Congress established the National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) in 1965. Along with the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Federal Council on the Art and the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, it also serves as a sub-agency.
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Its 1966 budget was a little under$ 3 million. In 2024, the fat had grown to$ 207 million.
What the National uses tax money for and refers to as “art” is absolutely amazing. The lamentable” Piss Christ,” a picture of a cross suspended in a bucket of urine by Andres Serrano, is the most well-known case in the NEA’s contentious story. For his “art,” he received a$ 15 000 award from the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SCCA ) in 1989. The NEA provided a portion of the funding for the SCCA.  ,
A Pennsylvania artwork museum asked a young queer artist named Robert Maplethorpe to compile a collection of his pictures soon after Serrano’s” triumph.” The” selection” included images of naked children in sexually provocative poses and vivid depictions of homosexual sex. The museum was able to maintain its windows opened thanks to a offer from the NEA.
If a wealthy, racist pervert had wanted to contribute to these “artistic efforts,” he would have been completely free to do so. The saying that” skill is in the eye of the viewer” has always been and will continue to be true justifies the existence of this garbage.
If anyone wants to buy this nonsense, they are encouraged to do it in a free, bourgeois society. If an arts museum wishes to show this savage, they have the right to do so. In a completely nation, we are allowed to be charmed by a Monet for every Maplethorpe we are forced to endure.
One thing is sure: We don’t have a government-funded National to provide the American people with incredible art, sculpture, theater, opera, or museums. When, for the past a thousand years, wealthy individuals have been providing funding for artists and creative endeavors throughout the West, it seems obscene and elitist to indicate that the government should account these artistic and cultural endeavors.  ,
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The NEA and its sister organizations are currently being destroyed by the Trump presidency. It won’t help you save a lot of money. However, the statement it makes about the American art is much more significant than the benefits of tax money.  ,
When the authorities approves provides for skill, it stamps its approval on it. Despite the vocal protestations of the NEA’s supporters, the state has a bias and will likely approve it if it is funded by the NEA. It’s unavoidable.  ,
The arts are protected by the government’s funding for philanthropic giving, which makes historical programs available to those who can’t afford them, and protects America’s social heritage, according to defenders of taxpayer funding. according to the Heritage Foundation.
That is basically untrue.
Without people money, art may survive and flourish. In true value added, the US arts and culture sector accounted for 4.3 percent of GDP in 2022, contributing$ 1.1 trillion to the market. In 2023, people, businesses, and foundations provided funding for everything from local theater performances to world-class galleries, according to the report from private philanthropy alone, which infected the industry with more than$ 23.5 billion.
This demonstrates that there is a strong need for the art, and that outstanding art can be produced without being financed by the government. Without the aid of the taxpayer, Hollywood developed into the most prosperous film industry in the world thanks to workshop funding, ticket sales, and secret supporters, creating masterpieces like Gone with the Wind, The Godfather, and people.
Broadway follows the exact formula, with successful works relying on ticket sales and private investors. Investigations like the Metropolitan Opera, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the J. Paul Getty Museum are generally supported by scholarships, private donations, and membership, demonstrating that world-class art organizations don’t require the National to keep afloat.
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The message is straightforward. The British citizens decide what constitutes arts and what does not. Great artists who don’t want to create art for the people usually have a way to support them. Many musicians, including Maplethorpe and Serrano, require gimmicks to support themselves.
According to the Washington Times, taxpayers won’t need to pay for wacky art like$ 495, 000 to build medieval-themed exhibits in Minneapolis or$ 20, 000 to fund a series of public art presentations “on the theme of climate change.” Virtually thousands of offers like this don’t actually help to promote the artists or bring art to the internal city.
It’s finally time to axe the NEA.
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