Arts policy in California reflects the division separating the "elite" and "populist" arts. The state arts agency, the California Arts Council, favors the populist or community arts. The council's success in preserving and expanding its populist arts policy in a sometimes hostile political environment has depended ultimately upon its ability to alter its organizational structure in a fashion that minimizes administrative stress and maximizes its political assets. In this regard, the 10-year history of this public organization with its rather unorthodox origins confirms some of the conventional wisdom that has accumulated in the study of public administration and public policy.
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