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garinda · 31-10-2010, 00:23

useyourhead, great harwood says...

'Maybe they could crochet some hats to hand out to our elderly who can no longer afford to heat their houses!'

Hyndburn arts scheme spends £2,500 on crochet sculpture (From Lancashire Telegraph)

All very well coming up with fancy ways in which wool can be used.

But is it art, and would that simplistic approach secure funding?

31-10-2010, 00:23	#359
garinda Give, give, give member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlookin' ducks & geese Posts: 32,411 Blog Entries: 293 Liked: 27 times Rep Power: 16469	Re: The value of public funded art useyourhead, great harwood says... 'Maybe they could crochet some hats to hand out to our elderly who can no longer afford to heat their houses!' Hyndburn arts scheme spends £2,500 on crochet sculpture (From Lancashire Telegraph) All very well coming up with fancy ways in which wool can be used. But is it art, and would that simplistic approach secure funding? __________________ 'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.' Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.