Hum 1
Introduction to Humanities
● Government and the Arts
○ What difference does the arts make?
■ Consensus of the importance
■ How do we pay for it? Who do we pay for it?
■ How do we prioritize the fine arts when there is a paucity of resources?
■ Offers a sense of cultural identity—can be both unifying and excluding
■ Serve as a trope in cultural backdrop of a particular city
Economic Argument—Offers a Robust Argument for the Funding of the Arts (Advocacy)
● Need to provide ammunition for all of the arts around the country
● Most government and legal bodies will be more convinced by the hard facts of
financial incentivizing, as opposed to focusing exclusively the quality of life
● --which might not matter to constituents
○ Arts organizations bring in tourists
○ Business purposes, allows staying longer, hotel use longer
○ Promotes the local economy: Parking, Food, etc.
○ Causes and resources associated
○ Identify opportunity costs associated with each
○ Consult with expert opinions
○ Identify outlets for funding
○ Begin campaigning through social outlets
● Launch Discussions on Tackling the Lack of Instructional Time
○ No exact plan stated other than emphasizing the gaps and creating awareness
○ Group decided that it is important to incorporate the disciplines by grade—just
put the arts within the context of what we are already doing
○ This could be a way of curriculum integration
● Coach Schools to Create Arts Partnerships
○ Local with local museums, Parks and Trail to volunteer to learn about
opportunities
○ Partner with random street art developments and partner this into the school
○ After-school programs could be an opportunity
● Create Professional Development Opportunities
○ Again, the incorporation of science classes into art
○ Emphasize the need for arts in explicating difficult science complexes
● Motives of Authors
○ Basic human need
■ Belonging
● In group
● Out group
■ Loyalty