Tag: National Endowment for the Arts
What I Got Out of My Lunch with the New NEA...
In June 2018, President Trump appointed Mary Anne Carter to be Acting Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. The press at the...
The Dry History of Arts Funding As Juicy Downtown Theater
"One is never going to get all of America on board with any one issue -- let alone the public funding of arts."
NEA Acting Chair Mary Anne Carter Replies to CFR Open Letter
"It is my mission...to expand access to the arts everywhere throughout the nation."
An Open Letter to Acting NEA Chair Mary Anne Carter
As you launch into your new role, here are five things for you to do.
10 Nominees for Trump’s Chair, National Endowment for the Arts
There's a deep, eclectic bench ready to lead the agency.
Reaching the Right: What Is Arts and Culture Doing Wrong?
Why the cultural sector isn't reaching right-wing conservatives -- and why it matters
Republicans Love Art. They Just Hate You for Studying It.
They'll spend millions keeping the product public, but zero on the artists producing it.
First, They Cut Arts Funding: Lessons of Rural Kansas
Remember: rural arts entities in Kansas have value, too.
Stop the GOP …From Peeing on the Constitution
Americans can’t enjoy the arts if they’re broke, jobless, sick or dead.
Rural America: Why We Must Fight for the NEA
Tell me the story of the arts in your community.
Estimating Audiences for a Hypothetical Arts Facility
Predicting who will come to an imagined performing arts facility.
Artists Address Revolution: Trump Today vs. 1917 Bolsheviks
Russian avant-garde artists supported the Bolshevik Revolution; artists today resist.
56 State Arts Agencies Face the Death of the NEA
Is our arts advocacy strategy good enough?
►Performing Arts and Politics: Trying to See the Future
Could the National Endowment for the Arts be defunded -- and affect performing arts?
What Australia Teaches Us About Effective Cultural Policy
We need a proactive national conversation about the role of culture in society.
How Artists Can Be Political Activists: A Podcast with TCG
Jonathan Moscone and Rhiana Yazzie discuss TCG's trip to Capitol Hill.
What’s Jane Chu Doing at a Place Like the NEA?
Insights on the current state of affairs in the arts.
Another Truth of The Dudamel Effect
From audiences resembling a box of Q-Tips to audiences resembling a box of crayons.