Governmental finance as a form of support for artists has evolved has a major topic of concern in modern society. While some believe there are real benefits of this policy, I would contend that that this is a waste of financial resources.
There is a common belief that artists should be provided with financial support by the state. People may argue that some artists receive less money compared with they devote to society. For example, Nguyen Van Ty, a nationally-famous musician in Vietnam, lived a deprived life and died in poverty. Another significant reason for this belief is that once governmental budget on supporting artists is allowed, thousands of young artists would be stimulated to contribute more to the development of art. A clear example of this is that the 2005 governmental allowance for young photographers in Singapore acted as a precursor to an era that Singaporean photography took a giant leap to become a leading industry in the whole country’s entertainment industry.
However, I am convinced that this type of governmental spending is worthless. The primary reason is that in today’s economy, artists can take care of themselves financially without the help of the government. With the aid of the Internet and digital technology, artists can now reach millions of people by publishing their artwork online. With this larger target audience, artists may easily find buyers of their artwork and therefore do not need financial assistance. Another significant reason why this is a waste of money is that there are better ways for the government to spend their budget for art. Investment in art education, for example, not only raises the public awareness of art but also makes people treasure art more. The result of this practice is that the public would willingly pay more for artwork, which is a more sustainable way to promote art, making providing artists with financial assistance a less cost effective and thus a money-wasting policy.
To conclude, although the idea of giving artists financial assistance is worthwhile to some, I firmly believe that there are far more compelling reasons why this policy is a waste of money in today’s society.
Governmental
finance as a form of support for
artists
has evolved has a major topic of concern in modern society. While
some
believe there are real benefits of this policy, I would contend
that that
this is a waste of
financial
resources.
There is a common belief that
artists
should
be provided
with
financial
support by the state.
People
may argue that
some
artists
receive less money compared with they devote to society.
For example
, Nguyen Van Ty, a
nationally
-
famous
musician in Vietnam,
lived
a deprived life and
died
in poverty. Another significant
reason
for this belief is that once
governmental
budget on supporting
artists
is
allowed
, thousands of young
artists
would
be stimulated
to contribute more to the development of
art
. A
clear
example of this is that the 2005
governmental
allowance for young photographers in Singapore acted as a precursor to an era that Singaporean photography took a giant leap to become a leading industry in the whole country’s entertainment industry.
However
, I
am convinced
that this type of
governmental
spending is worthless. The primary
reason
is that in
today
’s economy,
artists
can take care of themselves
financially
without the
help
of the
government
. With the aid of the Internet and digital technology,
artists
can
now
reach millions of
people
by publishing their artwork online. With this larger target audience,
artists
may
easily
find buyers of their artwork and
therefore
do not need
financial
assistance. Another significant
reason
why this is a waste of money is that there are better ways for the
government
to spend their budget for
art
. Investment in
art
education,
for example
, not
only
raises the public awareness of
art
but
also
makes
people
treasure
art
more. The result of this practice is that the public would
willingly
pay more for artwork, which is a more sustainable way to promote
art
, making providing
artists
with
financial
assistance a less cost effective and
thus
a money-wasting policy.
To conclude
, although the
idea
of giving
artists
financial
assistance is worthwhile to
some
, I
firmly
believe that there are far more compelling
reasons
why this policy is a waste of money in
today
’s society.