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Why Australians do it better
Journal Report by Meredith Bean McMath
In 2009, the budget for the National Endowment for the Arts which serves a population of 305 million people was $155 million dollars (approximately 50 cents per person), while the equivalent Australian institution, the Australian Council for the Arts, serves a population of only 21 million but spends 156 million AUD or $125 million American dollars (approx. $6 per person). And while the NEA is the only government-funded source of arts support, the Australian government has many levels of arts support beyond the boundaries of the Australian Council. The purpose of this study is to examine Australia public support for the arts and the benefits or problems resulting from those policies, and learn whether there are applications that might benefit American arts and culture.
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