The article discusses recent resignations from the NEA and cuts to cultural programs, highlighting their critical yet underappreciated role in society. It critiques how U.S. arts and culture have become elitist and exclusive. Author emphasizes the current upheaval as a pivotal moment for artists to rethink their roles and advocate for a more inclusive and integrated approach to arts within political life. This presents an opportunity to elevate culture's importance in shaping public understanding and engagement.
Their farewell letters came on the heels of grim updates about cuts in the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Kennedy Center, and the Smithsonian Institution.
For too long, the arts have been an elitist, exclusive space. The chance now is for arts workers and creatives to heed that call—and do better.
Instead of seeking a return to the status quo, we have the chance to place culture and creativity at the center of US political life.
Artists explore complicated questions. They help to open new ways of understanding and acting in the world.
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