Arts Funding Should Focus On ‘Everyday Creativity’, Researchers Claim

A new academic report says that shifting cultural policy to enable people to be creative and make their own culture would be a fairer use of public funds and lead to greater equality.

Academics are calling for a “radical” shift in the way the arts are supported and funded towards a focus on enabling people to be creative and make their own culture.

In a new report, Kings College London researchers also call on publicly funded arts organisations to become community hubs and empower creative citizens by giving them the freedom to “co-create versions of culture”.

They argue that such a shift would be a fairer use of public funds and would bring about greater equality in cultural engagement.

Read more at the source: Arts Professional

Join Somerset Arts Business Cultural Alliance today

This website uses cookies and collects basic user data to enhance your browsing experience.