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Old 10-11-2010, 05:28   #647
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Re: The value of public funded art

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'Google Page Ranking stands for Public Relations. Effective Google Page Ranking aims to strengthen, maintain and shape a company's position within its markets and secure its reputation in the community as a whole.'

'The Sunday Times article states the Government has “expressed surprise at the sums paid” and Ed Vaizey the Culture Minister is quoted as saying:
“There really must be full transparency for all publicly funded arts bodies”.

'There is also a statement from the Arts Council expressing a similar, though more limited, sentiment:
“Anybody in receipt of significant public money should be transparent about their core funding costs”.
mySociety Blog Archive Minister Demands Full Transparency for all Publicly Funded Arts Bodies

In the interest of good Google Page Ranking, as well as this new climate of openess and transparency, I just wish someone, anyone, would inform the people funding it, just what those funding costs are for the forthcoming Victorian Swiming Gala, then we can finally assess the true value of publicly funded art.
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