As Trump Ends Support for Arts, Cities Must Take the Initiative

As Trump ends support for arts, cities must take the initiative

A rendering of the Jacobs Performing Arts Center, which will open in September in the Arts District Liberty Station. (File photo courtesy of NTC Foundation) The outlook for federal support of the arts is not encouraging. The start of the Trump administration saw mass resignations from the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees and the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The National Foundation on the Art and Humanities closed its pro…

Senate budget brings back state support for arts

Bowing to public and political pressure, Senate budget writers approved a spending and tax credit proposal to leverage up to $3.7 million in support for the arts.