A fabulous of short essays and interviews about the critical importance of failure (or as Carlos Murrillo calls it in his essay, “not success”) that can help us articulate the value of rigorous application of arts learning in classrooms and community settings. Every artist knows that failure is part of taking risks, part of creativity, part of discovering what matters. Students have a right to learn that important lesson and to develop resiliency in the face of obstacles and what feels like failure.