The Mellon Foundation has announced $15 million in "emergency funding" for 56 humanities councils across the country. The government recently eliminated $65 million in support.
The National Endowment for the Humanities says the project will "honor the statesmen, visionaries, and innovators who shaped the nation." It's a lot of statues.
Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.
To support President Biden's "whole-of-government approach to the arts," officials from different agencies, arts advocates and artists came together for a summit called "Healing, Bridging, Thriving."
Tucked away down a quiet street, not far from Howell Mill Road on Atlanta's Westside, you'll find the Goat Farm Arts Center . It's a compound of artist...