Art in Public: An Alternative Case for Government Arts Funding
Why should governments provide funding for the arts? This essay explores three mainstream political answers and provides a sociocultural alternative.
Why should governments provide funding for the arts? This essay explores three mainstream political answers and provides a sociocultural alternative.
Sandwiched somewhere between the Lord’s Prayer and the closing hymn comes the Sunday morning offering—a staple of Presbyterian worship. The organ plays or the choir sings while faithful churchgoers pass plates, baskets or bowls row by row, offering back a portion of God’s gracious gifts. The money received keeps the bulletins printed, the heat on, […]
Money is everything, Alex said. I opened my mouth to disagree, but stopped. I looked directly at his face and saw that he meant what he said. He doesn’t have the luxury to think that money isn’t everything. Like most of the other one-billion people in China, his sole purpose is to get enough money […]