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...arts can only flourish if they become a fundamental and universally valued part of American culture, said the current and former chairs of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), who gathered last night at the ARCO Forum for a panel discussion...
...arts are essential to our civilization and our country," said panelist Livingston L. Biddle, a former NEA chair. "I can't think of anything of greater importance than creative expression through the arts...
...panelists, who included current NEA Chair William Ivey and four former chairs, went back and forth on their organization's role in spreading support for art in America...
...artists, in all venues? Proponents of the former stance argue, like Giuliani, that "if someone wants to show art like that and pay for it privately, that?s what the First Amendment is all about. But to have the government subsidize something like that is outrageous." The NEA, the ACLU, artists and the more liberal members of the New York City Council counter that accepting government funding for art should not subject institutions to the personal prejudices of public officials. Back in New York, the underfunded Brooklyn Museum of Art ? which was hoping that "Sensations" would help put it back...
...place American students far below the rest of the world in basic educational skills. Teachers are crucial to the improvement of American schools, and they need to be consulted in the implementation of curriculum which will return America to the top. But first, they need to accept change. The NEA must stop its politicking and decide to put America's future first...