Arts, Inc. : How Greed and Neglect Have Destroyed Our Cultural Rights / Bill Ivey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ivey, Bill, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1

Place of Publication:

University of California Press 2008

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this impassioned and persuasive book, Bill Ivey, the former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, assesses the current state of the arts in America and finds cause for alarm. Even as he celebrates our ever-emerging culture and the way it enriches our lives here at home while spreading the dream of democracy around the world, he points to a looming crisis. The expanding footprint of copyright, an unconstrained arts industry marketplace, and a government unwilling to engage culture as a serious arena for public policy have come together to undermine art, artistry, and cultural heritage—the expressive life of America. In eight succinct chapters, Ivey blends personal and professional memoir, policy analysis, and deeply held convictions to explore and define a coordinated vision for art, culture, and expression in American life.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

The Cultural Bill of Rights

Preface

Introduction

ONE Heritage

TWO Artists

THREE A Creative Life

FOUR America, Art, and the World

FIVE Art of Lasting Value

SIX Strong, Responsible Institutions

SEVEN The Failure of Government

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2024)

ISBN:

9780520420823

0520420829

OCLC:

574145917