The Miss Chief Cycle is bringing the history of Turtle Island to the opera stage

Kent Monkman’s painting A Star Is Born: Miss Chief soars through a starry night sky trailing red fabric.
Kent Monkman, A Star Is Born. Concept artwork. © Kent Monkman.

Art brings us together

Grow What Matters is a new nonprofit built on a simple belief: what we tend, grows.

We plant and nurture arts, culture, and community experiences that make room for beauty, meaning, and belonging. Art can open a conversation, change a perspective, or bring people into the same room. We help those moments take root, and keep them growing.

We’re starting thoughtfully, with a clear purpose and room to grow.

Lilac and orange fabric draped through a sunlit stone hall, a study for the Grow What Matters visual identity.

What we want to grow

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Creative possibility

Room for artists and cultural ideas to develop, take shape, and reach people.

02

Shared experiences

Gatherings and encounters with art that invite curiosity, conversation, and connection.

03

A sense of belonging

Community life enriched by beauty, meaning, and the chance to experience something together.

Peaceful Piano

Peaceful Piano brings people together around live music, creating space to slow down, listen, and connect. Created by Neeki Bey, the project takes the intimate feeling of a peaceful piano playlist into a shared community experience.

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A pianist at a grand piano, surrounded by listeners at a Peaceful Piano gathering in Frisco.
Frisco, April 2026 · Photo: Serkan Zanagar

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