Art in Public: An Alternative Case for Government Arts Funding.

Zuidervaart, Lambert. “Art in Public: An Alternative Case for Government Arts Funding.” Published online in The Other Journal, Issue 15 on Aesthetics, July 3, 2009.

Why should governments provide funding for the arts? This essay explores three mainstream political answers and provides a reformational alternative. My more complete account is in the book Art in Public: Politics, Economics, and a Democratic Culture (Cambridge UP, 2011).