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ArtLifting: The Business of Empowering Hidden Talents

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

ArtLifting began as a business working to empower homeless and disabled artists by giving them a marketplace for their work. Now, they’ve grown into a model that makes us ask: What if more businesses worked to energize the hidden talent around the world? How could that change all of our lives?

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