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Originally Posted by vanisleflamesfan
Sigh...
I realize that my original post was long and boring, and I don't blame you if you didn't bother to read it, so let me sum up:
Arts funding in Canada actually has very little to do with paying individual artists to create art. That is what Harper wants you to believe in order to sell you on these cuts. Judging by how the bulk of the discussion has centred around how people don't think that government should give money to artists to create art they don't like, I would say that his work in this matter, is truly and effectively done.
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Very true. And even of money that benefits artists, much of it is directed toward institutions such as museums, galleries, festivals, publishers, etc. It is them, not the government, who makes the decisions about what artists benefit from funding. And when the government does directly supply money to artists, it is usually for promotion and distribution, as opposed to for creation of art. Most government grants for artists have requirements that you're continuing to grow your audience, increasing your private sector revenue and decreasing your dependence on government funding. The entire system is geared towards making artists more financially independent, not less.