Jamie is also involved in the Arts Community

We must fund the Arts in schools and support students who participate. This makes the lives of those involved in the Arts better, but also saves many because of that escape.

  • Grew up in the performing Arts

  • OperaLex (UK Opera Theater)

  • Lexington Theater Company

Arts Make People Love Where They Live

Love for your community leads to economic growth. Data from a three-year study by the John S. and James L Knight Foundation in 2010 show a significant link between resident attachment and local GDP growth, with the arts as a critical component.

86% Of Arts Participants More Involved in Civic Issues*

Arts activities increase residents’ interest in getting involved in local issues and projects. Eighty-six percent of participants who took part in community-based art want to be involved in future projects, and people living where these art projects occurred were more than twice as likely to be civically engaged as those whose neighborhoods did not have projects.

*Nicodemus, A., Engh, R., & Mascaro, C. (2016). Adding it Up: 52 Projects by 30+ Artists in 4 Neighborhoods. Metris Arts Consulting. Retrieved 20 January 2018 from https://issuu.com/metrisarts/docs/adding-it-up-final-draft-web