The State of Arts Funding

Excellent article in The Art Newspaper on the future of funding as we begin to recover from the economic crisis of last year.

Writer András Szántó makes one particularly interesting point about the effects of a "great outcomes" pitch for arts philanthropy. After years of claiming that cultural investment leads to economic growth for cities and towns, governments and community organizations are asking to see the payoff for their funding. He argues that it has been difficult to show those direct links and it may have a long term effect on funding for the arts.

The full article is here.