Introduction
A supporter of artistic and cultural activities in New York City protests on April 3, 2017, against a Trump administration proposal to eliminate federal funding for cultural agencies such as the National Endowment for the Arts and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps fund NPR. (AP Photo/Sipa/Albin Lohr-Jones)
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The Trump administration wants to end federal funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other cultural agencies. While those agencies receive only a fraction of the federal budget, the administration says other needs are more pressing and that government arts spending represents a wealth transfer from poorer to richer citizens. The proposal has revived an argument that raged during the “culture wars” of the 1980s and '90s, when conservatives and liberals sparred over whether the government has a role in supporting the arts and whether federal money should help pay for art that some deem offensive. Funding advocates say exposure to the arts helps students perform better in school and that theaters, symphonies and museums help bolster local economies. The arts continue to have powerful supporters, including local politicians and civic leaders who serve on arts boards in nearly every congressional district. Nonetheless, some cash-strapped state and local governments are cutting school and public arts programs.
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Apr. 22, 2022 |
Concert Safety |
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Feb. 08, 2019 |
Movie Industry Disruption |
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Jul. 14, 2017 |
Funding the Arts |
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Apr. 13, 2007 |
Stolen Antiquities |
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Oct. 21, 1994 |
Arts Funding |
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May 25, 1990 |
Tying Down Federal Funds for the Arts |
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Jun. 05, 1987 |
The Art Market |
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Jan. 22, 1982 |
Trends in Architecture |
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Feb. 20, 1981 |
Criticism and Popular Culture |
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Aug. 11, 1978 |
Support of the Arts |
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Sep. 27, 1974 |
Museum Boom |
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Feb. 01, 1974 |
Black Arts Revival |
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Nov. 28, 1973 |
New Directions in Architecture |
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Oct. 17, 1973 |
World Art Market |
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Dec. 25, 1970 |
Directions of the Dance |
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Jun. 04, 1969 |
Movies as Art |
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Feb. 12, 1969 |
Regional Theater |
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Mar. 27, 1968 |
Art and Antique Frauds |
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Aug. 28, 1963 |
Arts and the People |
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Aug. 02, 1961 |
Government and the Arts |
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