# Spark creativity + culture
**Source**: https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/priorities/spark-creativity-culture/
**Parent**: https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/
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# Spark creativity + culture
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## Studying creativity and culture illuminates the human experience and helps make sense of our world. By supporting the arts and humanities at U of T, you can help us develop the critical tools for imagining better ways of living.
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For nearly two centuries, U of T has been home to artists, scholars and iconoclasts — from Northrop Frye and Marshall McLuhan to Margaret Atwood, Malcolm Gladwell and Michael Ondaatje — who have transformed disciplines, challenged cherished beliefs and inspired new generations of thought leaders. The arts and humanities are just as central to our research and teaching mission today. With your support, we will develop the fearless and empathetic thinking needed to navigate a world of rapid social, technological and environmental change.
## Discover how U of T is sparking creativity and culture
[Revitalize a cornerstone of Toronto’s cultural life](https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/?post_type=initiatives&p=2876)
The revitalized MacMillan Theatre, the Faculty of Music’s largest performance space, will be a destination in the heart of Toronto.
[Learn more](https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/?post_type=initiatives&p=2876)
[Enhance programming and spaces at Hart House](https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/initiatives/enhance-programming-and-spaces-at-hart-house/)
Hart House Renewal will make our beloved student centre for arts, dialogue, and wellness even more welcoming and physically accessible.
[Learn more](https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/initiatives/enhance-programming-and-spaces-at-hart-house/)
[Transform human inquiry for the information age](https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/initiatives/transform-human-inquiry-for-the-information-age/)
The Critical Digital Humanities Initiative equips scholars with technical and design expertise and fosters collaborations that deepen our understanding of power, culture, and social justice.
[Learn more](https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/initiatives/transform-human-inquiry-for-the-information-age/)
[Protect Canada’s cultural assets](https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/initiatives/protect-canadas-cultural-assets/)
As music, television, and film undergo transformational change, the University of Toronto Media Commons is working to preserve a vibrant Canadian cultural trove.
[Learn more](https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/initiatives/protect-canadas-cultural-assets/)
[Support a marquee space for collaboration at OISE](https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/initiatives/support-a-marquee-space-for-collaboration-at-oise/)
OISE Commons will transform a dated ground floor into a forum for creativity, innovation, and sharing ideas.
[Learn more](https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/initiatives/support-a-marquee-space-for-collaboration-at-oise/)
[Create a high-tech venue for talented musicians](https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/initiatives/create-a-high-tech-venue-for-talented-musicians/)
The Jay Telfer Forum will combine beauty and technology in the heart of the city’s renowned cultural precinct.
[Learn more](https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/initiatives/create-a-high-tech-venue-for-talented-musicians/)
## Help us spark creativity & culture:
Choose a [featured initiative](https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/initiatives/) to support with a donation today, create a legacy through a [planned gift](https://engage.utoronto.ca/gift-planning) or [contact us](mailto:major.gifts@utoronto.ca?subject=Defy Gravity Campaign - Gift Inquiry) to discuss possibilities.
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