Art is a tricky field when it comes to defining it. Many nonprofits struggle with the concept of art, and although they may give the means to support the inspiration of the artists, they also hinder its growth because of the founders of the organization's biased views on what really is art.
Would art be better without the restraints the nonprofits put on it, and furthermore, would the community then step up as patrons and support it if there were no art-centered nonprofits?
My question was spurred in class when i began wondering what and how art would be like within communities if government funding ceased in conjunction with nonprofits. There weren't always nonprofits around to provide funding as an art associated organization and civilization has done a fine job of representing creativity and expression on their own.
Many forms of art were not taught nor funded and are now more a part of our culture than ever such as Jazz, hip-hop and the current controversial art expression, graffiti. All of these at one point have bared negative by the mass population but now have grown to be an essential representation of the cultures and people within the United States.
Here is a link describing nonprofit's obstacles with graffiti and their perception of whether or not it should be qualified as art.
www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/Blog/Controller/viewEntry?permalink-title=art-or-vandalism--nonprofits-take-on-graffiti
Would art be better without the restraints the nonprofits put on it, and furthermore, would the community then step up as patrons and support it if there were no art-centered nonprofits?
My question was spurred in class when i began wondering what and how art would be like within communities if government funding ceased in conjunction with nonprofits. There weren't always nonprofits around to provide funding as an art associated organization and civilization has done a fine job of representing creativity and expression on their own.
Many forms of art were not taught nor funded and are now more a part of our culture than ever such as Jazz, hip-hop and the current controversial art expression, graffiti. All of these at one point have bared negative by the mass population but now have grown to be an essential representation of the cultures and people within the United States.
Here is a link describing nonprofit's obstacles with graffiti and their perception of whether or not it should be qualified as art.
www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/Blog/Controller/viewEntry?permalink-title=art-or-vandalism--nonprofits-take-on-graffiti
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