ELEMENTS AFFECTING ARTISTIC POLICY: STATE, PRIVATE, INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS AND PUBLIC SUPPORT

There are certain internal and external influences orienting the political power that a state has for the artistic field. The most important external influence is state support in the formation of culture and art. This power affects art via economic and legal sanctions. Religious beliefs and political decisons which are the internal influences affecting the cultural and artistic policies of a country are important effective elements that are extended to quite wide areas. The creators of these decisions and norms are the groups taking port in the formation of cultural policy. The chief role among these groups and institutions belongs to the norm and decision making State