Do consumers know enough to assess the true value of art? A study of beliefs and attitudes toward the NEA

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ID12705703
AuthorsGary Ottley (Marketing Division Babson College Babson Park Massachusetts USA, corresponding author), Richard Hanna (0000-0001-9755-0583, Marketing Division Babson College Babson Park Massachusetts USA)
Year2017
Volume18
Issue2
Publication date2017-03-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1472-3891 • E-ISSN: 1479-1854
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/pa.1654
OpenAlexW2599097385
LanguageEN
References cited14

Contemporary society tends to ascribe economic value to works of art, often neglecting the inherent cultural and social value of art in favor of an aesthetically driven conceptualization of “value.” The largest single financial supporter of nonprofit arts and arts education in the United States—the National Endowment of the Arts—is charged with supporting arts of all types, and not just those that the general public decides are of aesthetic or monetary value. This paper compares how the government of the United States funds nonprofit art initiatives through the National Endowment of the Arts, with how members of the American public perceive the importance and value of art being funded. It provides evidence of beliefs held by the general public about the inherent role and value of the arts in contemporary society. It also offers suggestions for how marketing principles and techniques might be engaged to reduce gaps in the public's knowledge about the arts

Conceptualization · Economics · Endowment · Government (linguistics · Political science · Public good · Public relations · Public value · Sociology · The arts · Value (mathematics · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Art History and Market Analysis · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Law

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