Rocco Landesman

A recent New York Times article on Rocco Landesman, nominated to be Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, noted the tumultuous years for the National Endowment for the Arts when the “national conversation” about the arts in our society focused more on defining art than on ensuring access to the arts for all Americans.  Landesman seems to have the right “bones” for the job – he’s known as a dynamo who gets what he wants, and that attitude will surely help bring more visibility to the agency.  We in the community arts world want to make sure that he understands and supports the arts at the grassroots as well as at the “grasstops.”    We’ll do our best to educate him about all that’s happening in Wisconsin.  Confirmation hearings start in August.

Click here for the article: For New Leader of the Arts Endowment, Lessons From a Shaky Past .