Secretary of Art

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This has been circulating through some Arts Groups.
What a dream this would be!
If you agree please pass it on.

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Quincy Jones has started a petition to ask President-Elect Obama to appoint a Secretary of the Arts. While many other countries have had Ministers of Art or Culture for centuries, The United States has never created such a position. We in the arts need this and the country needs the arts--now more than ever. Please take a moment to sign this important petition and then pass it on to your friends and colleagues.

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Edited to add a couple of interesting links:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/13/AR2009011303264.html


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/01/note-to-obama-h.html#comments

http://www.quincyjones.com/