Arts Policy

GRAFFITI ART: Urban Art Foundation Aims to Protect Graffiti Artists

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

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ARTINFO

Street art, teetering as it has been for the last decade between crime and high-end gallery cash crop, has taken another step toward establishing itse...

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What I Want for Christmas

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Kaiser

Virtually every arts organization has a mission, and I dare say that a majority of board and staff at most arts organizations could not tell you what that mission is.

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Art and the Public Purpose: Does the Country Need a Cultural Policy?

Nick Rabkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Creativity, Obama Administration, Artists, Culture Wars, Wpa, Reframing, Arts Policy, Chicago Art, Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education, Chicago News
Nick Rabkin

The divisive and bitter culture war conflicts about race, sexuality, expressive freedom and the role of government in the arts continue to chill the politics of culture, even in the Obama era.

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Needed: A Federal Arts Policy

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Kaiser

Most people do not know that no fewer than nine government agencies provide support to arts in this nation.

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A Warhol for the West Wing

Jonathan Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Contemporary Art, Obama, Economic Stimulus Package, Modern Art, National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Policy, Style News
Jonathan Melber

It's a good sign that Obama has shown an interest in contemporary art. Let's hope it extends beyond the White House walls.

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The Culture Wars Roll On

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Culture Wars, Economic Stimulus Package, Conservatives, Arts Policy, Republican, Media, Barack Obama, Culture, Ideology, Art, Gop, National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Funding, Politics News
Andrew Sargus Klein

The arts and humanities get a pretty raw deal. It was painful to watch the purported centrists in the Senate cut out nearly $100 million worth of funds for arts, culture and education last week.

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