Humanitarian and medical charities need cash to save lives, so how can culture compete for funding? By talking inspiration, not economics
At Grayson Perry’s current exhibition, visitors can see into the artist’s sketchbooks. They are full of statements that could have come out of a funding application: “This artwork will regenerate the local economy”, “This artwork will improve health throughout low-income groups”. In typical wry fashion, Perry is pointing out the absurdity of claims that the arts can or are forced to make in order to get money.
The problem of arts funding is complex. Art can be seen as elitist, a luxury pastime of urban liberals. Government funding has been falling for years and this is only compounded by the uncertainties of Brexit. Finally, the fall in public funding means competition for corporate support is fiercer than ever.
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