Adam Agee [RISD ‘03, Industrial Design] has written to our-suggests **at** risd.edu to let us know about a petition, initiated by Quincy Jones, to encourage President-elect Obama to appoint a Cabinet-level position in the arts. Thanks, Adam.

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Quincy Jones has started a petition to ask President-Elect Obama to appoint a Secretary of the Arts. While many other countries have had Ministers of Art or Culture for centuries, the United States has never created such a position.  We in the arts need this and the country needs the arts–now more than ever. Please take a moment to sign this important petition and then pass it on to your friends and colleagues.

If you are interested in signing the position, go to:
www.petitiononline.com/esnyc/petition.html