“I don’t think there’s a shortage of talent. I think it’s a shortage of educational opportunities. A lot of guys want to learn, but they need an environment where they feel supported.”
“It’s about leveraging those personal relationships. Sometimes all it takes is hearing a story from someone who’s been a Big to inspire someone else to join.”
“I do think that when you scale, you want to make sure that you don't lose some of that magic that you had when you first started."
“We seek to serve all students and better their health and well-being, one program and one event at a time.”
“We’re out in the neighborhoods as much as possible. Whether we’re at coffee shops, during neighborhood walks, or even standing at local markets, our goal is to build authentic relationships.”
“This isn’t just about preserving the past; it’s about giving people a reason to experience Wabash in new ways.”
“The opportunity is so endless with our collaboration with the community. They continue to amaze me every day with the opportunities they bring for our students."
“There are so many former students in our community who are teaching art or are retired educators. Many former students are producing art or supporting the arts and there are many who chose other paths but who value the training they received at the Fort Wayne Art School.”
“What the county has decided to do is we're going to swim upstream and focus on the things that bring people to a specific place. Because then that means downstream the employers will come and invest if we've done a really good job attracting and retaining top talent.”
"The route was just one single loop in and out of Sherman Boulevard, and that single loop was about a mile and a half long. Today we’ve grown to three miles long and we have 186 display scenes, so in 10 years, it has grown pretty significantly.”
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