Some people think that it is right to allocate a huge amount of funds to artists, whereas others assert that this can be diverted to other important sector like health. I believe that although artists need financial assistance to grow their career, giving funds to nations’ health issues is a better option.
On the one hand, young painters and sculptors need grants and loans from the state because they are not established enough to support themselves. That is to say that at the beginning of their occupation, no one knows who they are and they are therefore unable to sell any of their works and therefore need monetary support. For example, Damien Hirst was given a grant to attend Art College when he was a young man and without this he might have had to take a normal job. However, I believe that normal people do not benefit from works of art as much as they do from spending money on healthcare.
On the other hand, there are those that believe that governments squander their money when they give it to artists. They think that there are so many other departments, such as education, infrastructure and health that need attention and are underfunded. For example, in every country in the world, there are still incurable diseases, such as diabetes, and the whole country would benefit if there was more attention given to finding a cure. I believe health is much more worthy of state spending because it saves lives, whereas art is quite useless in this regard.
In conclusion, although helping those working in the arts might subsidise the production of masterpieces, a painting cannot help the sick and dying and it is therefore better if funding health is given priority.
Some
people
think
that it is right to allocate a huge amount of funds to artists, whereas others assert that this can
be diverted
to
other
important
sector like
health
. I
believe
that although artists
need
financial assistance to grow their career, giving funds to nations’
health
issues is a better option.
On the one hand, young painters and sculptors
need
grants and loans from the state
because
they are not established
enough
to support themselves.
That is
to say that at the beginning of their occupation, no one knows who they
are and
they are
therefore
unable to sell any of their works and
therefore
need
monetary support.
For example
, Damien
Hirst
was
given
a grant to attend
Art
College when he was a young
man
and without this he might have had to take a normal job.
However
, I
believe
that normal
people
do not benefit from works of
art
as much as they do from spending money on healthcare.
On the
other
hand, there are those that
believe
that
governments
squander their money when they give it to artists. They
think
that there are
so
many
other
departments, such as education, infrastructure and
health
that
need
attention and
are underfunded
.
For example
, in every country in the world, there are
still
incurable diseases, such as diabetes, and the whole country would benefit if there was more attention
given
to finding a cure. I
believe
health
is much more worthy of state spending
because
it saves
lives
, whereas
art
is quite useless in this regard.
In conclusion
, although helping those working in the
arts
might
subsidise
the production of masterpieces, a painting cannot
help
the sick and dying and it is
therefore
better if funding
health
is
given
priority.