Like A Work Of Art, We Exceed

The Inconsistency Of Genius Is A Consistent Theme Of Creativity.

By The Age Of 3, Children From Wealthier Households Hear, On Average, About 500,000 Encouragements And 80,000 Discouragements. The Ratio Is Reversed In Households On Welfare.

The Imagination Is Unleashed By Constraints. You Break Out Of The Box By Stepping Into Shackles.

Grit Is The Stubborn Refusal To Quit.

The Vocational Approach At Nocca (new Orleans Center For The Creative Arts) Helps Build Grit In Students. It Teaches Them How To Be Single-minded In Pursuit Of A Goal, To Sacrifice For The Sake Of A Passion. The Teachers Demand Hard Work From Their Kids Because They Know, From Personal Experience, That Creative Success Requires Nothing Less.