Questions about art and policy for our candidates

Following up on Thursday’s post about U.S. leaders who remain a Washington Mall’s distance from art . . . What questions about art do you think candidates should have to respond to?

Here are some to get you started:

• To what degree should arts be taught in our schools and why?
• What role do you think art plays in a healthy republic?
• What is the ideal level of NEA funding?
• Who should decide what is purchased for public art?
• Who should decide which art programs are funded?

Your turn.