ANOTHER White House/Artist Meeting?: ‘Department of Alternative Thinking’ Proposed

Kerry Picket at the Washington Times reports today:

The Obama administration apparently met with 60 artists and creative organizers as early as May 12 according to an online document (downloadable)by the Pratt Center for Community Development, State Voices, Arlene Goldbard, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation.  Other artists(link1 link 2)have corroborated this meeting happened. (h/t machogirl from FR)

Here are the bullet points from an online document called a “White House Briefing” report, though that has not yet been confirmed: (more…)

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Tags: Arts, Department of Alternative Thinking, nea, Obama, Yosi Sergant
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