Ashleigh Aitkin, Mayor of Anaheim, recently interviewed Mary Ann Carter and Erin Harkey at the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Harkey is the Chief Executive Officer of Americans for the Arts; Carter is Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), confirmed by the U.S. Senate late last year.
Carter shared important arts initiatives and programs focusing on health and wellness as well as the NEA’s America 250 projects, including the Musical Theater Song Writing Contest and Poetry Out Loud, both competitions designed for high school students. Other projects include a Program for the Military and the NEA Big Read. For more about the NEA and America 250, to https://www.arts.gov/initiatives/celebrating-americas-250th-anniversary
To view the conversation moderated by Mayor Aitken on C-SPAN, go to https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/us-conference-of-mayors-discussion-on-local-leadership-in-the-arts/672543