When art becomes a life-shaping force – Inspiration in leadership and everyday life at the ESSCA event

The event, titled “How do the arts influence our private and professional lives?”, aimed to demonstrate that self-expression, creation and artistic activities not only shape personality, but also play a key role in the development of leadership skills. The event featured presentations by Dr. Zsuzsa Deli-Gray, director of the Budapest campus of ESSCA, opera singer András Farkas, and Erzsébet Papp, owner and artistic director of ZEMA.

Dr. Zsuzsa Deli-Gray highlighted that artistic activities – whether it is music, painting or crafts – develop the inner skills that are the hallmarks of an authentic, empathetic and strategically aware leader. “Art is not only an aesthetic experience, but also a mental training, a mirror of self-knowledge and a source of inspiration,” the director said.

The example of the ZEMA manufactory clearly illustrates how creativity becomes the basis for quality and business success. Hand-painted porcelain jewelry is also in demand internationally, and behind it are values ​​such as patience, precision, aesthetic sense and commitment to sustainability.

The international examples presented at the event – ​​such as the graffiti workshops in Paris or the music programs in Angers – show that ESSCA consciously gives space to creative self-expression on all its campuses. In Budapest, for example, students contribute to making hospital pediatric wards friendlier.

“Leadership is an art, just like interpreting a piece of music: it requires vision, sensitivity, discipline and openness,” Dr. Zsuzsa Deli-Gray summed up the message of the event.