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Barriers to Arts Participation: On Perception, Value, and Luxury

8/26/2014

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Originally published by Americans for the Arts on ARTSBlog
In America, the arts are often seen as a luxury. They are the first thing to go when school boards cut budgets, and successful arts policy is seen as the exception, not the rule.

Like other so-called “luxuries,” people go to extreme measures to preserve its integrity. Historically, art is something we risk incarceration for, accept poverty for, or in the case of the quintessential rock star—quit your job, sell your house, and move across the country. Chuck Close said art saved his life. Ai WeiWei has been detained by the Chinese government. Thrice. Clearly, we’re onto a powerful motivating force.

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    A NYC-based visual artist and arts administrator, Kelly holds an MA in Arts Administration from Columbia University and a BFA from UNC Asheville, where graduated Valedictorian.

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