In the Arts: L.A. School System to Restore Some Arts Money

Los Angeles school officials are expected to reduce planned cuts in spending on arts classes amid growing pressure from arts advocates and philanthropists, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Spending on arts education would be trimmed by one-third rather than the planned one-half, with $5-million restored to the budget.

Dozens of cultural institutions and leading area arts patrons, such as Eli Broad, have joined a campaign that included a full-page advertisement last week in The Times.

In other arts news, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey voted as expected Tuesday to approve an agreement to build infrastructure for a planned performing-arts center at the former World Trade Center site, The New York Times writes.

The pact, under which New York City will reimburse the Port Authority for $44-million in construction costs, does not guarantee development of an arts venue at ground zero but is “an important step forward,” said Kate D. Levin, the city’s cultural affairs commissioner.

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