A child who rarely spoke found their voice through clay.That moment didn’t show up in test scores—but it changed everything.

Why Arts? grew from moments like these. Not just visual arts—and not just art as a subject—but the arts as process, inquiry, relationship, and meaning-making.

This podcast explores the arts not as an “extra,” but as a way of thinking, relating, and learning—across classrooms, studios, and community spaces.Hosted by Nanvi Jhala, educator, artist and designer (Harvard Graduate School of Education ’25).

Why Arts? features conversations with educators, artists, dancers, theatre-makers, designers, and leaders who use artistic processes to explore ideas, teach across disciplines, and create belonging.

If you care about process over product, listening over rushing, and learning that honors the whole human—this is for you.