State Support of Art: Incentive or Control?

What should be the state policy in the sector of art in order to encourage creative freedom, to ensure conditions for the artist's work, but not control the artist and the content of his/her work? What is the role of creative art unions in our reality and what is the demand for their activities? Is there a need for publishing books with state support and what are those books to be published with state support?

Hayk Hambardzumyan discussed these issues with poet and translator Hakob Movses.