One thing this article shows is that the hoopla the political right continues to make over national governmental arts funding, it is really a measly sum. It doesn’t mean to totally cut funding.
Kickstarter Kicks the NEA’s Butt in Arts Funding:
“Kickstarter,’a
nifty website that bills itself as a ‘funding platform for creative
projects,’ plans to hand off $150 million in cash to artsy-fartsy
projects of all shapes and sizes in 2012, co-founder Yancey
Strickler
told TPM‘last week. The money comes from individual donors
who voluntarily give to specific projects.The 2012 budget of the National Endowment for the Arts is $146
million.Jus’ sayin.
Reason.tv on
three reasons not to fund art with taxpayer dollars:Reason’s Greg Beato is So
Bored with the NEA.”Via tipster and trickster Andrew Mayne.