How Does ExxonMobil's generous visionary action help iCREATE?

I think it is best answered in the story of Leonardo da Vinci ( 1452-1519), who was truly was a man well beyond his time. His lists of interests and achievements are extraordinary; as well as an artist and architect, he was an astronomer, researcher, scientist, experimenter, anatomist and inventor. His most acclaimed paintings are the Mona Lisa (La Gioconda) in the Louvre, Paris and the Last Supper in the refectory at Santa Maria delle grazie, Milan. His work was founded on a strict science and based on a profound analysis of ancient and traditional sources, but it was his curiosity which really drove him and his inquisitive mind.

The creative campus we are developing in Manor will be an incubator for creative and intellectual curiousity. Participants will learn the art of science...and the science of art. And then capture that knowledge in ways that will sustain them economically for the rest of their lives. Community based economic growth rooted in cultural legacy knowledge and shaped by intellectual rigor. Whole-brain thinking...and "doing". A place where 'genius' is recognized, encouraged and expected. The kind of place that Leonardo would feel at home.

ExxonMobil becomes the patron this work needs by committing $125 Million to the IDEA of this work. By supporting math & science initiatives in Texas, they have declared the importance of this work to the future of our world. So, eventhough the check is not written directly to iCREATE, the residual effect makes it possible for the creative campus to move from dream to reality.