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Art Is Democracy’s Essential Second Responder

Funding cuts under the Trump administration target diverse cultural groups, risking the loss of $2 million for Illinois Humanities and undermining platforms for marginalized communities, experts say.

The relationship between art and justice is human dignity. In moments of societal upheaval, we instinctively seek the basics: food, water, safety and shelter. But we also require something equally vital but less tangible — art. Art serves as the essential “second responder,” offering us our humanity, a place to reflect and experiences of beauty, joy, challenge and risk, and sustaining us as we build and imagine our futures when we are weakened, …

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