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Originally Posted by sarramkrop
I can't wait for the art world to fall apart. Only then we'll be able to tell the true charlatans from those who have the balls to stay. And it will be great when the (art) world will finally realise that Brian Sewell was right all along, wether one likes his personality or not. There has been so much money wasted on the 'arts', so much useless talk, that it will be refreshing to see something that is not an urgent necessity for so many people taking a step back and fight its corner. YAY!
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agreed! except for the part about brian sewell-- i dont know much about him.
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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
maybe in the UK, but the US's National Endowment for the arts funding is around $0.35 per person per year. that is MININAL spending.
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well the good news is that NEA funding was increased by about 17 cents per person in the new stimulus bill. after years of being gutted by the republicunts, and after surviving persecution from the yahoo philistines, the 50 million allocation made it alive. hurray!
http://www.insidethearts.com/scannin...ty-ronish/810/