The bar chart and the pie chart illustrate a government’s expenditure on four art sectors (visual arts, theatre, music, literature) as well as the number of individuals who participated in arts events in 1995 and 2005.
Overall, it is noticeable that from the pie chart, in 1995, the government spent the most on music, followed by visual arts, theatre, and literature. Meanwhile, in 2005, the policy makers spent equally on theatre and music. On the other hand, the bar chart shows the number of city residents who were involved in arts events. Music had the highest participants for the arts events in 1995 and 2005.
Specifically, in 1995, music accounted for the largest share of the government’s expenditure, whereas literature received the smallest proportion. In addition, visual arts had higher spending than that on theatre. Moving to 2005, the government spent a similar amount on theatre and music, as well as visual arts and literature. Theatre experienced a significant increase for its spending, while the share for visual arts declined. Moreover, literature rose slightly from 1995 to 2005.
Regarding participants in arts events, music attracted the highest number of people in both 1995 and 2005. In 1995, music stood at above 100,000 people, while theater reached at less than 100,000 individuals. By contrast, visual arts and literature attracted fewer participants, with only 50,000 people and below 50,000, becoming the least popular arts events. Turning to 2005, literature remained as the lowest number of people, even though showed a small growth, stood at approximately 26,000 people. Furthermore, music reached its peak at 150,000 participants, followed by theatre, with around 90,000 people, and visual arts which fell slightly to 49,000 participants.