Recommendations from the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities include the importance of arts education for all, and that private (as well as public) funding is crucial if a sound cultural policy is to be maintained. Direct public support for the arts and the humanities from the federal government is a relatively new phenomenon. For most of its history, the has relied on the private sector and a system of tax incentives to foster the growth of cultural institutions.

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Background.
Evolution of the President's Committee.
Recent activities.
Recommendations.