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President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities

January 01, 1970


The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) is an advisory committee to the President of the United States on cultural issues. It works directly with the White House and the three primary cultural agencies: the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), as well as other federal partners and the private sector, to advance wide-ranging policy objectives in the arts and humanities. These include considerations for how the arts and humanities sectors can positively impact community well-being, economic development, public health, education, civic engagement, and climate change across the United States.  

The committee is composed of both private and public members. The private members are appointed by the president and are prominent artists, scholars, philanthropists, and former state and local public officials who demonstrate commitment to the arts and humanities. Its public members include the heads of the National Endowment for the Arts; the National Endowment for the Humanities; and the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences. Ex officio members are the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; the Director of the National Gallery of Art; and the head of the Library of Congress. The President also appoints a chair or co-chairs from among the private members.

In August 2017, all private committee members resigned in protest of then-president Donald Trump's response to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.[1][2][3] Authority for the committee subsequently lapsed on September 30 under the provisions of Executive Order 13708.

On September 30, 2022 President Joseph Biden reinstituted and expanded the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities by Executive Order 14804. Tsione Wolde-Michael, most recently the founding Director of the Smithsonian’s Center for Restorative History,[4] is the current Executive Director of the PCAH. On April 13, 2023, key appointments to the Committee were announced.[5]

History edit

The PCAH was established by Executive Order 12367 of June 15, 1982, under President Ronald Reagan.[6] The PCAH plays a unique role in bringing together the White House, federal agencies, civic organizations, corporations, foundations and individuals to strengthen the United States' national investment in its cultural life. The committee has a strong track record of addressing pressing policy questions in the arts and humanities, initiating public/private partnerships in those disciplines, and to recognizing excellence in the field. PCAH has also conducted major research and policy analysis, and catalyzed important federal cultural programs, both domestic and international. Central to the PCAH mission is using the power of the arts and humanities to contribute to the vibrancy of our society, the education of diverse publics, the creativity of our citizens and the strength of our democracy."[7]

Trump Administration Resignations edit

On August 18, 2017, 16 of the 17 committee members, including Kal Penn and Chuck Close, resigned in protest of President Donald Trump's response to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The resigning commissioners stated in a letter to the president, "Reproach and censure in the strongest possible terms are necessary following your support of the hate groups and terrorists who killed and injured fellow Americans in Charlottesville."[1][2][3] The initial letters of each paragraph of the resignation letter spell 'RESIST'. The only member of the committee who did not immediately sign the letter was theater and film director George C. Wolfe, whose representatives stated that he, too, would be resigning and would add his name to the letter.[8] PCAH became the first White House department to quit the Trump administration.[9]

The White House responded with a statement reading in part, "Earlier this month it was decided that President Trump will not renew the Executive Order for the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), which expires later this year."[10]

Andrew Weinstein, who had been appointed to the committee by President Obama,[11] went on to serve on the board of the Holocaust Memorial Museum.

September 2022 Reinstitution edit

Under a new Executive Order[12] issued by President Joseph R. Biden on Sept. 30, 2022, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities was officially reinstituted. The Executive Order outlines that PCAH will continue to provide recommendations to the White House, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services to advance wide-ranging policy objectives in the arts and humanities, helping to support advance the economic development, well-being, and resilience of all communities, especially those that have historically been underserved.

The President noted that, "The arts, the humanities, and museum and library services are essential to the well-being, health, vitality, and democracy of our Nation. They are the soul of America, reflecting our multicultural and democratic experience. They further help us strive to be the more perfect Union to which generation after generation of Americans have aspired. They inspire us; provide livelihoods; sustain, anchor, and bring cohesion within diverse communities across our Nation; stimulate creativity and innovation; help us understand and communicate our values as a people; compel us to wrestle with our history and enable us to imagine our future; invigorate and strengthen our democracy; and point the way toward progress."[12]

On November 21, 2022, President Joe Biden officially appointed Tsione Wolde-Michael as the new executive director of the PCAH.[13]

Programs edit

National Student Poets Program edit

The PCAH, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers partnered to present the National Student Poets Program (NSPP),[14] the nation's highest honor for young poets (grades 9–11) creating original work. Five students are annually selected for one year of service as literary ambassadors, each representing a geographic region of the country. By elevating and showcasing their work for a national audience, the program strives to inspire other young people to achieve excellence in their own creative endeavors and promote the essential role of writing and the arts in academic and personal success.

Turnaround Arts edit

Turnaround Arts[15] is a national program that brings arts education to high-poverty elementary and middle schools across the country. It was the first federal program to specifically support arts education as an improvement tool in the country's lowest-performing schools, and was run by the PCAH, in coordination with the White House, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE), and several foundations.

National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards edit

The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards recognized the country's best creative youth development programs for increasing academic achievement, graduation rates and college enrollment by engaging children and youth in the arts and humanities.[16] Formerly titled Coming Up Taller, these annual awards focused national attention on outstanding programs across the country that promoted the creativity of America's young people, providing them learning opportunities and the chance to contribute to their communities. Accompanied by a cash award and a ceremony at the White House with the First Lady, the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards not only rewarded these projects with recognition but also provided organizational and capacity building support over the course of the year.

Film Forward edit

Sundance Film Forward was an international touring program designed to enhance greater cultural understanding, collaboration and dialogue around the globe by engaging audiences through the exhibition of films, workshops and conversations with filmmakers. Sundance Film Forward is an initiative of the Sundance Institute, which partnered with the PCAH and other federal arts programs.

Save America's Treasures edit

Established by Executive Order in 1998, Save America's Treasures (SAT)[17] is a federal public-private partnership that includes the NEA, NEH, IMLS, the National Park Service (NPS), the American Architectural Foundation (AAF) and formerly the PCAH. The PCAH and the National Park Service jointly oversaw the management of the federal competitive matching grant component, which helps preserve, conserve, and rescue our nation's most significant cultural and heritage resources, including historic structures, collections of artifacts, works of art, maps, manuscripts, and sound recordings. Although funding for the program was suspended, the PCAH and AAF convened a series of thought leadership forums to develop elements for framing and catalyzing a preservation strategy that built on the strengths and success of SAT.

Special Initiatives edit

Through its work with the private sector, the PCAH was able to raise private resources, which were directed to special initiatives that supported youth programs, recognized artists, broadened arts awareness, and celebrated the nation's cultural life. Examples include:

  • Educational workshops and cultural events programming at the White House
  • The National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medals
  • Annual NEH Jefferson Lecture on the Humanities
  • U.S. Cultural and Heritage Tourism Summit (2005)

Leadership edit

Honorary chairs edit

Committee chairs edit

Executive directors edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b O'Keefe, Ed (August 18, 2017). "Members of White House presidential arts commission resigning to protest Trump's comments". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Members of the President's Commission on Arts & Humanities resignation letter to President Trump". Scribd. August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Kamal, Sameea; Bierman, Noah (August 18, 2017). "16 members of White House arts panel resign to protest Trump's response to Charlottesville". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Center for Restorative History". National Museum of American History. October 29, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ^ House, The White (April 13, 2023). "President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions". The White House. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Executive Orders | Executive Order 12367--President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities". National Archives. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Citing Trump remarks, most of president's arts council quits". WJLA. AP. August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  9. ^ E.W. (August 28, 2017). "The White House has become a cultural wasteland". The Economist.
  10. ^ Bat, John (August 19, 2017). "Arts and Humanities Committee members resign in protest of Trump". CBS News. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "In rebuke to Trump, arts committee resigns en masse with scathing letter". NBC News. August 18, 2017.
  12. ^ a b House, The White (September 30, 2022). "Executive Order on Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services". The White House. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  13. ^ "Smithsonian's Tsione Wolde-Michael Tapped to Lead President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities". www.arts.gov. December 15, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  14. ^ . Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  15. ^ . Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  16. ^ "National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards". nasaa-arts.org. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  17. ^ . Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2015.

External links edit

  • Official website

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources President s Committee on the Arts and Humanities news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The President s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities PCAH is an advisory committee to the President of the United States on cultural issues It works directly with the White House and the three primary cultural agencies the National Endowment for the Arts NEA National Endowment for the Humanities NEH and the Institute of Museum and Library Services IMLS as well as other federal partners and the private sector to advance wide ranging policy objectives in the arts and humanities These include considerations for how the arts and humanities sectors can positively impact community well being economic development public health education civic engagement and climate change across the United States The committee is composed of both private and public members The private members are appointed by the president and are prominent artists scholars philanthropists and former state and local public officials who demonstrate commitment to the arts and humanities Its public members include the heads of the National Endowment for the Arts the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences Ex officio members are the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the Director of the National Gallery of Art and the head of the Library of Congress The President also appoints a chair or co chairs from among the private members In August 2017 all private committee members resigned in protest of then president Donald Trump s response to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville Virginia 1 2 3 Authority for the committee subsequently lapsed on September 30 under the provisions of Executive Order 13708 On September 30 2022 President Joseph Biden reinstituted and expanded the President s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities by Executive Order 14804 Tsione Wolde Michael most recently the founding Director of the Smithsonian s Center for Restorative History 4 is the current Executive Director of the PCAH On April 13 2023 key appointments to the Committee were announced 5 Contents 1 History 1 1 Trump Administration Resignations 1 2 September 2022 Reinstitution 2 Programs 2 1 National Student Poets Program 2 2 Turnaround Arts 2 3 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards 2 4 Film Forward 2 5 Save America s Treasures 2 6 Special Initiatives 3 Leadership 3 1 Honorary chairs 3 2 Committee chairs 3 3 Executive directors 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe PCAH was established by Executive Order 12367 of June 15 1982 under President Ronald Reagan 6 The PCAH plays a unique role in bringing together the White House federal agencies civic organizations corporations foundations and individuals to strengthen the United States national investment in its cultural life The committee has a strong track record of addressing pressing policy questions in the arts and humanities initiating public private partnerships in those disciplines and to recognizing excellence in the field PCAH has also conducted major research and policy analysis and catalyzed important federal cultural programs both domestic and international Central to the PCAH mission is using the power of the arts and humanities to contribute to the vibrancy of our society the education of diverse publics the creativity of our citizens and the strength of our democracy 7 Trump Administration Resignations edit On August 18 2017 16 of the 17 committee members including Kal Penn and Chuck Close resigned in protest of President Donald Trump s response to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville Virginia The resigning commissioners stated in a letter to the president Reproach and censure in the strongest possible terms are necessary following your support of the hate groups and terrorists who killed and injured fellow Americans in Charlottesville 1 2 3 The initial letters of each paragraph of the resignation letter spell RESIST The only member of the committee who did not immediately sign the letter was theater and film director George C Wolfe whose representatives stated that he too would be resigning and would add his name to the letter 8 PCAH became the first White House department to quit the Trump administration 9 The White House responded with a statement reading in part Earlier this month it was decided that President Trump will not renew the Executive Order for the President s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities PCAH which expires later this year 10 Andrew Weinstein who had been appointed to the committee by President Obama 11 went on to serve on the board of the Holocaust Memorial Museum September 2022 Reinstitution edit Under a new Executive Order 12 issued by President Joseph R Biden on Sept 30 2022 the President s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities was officially reinstituted The Executive Order outlines that PCAH will continue to provide recommendations to the White House the National Endowment for the Arts the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services to advance wide ranging policy objectives in the arts and humanities helping to support advance the economic development well being and resilience of all communities especially those that have historically been underserved The President noted that The arts the humanities and museum and library services are essential to the well being health vitality and democracy of our Nation They are the soul of America reflecting our multicultural and democratic experience They further help us strive to be the more perfect Union to which generation after generation of Americans have aspired They inspire us provide livelihoods sustain anchor and bring cohesion within diverse communities across our Nation stimulate creativity and innovation help us understand and communicate our values as a people compel us to wrestle with our history and enable us to imagine our future invigorate and strengthen our democracy and point the way toward progress 12 On November 21 2022 President Joe Biden officially appointed Tsione Wolde Michael as the new executive director of the PCAH 13 Programs editNational Student Poets Program edit The PCAH the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists amp Writers partnered to present the National Student Poets Program NSPP 14 the nation s highest honor for young poets grades 9 11 creating original work Five students are annually selected for one year of service as literary ambassadors each representing a geographic region of the country By elevating and showcasing their work for a national audience the program strives to inspire other young people to achieve excellence in their own creative endeavors and promote the essential role of writing and the arts in academic and personal success Turnaround Arts edit Turnaround Arts 15 is a national program that brings arts education to high poverty elementary and middle schools across the country It was the first federal program to specifically support arts education as an improvement tool in the country s lowest performing schools and was run by the PCAH in coordination with the White House the U S Department of Education USDOE and several foundations National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards edit The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards recognized the country s best creative youth development programs for increasing academic achievement graduation rates and college enrollment by engaging children and youth in the arts and humanities 16 Formerly titled Coming Up Taller these annual awards focused national attention on outstanding programs across the country that promoted the creativity of America s young people providing them learning opportunities and the chance to contribute to their communities Accompanied by a cash award and a ceremony at the White House with the First Lady the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards not only rewarded these projects with recognition but also provided organizational and capacity building support over the course of the year Film Forward edit Sundance Film Forward was an international touring program designed to enhance greater cultural understanding collaboration and dialogue around the globe by engaging audiences through the exhibition of films workshops and conversations with filmmakers Sundance Film Forward is an initiative of the Sundance Institute which partnered with the PCAH and other federal arts programs Save America s Treasures edit Established by Executive Order in 1998 Save America s Treasures SAT 17 is a federal public private partnership that includes the NEA NEH IMLS the National Park Service NPS the American Architectural Foundation AAF and formerly the PCAH The PCAH and the National Park Service jointly oversaw the management of the federal competitive matching grant component which helps preserve conserve and rescue our nation s most significant cultural and heritage resources including historic structures collections of artifacts works of art maps manuscripts and sound recordings Although funding for the program was suspended the PCAH and AAF convened a series of thought leadership forums to develop elements for framing and catalyzing a preservation strategy that built on the strengths and success of SAT Special Initiatives edit Through its work with the private sector the PCAH was able to raise private resources which were directed to special initiatives that supported youth programs recognized artists broadened arts awareness and celebrated the nation s cultural life Examples include Educational workshops and cultural events programming at the White House The National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medals Annual NEH Jefferson Lecture on the Humanities U S Cultural and Heritage Tourism Summit 2005 Leadership editHonorary chairs edit Jill Biden Melania Trump inactive Michelle Obama Laura Bush Hillary Clinton Committee chairs edit Bruce Cohen and Lady Gaga appointed by President Joe Biden Margo Lion and George Stevens Jr appointed by President Barack Obama Adair Margo appointed by President George W Bush Dr John Brademas President Emeritus of New York University appointed by President Bill Clinton Donald J Hall Chairman of Hallmark Cards Inc appointed by President George H W Bush Andrew Heiskell former Chairman and CEO of Time Inc appointed by President Ronald Reagan Executive directors edit Tsione Wolde Michael Megan Beyer Rachel Goslins Daniel Henry Moran Bunny Burson Harriet Fulbright Ellen McCulloch Lovell Diane PatonSee also editStrategic and Policy Forum January August 2017 a board disbanded for similar reasons American Manufacturing Council January August 2017 a board disbanded for similar reasonsReferences edit a b O Keefe Ed August 18 2017 Members of White House presidential arts commission resigning to protest Trump s comments The Washington Post Retrieved August 18 2017 a b Members of the President s Commission on Arts amp Humanities resignation letter to President Trump Scribd August 18 2017 Retrieved August 18 2017 a b Kamal Sameea Bierman Noah August 18 2017 16 members of White House arts panel resign to protest Trump s response to Charlottesville Los Angeles Times Retrieved August 18 2017 Center for Restorative History National Museum of American History October 29 2021 Retrieved April 14 2023 House The White April 13 2023 President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions The White House Retrieved April 14 2023 Executive Orders Executive Order 12367 President s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities National Archives August 15 2016 Retrieved August 19 2017 About Us President s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Archived from the original on October 27 2017 Retrieved October 28 2017 Citing Trump remarks most of president s arts council quits WJLA AP August 18 2017 Retrieved August 18 2017 E W August 28 2017 The White House has become a cultural wasteland The Economist Bat John August 19 2017 Arts and Humanities Committee members resign in protest of Trump CBS News Retrieved August 19 2017 In rebuke to Trump arts committee resigns en masse with scathing letter NBC News August 18 2017 a b House The White September 30 2022 Executive Order on Promoting the Arts the Humanities and Museum and Library Services The White House Retrieved April 14 2023 Smithsonian s Tsione Wolde Michael Tapped to Lead President s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities www arts gov December 15 2022 Retrieved April 14 2023 National Student Poets Program NSPP Archived from the original on January 16 2016 Retrieved December 9 2015 Turnaround Arts Archived from the original on December 25 2015 Retrieved December 9 2015 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards nasaa arts org Retrieved July 6 2019 Save America s Treasures SAT Archived from the original on September 14 2019 Retrieved December 9 2015 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title President 27s Committee on the Arts and Humanities amp oldid 1161269610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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