Interesting news on NPR

I was listening to "all Things Considered" on public radio early this week and heard an interesting blurb. It seems that purchase of original art or tickets to concerts, operas, ballets, classical music, art shows, etc. is way down. However, the public has not lost its interest in the arts. The practice of making art is way up. People are playing music, drawing, painting, dancing, a lot. Classes to learn the arts are thriving. Interestin huh?