Here are some thoughtful comments about the arts sector, from my colleague Barry Hessenius, former director of the California Arts Council.  He’s an arts advocate extraordinaire and always has a lot of good things to say about the meaning of the arts in our world.   You can find Barry’s Blog at http://www.westaf.org/blog/.
“And the beat goes [...]

Arts Wisconsin is calling for nominations for the first annual Arts in the Community Awards, highlighting and promoting community-based support of the arts in Wisconsin villages, towns and cities, and honor civic leaders who have encouraged and supported innovative approaches to using the arts to build and sustain vibrant, healthy, creative communities.  The award [...]