The 2002 Nancy Hanks Lecture On Arts and Public Policy
March 11, 2002, 6:30 p.m.
The Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
Washington, DC
Nancy Hanks served as president of Americans for the Arts (formerly the American Council for the Arts) from 1968 to 1969, when she was appointed chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, a position she served through 1977. During her eight-year tenure at the National Endowment for the Arts, the agency's budget grew 1,400 percent. Until her death in 1983, Nancy Hanks worked hard to bring the arts to prominent national consciousness. This year marks the 15th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy, established to honor her memory and to provide an opportunity for public discourse at the highest levels on the importance of the arts and culture to our nation's well-being.
We are pleased to announce Zelda Fichandler as this year's Nancy Hanks Lecturer.
Introductory remarks to made by Joe Dowling.
