www.broadwaynews.com: On Sept. 10, the Arts, Entertainment and Media Industries (AEMI) coalition announced a new policy agenda, entitled Reimagining Federal Support for the Arts and Public Media. The plan outlines ways in which the federal government can support nonprofit arts and public media.
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FUND THE ARTS! I think it’s so so so important to fund the arts because it is the soul of the world. Yes, we may not be doctors and lawyers and inventing life saving cures all day everyday but the arts are what brings joy to the world and keeps it going. Without the arts, life would be boring and miserable. It’s important now more than ever to keep art going especially after the pandemic and the mass closing of different regional theaters and other venues due to financial reasons and lack of people. I think it’s also important to start art education and immersion from a young age so that the people that come after us know and learn to appreciate art for what it is. The competition within the industry is already so fierce that lack of funding would just lessen opportunities even more for workers and viewers alike.
The arts will always be in a constant struggle to find funding for the projects we believe are meant to change the world. I think it's incredible that even though the fight has been so long people have never stopped striving for the basic rights that artists in the entertainment industry deserve. The thing that I was most interested in was the importance of getting workers on the National Council of the Arts. I am always boggled when I learn that boards are never made out of the people who the decisions actually affect. When these sorts of decisions are made workers struggle and the policies never actually help anyone because they are not made from the right perspective. This argument goes back very far into history and the idea of representation persists into many of today's most heated arguments. The main importance of continuous representation is that it will both bring about change and hope so everyone involved can learn to better their industry.
The Reimagining Federal Support for the Arts and Public Media plan by the Arts, Entertainment, and Media Industries coalition works toward strengthening labor protections, increasing funding, and ensuring the workers’ voices are heard by policymakers. It seems like the immediate focus is this fiscal year, though the impacts would echo far longer than that. Inspired by this article, I did some topical investigation on this plan and the Department for Professional Employees. The plan itself focuses on the process of grantmaking and worker’s rights in case of employer error. It outlines some key problems, explains them in layman’s terms, then dictates a necessary action. These points toward progression are specific but not exactly definable as to when they will be achieved (i.e. exact numbers aren’t used)- is this to help with negotiation processes? As per my opinion, a proposal for workers’ protection is never a negative thing.
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