Together, creatively, we will be stronger.
No doubt the 298 members of the Kapiti Arts & Creative Industries group already know that living a life more creative, is good for the soul, good for our wellbeing, good for our energy, and the benchmark for human communication and expression. Words, whilst handy, are not always necessary. Creative expression, whether musical, drawn, sculpted, painted, etched, filmed, spoken, or stitched is a universal language of its own. Many believe that cross-cultural understanding is gained principally through creative expression and exchange. Some of us know from first hand experience, the role that the arts have played in UN peacekeeping missions. Our troops might have been present to rebuild infrastructure in East Timor, Bougainville, the Arabian Gulf and other 'hot spots' in the world, but the lasting legacy is the mutual respect and understanding forged through artistic exchanges with different sets of people in the same place, at the same time. Peace is not a gift. It is earne