I was talking recently with a friend and colleague who expressed disappointment over how things turned out with the appointment of the arts education czar in her local school district. She spoke about how much effort went into advocating with district leadership for the creation of the position, how enormously high the hopes were for success, and how different the relationship … [Read more...] about The School District Arts Czar: Mistaking the Piece for the Puzzle
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What about an Arts Czar? What about a Federal Arts Policy? Hummm…
The "arts czar" idea is still buzzing about. Of course, the actor Kal Penn was appointed to the White House Office of Public Engagement, and we will have Rocco Landesman heading up the NEA, and Jim Leach heading up the NEH. But certainly, that's a far cry from what a number of people were lobbying for, which was a cabinet level position in the executive branch, replete with its … [Read more...] about What about an Arts Czar? What about a Federal Arts Policy? Hummm…