The phrase "art debate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to discussions or arguments surrounding artistic topics, styles, or interpretations.
Example: "The art debate at the gallery attracted many passionate opinions about modern versus classical techniques."
Alternatives: "discussion on art" or "artistic discourse".
Let's not get into the "is it art" debate.
Now she is amazed to see him occupy an influential role in a national art debate.
For reference, read the New York Times article "What Is the Value of Priceless Art? Debate Continues on $20 Admission" (//www.nytimes.com/2004/11/18/arts/design/18free.html).html
Bailey's hyper-expressive, loosely conceptual, pink-and-orange-and-green work had some measure of success but never entered into the top echelon of the South African art debate.
I did not respond back then for two reasons: the "photography is not art" debate is so old it's hardly worth revisiting, and the idea of using a wildlife award show as a yardstick just seemed bizarre.
Rachel Aroesti The "Is it art?" debate was born in 1976, when the Sunday Times sniffed at a Tate exhibit that was merely two neat layers of bricks on the floor.
The best scripted shows are regarded as significant art — debated, revered, denounced.
They had long admired Chinese art, debating its meanings, painting under its influence and falling in love in the process.
The betting, the newspaper cartoons, the "But is it art?" debates, the focus on personality and the empty speeches on prize night – these have become the bore.
Simply to hear fine art debated enthusiastically by knowledgeable people was a treat, and even more so, given this is a format that might appeal to an audience wider than the usual BBC4 crowd.
Bromley council, after discussions with the Art Fund, has formally written to Tower Hamlets council to assert ownership over a work that is at the centre of one of the most heated public art debates for years.
