Arts 2012
ANYONE who works in the arts will be aware of how greatly the sector relies on volunteers. These are the unsung heroes who man the phone lines and ticket desks, steward events and marshal support for projects. Salaried jobs in the arts are few and far between, and those who attain them are almost invariably those who have worked their way up the ranks.
One could almost hear the collective groan when Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan (right) proposed that the arts sector should reach out to philanthropists for funding in 2013 and beyond. The feeling among arts organisations is that they have enough to be doing surviving on micro-budgets without now being expected to pass the hat around among an unidentified breed of benefactors.
