Stella Duffy says ‘Great Art For Everyone’ as a title encourages over-professionalisation and a focus on art over artists. She suggests a new title to drastically improve arts funding.
And if the problem is in the title, then so is the solution.
The Arts Council is asking us what we think of their future plans and strategy. I urge fellow arts-makers AND arts-users to engage with this proposal – yes, being asked what we think is often a sop and answers may well be ignored, but let’s give them the benefit of the doubt and put our trust in the maybe.
Maybe they will listen.
Maybe Treasury will allow them to listen AND to act.
Maybe we will have an Arts Council in ten years time.
I think there are several things wrong with the way arts funding currently works in the UK, and welcome the possibility that alternative views might be considered... Keep reading on Not Writing But Blogging
And if the problem is in the title, then so is the solution.
The Arts Council is asking us what we think of their future plans and strategy. I urge fellow arts-makers AND arts-users to engage with this proposal – yes, being asked what we think is often a sop and answers may well be ignored, but let’s give them the benefit of the doubt and put our trust in the maybe.
Maybe they will listen.
Maybe Treasury will allow them to listen AND to act.
Maybe we will have an Arts Council in ten years time.
I think there are several things wrong with the way arts funding currently works in the UK, and welcome the possibility that alternative views might be considered... Keep reading on Not Writing But Blogging