[NEohioPAL] Keep Government out of the Arts

[Noah Budin]

The governments funding of the art is CRUCIAL to its survival, on so many levels and for so many reasons. Arts education should be included in this mix as well. Arts education helps children develop an appreciation for the arts and builds the foundation for a life of arts support. But that's a whole topic unto itself.

I just did a little preliminary research on line to grab some stats. One can spend a lifetime researching and documenting this - and I think the data comes out pretty much the same - but here are some quick numbers:

This from a Canadian study in 2003 - 2004 and the figures are in Canadian dollars.
Per capita government arts spending:
England - $22.99
Scotland - $20.00
Austrailia - $6.19
Canada is pretty low at $4.15
But - and be proud, America! - here's the total govt. arts funding per capita for the U.S. - $0.44

Wow.

Here's my source: http://www.canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/9C37F2C4-FB69-47C9-8227-EC8C46CAEACF/0/Comparisonsofartsfunding27Oct2005.pdf

For some drier reading, try this:

http://www.osborne-conant.org/arts_funding.htm#1

Noah Budin
www.noahbudin.com

--- On Sun, 2/1/09, MARC MORITZ <marcmoritz at yahoo.com> wrote:
From: MARC MORITZ <marcmoritz at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [NEohioPAL] Keep Government out of the Arts
To: neohiopal at listserve.com, "Terrence J Smith" <smith at tennisamigo.com>
Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 11:40 AM

Oh....Do mean countries like Great Britain , France , Germany , where the Government financially participates in the funding of the Arts as a major part of their nation's fabric? With no censorship as a result of that funding? Where Theatres are not crumbling daily?
 
 
 
Marc Moritz

 
marc moritz
216-255-1120

--- On Sat, 1/31/09, Terrence J Smith <smith at tennisamigo.com> wrote:

From: Terrence J Smith <smith at tennisamigo.com>
Subject: [NEohioPAL] Keep Government out of the Arts
To: neohiopal at listserve.com
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 5:21 PM

The purpose of governments is to protect us from hostile nations and from
criminals and settle disputes in the courts.  Keep the government out of
the arts, out of banks, out of autos, and out of our pockets.

All this bailout stuff is just breeding the mentality of 'I want to get
part of the loot.'  I participate in the arts through acting and music
performances, and if art is going to remain free (as in freedom) it can't
be chained down by some bureaucrat determining who gets support, telling
you what you can or cannot create.

As government starts getting into business, they are telling executives
how much money they can make, that any more than that is "shameful"
(as
Obama put it).  Artists, male or female, must be paid according to the
market, not by voting for some legislation.

Terry Smith
North Olmsted
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