Recently reading Sculpture Magazine, I read an editorial from the Chairman of the Board of the International Sculpture Center, Josh Kanter.
Josh proposes a case for looking at the ongoing argument of supporting the arts or not supporting in new light.
I too, think it is time to retire the argument. The arts are the soul of a creative society.
It may be art but is it stimulus? There has been a lot of press about the arts lately. Some articles focus on the funding difficulties facing nonprofits in the current economic environment, others on the dwindling number of nonprofits and the resulting loss of art opportunities for children and society. Still others discuss whether the arts—and public support—are stimulative.
However, I would like to argue for intellectual honesty in the discussion.
Is spending on the arts stimulative? What, after all, is stimulus?
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The debate continues .
Published with permission of Sculpture Magazine.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Yes I certainly get tired of the whole "is spending money on art a waste" discussion. A number of studies, including one last year in Maryland, revealed that spending in the arts puts an astounding amount of money back in the economy. I can't remember the figure, but the annual amount was in the millions. So, while I could certainly be stimulated by a little arts spending, I'm STILL putting money back into the economy.
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