Quotation: Most of the children will not have the luxury to be exposed to art in their home environment.
Paraphrase: A majority of kids do not get the enriching experience of fine arts at home.
Summary of Article: In Tulsa, Oklahoma the community is fighting to be allowed to keep their art programs in school and public. The funding for the 07-08 school year cut the art course entirely from the educational system. The art teacher happened to also be the music teacher, so it was removed as well. Project CREATES and Remington are working continuously to save fine arts in the area, but funding is lacked due to the failing economy. The community is looking to local businesses to assist in funding, and personal sponsors are trying to help for the noble cause. One person comments that most children do not get the opulence to experience fine arts at home. This is sad because that means children don't get art exposure aside from school. And with art taken from school, how are children supposed to be open to new forms of expression? These mothers, community members, and just concerned citizens want the best for our upcoming generations, but they cannot get this because schools do not realize what they are doing to our children.
Kimery Vance, Brigid. "School fights to save art program." Tulsa World (OK) 20 Feb. 2008: Newspaper Source. EBSCO. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.
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