Comments on: HANDS OFF MY ART! (NO to federal budget cuts to arts and culture) http://www.indyish.com/hands-off-my-art-no-to-federal-budget-cuts-to-arts-and-culture/ You might be awesome, but we are the Indyish! Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:52:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Alison Louder http://www.indyish.com/hands-off-my-art-no-to-federal-budget-cuts-to-arts-and-culture/#comment-52814 Alison Louder Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:50:01 +0000 http://www.indyish.com/hands-off-my-art-no-to-federal-budget-cuts-to-arts-and-culture#comment-52814 "Hands off" is a statement usually addressed to individuals, or organizations, behaving in an abusive, negative manner. What's ironic is: that by withdrawing financial support from arts funding, the government would like to give the impression that they're leaving more room to the artists to seek out their own funding and therefore be more independent. The reality is that a major reason there was as much federal funding as there WAS in the arts, is because private investment is extremely hard to come by, and even harder to maintain. The cuts to arts and funding are no less than an alegorical punch in the gut to every professional and emerging Canadian performer, visual artist and cultural historian. It is a prime example of Aristotlean active inactivity and compels me to say "Hands off!" just as I would if someone came to my house and broke a window, with the reasoning that I would still be getting daylight either way. “Hands off” is a statement usually addressed to individuals, or organizations, behaving in an abusive, negative manner.
What’s ironic is: that by withdrawing financial support from arts funding, the government would like to give the impression that they’re leaving more room to the artists to seek out their own funding and therefore be more independent. The reality is that a major reason there was as much federal funding as there WAS in the arts, is because private investment is extremely hard to come by, and even harder to maintain.
The cuts to arts and funding are no less than an alegorical punch in the gut to every professional and emerging Canadian performer, visual artist and cultural historian. It is a prime example of Aristotlean active inactivity and compels me to say “Hands off!” just as I would if someone came to my house and broke a window, with the reasoning that I would still be getting daylight either way.

]]> By: Risa Dickens http://www.indyish.com/hands-off-my-art-no-to-federal-budget-cuts-to-arts-and-culture/#comment-51761 Risa Dickens Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:59:59 +0000 http://www.indyish.com/hands-off-my-art-no-to-federal-budget-cuts-to-arts-and-culture#comment-51761 gov can support art without intruding in it or censoring it, i don't think it's an either/or situation necessarily. gov can support art without intruding in it or censoring it, i don’t think it’s an either/or situation necessarily.

]]> By: Singer http://www.indyish.com/hands-off-my-art-no-to-federal-budget-cuts-to-arts-and-culture/#comment-51758 Singer Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:14:53 +0000 http://www.indyish.com/hands-off-my-art-no-to-federal-budget-cuts-to-arts-and-culture#comment-51758 Ironically, you are asking for 'hands off my arts' while at the same time protesting a lack of government funding. Choose one. Ironically, you are asking for ‘hands off my arts’ while at the same time protesting a lack of government funding. Choose one.

]]> By: worn journal http://www.indyish.com/hands-off-my-art-no-to-federal-budget-cuts-to-arts-and-culture/#comment-42557 worn journal Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:37:38 +0000 http://www.indyish.com/hands-off-my-art-no-to-federal-budget-cuts-to-arts-and-culture#comment-42557 Also,there will be a Toronto Town Hall meeting to discuss these arts funding cuts Sept 3rd at 1087 Queen W. at 7pm. Small press is included here - over half a million in publishing support has been cut... Also,there will be a Toronto Town Hall meeting to discuss these arts funding cuts Sept 3rd at 1087 Queen W. at 7pm.

Small press is included here - over half a million in publishing support has been cut…

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