Kansas Arts Commission in the News

• Kansas arts body faces abolition
  The Manila Bulletin Newspaper
  May 26, 2011

• An Open Letter to Kansas Governor Sam Brownback
  Arts and Issues
  May 25, 2011

• Letter: Fund the arts
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  May 25, 2011

• Letter: Arts will thrive
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  May 25, 2011

• Brownback's ax stuns state
  The Johnson County Sun
  May 24, 2011

• Workers brace for demise of Kansas Arts Commission
  The Wichita Eagle
  May 23, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission prepares for shutdown
  Wichita Business Journal
  May 23, 2011

• Analysis: Kan. nearing end of state arts funding
  The Washington Examiner
  May 22, 2011

• Analysis: Kansas arts agency prepares to close doors with gov.'s veto of entire budget looming
  Greenfield Daily Reporter
  May 22, 2011

• Public Arts Funding Update: May
  Creatiquity
  May 19, 2011

• Former director urges governor to support arts
  Ellsworth County Indepenent Reporter
  May 18, 2011

• Letter: Arts and tourism
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  May 18, 2011

• Letter: What's the deal on arts?
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  May 18, 2011

• Republican Governors Use Budget Woes To Wage War On The Arts
  ThinkProgress.org
  May 18, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission cuts misguided
  The Kansas City Star
  May 18, 2011

• Letter: Silencing opportunities
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  May 17, 2011

• Letter: Let's support the arts
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  May 16, 2011

• Letter: Note to the governor
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  May 15, 2011

• Privatized art
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  May 14, 2011

• Arts Attack
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  May 13, 2011

• Letter: Arts make registers jingle
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  May 12, 2011

• The Star’s editorial | Brownback’s attack on the arts hurts rural Kansas
  The Kansas City Star
  May 12, 2011

• Letter: Poor vision on the arts
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  May 12, 2011

• Surprise attack in the arts & culture war in Kansas
  Rachel Maddow Blog
  May 12, 2011

• Don't veto the arts
  The Wichita Eagle
  May 12, 2011

• Brownback's despicable attack on arts in Kansas
  The Kansas City Star
  May 12, 2011

• State Officials strike KAC with layoffs
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  May 10, 2011

• Letter: Cuts hitting home
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  May 7, 2011

• Brownback wise to accept arts funding
  The Winfield Daily Courier
  May 4, 2011

• Letter: Benefits of the arts
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  May 4, 2011

• Arts funding gains support in Kan. budget talks
  The Washington Examiner
  May 4, 2011

• Kan. lawmakers see progress in budget talks
  Bloomberg Businessweek
  May 3, 2011

• Kansas legislative negotiators moving toward funding Arts Commission in next state budget
  The Republic, Indiana
  May 3, 2011

• Kan. lawmakers frustrated with budget talks' pace
  Bloomberg Businessweek
  May 2, 2011

• Consolidation of power a concern
  The Wichita Eagle
  May 1, 2011

• Arts Commission continues fight for jobs, innovation
  The Emporia Gazette
  April 29, 2011

• Letter: Arts a sound investment
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  April 27, 2011

• Budget ax worries Arts Commission
  The Wichita Eagle
  April 27, 2011

• Kan. arts backers fear gov's veto of funding
  Forbes
  April 27, 2011

• Kansas Arts Backers Fear Gov's Veto Of Funding
  WIBW-13, Topeka
  April 26, 2011

• Arts backers fear funding veto
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  April 26, 2011

• Senior art exhibit and reception planned to honor local art class
  The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
  April 25, 2011

• Busker Fest attracts new forms of entertainment
  University Daily Kansan
  April 24, 2011

• National juried arts exhibit opens to public Tuesday
  High Plains Leader & Times
  April 18, 2011

• Savings now could harm local entities ‘for generations’
  High Plains Leader & Times
  April 14, 2011

• Tax token
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  April 10, 2011

• Arts Crunch in Kansas
  Poets & Writers
  May/June 2011

• Brownback's money-saving changes to take effect
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  April 8, 2011

• Kevin Spacey Calls For Arts Funding In Congress
  The Huffington Post
  April 5, 2011

• Friends of the arts
  The Wichita Eagle
  March 25, 2011

• Senate has a busy week at the Capitol
  The Fort Scott Tribune
  March 23, 2011

• Kansas Republicans becoming oddly reasonable?
  The Pitch
  March 21, 2011

• Crain steps down as executive director of Kansas Arts Commission
  Wichita Business Journal
  March 21, 2011

• FLUSHED with excitement
  The Salina Journal
  March 21, 2011

• Support Arts Culture
  The Wichita Eagle
  March 20, 2011

• Capitol Watch: Jobless lose, arts win, immigrants do both
  The Kansas City Star
  March 18, 2011

• Commission for the arts gets support in Kansas Senate
  The Kansas City Star
  March 18, 2011

• Arts Commission director resigns
  The Kansas City Star
  March 18, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission executive director resigns
  KSNT-27, Topeka
  March 18, 2011

• Local supporters pleased with arts decision
  Hays Daily News
  March 18, 2011

• Keeping the Kansas Arts Commission
  Winfield Daily Courier
  March 17, 2011

• Symphony hires Kansas Arts Commission official
  The Kansas City Star
  March 17, 2011

• Symphony hires Kansas Arts Commission official
  The Olathe News
  March 17, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission survives
  McPherson Sentinel
  March 17, 2011

• No cut for Kansas Arts Commission
  University Daily Kansan, Lawrence
  March 17, 2011

• State Senate saves Kansas Arts Commission
  KWCH-12, Wichita
  March 16, 2011

• Kansas Senate rejects governor's plan to convert Arts Commission to private nonprofit group
  The Republic, Columbus, Ind.
  March 16, 2011

• Kansas Senate's roll call vote on preserving state Arts Commission as government agency
  Fox-4, Kansas City
  March 16, 2011

• Kansas Senate rejects governor's bid to abolish Arts Commission
  Kansas City Star
  March 16, 2011

• Artists Rejoice After Senate Shows Support For Arts Commission
  WIBW-13, Topeka
  March 16, 2011

• Senate votes to preserve Kansas Arts Commission
  Kansas City Star
  March 16, 2011

• Senate votes to preserve Kansas Arts Commission
  Kansas City Star
  March 16, 2011

• Kansas Senate votes to save state Arts Commission
  MSNBC
  March 16, 2011

• Kansas Senate votes to save state Arts Commission
  NBC Action News, Kansas City
  March 16, 2011

• Senate To Decide Future Of Kansas Arts Commission
  KAKE-10, Wichita
  March 16, 2011

• Fix Brownback’s mistakes on parole board, human rights commission
  The Winfield Daily Courier
  March 15, 2011

• Save Kansas Arts
  The Wichita Eagle
  March 15, 2011

• SM North junior repeats state poetry championship
  Shawnee Dispatch
  March 14, 2011

• Five questions for state Sen. Schmidt
  The Hutchinson News
  March 13, 2011

• Author Sara Paretsky: The arts sustain life
  The Wichita Eagle
  March 13, 2011

• Letter: Follow Boeing's lead
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  March 12, 2011

• Supporting the arts rewards investment
  Dodge City Daily Globe
  March 12, 2011

• School budget crunches can hit arts hard
  The News Herald, Ohio
  March 11, 2011

• Arts should be funded, not cut, during economic crises
  K-State Collegian, Manhattan
  March 11, 2011

• Brown Bag to feature Celtic music Tuesday
  El Dorado Times
  March 11, 2011

• Arts matter
  The Garden City Telegram
  March 9, 2011

• Paretsky Defends Arts Funding in Awards Speech
  Publishers Weekly
  March 9, 2011

• Open Letter to Keith Olbermann: Cover the Creative Economy
  The Clyde Fitch Report
  March 8, 2011

• Irish poet to promote the arts in Kansas
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  March 8, 2011

• Arts teachers, programs slashed
  Peoria Journal Star
  March 8, 2011

• Cutbacks in Kansas?: State senators say Gov. Sam Brownback's order to abolish the Kansas Arts Commission was too hasty
  The Los Angeles Times
  March 7, 2011

• Statehouse Live: Brownback's budget director quizzed about salaries
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  March 7, 2011

• Greensburg Tornado Recovery To Be Heart of New Inge Center Project
  Kansas City's Broadway World
  March 7, 2011

• Senators say Gov. Sam Brownback’s order to abolish the Kansas Arts Commission was too hasty
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  March 7, 2011

• Governor Brownback Proposes Abolishing the Kansas Arts Commission
  The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village
  March 7, 2011

• The Week in Topeka
  The Ellsworth Independent Reporter
  March 6, 2011

• Kansans, Senate panel still want the Kansas Arts Commission
  The Wichita Eagle
  March 6, 2011

• Abrams explains vote to disband Kansas Arts Commission
  Arkansas City Traveler
  March 5, 2011

• Art exhibit and sale Wednesday in Fort Scott
  The Fort Scott Tribune
  March 5, 2011

• House committee passes one cent sales tax repeal
  McPherson Sentinel
  March 4, 2011

• Full Senate to hear plan that could save Arts
  The Wichita Eagle
  March 4, 2011

• Senate panel opposes Brownback's arts proposal
  Nebraska TV, Omaha
  March 4, 2011

• Senate Committee Recommends Keeping KS Arts Commission
  KCUR, Kansas City
  March 3, 2011

• Beach Art Museum staring at another budget cut
  Kansas State Collegian, Manhattan
  March 3, 2011

• Arts Commission hopeful about Senate vote
  KTKA-49, Topeka
  March 3, 2011

• Letter: How about an arts checkoff?
  The Newton Kansan
  March 3, 2011

• Plan to move Kansas Arts Commission faces hurdles
  KWCH-12, Wichita
  March 3, 2011

• Statehouse Live: Committee votes to keep Kansas Arts Commission; Lawrence students attend hearing
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  March 3, 2011

• Students' Video Gains Internet Fame
  Fox-4, Kansas City
  March 3, 2011

• Artists Not Happy With Governor's Plan To Nix Commission
  WIBW-13, Topeka
  March 3, 2011

• Kansas Senate approves resolution that could save Kan. Arts Commission
  KTKA-49, Topeka
  March 3, 2011

• Senate panel bucks Gov.'s arts edict
  The Topeka Capitol-Journal
  March 3, 2011

• Baker ARTS announces Area High School Merit Award Winners
  Southwest Daily Times
  March 2, 2011

• Boeing values arts
  Hutchinson News
  March 2, 2011

• Deines center features young Russell artists
  The Hays Daily News
  March 2, 2011

• Former Kansas Arts Commissioners take a stand on KAC elimination
  KC Metropolis.org
  March 1, 2011

• Arts supporters rally at the Capitol with funeral march demonstration
  KTKA-49, Topeka
  March 1, 2011

• Arts supporters rally in Topeka
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  March 1, 2011

• Arts supporters want to rescind order
  The Winfield Daily Courier
  February 26, 2011

• Montana Rep again satisfies with 'Bus Stop'
  The Hays Daily News
  February 24, 2011

• Governor awards celebrates Kansas arts
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  February 23, 2011

• Forum dedicated to arts funding draws crowd
  The Newton Kansan
  February 23, 2011

• Senator thinks governor’s arts order can be overturned
  The Winfield Daily Courier
  February 22, 2011

• Still hope for Kansas Arts Commission
  The University Daily Kansan
  February 22, 2011

• Day without art
  The Newton Kansan
  February 21, 2011

• Program cuts addressed at Eggs and Issues
  Emporia Gazette
  February 21, 2011

• Republican Hero: Kansas State Senator Fighting for the Arts
  Good
  February 21, 2011

• Arts’ great challenge
  The Kansas City Star
  February 21, 2011

• Editorial: The arts are good for Kansans and the economy
  The University Daily Kansan
  February 20, 2011

• Burdett Loomis: Blackjack politics in Kansas Senate
  The Wichita Eagle
  February 20, 2011

• Music video creates online buzz for Lawrence High students
  6 News, Lawrence
  February 20, 2011

• Arts value
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  February 20, 2011

• What's the Matter with Kansas...This Time?
  Studio 360, New York
  February 18, 2011

• The Economics of the Arts in Kansas
  KMUW, Wichita
  February 18, 2011

• Supporters say Kansas Arts Commission creates jobs, draws businesses
  Wichita Business Journal
  February 18, 2011

• Arts commission backers to have public forum
  The Newton Kansan
  February 18, 2011

• Arts for all Kansans
  The Hays Daily News
  February 17, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission Faces Tough Climb
  KMUW, Wichita
  February 17, 2011

• Creative needs
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  February 17, 2011

• Abolishing Kansas Arts Commission means at-risk teens lose their jobs
  6 News, Lawrence
  February 16, 2011

• House Appropriations Committee backs Brownback plan to abolish Arts Commission
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  February 16, 2011

• Panel Rejects Governor's Arts Reorganization
  KSAL, Salina
  February 16, 2011

• Arts Commission picking up bipartisan support
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  February 15, 2011

• House panel rejects sketchy arts plan
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  February 15, 2011

• The War on Culture: Brownback's dirty politics, Kansas Arts Commission
  Washburn Review
  February 15, 2011

• Art not ‘fat’
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  February 14, 2011

• Value of arts
  The Hutchinson News
  February 14, 2011

• Commentary: Arts Commission Supporters Rally in Topeka
  Kansas Public Radio
  February 11, 2011

• Gov's arts reform triggers rebellion
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  February 11, 2011

• Arts advocates decry elimination of Kansas commission
  The Kansas City Star
  February 11, 2011

• Arts supporters rally in Topeka
  The Salina Journal
  February 11, 2011

• Okay, it’s official: State arts agencies are in trouble
  Createquity
  February 10, 2011

• Arts Commission Supporters Rally in Topeka
  Kansas Public Radio
  February 10, 2011

• Kansans Rally To Save Arts Commission
  WIBW-13, Topeka
  February 10, 2011

• Arts supporters protest Brownback’s elimination of Arts Commission
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  February 10, 2011

• Activists rally against Governor Brownback
  KTKA-49, Topeka
  February 10, 2011

• Arts Rally
  KSNT-27, Topeka
  February 10, 2011

• Arts Commission Cut Puts Governor, Arts Supporters At Odds
  Kansas Public Radio
  February 10, 2011

• States start to target arts funding
  The Washington Post
  February 9, 2011

• Kansas kids fight fire with charming musical number
  The Maddow Blog
  February 9, 2011

• Perilous State of the Arts Agencies
  Miller-McCune
  February 9, 2011

• Kansas at 150: Reflections on Kansas at 150 from an artist’s easel
  The Newton Kansan
  February 9, 2011

• Don’t ax arts agency
  The Wichita Eagle
  February 9, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission Fighting for Survival
  Americans for the Arts Blog
  February 9, 2011

• In Kansas, arts and culture war
  The Maddow Blog
  February 8, 2011

• Kansas Gov. Abolishes Arts Commission; SC, TX Next on Chopping Block?
  The Clyde Fitch Report
  February 8, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission Fighting for Survival
  FOX-4, Kansas City
  February 8, 2011

• Governor does away with Kansas Arts Commission
  NBC Action News, Kansas City
  February 8, 2011

• Video: Governor Brownback Signs Order Turning Kansas Arts Commission Into Non-Profit Organization
  State of the State
  February 8, 2011

• Kansas Abolishes Arts Commission
  The Chronicle of Philanthropy
  February 8, 2011

• Essential arts
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  February 8, 2011

• Governor signs order abolishing arts commission, forms Kansas Arts Foundation
  Wyandotte Daily News
  February 8, 2011

• Governor Signs Order To Restructure Kansas Arts
  KAKE-10, Wichita
  February 7, 2011

• Arts Commission is eliminated in Kansas
  The Kansas City Star
  February 7, 2011

• Kan. governor signs arts reorganization order
  The Wichita Eagle
  February 7, 2011

• Artists say they could be adversely affected by state change
  Wyandotte Daily News
  February 7, 2011

• Brownback signs arts reorganization order
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  February 7, 2011

• Kansas views
  The Wichita Eagle
  February 7, 2011

• Problem with the Vermont comparison
  The Wichita Eagle
  February 6, 2011

• Kansas legislators outline budget-cutting measures
  The Joplin Globe
  February 5, 2011

• Legislative Update: Kansas Arts Commission
  Lansing Current
  February 5, 2011

• Keep rural Kansas strong
  Winfield Daily Courier
  February 2, 2011

• Arts commission ’levels the playing field’
  The Newton Kansan
  February 2, 2011

• Letter: Jobs at stake
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  February 2, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission's cultural, financial impact important
  The Manhattan Mercury
  February 1, 2011

• Much more than 'pretty pictures'
  Hutchinson News
  February 1, 2011

• Continue state arts agency
  The Wichita Eagle
  February 1, 2011

• Don’t cut arts funding
  Winfield Daily Courier
  February 1, 2011

• Arts supporters organize against elimination of the Kansas Arts Commission
  KCMetropolis.org
  January 31, 2011

• Letter: Sour note
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  January 31, 2011

• Apprentice artists learn job, life skills
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  January 31, 2011

• Arts funding proposals reignite culture war
  Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.
  January 30, 2011

• Arts money well-spent
  The Wichita Eagle
  January 30, 2011

• Art is long, life is short
  McPherson Sentinel
  January 28, 2011

• Arts supporters organize against elimination of the Kansas Arts Commission
  The Emporia Gazette
  January 28, 2011

• Kansas Arts in Trouble
  ESU Bulletin, Emporia
  January 27, 2011

• A blitz of executive reorganization orders
  Winfield Daily Courier
  January 27, 2011

• Arts Commission elimination?
  KSNT-27, Topeka
  January 27, 2011

• Good news: Last year’s transient guest tax generates $153,000 (scroll down to "Arts cuts")
  The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
  January 27, 2011

• State arts funding could be lost
  Peabody Gazette Bulletin
  January 27, 2011

• Groups fight proposal to cut funding for the arts
  KWCH-12, Wichita
  January 26, 2011

• The arts mean business, and local jobs
  The Newton Kansan
  January 26, 2011

• Why Should Government Fund the Arts?
  Central Standard, KCUR-89.3 FM, Kansas City
  January 26, 2011

• Arts advocates to rally at Capitol
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  January 25, 2011

• Governor the antagonist in arts drama
  The Hays Daily News
  January 25, 2011

• Under Brownback, Kansas Will Be Only State Without Arts Commission
  Huffington Post
  January 24, 2011

• Potential arts cuts worrisome
  The Hays Daily News
  January 24, 2011

• Rally To Support The Arts to Be Held
  KSNT-27, Topeka
  January 24, 2011

• Arts organizations feel sting of budget knife
  The Topeka Capital-Journal
  January 22, 2011

• Kansas makes poor decision to cut Art Commission
  GCHS Sugar Beet, Garden City
  January 21, 2011

• Pittsburg residents fear plan would undermine arts support
  The Joplin Globe
  January 21, 2011

• Kansas Arts Programs Facing Budget Axe
  Fox-4, Kansas City
  January 21, 2011

• State to lose $778,300 in federal funding
  The Emporia Gazette
  January 21, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission states case against proposed cuts
  The Arkansas City Traveler
  January 21, 2011

• Elimination of arts commission would have local impact
  The Newton Kansan
  January 21, 2011

• What’s the Matter with Kansas (Arts Commission)?
  The Clyde Fitch Report
  January 20, 2011

• Kansas Arts Commission states case against proposed cuts
  The Kansas City Star
  January 20, 2011

• Arts commission: Cuts would affect economy
  The Wichita Eagle
  January 20, 2011

• Arts Commission states case against proposed cuts
  The Wichita Eagle
  January 20, 2011

• Arts Commission Among Eight State Agencies On The Chopping Block
  KAKE-10, Wichita
  January 20, 2011

• Creative cuts: Lawrence artists stand to lose thousands of dollars in Brownback’s proposed budget
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  January 19, 2011

• Arts funding
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  January 18, 2011

• How cuts to the Kansas Arts Commission would affect the whole state
  The Lawrence Journal-World
  January 18, 2011

• Budget reaction
  The Emporia Gazette
  January 17, 2011

• Barnes pleads to save public funding for arts
  Kiowa County Signal, Greensburg
  January 17, 2011

• Controversial cuts
  The Wichita Eagle
  January 16, 2011

• Art lovers angry over proposed budget cuts
  KSN-3, Wichita
  January 15, 2011

• Kansas governor proposes cuts to the arts
  NBC Action News, Kansas City
  January 14, 2011

• Kan. governor faces GOP criticism on restructuring
  Bloomberg
  January 14, 2011

• Kansas Governor Brownback proposes elimination of Kansas Arts Commission
  KC Metropolis
  January 14, 2011

• Gov. Brownback's Budget Targets Funding For Arts
  KCTV-5, Kansas City
  January 13, 2011

• Brownback’s budget is bad for rural Kansas
  The Winfield Daily Courier

• Kansas Gov. wants to phase out state arts funding
  KTKA-49, Topeka
  January 13, 2011

• Governor Brownback Proposes Phasing Out Funding for the Arts
  KCUR, Kansas City
  January 13, 2011