“Political and Legal measures for the nurturance of the spirit sap the strength of the cultural life, while a cultural life that is left entirely to its own inherent interests and impulses will strengthen every aspect of social life…human ethical impulses wither away if they are not allowed to arise within a free cultural life, but are instead forced to take the particular turn that the political-legal structure of society finds necessary for carrying on work in the spheres it has previously mapped out. A person brought up and educated within a free cultural life will certainly, through his very initiative, bring along into his calling the stamp of his or her own personality. Such a person will not allow himself to be fitted into the social works like a cog into a machine. In the end, however, what he brings into it will not disturb the harmony of the whole, but rather increase it.”
-Rudolf Steiner,
Culture, Law and Economics
The course will take place in rural Columbia County New York, 2 hours north of NYC. The art course is supported by people all over the country. We receive a great deal from the supportive community of individuals in our area who help us in many ways.
The course is fiscally sponsored by a multifaceted association called the Hawthorne Valley Association. This association is dedicated to promoting social and cultural renewal through the integration of education, agriculture and the arts. Perhaps the Association is most well known for its decades long pioneering of responsible agricultural practices and for its educational programs for children, including the Visiting Students Program and the Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School. Its mission is cultural renewal and this includes striving to foster cultural activities that facilitate individuals developing themselves, making spaces where a person's latent gifts can grow in freedom. It is rooted in the view that though freedom and culture may not always satisfy immediate demands of society, ultimately, when taking the wide view of time, their fruits nourish all branches of human life.
You can learn something more about Hawthorne Valley Association by clicking on the following link.
http://hawthornevalleyassociation.org/
