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Wednesday, October 05, 2022
IATSE Applauds President Biden for Reestablishing the President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities
IATSE: On September 30, President Biden released a proclamation declaring October 2022 as National Arts and Humanities Month and issued an executive order to promote the arts, humanities, museum and library services by reestablishing the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
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Maggie Latham
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It is wonderful to have the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities re-established under the Biden Administration. I remember finding out when it was dissolved under Trump and how devastating it all felt being someone working in the arts and entertainment industry. It is also so great to see that IATSE is resolving to take steps to be more inclusive and representative of the entertainment industry and that the President’s executive order also will be attempting to advance these goals of diversity and equity. I am interested to know if any of the other major arts unions were involved in this campaign, such as SAG-AFTRA or Actor’s Equity Association, especially because the latter often works closely with IATSE. We can only hope that the campaign to fund the NEA and NEH works, but certainly the upcoming midterm elections are completely crucial for our industry to continue to receive government funding.
I honestly had no idea that the Presidential Committee of Arts and Humanities had been dissolved. It is also no surprise to me that the International Alliance of Theater Stage Employees would favor this decision considering they aid those who work doing various jobs within arts and humanities. During the lockdown period of the pandemic, it fostered a lot of new and creative ways to do art and continues to bring out the best in designers. Even now, creatives are working through an economic recession so IATSE’s statement that they “join President Biden’s call to strengthen America’s creative and cultural economy” really rings true. When the financial economy is down, the cultural economy should rise. The mention of them fostering a more inclusive entertainment industry should not just apply now, but always. I am excited to see where this goes even though I would technically never be a part of IATSE.
Well the overall article was a good one, but there was a little line at the very end that made me very sad. They said the national endowment for the arts is hoping to be funded at 207 Million for the next fiscal year - which doesn’t really sound like a lot and then they mention that it’s ⅔ of $1 per capita which is depressingly low. There’s no reason that more federal money shouldn’t be going to support the arts than one dollar per person is a really piddly amount. The actual article is about the re-establishment of the President’s committee on arts and humanities. I know it shouldn’t surprise me, but what did the previous administration get rid of the President’s committee on arts and humanities? Like did he purposely get rid of it? Or is it just something his people forgot to do? I know that he completely forgot to throw the annual halloween party that they usually do they forgot to do while he was in the white house.
I am glad that this committee is being re-established. I would like to look into the history of when it was first established and when it was disbanded. I think that this is a necessary step in trying to preserve whatever creative and artistic presence there is left in our society. There are people that want to create but it seems that our society is less and less concerned with arts and humanities. I feel like maybe less concerned that many societies around the world throughout history. It is a good first step. I’m not sure the amount listed is actually going to provide a ton of change when considering the entire industry in America but it’s a good step forward. I am looking forward to hearing more of what this committee is going to to try to accomplish in favor of my industry. I think that it is important and I think that the majority of society will think it too, but I’m not sure that will happen until it’s too late.
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It is wonderful to have the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities re-established under the Biden Administration. I remember finding out when it was dissolved under Trump and how devastating it all felt being someone working in the arts and entertainment industry. It is also so great to see that IATSE is resolving to take steps to be more inclusive and representative of the entertainment industry and that the President’s executive order also will be attempting to advance these goals of diversity and equity. I am interested to know if any of the other major arts unions were involved in this campaign, such as SAG-AFTRA or Actor’s Equity Association, especially because the latter often works closely with IATSE. We can only hope that the campaign to fund the NEA and NEH works, but certainly the upcoming midterm elections are completely crucial for our industry to continue to receive government funding.
I honestly had no idea that the Presidential Committee of Arts and Humanities had been dissolved. It is also no surprise to me that the International Alliance of Theater Stage Employees would favor this decision considering they aid those who work doing various jobs within arts and humanities. During the lockdown period of the pandemic, it fostered a lot of new and creative ways to do art and continues to bring out the best in designers. Even now, creatives are working through an economic recession so IATSE’s statement that they “join President Biden’s call to strengthen America’s creative and cultural economy” really rings true. When the financial economy is down, the cultural economy should rise. The mention of them fostering a more inclusive entertainment industry should not just apply now, but always. I am excited to see where this goes even though I would technically never be a part of IATSE.
Well the overall article was a good one, but there was a little line at the very end that made me very sad. They said the national endowment for the arts is hoping to be funded at 207 Million for the next fiscal year - which doesn’t really sound like a lot and then they mention that it’s ⅔ of $1 per capita which is depressingly low. There’s no reason that more federal money shouldn’t be going to support the arts than one dollar per person is a really piddly amount. The actual article is about the re-establishment of the President’s committee on arts and humanities. I know it shouldn’t surprise me, but what did the previous administration get rid of the President’s committee on arts and humanities? Like did he purposely get rid of it? Or is it just something his people forgot to do? I know that he completely forgot to throw the annual halloween party that they usually do they forgot to do while he was in the white house.
I am glad that this committee is being re-established. I would like to look into the history of when it was first established and when it was disbanded. I think that this is a necessary step in trying to preserve whatever creative and artistic presence there is left in our society. There are people that want to create but it seems that our society is less and less concerned with arts and humanities. I feel like maybe less concerned that many societies around the world throughout history. It is a good first step. I’m not sure the amount listed is actually going to provide a ton of change when considering the entire industry in America but it’s a good step forward. I am looking forward to hearing more of what this committee is going to to try to accomplish in favor of my industry. I think that it is important and I think that the majority of society will think it too, but I’m not sure that will happen until it’s too late.
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