Topic “support”
Investing in Infrastructure for the Arts
Fractured Atlas is: a non-profit organization that provides services and support to artists and arts organizations. Also: a community of over 50,000 artists and arts groups from every discipline across the country and around the world.
(from the Fractured Atlas blog: http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/blog/)
Adam Forest Huttler | Dec 16, 2008
The Economist recently had a short piece about the opportunities and pitfalls in Obama’s plan to make massive investments in infrastructure projects. The writer observes that the US has historically underinvested in infrastructure, while the projects that are carried out are funded in a haphazard manner through Congressional member items with little or no federal oversight or planning.
In our current rush to stimulate the economy by funding many projects as quickly as possible, it's more important than ever that we have a coherent strategy to ensure that infrastructure spending is really an investment in economic growth instead of just a way to provide some short-term jobs. Part of that strategy should include targeted investments aimed at bolstering the creative sector.
