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Art as the Messenger Video • May 10, 2019 

# Shanden Simmons | Art as the Messenger 

- Artist: Shanden Simmons
- [More about the piece ](https://www.cato.org/freedom-art-as-the-messenger/shanden-simmons/profile)

Freedom means something different to every person, yet its value is a common bond between Americans. In these polarized times, Freedom: Art as the Messenger aims to provide a unifying platform of civility and creativity. Artists from across the country–in a wide range of media–share innovative and thought-provoking perspectives on freedom and the enduring need for its protection. The Cato Institute presents its inaugural art exhibition, Freedom: Art as the Messenger. The exhibition is free and open to the public from April 11 to June 14, 2019. [Learn more](https://www.cato.org/freedom-art-as-the-messenger)

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