A creative call to arms from the mind of Neil Gaiman combining his extraordinary words with
deft and striking illustrations by Chris Riddell. Art Matters will inspire its readers to seize
the day in the name of art. 'Like a bedtime story for the rest of your life this is a book to
live by. At its core it's about freeing ideas shedding fear of failure and learning that
things can be different. ' - Institute of Imagination Be bold. Be rebellious. Choose art. It
matters. Neil Gaiman once said that 'the world always seems brighter when you've just made
something that wasn't there before'. This little book is the embodiment of that vision. Drawn
together from speeches poems and creative manifestos Art Matters explores how reading
imagining and creating can change the world and will be inspirational to young and old. What
readers are saying about ART MATTERS 'A rallying cry for all artists and creators' 'Just the
injection of positive thinking I needed' 'What a gorgeous sweet and very very wise little
book' 'You don't know it yet but it's likely you need this book' 'I feel artistically charged
up for the first time in ages'
