I want to share with you some good news for the arts amidst the gloom in the news. Last week the National Endowment For The Arts (NEA) received an initial $15 million increase in the House subcommittee for fiscal year 2010. This increase brings the agency’s current budget up from $155 million to $170 million! [...]
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