Is arts funding ethical?

When developing countries need clean water, can we justify arts philanthropy? Philosopher Peter Singer, artistic director Robyn Archer and arts manager Pippa Dickson argue the toss.
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The School of Athens, Raphael. Image: www.wikipedia.org

The Lincoln Center  in New York recently received a $100 million donation to renovate its concert hall, a chunk of the $500 million it hopes to raise for the project.

What if the patrons, instead of giving this money to the arts, were to use the money to restore sight to, say, five million people?

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Ruby Goss
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Ruby Goss is a writer based in Melbourne.