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      Matamoros Migrant Camp | Songs from the Road

      June 8, 2020

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      June 1, 2020

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      Arnold Montgomery | Improvisation

      April 10, 2020

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      Be Part of “I Wish You Peace”

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      February 8, 2020

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      New Orleans from the Streets | Experimental Film

      May 13, 2020

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      The Himalayas | A Time Lapse Film

      March 1, 2018

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  • BEFORE THE AMERICAS
    • Before the Americas Project

      Emotion: Recorded in an Abandoned Bridge in China

      November 1, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      Playing With Perspective: A Mural Time Lapse

      June 10, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      Recording “Be”: Collaboration Across Five Countries

      May 27, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      Paso A Paso: Sounds of the Himalayas

      May 7, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      Sounds of China & Nepal

      March 14, 2018

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      Community Art in Elko, Nevada

      January 8, 2021

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      A Community Mural in Elko, Nevada

      December 27, 2020

      MURALS

      Classroom Mural at Driggs Elementary School, Idaho

      December 18, 2020

      MURALS

      Rise Coffee House Community Mural in Driggs, Idaho

      December 8, 2020

      MURALS

      Teton Arts Mural in Driggs, Idaho

      October 21, 2020

  • MUSIC
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      Matamoros Migrant Camp | Songs from the Road

      June 8, 2020

      MUSIC

      Songs from the Road | Guntersville, Alabama

      June 1, 2020

      MUSIC

      Arnold Montgomery | Improvisation

      April 10, 2020

      MUSIC

      Jess Langer & Cora Rose | A Song…

      April 7, 2020

      MUSIC

      Dave Brainard & Cora Rose | Song of…

      March 28, 2020

  • WORKSHOPS
    • WORKSHOPS

      Student Artwork Gallery

      May 7, 2020

      WORKSHOPS

      Be Part of “I Wish You Peace”

      April 20, 2020

      WORKSHOPS

      Music Workshop | Blue Ridge Parkway

      March 24, 2020

      WORKSHOPS

      Art Workshop | Tent City on the US-Mexico…

      March 16, 2020

      WORKSHOPS

      Songwriting Workshop | The Art Factory

      February 8, 2020

  • FILM
    • FILM

      New Orleans from the Streets | Experimental Film

      May 13, 2020

      FILM

      The Himalayas | A Time Lapse Film

      March 1, 2018

  • PHOTOGRAPHY
  • BEFORE THE AMERICAS
    • Before the Americas Project

      Emotion: Recorded in an Abandoned Bridge in China

      November 1, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      Playing With Perspective: A Mural Time Lapse

      June 10, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      Recording “Be”: Collaboration Across Five Countries

      May 27, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      Paso A Paso: Sounds of the Himalayas

      May 7, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      Sounds of China & Nepal

      March 14, 2018

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Jim Spence & Cora Rose | A Song of Healing

by Art We There Yet? January 28, 2020
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“All In” was a song of healing for me. I wrote it over the course of two years after my break-up with my college sweetheart.  The song is about a letter I wrote to him. It took one year to write.

In the end, the letter really wasn’t about him. It ended up being the focal point for deep introspection on my part, which is why it took so long to write.  Each time I became brutally honest with myself, it led to revelations in other areas that then needed delving into.  

I have been holding onto this song for a while, and had yet to record even a demo of it.

Jim Spence helped me bring the song to life for the first time.


Meeting Jim Spence

Mid-October found Jose and I in Sparta, NC.  We were painting two murals, I had two workshops, and I was also performing two concerts in town at the local Muddy Creek Cafe. 

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Just before my second concert at Muddy Creek, we received a comment on Facebook from one of our followers, Sue Blackburn.  Sue has been following Art We There Yet since the beginning, and she just happened to be driving the Blue Ridge Parkway when we were in Sparta!  She said she may finally be able to come see us, and was bringing some friends.

I was performing when in walked Sue, with her friends Jim and Claudia.  After the concert, we got to finally say ‘hello’ in person, and I said they should come out to see the bus.

cora rose singing a song of healing

We all went to hang out a bit in the bus, and Jim brought his guitar.  We began playing together and…WOW. True magic.  Poor Claudia and Sue.  Jim and I didn’t want to stop playing, til it was quite late and they had a long drive back to their hotel. 

It was a long shot, but I asked Jim if he would be interested in recording a few songs in the studio the next day.  They had to be in Asheville the next day, but they made it work! We recorded two songs, “Stone Foundation” and “All In”.  Both unreleased and neither had an official demo.

Playing with Jim is one of those treats-of-treats.  Our styles blended so perfectly, and his playing fit my songs like a glove.  I floated the idea of doing a whole album together, and he is game! So stay tuned for that exciting future project!


A Song of Healing

“All In” is truly my song of healing.  It was very painful to lose the love of my ex-partner.  But it was also the catalyst that made me more aware of my own faults.


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About The Project

About The Project

Art We There Yet is a project to create art and music inspired by the Americas, celebrating our shared humanity and giving back to communities along the way. Aboard a school bus converted into an art and recording studio, we are traveling 30,000 miles across 23 countries of North, Central, and South America.

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