Advocacy v1.2 | Making a Case to Non-Artists for public funding

Artistic bells Why should the community of taxpayers who are not directly involved in the arts support them? The arts are revenue-positive in the same way most for-profit businesses are. The activity of the arts, week in and week out, means revenue for businesses that could not have generated it otherwise; businesses and regions have expanded with it (“cultural tourism”) & have come to count heavily on it. The presence & support of the arts ripples widely.

And, the taxpayer doesn’t need to “use” the arts any more than he or she needs to use every road or bridge or park supported by their taxes. The arts are equally integral to place, and can’t—shouldn’t—be separated from it. (See full story)

September 27, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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