Comments on: Why governments should do more non-funding the arts http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2009/07/31/why-governments-should-do-more-non-funding-the-arts/ my life. on the internets. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:10:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Re-thinking the Artist Run Initiative. | Six impossible things before breakfast http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2009/07/31/why-governments-should-do-more-non-funding-the-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-3094 Re-thinking the Artist Run Initiative. | Six impossible things before breakfast Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:54:11 +0000 http://www.marcuswestbury.net/?p=493#comment-3094 [...] government grants, a particularly good article has been written by Marcus Westbury on this topic, http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2009/07/31/why-governments-should-do-more-non-funding-the-arts/ in which case I do not need to restate that argument [...] [...] government grants, a particularly good article has been written by Marcus Westbury on this topic, http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2009/07/31/why-governments-should-do-more-non-funding-the-arts/ in which case I do not need to restate that argument [...]

]]> By: Hans Alfred Loeffler http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2009/07/31/why-governments-should-do-more-non-funding-the-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Hans Alfred Loeffler Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:55:56 +0000 http://www.marcuswestbury.net/?p=493#comment-649 quote: "Just because they don’t have cash flow, it doesn’t mean they’re not working." RIGHT! In the U.S.A. every state (50) has an own "ART COUNCIL" and they should get your article to read, and all the subdivisions "of the arts" too. Everyone should. Your "down-under" voice shall be heard around the globe. quote: “Just because they don’t have cash flow, it doesn’t mean they’re not working.” RIGHT! In the U.S.A. every state (50) has an own “ART COUNCIL” and they should get your article to read, and all the subdivisions “of the arts” too. Everyone should. Your “down-under” voice shall be heard around the globe.

]]> By: Amanda Williams http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2009/07/31/why-governments-should-do-more-non-funding-the-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Amanda Williams Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:41:00 +0000 http://www.marcuswestbury.net/?p=493#comment-647 And while you're on the topic of freeing up stuff that artists can use - how about travel? We can't even get the pensioner rate. I, and am darned certain others, would love to get out there. For me it's trains and the landscape along the way. I'd love to take my sketchbook on the Indian Pacific and the Ghan and others. There's a body of work out there. Hell, there's ten years worth of work out there. From Perth? $2K on the Indian Pacific: forget it. And I'm not even a young artist. Coming into this late I had some capital behind me but ditching the proper job isn't easy at any time - we're now a single income family with kids - I've sunk everything I had into a space - three years in and there ain't much left. And while you’re on the topic of freeing up stuff that artists can use – how about travel? We can’t even get the pensioner rate.

I, and am darned certain others, would love to get out there. For me it’s trains and the landscape along the way. I’d love to take my sketchbook on the Indian Pacific and the Ghan and others. There’s a body of work out there. Hell, there’s ten years worth of work out there.

From Perth? $2K on the Indian Pacific: forget it.

And I’m not even a young artist. Coming into this late I had some capital behind me but ditching the proper job isn’t easy at any time – we’re now a single income family with kids – I’ve sunk everything I had into a space – three years in and there ain’t much left.

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