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Fri 02 Feb 2010Recession an avenue not an obstacle to arts, says Macnas
ARTISTS SHOULD stop engaging in the “blame game” about funding cuts and seize the “re-invigorating” opportunities created by recession, according to one of Galway’s leading artistic directors.
A “co-dependency” and “drip-feed” reliance on Arts Council finance, which leads to a “slash-and-burn” approach during the economic downturn, is neither good for artistic groups nor for the State body, said Macnas artistic director Noeline Kavanagh.
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