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Craven: Supporting artistic creation

Commentator Jay Craven recently saw the Paul Taylor dance company’s world premiere of a new work made possible by Dartmouth’s Hopkins Center – and that got him thinking about the importance – and challenges – of artist commissions.

Craven: Arts and the Stimulus Plan

During the recent Congressional debate over President Obama’s economic stimulus plan, teacher, filmmaker and commentator Jay Craven found himself baffled by the controversy that erupted over the planned allocation of $50 million to the National Endowment for the Arts.