Ford's Darren Walker Says Arts Are ‘The Soul Of The Country’ and Are Worth Fighting For
The arts spark creativity and soothe divisiveness, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker told a packed house at The Kennedy Center on Monday night in a passionate address that defended art as essential to democracy.
“Art is not a privilege. It is the soul of our country, the beating heart of our humanity,” Walker said. “And in these times, these menacing, perilous challenging times, we need the arts and humanities more than ever before.”
Walker addressed a gathering of artists, arts administrators and other civic leaders who are in Washington for the annual Arts Advocacy Day sponsored by Americans for the Arts, a national organization devoted to supporting nonprofit arts...