Individual blog 2 part 2

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/In-an-era-of-austerity-reasons-to-fund-the-arts/21121

Culture is a social language that we would be dumb without. Through out time it has been a question of why fund the arts. This article tells of past times when people have fought for the arts as well as people fight for the arts today. Art is something that is vital to our existence. No matter where you are or what language you speak art is universal. It can teach us about the past such as cave paintings or hieroglyphics, inform us of the present with things such as pictures of current events, and expand our imaginations about the future. We need art as a means to communicate when words can't be found. Without art this world could become more violent and ignorant because without art words are all we can use and sometimes words just aren't enough.