Less money + less mobility = more integration of arts into society
The success of the work that emerges after the pandemic will rely on our ability to value art that satisfies human needs within a community context, rather than market relevance, says Deborah Fisher.
Maybe you have more willpower or common sense than I do, but I, for one, have been spending too much time on social media lately. And there’s a meme that keeps popping up in my Facebook feed that goes something like this:
Books, music, poetry, film, etc. are getting you through this period of social isolation. Never doubt the value of arts and culture again.
It’s a perfect meme for me. It soothes my anxiety about being stuck in my home while my organization’s budget evaporates and the regular work of institutional planning becomes an exercise in imagining how this virus and the turbulent global economy might affect the arts sector over the next decade. And it clearly expresses my values! My whole career is centered around making sure artists have resources.
But every time I have scrolled by this meme in these weird weeks, I’ve also worried that it could be interpreted—or, more precisely, misinterpreted—as a plan for the future. That would be a mistake, because the art we value and how we value it needs to change with the world around us... Keep reading on artnet
Maybe you have more willpower or common sense than I do, but I, for one, have been spending too much time on social media lately. And there’s a meme that keeps popping up in my Facebook feed that goes something like this:
Books, music, poetry, film, etc. are getting you through this period of social isolation. Never doubt the value of arts and culture again.
It’s a perfect meme for me. It soothes my anxiety about being stuck in my home while my organization’s budget evaporates and the regular work of institutional planning becomes an exercise in imagining how this virus and the turbulent global economy might affect the arts sector over the next decade. And it clearly expresses my values! My whole career is centered around making sure artists have resources.
But every time I have scrolled by this meme in these weird weeks, I’ve also worried that it could be interpreted—or, more precisely, misinterpreted—as a plan for the future. That would be a mistake, because the art we value and how we value it needs to change with the world around us... Keep reading on artnet