During my tenure at Dad’s Garage, I had the pleasure of writing and appearing in many different publications.
Atlanta Arts Organizations Predicted To Lose More Than $10 Million During COVID-19 Shutdown
“I found myself over the past three or four weeks unaware of how much time has passed. I kept saying, ‘We need data. We need this survey. We need to be able to share kind of a snapshot of what’s happening in this sector.’ I finally realized that I had to stop saying it or do the survey,” Smith said.

The Arts as Community Builders
So often we say “Art Builds Communities,” but what the heck does that even mean? What constitutes a “community,” and how do the arts support their development?