http://www.theartblog.org/2009/08/new-no-nonsense-nea-chief-sounds-good/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-no-nonsense-nea-chief-sounds-good Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof's artblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:43:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.theartblog.org/2009/08/new-no-nonsense-nea-chief-sounds-good/comment-page-1/#comment-4275 roberta Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:24:01 +0000 http://theartblog.org/?p=8831#comment-4275 Hi Mark, I like Quincy Jones' idea too, although we have had an art czar here in Philadelphia for about a year now and the effect on the art scene is, let's say, negligible. Hi Mark, I like Quincy Jones’ idea too, although we have had an art czar here in Philadelphia for about a year now and the effect on the art scene is, let’s say, negligible.

]]> http://www.theartblog.org/2009/08/new-no-nonsense-nea-chief-sounds-good/comment-page-1/#comment-4264 Mark Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:23:48 +0000 http://theartblog.org/?p=8831#comment-4264 I'm encouraged too. I would like to see a cabinet level art Czar as Quincy Jones has suggested. Someone to be a central voice/clearing house and deal with political realities, leaving arts organizations to do what they hopefully do best. Art funding is all over the map and easy for political opponents to characterize. I’m encouraged too. I would like to see a cabinet level art Czar as Quincy Jones has suggested. Someone to be a central voice/clearing house and deal with political realities, leaving arts organizations to do what they hopefully do best. Art funding is all over the map and easy for political opponents to characterize.

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