MINNPOST.COM: GIA PRESIDENT VICKIE BENSON ON FEDERAL ARTS SPENDING: PORK OR ECONOMIC DRIVER?
Submitted by admin on February 17, 2009
“What that (the pork reference) tells me is we have a lot of work to do about explaining the importance of the arts as not only bringing balance to society but as an economic stimulator and development opportunity,” said Vickie Benson, arts program officer for the McKnight Foundation in Minneapolis and current president of Seattle-based Grantmakers in the Arts. Read More.