Raising the status of the artist
http://www.artshub.com.au/au/news-article/opinions/arts/raising-the-status-of-the-artist-191826"It’s time artists stopped minimizing the value of what they do and looking for external ways to justify the value of the arts.
That’s the view of Australia Council chair Rupert Myer. In his first interview since taking up the role three months ago, Myer told artsHub it was time to value ‘art for art’s sake’.
He sees a key role for the Australia Council as raising the status of the artist in Australian society. ‘We have no trouble making heroes out of many people in our community but the voice of the artist is not as amplified as it could be and should be and the outcome of creative work generally isn’t given the accord and the status it is awarded in some other communities."
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