{"name":"Can Art Save Us?","short_name":"Can Art Save Us?","theme_color":"#ffffff","start_url":"/","display":"standalone","background_color":"#fff","description":"<p><strong>Can Art Save Us? – Conversations on Arts, Mental Health, Social Justice &amp; Wellbeing.</strong></p>\n<p>With diverse, national and international artists, I'm exploring the importance of the Arts and why it makes a big difference to our mental, societal and democratic health. Scroll down for all episodes.</p>\n<p><br />Can the Arts change the global epidemic of mental illness, loneliness, the polarization of our communities and global conflict? The dedicated podcast website has news, videos and interview transcriptions at:  <a href=\"http://www.canartsaveus.com\">www.canartsaveus.com </a></p>\n<p>Be inspired, we talk hip-hop poetry, Islamic architecture building peace, tap dance in protest, surrealism and WWII, life as a drag King, music in war, belonging and Syrian architecture, the Art School for the Homeless, the 1970s West Indian Front Room, inclusive dance and wheelchair acrobatics, British-Pakistani, Black-British, Jewish, and Irish poets and spoken word artists, giant ceramic statements, film and end of life, graffiti art and Muslim faith, shamanic storytelling, a Cameroonian clay addict, a world leading sculptor and icons of Justice, voices of Windrush, prison art, Chilean, Indonesian, Ugandan art, nuns and number one albums, and much, much more. I hope you'll join us!</p>\n<p>I’m grateful to all of my guests for taking part and to be able to share their reviews too.</p>\n<div><strong><span class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1j c1-1k c1-b c1-5m c1-1t c1-4n c1-5n\">© </span><span class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1j c1-1k c1-b c1-5m c1-1t c1-4n c1-5n\">Can Art Save Us?</span><span class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1j c1-1k c1-b c1-5m c1-1t c1-4n c1-5n\"> </span>All rights reserved. Content is for informational purposes only and not professional advice. Guest views are their own. </strong></div>","icons":[{"src":"https://deow9bq0xqvbj.cloudfront.net/image-logo/14172927/POD_GENERIC7b3bq_300x300.jpg","sizes":"300x300","type":"image/png"}]}