On Thursday, March 26, the Committee will hold a hearing to examine how the economy is affecting jobs in the arts and music industries, and the role these industries play in communities across the country. This is the first in a series of hearings the Committee will hold this Spring.
Recent news reports have highlighted the tough economic realities arts and music organizations are facing – many are cutting budgets and programs that are the engine of the local economy and provide meaningful employment opportunities for workers. According to research conducted by the National Endowment for the Arts, unemployment for artists rose at a higher rate than the overall workforce in 2008.
Recent news reports have highlighted the tough economic realities arts and music organizations are facing – many are cutting budgets and programs that are the engine of the local economy and provide meaningful employment opportunities for workers. According to research conducted by the National Endowment for the Arts, unemployment for artists rose at a higher rate than the overall workforce in 2008.
WHAT:
Full Committee Hearing on “The Economic and Employment Impact of the Arts and Music Industry”
WHO:
U.S. Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), co-chair, Congressional Arts Caucus
Michael Bahr, Education Director, Utah Shakespearean Festival, Cedar City, UT
Tim Daly, actor and co-president, The Creative Coalition
Joanne Florino, executive director, Triad Foundation, Inc., Ithaca, NY
Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO, Americans for the Arts, Washington, DC
Michael Spring, director, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL
Bruce Ridge, musician and chairman, International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians, Raleigh, NC
John Thomasian, director, National Governors' Association, Center for Best Practices, Washington, DC
WHEN:
Thursday, March 26, 2009
10:00 a.m. EDT
WHERE:
House Education and Labor Committee Hearing Room
2175 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Full Committee Hearing on “The Economic and Employment Impact of the Arts and Music Industry”
WHO:
U.S. Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), co-chair, Congressional Arts Caucus
Michael Bahr, Education Director, Utah Shakespearean Festival, Cedar City, UT
Tim Daly, actor and co-president, The Creative Coalition
Joanne Florino, executive director, Triad Foundation, Inc., Ithaca, NY
Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO, Americans for the Arts, Washington, DC
Michael Spring, director, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL
Bruce Ridge, musician and chairman, International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians, Raleigh, NC
John Thomasian, director, National Governors' Association, Center for Best Practices, Washington, DC
WHEN:
Thursday, March 26, 2009
10:00 a.m. EDT
WHERE:
House Education and Labor Committee Hearing Room
2175 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
