S6E3_The heART of America by Ignition Arts published on 2020-04-04T22:58:21Z GUESTS: David Holt, Mayor, Oklahoma City Charles Martin, Creative Director, Literati Press Sunil Iyengar, Director of Research and Analysis, NEA Host: Gregory DeCandia Head Writer: Kate Brennan Episode 3 reports from the heartland on the economic effects of the arts in a district, city, and nation as well as the ramifications of the pandemic on art and culture. We interview Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, Literati Press Creative Director Charles Martin and Director of Research and Analysis for the National Endowment of the Arts Sunil Iyengar on their perspectives and projections. OKC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: https://www.okc.gov/residents/prepare-okc/know-what-to-do/epidemics-and-pandemics Literati Press: https://www.literatipressok.com/ Literati Press’ next Listening Series, “elevated,” the digital manifestation of the book ELEVATED THOUGHTS, premieres May 7, 2020. Visit ignitionarts.org for more info. National Endowment for the Arts: arts.gov Bureau of Economic Analysis: bea.gov Article of the 6th ACPSA: https://www.arts.gov/news/2020/during-economic-highs-and-lows-arts-are-key-segment-us-economy National Assembly of State Art Agencies: https://nasaa-arts.org/ Creative Economy State Dashboards: https://nasaa-arts.org/nasaa_research/creative-economy-state-profiles/ Additional music in Episode 3 is from the album “Mindbody” by Alison Sloan. Hear more by Alison @ https://soundcloud.com/alison-sloan Genre Entertainment Comment by Corinne Prudente Great episode! Definitely what we need right now 2020-04-13T14:02:48Z Comment by Corinne Prudente Ink and Draw represent! 2020-04-13T13:43:22Z