Is there mission driving your creative journey? My goal is to keep my culture and tradition alive and to have my children know more about who they are and where they come from. How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives? If you do this for us, you will get so much exposure” As an artist who has been in this field for 15 years, I have heard this so many times. Every time I am asked to teach, perform, host, or collaborate, this is always the first thing that is said. “When we devalue the art, we devalue the artist.” -Gaitrie