and Human-Divine. Welcome! ANGELA MANNO
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