Some people think the government funding should not be used for supporting art
and culture, others think supporting cultural activities may be beneficial for the
population and the culture. Discuss both views and give your own opinion?
Advantage of not funding Disadvantage of not funding
* Awareness * Awareness
- Once the government funds art, they - No sooner does the state not provide
will regulate the means of expression of carefully administered funding of the
its citizens. In other words, money will arts than only the independently
always go to one traditional art form affluent will be able to practice as
rather than more conceptual ones. artists. Only the state can fund the arts
Because the ideal of art is individual in a responsible way, making impartial
expression which is incompatible with and up-to-date decisions about which
state patronage, state funding of the arts art forms and artists are funded.
should be abolished to avoid having a
detrimental influence on artistic
expression and development.
* Social * Social
- Public spending should be on - Civilized societies need moral and
necessities including books and mental education as much as
equipment of schools, new drugs and educational and medical equipment,
technologies for hospitals, social since a society without arts would be
security payments for single parents soulless and blind. Therefore, artists
and the unemployed. Art serves no who provide unique moral insights and
practical purpose for the country, so it function as irreplaceable critics of
is not worth public expenditure. It society and politics should be
would be better to lower taxes and let facilitated.
people choose to spend the extra money +Xã hội văn minh cần giáo dục đạo
đức và tinh thần cũng như cần thiết bị
in their pockets on whatever art form giáo dục và y tế, vì một xã hội không
they wish có nghệ thuật sẽ vô hồn và mù quáng.
Do đó, những nghệ sĩ người mà cung
cấp những hiểu biết sâu sắc về đạo đức
và đóng vai trò là nhà phê bình xã hội
và chính trị không thể thay thế cần
được tạo điều kiện.
* *
- Because art is simply a form of
pointless self-indulgence by artists and
there is no demand for works of art, the
state has no duty to subsidize it. It is
artists who should compete in the free
market like everyone else trying to sell
a product.
*
In some countries, the arts are
indirectly funded by unemployment
payments to artists who claim dole
payments and do not seek work but
simply want to develop their artistic
talents. But there is no reason why such
people should not organize their time to
include part-time work as well as time
for their artistic development. It is
illogical to assume that artistic talent
must go hand in hand with a chaotic,
self-indulgent, and undisciplined
lifestyle.
* The government’s funding of arts
could bestow the sense of freedom and
security for artists to take risks and to
be ahead of the curve
