Also, like many people following the NEA story, it remains totally unclear what the future of the agency is. Many of us thought it would be done away with because the original Trump 2026 budget blueprint called for that. It appears instead they want to use it to make propaganda.
I also just want to reiterate: In its current form, the NEA is being used to further the ideological agenda of the ruling party and even if that party were liberal Democrats, it would still be wrong. Arts organizations should not work with or accept funding from the NEA in its current form, period.
(It’d be better if panelists and the arts council also refused to meet, but I’m not holding my breath on that one!)