Government under fire for arts promotion failure

THE National Economic and Social Forum has criticised the Government for failing to promote the arts to all sections of the community.

In its latest report, the NESF said legal and policy requirements to increase participation in the arts are “weak”.

“There are strong differences in levels of participation in the arts, reflecting major inequalities in our society in terms of education, class, income, and age,” it said. “Added to these are transport difficulties, literacy problems and social and psychological barriers.