we need the arts to live, but artists need to earn a living
- Written by Mark Harvey, Senior Lecturer in Creative Arts, University of Auckland
ShutterstockIt seems unlikely the arts will be a priority in the government’s May 20 budget. With housing affordability, climate change and child poverty all urgent issues, arts funding might not be seen as equally important.
I argue it is — for two main reasons: it makes economic sense, and it is also essential to our health and...
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