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John Dewey believed every person is capable of being an artist, living an artful life of social interaction that benefits and thereby beautifies the world. In Art as Experi-ence, Dewey reminds his readers that the second Council of Nicea censored the church’s use of statutes and incense that distracted from prayer. Dewey, in an inter-esting turnabout, removes dogma from the church, but lauds the sensory details that enable higher understanding of human experience. Dewey evokes a paradox: the appreciation and need for the “experiential ” artifact, but art as catalyst to realms beyond the physical. For Dewey, art functions as experience. Processes of inquiry, looking and find-ing meaning are transformative, extending connections with what is good and right. Expanded perceptions open venues for understanding and action. Attention to de-tail excites potential for meaning, yielding important societal insights, previously taken for granted. Transformative experiences occur when people intuit new con-cepts, that occasion seeing in valued ways. Art communicates moral purpose an