B. Women's Art & NEA Early 1980s

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The single major supporter of women's art organizations in the US in the early 1980s was the National Endowment for the Arts. So, when The Heritage Foundation attacked both the NEA and NEH for their "supposed" funding for social change, Ariel Dougherty became alarmed. In this document, and another, A. Women's Arts & NEA Early 1980s are three core papers: A Survey of the Field; Dougherty's analysis of NEA funding for WAOs over 4 years; and Dougherty's testimony submitted to Congress in 1985. These are important documents of women's cultural history.

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The single major supporter of women's art organizations in the US in the early 1980s was the National Endowment for the Arts. So, when The Heritage Foundation attacked both the NEA and NEH for their "supposed" funding for social change, Ariel Dougherty became alarmed. In this document, and another, A. Women's Arts & NEA Early 1980s are three core papers: A Survey of the Field; Dougherty's analysis of NEA funding for WAOs over 4 years; and Dougherty's testimony submitted to Congress in 1985. These are important documents of women's cultural history.

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B. Women's Art & NEA Early 1980s

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Ariel Dougherty

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The single major supporter of women's art organizations in the US in the early 1980s was the National Endowment for the Arts. So, when The Heritage Foundation attacked both the NEA and NEH for their "supposed" funding for social change, Ariel Dougherty became alarmed. In this document, and another, A. Women's Arts & NEA Early 1980s are three core papers: A Survey of the Field; Dougherty's analysis of NEA funding for WAOs over 4 years; and Dougherty's testimony submitted to Congress in 1985. These are important documents of women's cultural history.

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Womens Cultural Organizations & the NEA in the early 1980s

Ariel Dougherty, 1979-1986, served as Development Director of Womens Studio Workshop. She built the annual budget from just under $100K to almost $300K in addition to a capital campaign that facilitated the organizations move from rented quarters into its own permanent home. She curated Womens Work in Film & Video and occasionally made her own art.
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In the autumn of 1980, at the height of Ronald Reagans bid for the presidency, The Heritage Foundation issued a scathing attack---out of the blue---against both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The report condemned any form of culture that had a social context (forget the fact that it all does!). For Dougherty alarm bells went off. The NEA budget continued to rise in the early 1980s, but the numbers of womens cultural organizations supported by the federal agency began to decline. A chilling effect had begun. Dougherty did five things. In TWO DOCS: A & B, three are chronicled. 1. Analyzed four years of NEA support for womens cultural organizations: that showed # of organizations received support; how much; & proportion of NEA budget. .......................... pages 2 - 5 2. Surveyed the field of Womens Cultural Organizations [ see A. Womens Art & NEA ] 3. Sought support from colleagues in artists space community. You all are next! 4. Designed TARTS/ Teaching Artists To Reach Technological Savvy, a network among four womens arts organizations to encouraged alliances for a more sustainable common future; won an Apple Computer grant in their G Cycle. (see photo to far right, The Proposal) 5. Submitted Testimony in 1985 for NEA & NEHs reauthorization. This lead to womens inclusion as a special constituency for the first time ........ pages 6 & 7
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