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First lady hands out awards to youth arts programs

By Darlene Superville
Published November 22, 2013 11:10pm ET
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First lady hands out awards to youth arts programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama praised the power of the arts to help young people pursue their talents as she helped hand out awards to 13 youth arts programs on Friday, including to one based in her Chicago hometown. The work done by these after-school and other programs shows why funding the arts is necessary, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama praised the power of the arts to help young people pursue their talents as she helped hand out awards to 13 youth arts programs on Friday, including to one based in her Chicago hometown.

The work done by these after-school and other programs shows why funding the arts is necessary, the first lady said.

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