Americans for the Arts Action Fund headline said, President Drops Support for NEA in 2015 Budget My response: (1) With friends like this, who needs enemies? (We thought it was bad when Lynn Cheney was gutting support for the arts and humanities.) (2) Its so very little money - lets do two good things: Stop using drones to kill innocents and use that money to fund our national arts program Heres a portion of the AAAF email blast: March 4, 2014 Today, the Obama Administration released its FY 2015 budget request to Congress, which includes funding for the nations cultural agencies and programs, such as the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Office of Museum Services, and the Department of Educations Arts In Education program. As Americans for the Arts President & CEO Robert Lynch noted in a statement: The Administrations FY 2015 request of level funding at $146 million for the National Endowment for the Arts is unfortunately insufficient, considering $154 million has been proposed by the Administration each of the two previous years. Senate appropriators were ready to match this funding each of these years. Investment in the arts is an investment in our nations culture, education, and economy. ..... To reduce support provides both an inconsistent and confusing message for the creative economy in America. This is even more important as the President has recently nominated a new chair to lead the NEA. Arts advocates from across the country will join together on Capitol Hill for Arts Advocacy Day on March 25th to lobby Congress to increase NEA funding to $155 million. Help us continue this important work by also becoming an official member of the Arts Action Fund. If you are not already a member, play your part by joining the Arts Action Fund today-its free and easy to join. ________________________________________ [email protected] AmericansForTheArts.org ArtsActionFund.org
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 05:16:26 +0000
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