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"The Artist As Citizen"

"The Artist As Citizen"

I wrote this column in 1991 - sadly prophetic

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Dec 19, 2023
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In 1991 I started a column for the Chicago newspaper Performink called “Arts & Politics” which covered the interscetion of creativity, culture, the arts, and public life.

I had left the lucrative world of producing nonprofit theater (Pegasus Players, 1985-1990) to take up the role of an arts activist. In 1990 I joined the Christian Coalition for $5 and b…

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