Comments on: Change and That Other Thing http://arlenegoldbard.com/2009/11/05/change-and-that-other-thing/ culture, politics and spirituality Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:27:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: a poor player » Blog Archive » Today’s Sampler http://arlenegoldbard.com/2009/11/05/change-and-that-other-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-167269 a poor player » Blog Archive » Today’s Sampler Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:08:00 +0000 http://arlenegoldbard.com/?p=735#comment-167269 [...] college level. I want to pass on to you two interesting reads I received in the email. One is by Arlene Goldbard, a well-known community arts activist, and another by Janet Brown from Grantsmakers in the Arts. [...] [...] college level. I want to pass on to you two interesting reads I received in the email. One is by Arlene Goldbard, a well-known community arts activist, and another by Janet Brown from Grantsmakers in the Arts. [...]

]]> By: Ryn Shane-Armstrong http://arlenegoldbard.com/2009/11/05/change-and-that-other-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-167210 Ryn Shane-Armstrong Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:56:07 +0000 http://arlenegoldbard.com/?p=735#comment-167210 It is terribly unfortunate to see that "Arts and Humanities" is apparently a beltway euphemism meaning "urban" and "famous." Got enough big-screen New Yorkers and Los Angelinos in there Mr. Obama? You said, "...despite community artists’ and teaching artists’ support of and role in the Obama arts platform, despite their active, energetic commitment to cultural recovery and its role in national recovery, despite all of their contributions to actually practicing cultural democracy, their commitment to embodying the values that got President Obama elected, there is not a single appointment reflecting the knowledge and perspective they bring." Right on, Ms. Goldbard. I could not agree with you more. Well put. It is terribly unfortunate to see that “Arts and Humanities” is apparently a beltway euphemism meaning “urban” and “famous.” Got enough big-screen New Yorkers and Los Angelinos in there Mr. Obama?

You said, “…despite community artists’ and teaching artists’ support of and role in the Obama arts platform, despite their active, energetic commitment to cultural recovery and its role in national recovery, despite all of their contributions to actually practicing cultural democracy, their commitment to embodying the values that got President Obama elected, there is not a single appointment reflecting the knowledge and perspective they bring.”

Right on, Ms. Goldbard. I could not agree with you more. Well put.

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