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Art is essential everywhere, not just in museums and theaters

August 28, 2021

“Transforming our arts ecology into a more equitable one is not going to happen with modest gifts,” Kaiser says. “We need to allow some really wonderful but under resourced organizations to do work that’s large-scale and gets people seeing them and hearing about them. That’s what this money allows them to plan for now.”

The Culture is ailing. It’s time for a Dr. Fauci for the arts.

The Washington Post, December 12, 2020

Michael M. Kaiser, former president of the Kennedy Center and one of the nation’s top consultants for ailing arts groups, says that a more concerted federal arts strategy would be a pragmatic boon to the country.

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