{"id":647,"date":"2008-01-08T11:02:34","date_gmt":"2008-01-08T19:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2008\/01\/08\/arts-advocacy-at-the-presidential-level\/"},"modified":"2013-02-07T18:29:45","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T02:29:45","slug":"arts-advocacy-at-the-presidential-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2008\/01\/08\/arts-advocacy-at-the-presidential-level\/","title":{"rendered":"arts advocacy at the presidential level"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you’re concerned about maintaining the current level of federal funding for the arts, or actually increasing the amount of funding for the arts, take a quick surf over to this website: Arts Vote 2008<\/a>, and fill out and send the online letter<\/a> which will be sent (either electronically or on paper) to each of the remaining presidential candidates.<\/p>\n

While at the site, you can also visit links to the candidates’ web sites, including pages which state their positions on the arts in American life.<\/p>\n

Sorry for the imbalance in political candidates presented here, but only Mike Huckabee of the Republican candidates had responded to the queries of Arts Vote. I’ve presented only (in my view) the remaining viable Democractic candidates’ views – head over to the web site to see everything.<\/p>\n

Mike Huckabee<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Music and the arts are not extraneous, extra-curricular, or expendable – I believe they are essential. I want to provide every child these “Weapons of Mass Instruction.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hillary Clinton<\/a> [pdf file]:<\/p>\n

Hillary Clinton understands that strong arts programs are part of a well-rounded education that helps enrich the next generation of America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s leaders and develop their abilities to think creatively and independently.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Though she does not explicitly refer to music – for her “the arts” seems to refer only to visual art forms.<\/em><\/p>\n

John Edwards<\/a> [pdf file]:<\/p>\n

The arts lift our spirits, elevate our thoughts, and draw us closer together. I believe that
\nthere is a national role in nurturing painters, writers, poets, musicians, theatre artists and
\nother performing artists. We must preserve America’s precious cultural heritage by
\nsupporting museums and performance spaces for theatre, dance and music. The arts also
\nplay an important role in our education system: arts in schools can improve reading and
\nmath, foster self-expression and individual thought, and improve socializing among
\nchildren.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Barack Obama<\/a> [pdf file]:<\/p>\n

To remain competitive in the global economy, America needs to reinvigorate the kind of creativity and innovation that has made this country great. To do so, we must nourish our children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s creative skills. In addition to giving our children the science and math skills they need to compete in the new global context, we should also encourage the ability to think creatively that comes from a meaningful arts education. Unfortunately, many school districts are cutting instructional time for art and music education. Barack Obama believes that the arts should be a central part of effective teaching and learning. The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts recently said \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The purpose of arts education is not to produce more
\nartists, though that is a byproduct. The real purpose of arts education is to create complete human beings capable of leading successful and productive lives in a free society.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re concerned about maintaining the current level of federal funding for the arts, or actually increasing the amount of funding for the arts, take a quick surf over to this website: Arts Vote 2008, and fill out and send the online letter which will be sent (either electronically or on paper) to each of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[115,71],"tags":[76,3669],"class_list":["post-647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","category-politics","tag-funding","tag-music"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa8kC-ar","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1912,"url":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2009\/02\/13\/we-made-a-difference\/","url_meta":{"origin":647,"position":0},"title":"we made a difference!","author":"Charles Noble","date":"February 13, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"I just received an email from the arts advocacy group Americans for the Arts: Just moments ago, the U.S. House of Representatives approved their final version of the Economic Recovery bill by a vote of 246-183.\u00c2\u00a0 We can now confirm that the package DOES include $50 million in direct support\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "conducting"","block_context":{"text":"conducting","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/category\/music\/conducting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"header_logo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/header_logo.gif?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2749,"url":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2009\/06\/22\/the-arts-are-value-added\/","url_meta":{"origin":647,"position":1},"title":"the arts are value-added","author":"Charles Noble","date":"June 22, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"In this month's Atlantic, there is a set of 15 mini articles gathered under the heading \"15 Ways to Change the World\".\u00c2\u00a0 One of these, by Felix Salmon, is entitled \"Pay the Artists\".\u00c2\u00a0 Here it is [emphasis mine]: We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re living in a newly frugal world. 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