KRT Wire | 12/20/2004 | U.K. contrast shows pitiful state of arts funding in U.S.

KRT Wire | 12/20/2004 | U.K. contrast shows pitiful state of arts funding in U.S.: "U.K. contrast shows pitiful state of arts funding in U.S.

BY DOMINIC P. PAPATOLA

Knight Ridder Newspapers


(KRT) - The London Guardian reported last week that cultural folk in England were 'devastated' over budget news regarding the British government's commitment to arts funding. According to the newest budget figures, Arts Council England - the rough equivalent of the National Endowment for the Arts on this side of the pond - will have its budget frozen from 2005 through 2008"