HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-04-25 Correspondence - MT Arts Council - ARTeries_ Special Edition from the Montana Arts CouncilFrom:Montana Arts CouncilTo:Bozeman Public CommentSubject:[EXTERNAL]ARTeries: Special Edition from the Montana Arts CouncilDate:Friday, April 4, 2025 12:34:20 PM
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Supaman performs at Red Ants Pants
Photo: Eric Heidle
May calm heads prevail
This Wednesday DOGE visited the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH),
put most of the staff on administrative leave, and shut down funding to humanities
agencies across the nation—including our venerated Humanities Montana.
This Tuesday the Administration ordered the Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS) to shut down, putting most employees on leave (some have been
restored). Several states have already lost current FY federal support for libraries.
Montana State Library has not received any notification on funding yet.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is preparing for its own visit from DOGE,
which is expected. It is clearly a time defined by uncertainty.
To participate in the National Humanities Alliance’s call to save the NEH, go here.
https://p2a.co/DdtlGIT
The Montana Arts Council, Humanities Montana, and the State Library are all
partners in sustaining the intellectual and cultural life of Montanans. We are planning
and strategizing, together and within our own agencies, seeking the best way to
preserve our great programs, adjust to the unknown, and still do the good work out in
Montana’s communities.
As alarming as some of these losses are and will be, we can get through this. The
continuing resolution that Congress passed included funding for all the cultural
agencies at consistent levels. We have faith that our congressional delegation will
strongly support that work.
In the meantime, we encourage you to let your leaders and lawmakers know how
much Montana’s libraries, humanities, and arts activities mean to you.
This is a time to stay calm, work together, speak clearly, and have faith in each other.
And let me know how I can help.
I believe fundamentally in the principles of liberty, democracy, and the right of all
people to pursue a meaningful, connected, healthy life. Those deeply held American
values are expressed, explored, and deepened only through art, culture, and the
humanities. Thank you all for the work you do.
Krys Holmes
Executive Director
krys.holmes@mt.gov
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Image: Apsáalooke hip-hop artist Supaman performs to fans of all ages at Red Ants
Pants in White Sulphur Springs.
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