Video of arts hearings available

The first video segments of today’s House Education & Labor Committee hearing on the arts, economy and employment are now available at the links below. The testimony by actor and Creative Coalition representative Tim Daly(brother of Tyne Daly)  is especially thought-provoking. He points out the vital relationship between the arts and new media technology – including all the jobs and revenue technologyrepresents -  by saying succinctly: “Without art, there’s no iPod.”

Click on these links for observations by hearing chairman U.S Rep. George Miller, U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) and Tim Daly.

Additional testimony will be posted here as the day goes on, so keep checking.

You can observe the arts hearing this morning

U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) will be in action today, chairing the House Education & Labor Committee arts hearing at 10 a.m. EDT to explore the relationship of the arts industry to the national economic and employment situation. You can catch the whole thing live on webcast by clicking http://edwork.edgeboss.net/wmedia-live/edwork/16137/300_edwork-2175stream_070124.asx or, if you can’t be online then, come back later and see the highlights at http://www.youtube.com/user/EdLaborDemocrats.     

If you’re in the Washington, D.C., area, you can attend the hearing, titled “The Economic and Employment Impact of the Arts and Music Industry,” by going to the House Education & Labor Committee Hearing Room, 2175 Rayburn House Office Building.