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With federal funding in question, artists can navigate a perilous future by looking to the past

  • Written by Johanna K. Taylor, Associate Professor, The Design School, Arizona State University
imageKeith Haring paints a mural in New York City on Aug. 20, 1987.Mark Hinjosa/Newsday RM via Getty Images

In a February 2025 Truth Social post, President Donald Trump declared a “Golden Age in Arts and Culture.”

So far, this “golden age” has entailed an executive order calling for the federal agency that funds local museums and...

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