Aspen Ideas Festival

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Fact:
17% versus 5%: Students with access to the arts in high school are three times more likely than students who lack those experiences to earn a bachelor's degree.
—National Endowment for the Arts, March 2012

Audio/Video: Arts

3D Technology in the Service of Storytelling
DreamWorks CEO, Jeffrey Katzenberg, discusses 3D technology in the service of storytelling with Matthew Bishop. See more
Bringing Stone to Life: The Career of Sculptor Guy Dill
Sculptor Guy Dill, a Harman-Eisner artist-in-residence, discusses the creative process of sculpture and present an... See more
What Does the Future of Live Theater Look Like?
A leading American playwright, actor, and producer, John Guare, discusses the future of live theater (culturally,... See more
The Twitter Effect on Movies and Culture
Studio executives from the industry's top companies will discuss how social media, particularly Twitter, is reshaping... See more
Making Ideas Come Alive in Film
Innovative directors present short excerpts from their films and discuss how they create films about ideas without... See more
Waiting for Superman
Waiting For Superman: a film screening and discussion. Bill Gates, Geoffrey Canada, Davis Guggenheim, Eric Adler,... See more

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Fact: Arts
60: approximate percentage of artists and related workers who are self-employed. Almost one-fourth of fashion designers and 30 percent of commercial or industrial designers are self-employed.
—Bureau of Labor Statistics