ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Hadi Eldebek - Musician, educator, entrepreneur
TED Resident Hadi Eldebek is a musician, educator and entrepreneur who creates artistic, cultural, and educational projects around the world.

Why you should listen

After completing his undergraduate studies in math and chemistry, Hadi Eldebek enrolled in a master's program in industrial engineering before he decided to focus on music, culture, and entrepreneurship. His choice was encountered by doubts about how he was going to make it as an artist.

When Eldebek was awarded a music grant in 2015, he started to explore how to make funding opportunities more accessible to artists around the world, sparking grantPA -- a platform that connects artists and organizations to funding and professional development opportunities.

Eldebek's collaborations with pioneers in the world of arts, culture and education, including Yo-Yo Ma's SilkRoad Ensemble, Disney World Imagineering and Harvard Graduate School of Education have equipped him with a valuable mindset and powerful insights that led him into the creation of numerous projects. He often tours as a musician and a panelist. He was recently a TED Resident, where he co-developed grantPA and Circle World Arts with his brother, Mohamad Eldebek, into ideas worth spreading.

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Hadi Eldebek: Why must artists be poor?

Hadi Eldebek: Como artistas contribuem para a economia e como podemos ajudá-los

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A arte traz significado para nossa vida e essência para nossa cultura. Então, por que nós esperamos que artistas tenham dificuldades em seguir suas carreiras? Hadi Eldebek está trabalhando para criar uma sociedade na qual artistas possam ser mais valorizados. Para isso, ele está utilizando uma plataforma online que une artistas a oportunidades de bolsas e fundos, a fim de que se foquem inteiramente em criar arte.
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I come from a family of five brothers,
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Eu venho de uma família de cinco irmãos,
00:15
all scientists and engineers.
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todos são cientistas e engenheiros.
00:18
A few years ago,
I sent them the following email:
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Há alguns anos, enviei
aos meus irmãos o seguinte e-mail:
00:22
"Dear brothers, I hope
this message finds you well.
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"Caro irmãos, espero que estejam bem.
00:26
I am emailing to let you know
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Estou escrevendo, pois quero que saibam
00:28
that I'm dropping out
of my master's program in engineering
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que eu abandonei
o meu mestrado em engenharia
00:31
to pursue a career
as a full-time musician.
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para me dedicar à carreira de músico
em período integral.
00:35
All that I ask from you
is not to worry about me."
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Tudo que peço é que não
se preocupem comigo".
00:40
Brother number one replied.
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O primeiro irmão respondeu.
00:42
He was encouraging but a bit skeptical.
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Ele estava animado, mas um pouco cético.
00:45
He said, "I wish you the best of luck.
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Ele disse: "Desejo-lhe boa sorte.
00:47
You're going to need it."
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Você vai precisar".
00:49
(Laughter)
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(Risos)
00:51
Brother number two
was a little bit more skeptical.
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O segundo irmão estava
um pouco mais cético.
00:55
He said, "Don't do it!
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Ele disse: "Não faça isso!
00:56
This will be the worst
mistake of your life.
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Este será o pior erro da sua vida.
00:59
Find a real career."
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Encontre um emprego decente".
01:01
(Laughter)
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(Risos)
01:02
Well, the rest of my brothers
were so enthusiastic about my decision,
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O restante dos meus irmãos estava
tão entusiasmado sobre minha decisão
01:07
they didn't even respond.
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que nem me responderam.
01:09
(Laughter)
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(Risos)
01:12
I know that the skepticism
coming from my brothers
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Sei que o ceticismo dos meus irmãos
01:15
is out of care and concern for me.
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era, na verdade, cuidado e proteção.
01:17
They were worried.
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Eles ficaram preocupados.
01:18
They thought it would be difficult
to make it as an artist,
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Eles pensaram que poderia ser difícil
tornar-se um artista,
01:22
that it will be a challenge.
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que seria algo desafiador.
01:25
And you know what? They were right.
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Quer saber a verdade? Eles estavam certos.
01:28
It is such a challenge
to be a full-time artist.
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É muito complicado ser um artista
em tempo integral.
01:31
I have so many friends
who need to have a second job
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Eu tenho tantos amigos
que precisam de um segundo emprego
01:34
as a plan B in order to pay for the bills,
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como plano B para pagarem suas contas.
01:36
except that plan B
sometimes becomes their plan A.
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Porém, algumas vezes,
o plano B torna-se o plano A.
01:41
And it's not just my friends and I
who experience this.
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Não somos apenas eu e meus amigos
que experimentamos isto.
01:45
The US Census Bureau states that only
10 percent of art school graduates
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O "Census Bureau" revelou que apenas
10% dos graduados em arte
01:50
end up working as full-time artists.
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acabam trabalhando como artistas
em tempo integral.
01:53
The other 90 percent, they change careers,
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Os 90% restantes mudam de carreira.
01:55
they work in marketing,
sales, education and other fields.
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Eles trabalham em publicidade, vendas,
educação e outras áreas.
02:00
But this is not news, right?
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Não é novidade, certo?
02:02
We almost expect the artist
to be a struggling artist.
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Nós esperamos que artistas
tenham dificuldade em ser artistas.
02:06
But why should we expect that?
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Mas por que pensamos desta forma?
02:10
I read an article in the "Huffington Post"
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Eu li um artigo no "Huffington Post"
02:12
saying that four years ago,
the European Union
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afirmando que há quatro anos
a União Europeia
02:16
began the world's largest ever
arts funding initiative.
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iniciou o maior financiamento artístico
já realizado no mundo.
02:19
Creative Europe
will give 2.4 billion dollars
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"Europa Criativa" dará US$ 2,4 bilhões
02:23
to over 300,000 artists.
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para mais de 300 mil artistas.
02:26
In contrast, the US budget
for our National Endowment for the Arts,
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Em contrapartida, o orçamento
do "National Endowment for the Arts",
02:32
the largest single funder
for the arts across the United States,
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o maior fundo de arte americano,
02:35
is merely 146 million dollars.
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é de apenas US$ 146 milhões.
02:39
To put things into perspective,
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Fazendo uma comparação,
02:41
the US budget for the military
marching bands alone
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o orçamento das fanfarras militares
02:46
is almost twice as much as the entire NEA.
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é quase o dobro do NEA.
02:51
Another striking image comes from
Brendan McMahon for the "Huffington Post,"
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Outra comparação impressionante é
a do Brendan McMahon no "Huffington Post"
02:56
saying that out of
the one trillion dollar budget
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afirmando que se do um trilhão gasto
02:59
for military and defense-related spending,
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com as forças militares
03:02
if only 0.05 percent
were allocated to the arts,
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apenas 0,05% fosse repassado à arte,
03:06
we would be able to pay
for 20 full-time symphony orchestras
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nós poderíamos manter
20 orquestras sinfônicas
03:10
at 20 million dollars apiece,
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com um orçamento de US$ 20 milhões cada
03:12
and give over 80,000 artists
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e dar para mais de 80 mil artistas
03:16
an annual salary of 50,000 dollars each.
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um salário anual de US$ 50 mil.
03:20
If that's only 0.05 percent,
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Se tudo isto com apenas 0,05%,
03:23
imagine what a full one percent could do.
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imagine o que pode ser feito com 1%.
03:26
Now, I know we live
in a capitalist society,
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Eu sei que vivemos
em uma sociedade capitalista
03:29
and profits matter a lot.
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e lucros importam muito.
03:32
So let's look at it
from a financial angle, shall we?
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Então, vamos olhar a partir
do ponto de vista financeiro.
03:36
The US nonprofit arts industry
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A indústria de arte americana
sem fins lucrativos
03:38
generates more than 166 billion dollars
in economic activity,
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gera mais de US$ 166 bilhões
de atividade econômica,
03:44
it employs 5.7 million people
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emprega 5,7 milhões de pessoas
03:48
and it returns 12.6 billion dollars
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e paga US$ 12,6 bilhões
03:51
in tax revenue.
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em impostos.
03:52
But this is only a financial angle, right?
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Este é apenas o lado financeiro, certo?
03:54
We all know that the arts is way more
than just an economic value.
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Todos nós sabemos que a arte é
mais que um mero valor econômico.
03:59
The arts brings meaning to life.
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A arte traz significado à vida.
04:01
It's the spirit of our culture.
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É a essência da nossa cultura.
04:04
It brings people together
and it supports creativity
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Ela reúne as pessoas,
dá suporte à criatividade
04:06
and social cohesion.
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e a interação social.
04:09
But if the arts contributes
this much to our economy,
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Mas se os artistas contribuem
tanto para nossa economia,
04:13
why then do we still invest
so little in arts and artists?
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por que investimos tão pouco neles?
04:19
Why do more than 80 percent
of our schools nationwide
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Por que mais de 80% das escolas,
ao longo do país,
04:23
still experience budget cuts
in arts education programs?
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ainda experimentam cortes orçamentários
nos programas artísticos?
04:28
What is it about the value
of arts and artists
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Qual é o valor da arte e dos artistas
04:31
that we still don't understand?
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que nós ainda não entendemos?
04:34
I believe the system is flawed
and far from being fair,
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Eu acredito que o sistema é falho
e extremamente injusto.
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and I want to help change that.
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Eu quero ajudar a mudar esta realidade.
04:39
I want to live in a society
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Eu quero viver em uma sociedade
04:42
where artists are more valued
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onde artistas são mais valorizados
04:43
and have more cultural
and financial support
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e têm mais apoio cultural e financeiro,
04:46
so they can focus on creating arts
instead of being forced to drive Ubers
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para que possam focar em criar arte,
em vez de serem motoristas do "Uber"
04:50
or take corporate jobs
they'd rather not have.
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ou trabalhar em empregos que não gostam.
04:53
There are other sources of income
for artists, however.
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Há outras fontes de renda aos artistas.
04:57
There are private foundations,
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Há fundações privadas,
04:59
grants and patrons who give money,
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bolsas e doações.
05:02
except a vast majority of artists
don't know about these opportunities.
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Porém, a maior parte dos artistas
não conhecem essas oportunidades.
05:07
On one side you have institutions
and people with money.
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De um lado há instituições
e pessoas com dinheiro.
05:10
On the other side
you have artists seeking funding,
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Do outro há artistas precisando de fundos,
05:13
but the artists don't know
about the people with the money,
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mas eles não sabem sobre
as pessoas com dinheiro
05:16
and the people with the money
don't necessarily know
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e elas não necessariamente conhecem
05:18
about the artists out there.
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sobre os artistas.
05:20
This is why I am very excited
to share "Grantpa,"
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É por isso que estou muito contente
em compartilhar "Grantpa",
05:23
an online platform that uses technology
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uma plataforma online
05:26
to match artists with grants
and funding opportunities
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para unir artistas a oportunidades
de bolsas e fundos,
05:30
in a way that is easy, fast
and less intimidating.
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de forma fácil, rápida e prazerosa.
05:34
Grantpa is only one step
towards solving an existing problem
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"Grantpa" é apenas um passo
para resolver o problema
05:38
of funding inequality,
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de financiamento desigual.
05:41
but we need to work collectively
on multiple fronts
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Nós temos que trabalhar coletivamente,
em múltiplos âmbitos,
05:44
to reevaluate how we view
the artists in our society.
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para reavaliar como enxergamos
os artistas em nossa sociedade.
05:48
Do we think of arts
as a luxury or a necessity?
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Nós pensamos que a arte é apenas
um artigo de luxo ou uma necessidade?
05:52
Do we understand what goes on
in the day-to-day life of an artist,
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Nós entendemos o que acontece
na vida diária de um artista
05:57
or do we still believe that artists,
no matter how struggling they are,
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ou nós ainda acreditamos que artistas,
não importa quantos problemas enfrentem,
06:01
are happy simply because
they're following their passion?
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são felizes simplesmente
porque estão seguindo suas paixões?
06:06
In a few years, I plan to send
my brothers the following email:
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Daqui há alguns anos, planejo enviar
aos meus irmãos o seguinte e-mail:
06:12
"Dear brothers, I hope
this message finds you well.
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"Caro irmãos, espero que estejam bem.
06:16
I am emailing to let you know
that I am doing great
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Quero que saibam que estou
fazendo um bom trabalho.
06:19
and so are hundreds
of thousands of artists
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Centenas de milhares de artistas
06:21
who are being valued more
culturally and financially
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estão sendo mais valorizados
culturalmente e financeiramente
06:25
and getting enough funding
to focus on their crafts
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e possuem dinheiro suficiente
para focar em seu trabalho
06:28
and create more art.
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e criar mais arte.
06:30
I appreciate all of your support.
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Eu respeito todo o suporte que me deram.
06:32
Couldn't have done it without you."
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Não poderia ter feito sem vocês".
06:34
Thank you.
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Obrigado.
06:35
(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
Translated by Lucas Soares
Reviewed by Custodio Marcelino

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Hadi Eldebek - Musician, educator, entrepreneur
TED Resident Hadi Eldebek is a musician, educator and entrepreneur who creates artistic, cultural, and educational projects around the world.

Why you should listen

After completing his undergraduate studies in math and chemistry, Hadi Eldebek enrolled in a master's program in industrial engineering before he decided to focus on music, culture, and entrepreneurship. His choice was encountered by doubts about how he was going to make it as an artist.

When Eldebek was awarded a music grant in 2015, he started to explore how to make funding opportunities more accessible to artists around the world, sparking grantPA -- a platform that connects artists and organizations to funding and professional development opportunities.

Eldebek's collaborations with pioneers in the world of arts, culture and education, including Yo-Yo Ma's SilkRoad Ensemble, Disney World Imagineering and Harvard Graduate School of Education have equipped him with a valuable mindset and powerful insights that led him into the creation of numerous projects. He often tours as a musician and a panelist. He was recently a TED Resident, where he co-developed grantPA and Circle World Arts with his brother, Mohamad Eldebek, into ideas worth spreading.

More profile about the speaker
Hadi Eldebek | Speaker | TED.com

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