tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939241293959100451.post5335612792949848522..comments2023-11-05T06:48:26.138-05:00Comments on The Arts Advocate Blog: Brault's No Culture No Future -- Taking up the invitation to discuss how we put culture on the public policy agendammckay@artsadvocate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987621294957855908noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939241293959100451.post-31455132734191152852010-09-01T15:03:45.920-04:002010-09-01T15:03:45.920-04:00James Bradshaw pointed me to your blog post about ...James Bradshaw pointed me to your blog post about Simon Brault's book. The goal of greater public participation, or engagement, is so obvious it's amazing how radical it seems. For me, Brault's book raises more questions than it answers, which is perhaps its real purpose, to spark debate. For example, one question might be Is more always better? Someone in the museum world pointed out the other day that throngs wear out the carpets but admissions will never be near enough to cover the cost. Which raises the question, If attendance is part of the engagement equation, who best bears the cost? I know Brault is talking about more than attendance; he talks about a new "pact" with the public, something I think of as being more like faith. In any event, I hope we will see people asking and answering these sort of questions as a result of his thought-provoking book. Btw, my own review of the book is here: http://www.readingart.ca/blog/?p=360.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com