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The presidential debates and public discussions have been almost entirely arts-free this election season, as is usually the case. Economic travesty and foreign wars (as well as America's favorite gaffs and blunders) have been clouding any such nuanced discussion of where the arts fit into national policy and international diplomacy.
Fortunately, Americans for the Arts has been lobbying behind the scenes, to encourage the candidate's minions to consider arts and culture. And they've collected a quick reference for those interested in Obama's or McCain's vision for (or tolerance for) arts in the national dialogue. I've included the table below. But you can also find it here in PDF format.
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Sen. Barack Obama
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Sen. John McCain
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| Campaign has met with Americans for the Arts Action Fund to discuss policy issues. |
Yes
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Yes
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| Campaign has published policy proposals on the arts and/or arts education. |
Yes
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No |
| Candidate has made statement on federal support of the arts. |
Yes
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No |
| Candidate has made statement on federal support of arts education. |
Yes
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Yes
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| National party platform includes statement on the arts and/or arts education. |
Yes
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No |
| Candidate has pro-arts Congressional record. |
Yes
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No
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Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
Andrew Taylor on the business of arts & culture
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Laura Collins-Hughes on arts, culture and coverage
Richard Kessler on arts education
Douglas McLennan's blog
Dalouge Smith advocates for the Arts
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For immediate release: the arts are marketable
No genre is the new genre
David Jays on theatre and dance
Paul Levy measures the Angles
Judith H. Dobrzynski on Culture
John Rockwell on the arts
Jan Herman - arts, media & culture with 'tude
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Apollinaire Scherr talks about dance
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Howard Mandel's freelance Urban Improvisation
Focus on New Orleans. Jazz and Other Sounds
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Jeff Weinstein's Cultural Mixology
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Fresh ideas on building arts communities
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Harvey Sachs on music, and various digressions
Bruce Brubaker on all things Piano
Kyle Gann on music after the fact
Greg Sandow on the future of Classical Music
Norman Lebrecht on Shifting Sound Worlds
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Jerome Weeks on Books
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John Perreault's art diary
Lee Rosenbaum's Cultural Commentary
Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
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