I believe the strength of America as a global business leader in lies in our ability to innovate. (Very simply stated) our core value lies in the creation of products, technologies and new markets that the rest of the world help us produce.
Innovation stems from creativity, and creativity is developed in the arts.
Our schools have all but forgotten about the arts. There are no classes, no teachers and no supplies. If we don't get our 8 year-olds painting, designing and building, they won't create the next Google.
And we'll be in trouble.
One answer is a project called Preserving America's Cultural Heritage, which proposes a tiny tax on art sales to fund individual artists. This is one solution, not the solution. Let's get the ball rolling, turn the tide, and survive.
Artifacts and ephemera from the oning project "Preserving America's Cultural Heritage" will be exhibited during October at the LACMA Lab in L.A. "Prserving America's Cultural Heritage" is a bill proposal put together by Jeffrey Vallance, an L.A.-based conceptual artist. The bill calls for a small 1% tax on each sale of art in the U.S. The funds generated by this tax would be used to support working American artists.
Opens Saturday October 21, 2006
More info:
www.americasculturalheritage.us
www.lacma.org
Posted by: CURP | October 19, 2006 at 02:06 AM
Thanks for the news.
I can't say enough how important this bill is to the country. Not to get overly dramatic, but Rome fell because the leadership became consumed with money and power, and lost sight of culture and creativity. Our lifestyle is not just enhanced by the arts, it is DEPENDENT on them.
Climb on board, people!
Posted by: Michael R | October 19, 2006 at 11:12 AM
I couldn't agree more. Arts education teaches people to think differently, and the earlier kids receive that education, the better.
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