In 2015 Eric Booth was given Americans for the Arts, Arts Education Leadership Award, and was named one of the 25 most influential people in the arts in the U.S. As an author, he has published seven books, and over 125 articles; and he founded the Teaching Artist Journal and The Ensemble (for the global music for social change movement). He serves as a consultant for many arts organizations, cities, states and businesses around the U.S., and in 11 other countries. A frequent keynote speaker, he gave the keynote to UNESCO’s first World Arts Education Conference. He founded the International Teaching Artist Collaborative and its Climate Collective of teaching artists committed climate crisis response. Website: www.ericbooth.net