The Aurentine Senate,
DECLARING that the arts and humanities are an integral part of Aurentine and European cultures, and are one of the defining features in any given culture,
NOTING that the responsibility of funding art, establishing grants for the support of the arts, and funding the education of arts and humanities, rests primarily on the shoulders of the private citizen, and the private organization,
ALSO NOTING that it is also a responsibility of the state to recognize that
a) the arts and humanities are crucial to the development and continuation of a national culture,
b) the arts and humanities are beneficial to the people,
c) it is often necessary for the state to complement and assist in the funding of artists and the organizations which support them, as the granting of private funds is often inconsistent, and governed by the willingness of the private individual to utilize his own funds, and thus is insecure without government help,
WARNING that a modern, developed nation cannot focus primarily on the issues of scientific and technological value, but must place equal value in the branches of creative and artistic scholarly thought as they provide
a) crucial insight into understanding, analyzing and predicting the past, present and future,
b) cultural enrichment to the lives of the people,
HEREBY CREATES
(1) the Aurentine Fund for the Arts and Humanities, which will provide public funding from the state,
a) in the form of grants, scholarships and donations, to groups which are seen as vital and necessary to the arts and humanities by the Ministry of Culture.
b) which will be drawn from state taxes, as well as from donations added to the fund by private individuals.
(2) the Board of the Aurentine Fund for the Arts and Humanities,
a) which will be composed of twenty men and women knowledgeable in their respective fields,
b) whose respective fields shall be relevant to the arts and humanities, as well as to the management of public finances,
c) whose task will be to advise the Chairperson of the Aurentine Fund for the Arts and Humanities in the distribution of fund assets.
(3) the office of Chairperson of the Aurentine Fund for the Arts and Humanities, who will be charged with
a) overseeing the distribution of fund assets to worthy causes,
b) lobbying in support of the fund before the Senate, should further funding ever be deemed necessary by the Board of the Aurentine Fund for the Arts and Humanities, or in any issue concerning the fund.
DEFINITIONS
(1) The term "humanities" includes, but is not limited to, the study and interpretation of the following:
(a)language, both modern and classical;
(b) linguistics;
(c) literature;
(d) history;
(e) jurisprudence;
(f) philosophy;
(g) archaeology;
(h) comparative religion;
(i) ethics;
(j) the history, criticism, and theory of the arts;
(k) those aspects of the social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods;
(l) the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history;
(m) to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.
(2) The term "the arts" includes, but is not limited to, the study and interpretation of the following:
(a) music (instrumental and vocal);
(b) dance;
(c) drama;
(d) folk art;
(e) creative writing;
(f) architecture and allied fields;
(g) painting;
(h) sculpture;
(i) photography;
(j) graphic and craft arts;
(k) industrial design;
(l) costume and fashion design;
(m) motion pictures;
(n) television;
(o) radio;
(p) film;
(q) video;
(r) tape and sound recording;
(s) the arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of such major art forms;
(t) all those traditional arts practiced by the diverse peoples of this country;
(u) the study and application of the arts to the human environment.
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[box][align=center][size=125][b]The Aurentine Fund for the Arts and Humanities Establishment Act[/b][/size]
[b]Category:[/b] Domestic Development | [b]Urgency:[/b] Low | [b]Author:[/b] [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=240308&p=15800756#p15800756]Senator Marius Kruger[/url] (Ind.) | [b]Co-Sponsors: [nation]Byzantium Imperial[/nation], [nation]The Grand Republic of Hannover[/nation], [nation]Maklohi Vai[/nation], [nation]Seitonjin[/nation], [nation]Geilinor[/nation], [nation]Prussia-Steinbach[/nation], [nation]New Zephua[/nation], [nation]Battlion[/nation][/b][/align]
The Aurentine Senate,
[b]DECLARING[/b] that the arts and humanities are an integral part of Aurentine and European cultures, and are one of the defining features in any given culture,
[b]NOTING[/b] that the responsibility of funding art, establishing grants for the support of the arts, and funding the education of arts and humanities, rests primarily on the shoulders of the private citizen, and the private organization,
[b]ALSO NOTING[/b] that it is also a responsibility of the state to recognize that
[blocktext][b]a)[/b] the arts and humanities are crucial to the development and continuation of a national culture,
[b]b)[/b] the arts and humanities are beneficial to the people,
[b]c)[/b] it is often necessary for the state to complement and assist in the funding of artists and the organizations which support them, as the granting of private funds is often inconsistent, and governed by the willingness of the private individual to utilize his own funds, and thus is insecure without government help,[/blocktext]
[b]WARNING[/b] that a modern, developed nation cannot focus primarily on the issues of scientific and technological value, but must place equal value in the branches of creative and artistic scholarly thought as they provide
[blocktext][b]a)[/b] crucial insight into understanding, analyzing and predicting the past, present and future,
[b]b)[/b] cultural enrichment to the lives of the people,[/blocktext]
[b]HEREBY CREATES[/b]
[b](1)[/b] the Aurentine Fund for the Arts and Humanities, which will provide public funding from the state,
[blocktext][b]a)[/b] in the form of grants, scholarships and donations, to groups which are seen as vital and necessary to the arts and humanities by the Ministry of Culture.
[b]b)[/b] which will be drawn from state taxes, as well as from donations added to the fund by private individuals.[/blocktext]
[b](2)[/b] the Board of the Aurentine Fund for the Arts and Humanities,
[blocktext][b]a)[/b] which will be composed of twenty men and women knowledgeable in their respective fields,
[b]b)[/b] whose respective fields shall be relevant to the arts and humanities, as well as to the management of public finances,
[b]c)[/b] whose task will be to advise the Chairperson of the Aurentine Fund for the Arts and Humanities in the distribution of fund assets.[/blocktext]
[b](3)[/b] the office of Chairperson of the Aurentine Fund for the Arts and Humanities, who will be charged with
[blocktext][b]a)[/b] overseeing the distribution of fund assets to worthy causes,
[b]b)[/b] lobbying in support of the fund before the Senate, should further funding ever be deemed necessary by the Board of the Aurentine Fund for the Arts and Humanities, or in any issue concerning the fund.[/blocktext]
[b]DEFINITIONS[/b]
[b](1)[/b] The term "humanities" includes, but is not limited to, the study and interpretation of the following:
[blocktext][b](a)[/b]language, both modern and classical;
[b](b)[/b] linguistics;
[b](c)[/b] literature;
[b](d)[/b] history;
[b](e)[/b] jurisprudence;
[b](f)[/b] philosophy;
[b](g)[/b] archaeology;
[b](h)[/b] comparative religion;
[b](i)[/b] ethics;
[b](j)[/b] the history, criticism, and theory of the arts;
[b](k)[/b] those aspects of the social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods;
[b](l)[/b] the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history;
[b](m)[/b] to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.[/blocktext]
[b](2)[/b] The term "the arts" includes, but is not limited to, the study and interpretation of the following:
[blocktext][b](a)[/b] music (instrumental and vocal);
[b](b)[/b] dance;
[b](c)[/b] drama;
[b](d)[/b] folk art;
[b](e)[/b] creative writing;
[b](f)[/b] architecture and allied fields;
[b](g)[/b] painting;
[b](h)[/b] sculpture;
[b](i)[/b] photography;
[b](j)[/b] graphic and craft arts;
[b](k)[/b] industrial design;
[b](l)[/b] costume and fashion design;
[b](m)[/b] motion pictures;
[b](n)[/b] television;
[b](o)[/b] radio;
[b](p)[/b] film;
[b](q)[/b] video;
[b](r)[/b] tape and sound recording;
[b](s)[/b] the arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of such major art forms;
[b](t)[/b] all those traditional arts practiced by the diverse peoples of this country;
[b](u)[/b] the study and application of the arts to the human environment.[/blocktext][/box]
I motion to add this to the queue under "Domestic Development."