Did you ever have an imaginary friend as a child, or know someone who did? Whether it is the medicine man who speaks to plant divas, the child who sees fairies, the inventor who envisions something before it exists, or the composer who hears a symphony in a waterfall and Read more…
Arizona is a state with a strong and diverse Latino community and an Indian population with a history that goes back over a thousand years. Along the East Coast of the United States, the newcomers from Europe arrived from the east in the early 1600s. In The Southwest, Marcos deNiza Read more…
Artists influence our culture, but what influences the artists? Inspired art has always shaped the culture around us, though it’s a relatively new concept that art would be used for individual profit rather than community enrichment. What are the differences between art that is created for the pleasure of personal Read more…
Arizona is a state with a strong and diverse Indian population with a history that goes back over a thousand years. Along the East Coast of The United States, the newcomers from Europe arrived from the east in the early 1600’s. In Arizona, Marcos deNiza along with Estevanico (an escaped African slave), Read more…
The news you are about to read would fold a newspaper, it would shrivel the ratings of any TV news show. Why? Because it is good news, incredibly good news in fact. Ordinarily, many of us feel defeated by the ceaseless drone of bad news: news of violence, hunger and Read more…
In the fall of 2010 Culture Collective collaborated with Buildon in San Francisco and Oakland to create a video for the Chalk for Change program initiated by Tom Silverman. Chalk for Change challenges youth to inform themselves about important political, social, or environmental issues in their community and take to the street Read more…
It all starts with a dream. Speaking your dreams out loud and having someone listen and be interested is one of the most empowering things you can do for yourself and those around you. Have You ever heard an older person dis (bad talk) on younger people or say things like, Read more…
An exciting collaboration between Dennis The Red, Academy of Art University, and Culture Collective, Teddy The Traveler is a children’s travel show. Each week Teddy, (a puppet bear) and Miss Tickle The Mouse travel to a different country to discover the landscape and people through a timeless story from that culture. Teddy and the Read more…
“How we treat the child, the child will grow up to treat the world” -Pam Leo My interest in creating a better future always has me thinking about children and the world they will inherit. A few years back I was fortunate enough to meet Robin Grille, Author of Parenting Read more…
Based on the characters and stories of the live performance group Living Folklore, Giggle Bubble Dreams is the media-extension of this brand. With over 15 years of success reaching audiences of all ages using giant puppet parades, stilt-walkers, clowns, musicians, and other performing artists, Living Folklore has become the premiere Read more…