Brad Anderson, Salina Arts and Humanities Dept. director interview by Sara Shepherd

When Brad Anderson interviewed for his job, he looked for assurance that he and his department would be given the same importance as Salina’s other city departments, such as police and public works. Confident he wouldn’t be regarded simply as an “add-on” or “icing on the cake,” Anderson took the job and has been at it two years. What’s Anderson’s department? The arts.

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