To Save the Arts, Blow Up the Old Ways

I believe we need to blow up the outdated, embedded public stereotypes of art and culture, and fashion a wholesale public reimagining of what the sector can really do. And this is the perfect time to do it. Max Wyman is a writer and cultural commentator based in Vancouver. His most recent book is The Compassionate Imagination: How the Arts Are Central to a Functioning Democracy (Cormorant Books). Published on Feb. 21, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/02/21/To-Save-Arts-Blow-Up-Old-Ways/