US Arts debate reported in UK.

The Guardian’s Chris Wilkinson.

Obama brought it up. The recent discussion on the value of Arts Education has traveled across the Atlantic. Chris Wilkinson, who writes on the Arts for the Guardian in the UK, summarized the debate, which can be found here. He includes my response to Alexander Russo’s condescension. He agrees:

These questions will be familiar to anyone who has debated the issues of arts education or arts funding in the UK too. What is also familiar is the dismissive attitude of many who work outside the arts