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Americans for the Arts

Part II - Why Arts Education is a Matter of Social Justice and Why it will Save the World

Lucia Brawley | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marshall Ganz, Americans for the Arts, Obama Education, Mike Huckabee, U.S. Department of Justice, National Endowment for the Arts, Politics News
Lucia Brawley

Culture has always been among America's greatest exports. And, "The arts can be life-saving and life-affirming for young people who have been discarded by the culture."

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Arts Community to Obama: Here's What We're Fighting For

Randall Bourscheidt | Posted 01.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Art, Nonprofits, Arts, Americans for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Barack Obama, Arts Education, National Endowment for the Humanities, Obama Arts, Living News
Randall Bourscheidt

We are fighting now to recover our prosperity but also our sense of purpose and pride as a nation. Like all other nations in history, our culture stands at the center of our identity.

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Obama, the Arts, and Soft Power

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 08.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Lafayette, Agnes Gund, John McCain, Michael Chabon, Hal Prince, Soft Power, Americans for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, America, Barack Obama, France's Ministry of Culture, John Lynch, Entertainment News
Raymond J. Learsy

I have always been struck by the paucity of interest and support our government gives to the arts. In Obama's opinion it appears the arts have become essential to reengage our standing in the world.

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