Government should not waste money on arts due to the reason that they do not help in uplifting the living conditions of the general public, as suggested by a few. I disagree to this narrative and believe that the arts are also important because they not only keep the cultural identity of a community alive rather they also serve as a source of entertainment for the general public and help to create awareness regarding different social evils.
It is accepted that the government ought to spend more money and resources to provide the basic facilities like health, education and food for its citizens. This is because offering food, shelter, safe drinking water and free treatment to people are those basic human rights without which no community or country can label itself as a welfare state. Therefore, it is understandable that more attention and resources should be diverted towards these welfare projects.
This, however, does not mean that arts is not valuable or should not be encouraged by the government at all. Arts in its various forms like painting, music and theatres are a great asset to have. Firstly, arts through various cultural shows and heritage exhibitions help to keep the culture of that nation alive and also serve as a mean to pass it on to the next generations. Stop funding such cultural events will probably result in the cultural demise of a civilisation over some time. Secondly, artists through their artistic masterpieces like paintings, music and theatre amuse millions of the people. Lack of the government support to these artworks will presumably deprive many people from the only entertainment they have in their lives out of their hectic work schedule. Lastly, painting exhibitions and theatres are being increasingly used, nowadays, to highlight the prevailing social issues of a local society. Pictures made by the artists and the theatres have been an important media tool to create awareness and divert the attention of the masses towards many communal problems that have never been taken into consideration by the general public. Therefore, loss of the financial support of these artistic works that are unable to survive without the government support can bring an end to many social forums of this kind.
To conclude, I consider that the arts have a major role in our daily lives in the form of protecting local heritage and cultural identity of a nation, providing entertainment and a social platform to present social issues to the general public. It is, therefore, recommended that the government should spend on basic necessities, but not at the cost of the artwork.
Government
should not waste money on
arts
due to the reason that they do not
help
in uplifting the living conditions of the general
public
, as suggested by a few. I disagree to this narrative and believe that the
arts
are
also
important
because
they not
only
keep
the
cultural
identity of a community alive
rather
they
also
serve as a source of entertainment for the general
public
and
help
to create awareness regarding
different
social
evils.
It is
accepted
that the
government
ought to spend more money and resources to provide the basic facilities like health, education and food for its citizens. This is
because
offering food, shelter, safe drinking water and free treatment to
people
are those basic human rights without which no community or country can label itself as a welfare state.
Therefore
, it is understandable that more attention and resources should
be diverted
towards these welfare projects.
This,
however
, does not mean that
arts
is not valuable or should not
be encouraged
by the
government
at all.
Arts
in its various forms like painting, music and
theatres
are a great asset to have.
Firstly
,
arts
through various
cultural
shows
and heritage exhibitions
help
to
keep
the culture of that nation alive and
also
serve as a mean to pass it on to the
next
generations.
Stop
funding such
cultural
events
will
probably
result in the
cultural
demise of a
civilisation
over
some
time.
Secondly
, artists through their artistic masterpieces like paintings, music and
theatre
amuse millions of the
people
. Lack of the
government
support to these artworks will presumably deprive
many
people
from the
only
entertainment they have in their
lives
out of their hectic work schedule.
Lastly
, painting exhibitions and
theatres
are being
increasingly
used
, nowadays, to highlight the prevailing
social
issues of a local society. Pictures made by the artists and the
theatres
have been an
important
media tool to create awareness and divert the attention of the masses towards
many
communal problems that have never
been taken
into consideration by the general
public
.
Therefore
, loss of the financial support of these artistic works that are unable to survive without the
government
support can bring an
end
to
many
social
forums of this kind.
To conclude
, I consider that the
arts
have a major role in our daily
lives
in the form of protecting local heritage and
cultural
identity of a nation, providing entertainment and a
social
platform to present
social
issues to the general
public
. It is,
therefore
, recommended that the
government
should spend on
basic necessities
,
but
not at the cost of the artwork.