{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"How the pandemic helped bring artistic dreams to life","publication_date":"December 24, 2021","summary":"The COVID pandemic led many people to reevaluate, even change their priorities. For some, it inspired them to try something new. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston has the story of people who used the last year to bring their artistic dreams to life. It's part of our arts and culture series, \"CANVAS.\"","author_name":"By Jared Bowen, WGBH","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2021\/12\/985fb5b734968be305a7c01c40560bd8-North-Bennet-Street-School-frame_6450-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}