The fight for the arts is getting harder and harder. We are still facing extreme budget cuts, especially in the CSU system. Though I am graduation this year and probably wont have to go back into the system, it still worries me to hear how the department I love so much, may not be there in the years to come. Recently, actor Kevin Spacey gave a speech at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC about the arts and how they are being impacted today. He gave many quotes from political figures that have supported and felt deeply about the arts. The government is in the middle of making cuts and they find that the arts is the easiest place to start, that cutting those funds will only make a minute impact on the people who are really involved.
In another interview with Kevin Spacey on NBC, with the way they are cutting the funding for art, we wont have programs such as Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, American Masters, and many more. Kevin states that “It’s not just for the people who are in the arts, its also for the people that go see the arts. It’s for people to learn about themselves what is does for peoples sense of confidence.” He also speaks about President Lincoln and his love for the arts. That in the worst of times during the Civic War, he was constantly found at the theater, because he knew arts would replenish his soul and that he craved poetry.
Please take the time and watch these clips for his speech and interview. He has some wonderful things to say about this topic and it makes me feel so good that he is such an advocate for the arts.
Shay, This post is awesome! and the video took it to another level. What Kevin Spacey was saying almost brought tears to my eyes. I have always loved the arts and figured I would become a professional dancer in my younger days but life said different. But with that being said the arts help my children to express themselves. My young son is a big guy so everyone expected him to play sports, which he does but he loves, loves, loves his electric guitar and amp. I sometimes catch him palying and closing his eyes, I can see that he feels the music! really! I would love if you can post something about different workshops or events that supports the arts, my family and I are pretty active when it come to issues such as this one. Thanks
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