In a new interview on Perspectives with Beth Perrell, United Arts President & CEO Jennifer Evins shares why building a truly thriving arts ecosystem requires collaboration, strategic investment, and support from the entire community. Jennifer highlights United Arts’ refined mission—to strengthen arts, science, history, and culture across all four counties—and explains how the organization now measures “thriving” through clear indicators like artist support, organizational health, audience growth, access to arts education, and the broader impact of creativity on our region’s well-being.
She also speaks to urgent needs in Central Florida’s arts sector, including the shortage of affordable artist studio space, the volatility of state and federal funding, and the essential role individual donors play in keeping creativity accessible for everyone. As she shared, the arts are “so much deeper than entertainment”—they strengthen mental health, education, belonging, and economic vitality across the region.
We invite you to watch or read the full interview above, and learn how you can help make art thrive at unitedartscfl.org/collaborativecampaign.
