tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2882974960731465552.post4880116050845960622..comments2020-06-30T11:39:42.818-07:00Comments on CAPtain's Blog: An Open Letter to the Minister for Finance and PersonnelCAPtain's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16034494820415951242noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2882974960731465552.post-70401251212034908462015-02-03T11:11:51.388-08:002015-02-03T11:11:51.388-08:00I used that argument because, probably like yourse...I used that argument because, probably like yourself, we responded to the draft budget with a detailed document on the range of impacts. The areas I chose to highlight here were more to chime with a minister's speech which would undoubtedly talk about all these things (of which he did indeed). I used the OECD arguments also because the Minister seems to be a fan, cheerleading on corp tax etc. <br />As to your other comment/question, I'm not quite picking up on your meaning but there are some interesting points to make perhaps. <br />The duality, some might hold dialectical position of supporting a range of outcomes from any instrumentalised practice, is at base, fundamental to the inherent tensions in working dialogically. The restriction of freedom of artist's practice might be perceived as a corollary to this mode of working but if managed and indeed, conceptualised adequately before any action, there should not be an impact on artistic freedom. Indeed, any subsequent analysis should be couched in modes of reflective practice, that can mediate between these interpolated demands on process and outcome.<br />If however, if you merely infer that any artist can in fact exercise their liberty not to agree with economic policy - well of course.<br />CAPtain's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034494820415951242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2882974960731465552.post-18382212690824360402015-01-28T05:40:01.561-08:002015-01-28T05:40:01.561-08:00Aren't you worried that the only argument for ...Aren't you worried that the only argument for government funding of the arts you feel 'exercised' to use are arguments funded by government for government? Doesn't that seem odd to you? Aren't artists at liberty not to share the economic models or visions of current 'state' incumbents? Cathie McKimmhttp://www.culturalmanagementservices.comnoreply@blogger.com