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Protect the Independence and Diversity of the Kennedy Center and National Arts Funding
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Target: Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, U.S. Congress, National Endowment for the Arts
Goal: We urge the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees and federal policymakers to safeguard the autonomy of the Kennedy Center, restore the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, and ensure robust, equitable funding for the arts.
The resignation of Jeffrey Finn, Senior Vice President of Artistic Programming at the Kennedy Center, comes amid a period of unprecedented political interference in the nation's most prominent arts institution. The recent dismissal of board members, the disbanding of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, and major changes to the National Endowment for the Arts' grant guidelines signal a troubling shift toward centralized, politically-motivated control of American culture.
These actions undermine the Kennedy Center's mission to present diverse, innovative programming and threaten the future of arts funding across the country. We believe that the arts must remain independent, accessible, and representative of all communities. We call on the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees and federal policymakers to restore transparency, diversity, and autonomy to our national arts institutions.
Key Demands
- Reinstate the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities to restore independent oversight and advocacy for the arts.
- Reverse recent dismissals of Kennedy Center board members and ensure the board represents a diverse, nonpartisan cross-section of American society.
- Guarantee that the National Endowment for the Arts maintains transparent, equitable grant guidelines that support artists and organizations from marginalized and underrepresented communities.
- Commit to protecting the Kennedy Center's programming autonomy, free from political interference.
- Increase federal funding for the arts to ensure all Americans have access to cultural enrichment and creative expression.
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