Op-ed: Jennifer Cole on Why We Need the NEA
Submitted by Monica on May 2, 2017
In an op-ed in Nashville Arts Magazine, Jennifer Cole, executive director of Metro Nashville Arts Commission, addresses questions and debunks some of the myths about federal arts funding such as:
- “The arts are only for ‘certain people’ and others shouldn’t subsidize programs for the wealthy.”
- “If artists can’t make it as a business, why should we support them?”
- “The government has no role in the arts.”