Federal program pays artists to amuse New Haven streets
In New Haven Connecticut and nearby states the National Endowment for the Arts funds ARTS JOBS to hire actors poets mimes painters and others for street performances. Brennan the artist paints his face white draws silly eyebrows and entertains passersby as part of a city Street Scene program. The effort mirrors an employment program and aims to prove art can create jobs and engage diverse city residents.
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A Washington AP report lists bills in progress in Congress including Criminal Justice Reform Defense Appropriation Food Stamp Revision Foreign Aid and Tax Revision. It notes bills awaiting action in House or Senate committees and identifies unemployment and arts funding experiments in Rhode Island and Connecticut with state agencies and public arts programs.
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