The Magical Powers of Curiosity

I know I’m not alone in my passion for connecting kids to arts and cultural experiences who may not otherwise have access. It’s personal to me because it’s something I wish someone had done for me as a kid — and now I’m actually in a position to make an impact by creating those opportunities for others. It’s the mission of Situation Project — our 501(c)(3) organization that connects underserved NYC public school students with the amazing arts and cultural experiences their city offers.

If you’ve attended an event hosted by Situation, you’ve heard mention of Situation Project. And the reason I always want to promote it is simple — our best ideas have often come from the shared passion and curiosity of others. There are so many people in our network who are already pursuing a similar mission in their communities or who have been wanting to take action but needed some support to get their idea off the ground.

Since we founded Situation Project, we’ve had the privilege of creating some pretty amazing experiences. We’ve taken over theaters for a day and had museums open their doors early for us. We’ve even had a Broadway show perform part of their show in an auditorium at a middle school in the South Bronx. So many of these ideas could have started and ended with “no” — and for good reasons! No big budgets, tons of union regulations, never enough time, questions like…