{"id":549,"count":2,"description":"\u201cArt enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time,\u201d stated Thomas<img class=\"wp-image-12542 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allamericanentertainment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rhondak-native-florida-folk-artist-83553.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"178\" \/> Merton.\u00a0 It is an important part of our culture.\u00a0 Art tells our human story, encourages critical thinking, bridges cultural gaps, and even improves a person\u2019s quality of life.\u00a0 It enables us to see ourselves in a greater context and look at the world in different and unique ways.","link":"https:\/\/www.allamericanspeakers.com\/blog\/category\/art-design\/","name":"Art &amp; Design","slug":"art-design","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allamericanspeakers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allamericanspeakers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allamericanspeakers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allamericanspeakers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}