Should school continue to spend money on fine arts?

The tiny nation - Bhutan is rich in ancient cultures and traditions that are preserved and sealed from many generations to this moment. The fine arts of Bhutan today play an important role in persevering our unique culture and traditions. The fine arts such as wall paintings, Thangka paintings, sculpture, etc. are most valuable arts for Bhutanese people. These all are very much unique from rest of the world, today. Therefore Bhutan’s unique arts are vital to be preserved and unique to be conserved for the generation hereon. Unique cultures and traditions will help the developmental activities come swiftly.

The fine arts today introduced in schools for numerous reasons. The introduction of fine arts in schools has numerous merits and demerits. We, the young generation should always preserve it for the future generations to come on track in future.

Well, we all know the fine arts of our country are very much unique from rest of the countries of the world. The fine arts of our country is enhancing and getting popular in schools these days. To introduce fine arts and spend numerous thousands and lakhs of money will enhance our true Bhutanese arts and will remain on its track without a break. The huge amount of money should have to spend on such arts to keep our unique arts everlasting. Future generations have to cope up with our arts not to lose our track on the way. Ministry and various organizations put efforts and continuous encouragement for uplifting and educating arts in schools. An introduction of fine arts in school will help students to keep their leisure time engaged. Our national identity will be forever brighter than that of other countries. Therefore, school should continue to spend money on fine arts and more than that.

Whereas, to continue the fine arts in school spending huge amount of money will always have negative consequences on the economic growth of the country. The arts only cannot preserve our unique culture and tradition. Rather huge amount of money spent on arts will hamper economic growth and in return developmental activities will be backward. Spending huge amount, practicing and learning may hamper student's life and studies of the students who learn arts will be ruined. If suppose, the budget for fine arts is used for some other purposes like constructing building, buying libraries, etc. then it will be useful and beneficial for entire students. For that reason, I urge school should stop spending money on fine arts in schools.

The fine arts will allow our charming and scenic ancient and modern arts. Our arts have already got popular in the world due to exhibition in various countries for several times. The unique arts are admired by all types of people from around the world. Due to these reasons, our arts increased our country's reputation as one of the country which preserves culture and traditions for long time. Thus government and schools introduced fine arts class in schools spending huge amount to gain foreign aids, tourists, and visitors as well. In school, money spent on fine arts will help demonstrate and learn our arts from the grass root level. The arts are true pictures of Bhutanese life in ancient, medieval and modern times. Consequently, I urge to continue spending money on fine arts schools for above mentioned reasons.

                                                                                                                    

But, exhibition and presentation of fine arts will be luxurious in third world countries, huge amount is spent and have to spend in future. The money come from other countries as foreign aid may not help sustaining our arts in schools, may not be able to do expenditure for all time. These will create unexpected problem by visitors, throwing waste papers and materials used will hamper environment degradations. The fine arts creates extra burden for government as they have do to double expenditure despite huge amount is already spent on studies – purchasing books and other materials. Government spends money for classroom, painting materials and many more which is extra expenditures just because of few individuals. Hence, I advocate school to stop spending huge amount of money on fine arts.

The arts in school will create employment opportunities as and when they complete their studies. The artists who learn arts in school will do part time job for sustaining their life. The students will become freelance artists and earn their livelihood. The money they earn will benefit themselves and their family. The time will be utilized consciously. One who has skill to art will become cartoonist in print Medias; can also make their valuable works for many purposes when there is need. Thus, fine arts in school should be continued for betterment of students’ life in future.

While, the fine arts in school will waste precious time of students who wish to study precisely. Bhutan is small and young in terms of anything. Developmental activities initiated recently, so, by fine arts, one may not earn their livelihood. Money they earn will not able to sustain them completely. The fine art in school is wrong concept for small country like Bhutan. As a result, I am here to oppose that it’s not good to continue spending huge amount of money on it.

The introduction of fine arts in school is beneficial for all types of students. Students will learn extra knowledge and their knowledge are counted as and when they are employed. The earning will be more, better and cautious for them. The money spends for fine arts are gained within few years time. However, it will benefit government and the people of Bhutan for various reasons. Therefore, I urge and encourage spending huge amount of money on fine arts in schools and more than today.