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      The Story Behind “Here We Listen”

      January 30, 2022

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      A Song from the Bonneville Salt Flats

      February 10, 2021

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      A Song from the US-Mexico Border

      June 8, 2020

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      A Mural Celebrating a Way of Life

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      A Song Celebrating Growth

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      A Song Celebrating Inner Strength

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      A Song Celebrating Healing

      March 24, 2020

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      NOLA from the Streets | A Short Film

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      March 1, 2018

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      June 26, 2022

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      The Story Behind “Emotion”

      November 1, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      A Mural Celebrating Perspective

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      The Story Behind “Be”

      May 27, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

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A Song Celebrating Friendship

by Art We There Yet? February 8, 2020
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Lyrics to “It’s Always Better”

A summer day, a beautiful ocean
At the beach living a dream
Riding a train, fighting your fear
Being with family, we’re all right here

It’s always better when we’re together
We’re the dream team, we can take on anything
It’s always better when you interfere
Take on the challenge and be right here

Writing “It’s Always Better”

This songwriting workshop was special and unique. A multi-age group of dear friends who nearly count as family, I didn’t need to work on getting everyone comfortable sharing ideas here!

We started by looking at the song like a three-layered cake: chords, lyrics, and melody. The students then worked together so beautifully to craft this little tune. They went from zero to a produced recording – in just a few short hours! The chord progression, lyrics, and melody of this song is entirely their collaborative creation.

Our visit with The Art Factory

The Art Factory is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. We passed through on our way out from New Orleans, where we spent a month in post-production and filming our first experimental film.

Our time with The Art Factory was wonderful. I conducted this songwriting workshop, and José also did a photography workshop for the grown-ups!

We were so inspired by the vim and vigor of the Art Factory community! From ceramics, to painting, to screen printing, and everything in between – the arts abound in this space! We were so happy to pass through, even for just a brief time.


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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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