National Endowment for the Arts

in support of fields in communication and the arts. In the United States, this argument lives in the desire to reduce funding to the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA). In fact, many current conservative leaders wish to eliminate it completely arguing that funding the arts is neither the government’s responsibility or fiscally prudent. Obviously, this is not an argument I believe in or support. For any artist and art-lover, support for the arts has always been of great importance. However,…

Art funded by local, state, and federal governments Art improves people’s moods, overall happiness, and outlook on life. Just imagine how many lives have been saved with art. Community members constantly seek out beauty from art, but art can contribute much more than it’s beauty to a society. Art can give a location, a ‘sense of place’, help seniors be healthier, and even improve test scores. Public art provides economic, cultural and educational benefits to a community. Therefore, art should…

Performing Arts High Schools: Should the Government Fund Them? In ancient human societies, abilities in visual and musical arts were often considered prerequisites for government services, and were associated with religious and leadership roles. In medieval Europe, private tutors were sought after by wealthy families, and the middle and lower classes could seek apprenticeships to professional artists for music and art instructions. In the 1800s, public education begin in the United States…

Sherman Alexie is in his middle age and a Native American poet, novelist, performer and filmmaker; although, Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a Native American with ancestry of several tribes, growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. He lives in Seattle, Washington. Early years Sherman Alexie was born on October 7, 1966 on the Spokane reservation in Wellpinit, Washington. His alcoholic father was largely absent during his childhood and his mother worked at several jobs…

said that Gioia states some consequences of not reading literature which are not backed by research, there are plenty of consequences that she uses that are backed by studies. For instance, Gioia uses the studies done by “The National Association of Manufacturers” and “The National Conference of State Legislatures” to present that many hourly workers are poor readers and that many young adults do not appreciate and support American democracy due to the lack of knowledge. In order to be more…

In the article, "Why Literature Matters" by Dana Gioia, Gioia imparts stress for the levels of interest energetic Americans have showed up in craftsmanship starting late. He moreover highlights the declining of training in America. To help his dispute, he joins reference of persuading reviews, reports made by conspicuous affiliations that bring issued inspects, and a reference from a well-known maker. Gioia's general reason in creating this article appears to draw thought towards deficiency in…

The Arts in Public Places Program by the National Endowment for the Arts had required that public buildings, dedicate a percentage of public space for art. Exposing the general public to ‘advanced’ art. Public art, however, is primarily used as aesthetic choices more so than educational purposes. Mentors by Aris Demetrios is a piece of public sculpture located in the center of SBCC’s West Campus. The piece was originally a fountain, only due to the recent drought the water has been shut off.…

sold since it was first published. After getting a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for poetry, in 1986 she moved to Texas. In Texas she worked on My Wicked Wicked Ways, a collection of poems. In 1987, the grant money ran out so she attempted to begin a writing program. She couldn’t get enough people to join so she decided to get a teaching job at California State University. She got another grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship but this time it was for fiction. It…

WhiteHouse.gov in order to protect the institutions from cutbacks. The petition reads: “The Arts and Humanities are a vital part of our cultural identity and enhance the quality of our lives. They connect us to the past, they speak to us in the present, and they are our legacy, our gift to the future. Investing in them is never a waste, and I strongly urge that both the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities continue to receive federal funding” (Hetrick, 2017).…

‘’ Art is an irreplaceable way of understanding and expressing the world , There are some truths about life that can be expressed only as stories, or songs, or images.Art delights instructs, consoles. It educates emotions’’ said National Endowment of the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia.This speaker basically proves my point, some people say a student in fine arts,has a higher level of intelligence than people who don’t participate in fine arts, but this can’t stand true because, not all fine arts…