Art in Public: Politics, Economics, and a Democratic Culture - Paperback

This book examines fundamental questions about funding for the arts: Why should governments provide funding for the arts? What do the arts contribute to daily life? Do artists and their publics have a social responsibility? Challenging questionable assumptions about the state, the arts, and a democratic society, Lambert Zuidervaart presents a vigorous case for government funding, based on crucial contributions the arts make to civil society. He argues that the arts contribute to democratic communication and a social economy, fostering the critical and creative dialogue that a democratic society needs. Informed by the author's experience leading a nonprofit arts organization as well as his expertise in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, this book proposes an entirely new conception of the public role of art with wide-ranging implications for education, politics, and cultural policy.

• | Author: Lambert Zuidervaart
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 15, 2010
• | Number of Pages: 354 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0521130174
• | ISBN-13: 9780521130172