Funding for the arts in the US faces a dramatic reduction in funding. The National Endowment for the Arts is currently operating under a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR); last year, $43 million was slashed from the NEA's budget. Funds for arts education have also been significantly cut, with the funding for one program, the Arts in Education Programs (AIE) at the US Department of Education, completely terminated. The arts are essential to all of us; they are an essential part of every child's education and have been shown to have significant benefits in reducing pain and anxiety in the elderly and others. We can't do without the arts!
We the undersigned,
The arts are essential to all of us; they are an essential part of every child's education and have been shown to have significant benefits in reducing pain and anxiety in the elderly and others.
However, funding for the arts in the US faces a dramatic reduction in funding. The National Endowment for the Arts is currently
operating under a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR); last year, $43 million was slashed from the NEA's budget. Funds for arts education have also been significantly cut, with the funding for one program, the Arts in Education Programs (AIE) at the US Department of Education, completely terminated.
We ask Congress to restore funding for the National Arts Endowment and also to restore the $40 million Arts in Education program (AIE) through the U.S. Department of Education, which supports model and professional arts education grants and funds VSA and the Kennedy Center arts education program as well.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
