The Arts Council at a Crossroad: stories from Britain and South Korea

The Arts Council is at a crossroad today. In both Britain and South Korea, its role has been reduced from the self-organized "policymaker" to "policy taker," and it now adopts a broad, relativist understanding of culture. Yet, Arts Council England and Arts Council Korea are envis...

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Published inThe Journal of arts management, law, and society Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 51 - 66
Main Author Lee, Hye-Kyung
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Routledge 20.12.2021
Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects
Arts Council
Arts Council England
Arts Council Korea
arts funding
arts policy
arts subsidy
Councils
Cultural policy
Cultural resources management
Government subsidies
United Kingdom > UK
South Korea
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Summary:The Arts Council is at a crossroad today. In both Britain and South Korea, its role has been reduced from the self-organized "policymaker" to "policy taker," and it now adopts a broad, relativist understanding of culture. Yet, Arts Council England and Arts Council Korea are envisaging their future differently. The former works within the explicated cultural policy framework and embraces its new roles as a national developmental agency, keenly exploring the broadened understanding of culture. The latter is desperately seeking its future in reinforcing self-organization of arts policy and minimizing the influences by non-artistic factors.
ISSN:1063-2921
1930-7799
DOI:10.1080/10632921.2021.1974630