Whether art and artists should receive government funding has always been a topic of discussion. Some people opine that instead of wasting money on arts, the government should allocate its funds for the betterment of other sectors. I cannot agree with this opinion. In my opinion art is as important as any other sector and should receive government support.
There are several reasons why the government should spend money on arts. One of the predominant reasons is that art reflects the culture of a country and promotes people’s understanding of their culture and architecture. Secondly, people from outside the country come to see the historical buildings and by maintaining its artistic legacy, a country can encourage tourists to visit again and again. This practice boosts the tourism sector and eventually the economic growth of a country. Thirdly, the art sector employs many people. For example, artists like singers and dancers have huge fan following. Their shows are watched by thousands of people. Such events provide employment to hundreds of people. Without government funding many art forms will die down and that will be a huge loss for the country. However, spending on arts should not be at the expense of other sectors like education, healthcare or defense. Those are certainly more important and hence should receive more funding. It is just that art should not be neglected. To conclude, I believe that the government should distribute its funds evenly to all sectors including arts because every sector has its own contribution towards the development of a country.
Whether
art
and artists should receive
government
funding has always been a topic of discussion.
Some
people
opine that
instead
of wasting money on
arts
, the
government
should allocate its funds for the betterment of other
sectors
. I cannot
agree
with this opinion. In my opinion
art
is as
important
as any other
sector
and should receive
government
support.
There are several reasons why the
government
should spend money on
arts
. One of the predominant reasons is that
art
reflects the culture of a
country
and promotes
people’s
understanding of their culture and architecture.
Secondly
,
people
from outside the
country
come
to
see
the historical buildings and by maintaining its artistic legacy, a
country
can encourage tourists to visit again and again. This practice boosts the tourism
sector
and
eventually
the economic growth of a
country
.
Thirdly
, the
art
sector
employs
many
people
.
For example
, artists like singers and dancers have huge fan following. Their
shows
are
watched
by thousands of
people
. Such
events
provide employment to hundreds of
people
. Without
government
funding
many
art
forms will
die
down and that will be a huge loss for the
country
.
However
, spending on
arts
should not be at the expense of other
sectors
like education, healthcare or defense. Those are
certainly
more
important
and
hence
should receive more funding. It is
just
that
art
should not
be neglected
.
To conclude
, I believe that the
government
should distribute its funds
evenly
to all
sectors
including
arts
because
every
sector
has its
own
contribution towards the development of a
country
.