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The humanities and the arts belong to all the people

June 2, 2017 By RI Humanities

June 1, 2017 – Yesterday, over 100 people gathered under the rotunda of the Rhode Island State House to honor and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA).

Our Executive Director Elizabeth Francis was pleased to join in the speaking program – offering this creative testimonial to the value of arts and humanities in the civic lives of all Rhode Islanders. Congratulations to our colleagues. We are so pleased to serve Rhode Island’s vibrant cultural community together!

A Collage from an Act* That Now Sounds Like a Manifesto

Upon the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
With love from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities – written by Elizabeth Francis, Executive Director

 

Full value and support to cultural activity

 

The humanities and the arts
Belong to all the people

 

A better understanding of the past, a better analysis of the present, a better view of the future

 

Democracy demands
The arts and the humanities

 

All people
Masters of their technology
Not unthinking servants

 

The high place
Rich cultural heritage
Mutual respect for diverse beliefs
All persons and groups

 

A climate
Freedom of thought
Imagination
Inquiry

 

Financial assistance
Release of creative talent

 

Aesthetic dimensions of our lives
Not solely wealth and power
Continuation of free society

 

*“National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965”

 

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