Arts or Arts of $???

Was chatting with a friend today. Am going to Singapore Borned LA Based Singer - Corrinne May's concert on this Sunday. Talking about the concert, everything's about $$$. Admin fee to be charged for each ticket. Buying a more expensive ticket? Chances are you need to pay a higher admin fee. It's seems that one is being penalised for catching a performance / an art show, etc which the ticket fee is usually not cheap . Collection fees also has to be charged even for collecting the tickets over the counter. Simply do not understand the rational. While Singapore is trying so hard to promote for Arts, I see that the Arts of $ is being promoted more vibrantly. When everyone is simply concerned and interested in the Arts of dollars and cents, I find it hard for the general public to be interested in the general arts. Or the message to be brought across is that, arts are rich men's stuff. If you can't afford it, forget about it...