Top 10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2014 by Randy Cohen There is an old quote attributed to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich: “If any man will draw up his case, and put his name at the foot of the first page, I will give him an immediate reply. Where he compels me […]
March 30, 2014
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On July 31, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee began consideration of the FY 2014 funding bill that calls for a 49% cut to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This would bring funding of the NEA down to $75 million, a level not seen since 1974! The NEA funds grants in every […]
August 2, 2013
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Restore State Arts Funding – The Time is Now! Georgia and its major cities are missing opportunities when the state Arts Council sustains a 90% cut in funding, reduced staff and a 94% membership vacancy on the Georgia Council. Georgia has no initiative for partnerships between arts organizations and businesses and institutions in sectors such […]
February 7, 2013
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Restore State Arts Funding – The Time Is Now! Contacting members of the Georgia Council for the Arts with your request that they use their important position as a representative of the state arts community is a good place to start. Most of us have friends on the council. They are the arts community’s voice. […]
September 24, 2012
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If the federal budget were an American high school, defense spending would be the football team — untouchable, un-cuttable, popular by default — and cultural spending would be the chess club — the wallflowers at the dance, constantly picked on and pushed aside in the hallways. What he told Fortune Magazine: Romney said that cutting […]
August 31, 2012
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