Governor Roy Cooper - Prioritizing Art and Art Communities

Today's guest is Roy Cooper, the Governor of Ben's home state of North Carolina. In office, Governor Cooper has placed focus on the arts and preserving art communities during the pandemic. In this episode they talk about the logistics of arts funding, how the arts grow small towns, and public versus private. Ben gives tribute to region that helped shape him, and asks how we can continue to support, preserve, and grow creative pursuits in all forms. You can submit your questions to Ben here: And check out the YouTube channel here:

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Governor Roy Cooper - Prioritizing Art and Art Communities is an episode from Lightning Bugs: Conversations with Ben Folds by Kast Media.

This episode is 55:43 long.

This episode was published on Feb 24, 2022.

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