The Arts Under Obama: LA Times Reports

One of the many questions regarding the new administration is what the arts policy might look like in relation to the Obama presidency.

Robert L. Lynch, director of Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit group that works to give the arts a new political visibility, has met with members of the Obama transition team and reveals to the Los Angeles Times that the nine proposals the group released Tuesday give an informed reflection of where things are likely heading. As expected the economy is a factor.

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Americans for the Arts produces annual events that heighten national visibility for the arts, including Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, DC; the Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy; the National Arts Awards; and the Public Leadership in the Arts Awards (in cooperation with the U.S. Conference of Mayors). Local arts organizations in communities throughout the country benefit from special national projects such as the Animating Democracy project, the YouthARTS Resource Initiative, and the National Arts Education Public Advertising Campaign with the Ad Council.