The article critiques the misconception that artists are free and self-expressive, revealing that they often spend significant time navigating bureaucratic processes to secure funding from the Arts Council. In an effort to streamline this process, the Arts Council initiated a project to automate form-filling through partnerships with IT companies. However, their insufficient understanding of technology led to complications, driving them to depend on external consultants for guidance, which indicates a larger issue of management and oversight in adapting to modern solutions.
Artists, who we assumed were thriving in creative expression, are instead bogged down with bureaucratic paperwork to secure funding from the Arts Council.
The Arts Council's attempt to digitize paperwork exposed their lack of technical expertise, leading them to rely heavily on external IT consultants.
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