Laura Ballance
Executive Director of The Hudgens Center for Arts & Learning in Duluth, Georgia, leading nonprofit arts education and community programs.
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APPEARANCES
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PODCASTS
Jun 29, 2026
Stan HallHOST
Have there been stories or experiences that stand out to you where clearly art made a meaningful difference in someone's life?
Laura BallanceGUEST
I mean, and that's the really the fun part of my job is getting to be boots on the ground and see that every day.
Laura BallanceGUEST
It's several years ago we were doing a free after school program at a local elementary school for at risk elementary school age kids.
12 MINS LATER
Stan HallHOST
Talk a little bit about that and just the magnitude that, you know, that, that, that contest potentially could be for an artist emerging or otherwise.
Stan HallHOST
Have there been stories or experiences that stand out to you where clearly art made a meaningful difference in someone's life?
Laura BallanceGUEST
I mean, and that's the really the fun part of my job is getting to be boots on the ground and see that every day.
Laura BallanceGUEST
It's several years ago we were doing a free after school program at a local elementary school for at risk elementary school age kids.
12 MINS LATER
Stan HallHOST
Talk a little bit about that and just the magnitude that, you know, that, that, that contest potentially could be for an artist emerging or otherwise.