America in Harmony

The lecture is available for viewing and listening at www.AmericansForTheArts.org/Hanks

Thank you for this article.

Please take a look at an item about an open letter to President Obama by Belgian cultural expert Henri Benkoski published on 18 Feb 2009 by Le Soir:
http://cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=90876

One way to possibly address "...the graver shortfall, which is for better thinking about the arts..." might be to have someone at the cabinet level to advocate, represent and provide global leadership.

To that end, please check out the Secretary of the Arts Petition inspired by Quincy Jones:
http://www.petitiononline.com/esnyc/petition.html

And this comment by one of the signers points towards another answer to "the graver shortfall:"

"I've been a supporter of the arts since I was 6-8 yrs. old.Since I retired I have been a docent @ the National Gallery of Art; and am also on the Circles Board of the Kennedy Center. I consider the arts are and should continue to be a major portion of education for the citizens starting as young as 1 1/2-2 yrs. of age."

Thank you for this article.
You wrote: "...the graver shortfall, which is for better thinking about the arts."

Kindly take a look at this report about an open letter to President Obama posted on 18 Feb 2009 by Belgian cultural expert Henri Benkoski:
http://cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=90876

And please take a look at the Secretary of the Arts Petition inspired by Quincy Jones:
http://www.petitiononline.com/esnyc/petition.html

Among the signers are Ellis and Branford Marsalis.