Another interesting article

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is about to publish a review of public arts funding put together by Sir Brian McMaster, chairman of the National Opera Studio and a former director of the Edinburgh festival. Brimming with optimism, McMaster talks about a "new renaissance" - it hopes to usher in a new era in which the logic underlying public subsidy moves from "measurement to judgment", and the pursuit of targets (as seen in a long-standing focus on the arts appealing to certain social categories) is superseded by a new emphasis on "excellence".

Thanks Victoria!

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/news/story/0,,2236656,00.html