Art matters, period.

Culture Czar Must Say Art Means More Than Money: Jeremy Gerard - Bloomberg.com

Interesting op-ed piece by Jeremy Gerard on Bloomberg in reaction to new NEA head Rocco Landesman’s pronouncement that the new NEA would push an agenda that “Art works” and is an economic stimulator.

But as Gerard notes, the NEA’s role should be about a more broad and general message that art matters - not just that it has the potential to earn money.