The essential impact of the arts

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Natl Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chmn Jane Alexander has fought conservative organizations and leaders to help save arts funding, but the NEA has suffered many losses. The NEA's budget has been decreased by nearly 40%, which resulted in ending individual grants and giving out only 736 grants. Alexander continues to battle the budget cuts by traveling throughout the country to help find new ways to support the arts. She has also participated in advocacy efforts that amount to information campaigns targeting the country's business leaders and politicians.

Arts & Humanities, Officials and employees, Finance, Interview, United States. National Endowment for the Arts, Alexander, Jane

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Houmayoun Mahmoudi: he knows his limits

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Houmayoun Mahmoudi, graphic designer and art consultant in Tehran, Iran, finds ways to create advertising images which communicate family values for a conservative Islamic country. Graphics of the 563 agencies are monitored by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance for moral compliance. The majority of Parliament voted to remove women from advertising images.

Iran, Tehran, Iran, Mahmoudi, Houmayoun

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Ron Arad: bending all the rules

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London-based designer Ron Arad has an artistic, sculptural, simple, and experimental approach which results in technically complex industrial products. He often uses steel in his furniture and other household objects. He has shown work at the Milan Furniture Fair. He has begun to use computer systems to design his objects before making models.

England, Designers, Arad, Ron

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