Even before his inauguration, the new President announced his intention to eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). While named as part of an effort to cut the federal budget, these two organizations (and the The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which he would privatize) make up only 0.02% of annual federal spending.
Various arts organization have come out denouncing this act and have proposed important ways supporters can fight against cuts:
- College Art Association (CAA)
- American Alliance of Museums (AAM)
- Society of Architectural Historians (SAH)
h/t Washington Post, ARTnews, Art Forum, artnet, Hyperallergic, Inside Higher Ed, etc. You get the point.