Comments on: The Arts and the Economy https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2009/02/the-arts-and-the-economy/ find joy, be inspired, create beauty Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:19:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: lyric https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2009/02/the-arts-and-the-economy/#comment-174 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:54:00 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=32#comment-174 hmm. We as taxpayers spend millions subsidizing sports franchises, convention centers that host trade shows like boat or bride shows. Why is that spending more important to society than the arts?

]]> By: Rachel https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2009/02/the-arts-and-the-economy/#comment-158 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:43:00 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=32#comment-158 LOVE this post, Lyric!

Alex and I had a veerrry long debate/argument over some of the items (what he called “the fluff”) included in the stimulus package, to include $ for the arts. When you don’t have an artistic bone in your body (like Alex and me), it can be hard to empathize with the great need for arts spending. HOWEVER, when you appreciate art and understand its history, and sometimes even the theory behind it, it becomes easier to find that empathy.

I wonder if your post would help me sway Alex to my/your side? I’ll have to find out.

]]> By: Julia https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2009/02/the-arts-and-the-economy/#comment-151 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:50:00 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=32#comment-151 Inspiring Lyric. Thank you.

]]> By: Susan Brubaker Knapp https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2009/02/the-arts-and-the-economy/#comment-150 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:45:00 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=32#comment-150 You tell ’em, sister!

]]> By: Amber https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2009/02/the-arts-and-the-economy/#comment-149 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:40:00 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=32#comment-149 Thank you for joining me in taking action on this today. Unfortunately, the senate passed an amendment that prevented funding for any “aquarium, zoo, golf course, swimming pool, stadium, community park, museum, theater, art center” in this economic stimulus. I guess banking jobs are more important than community improvement or those working in the cultural industries. It will take more of us to convince legislatures that there is value in creativity.

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