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Thursday, May 12, 2011

News / Community Artists, arts advocates rally at City Hall tonight

Posted by Debbie Michaud @DebsMichaud on Thu, May 12, 2011 at 10:21 AM

2010 rally to save Georgia Council for the Arts

Joeff Davis
2010 rally to save Georgia Council for the Arts

Last week, the City of Atlanta announced a new round of budgetary belt-tightening that, yet again, puts arts funding on the proverbial chopping block. Last year it was the state legislature's proposed elimination of the Georgia Council for the Arts. Currently, the proposed city budget for fiscal year 2012 includes a 50 percent reduction in funding for the city's Office of Cultural Affairs, a significant source of funding for local artists and arts organizations of all shapes and sizes.

Jeremy Abernathy breaks down the proposed cuts over on BurnAway, noting an important twist:

According to a budget reduction notice in an email sent on Thursday by Monica Prothro, project supervisor of the Contracts for Arts Services program, this doesn’t just mean less money for everyone. It means that funding will be limited to 30 organizations (not small groups, but primarily the big names), and funding for individual artists and community organizations will simply stop altogether. [Emphasis added]

Artists, arts advocates and art lovers have planned a rally at the Capitol to protest the 2012 budget and it's proposed cuts to arts funding. Full event details after the jump.

From WonderRoot's Christ Appleton:

The schedule is as follows:

5:00pm: Meet on steps of City Hall
5:15 - 5:40: Public statements by arts leaders to the press (Chris Appleton, Louis Corrigan, Myrna Anderson-Fuller, Flora Maria Garcia)
5:50: Enter council chambers
6:00-9:00: Public hearing and testaments to City Council (Chris Appleton, Louis Corrigan, Myrna Anderson-Fuller, Flora Maria Garcia)

Co-sponsoring organizations include: WonderRoot, Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center, Spelman Museum, Hammonds House Museum, Dashboard Co-op, Living Walls, Flux Projects, Dodekapus, Possible Futures, gloATL, Eyedrum, BurnAway, MINT Gallery, Dance Truck, C4 Atlanta and others.

Event Details:

What: Rally for the Arts: Stop the Budget Cuts to the Office of Cultural Affairs
When: May 12, 5pm
Where: Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave., Atlanta, GA 30303

Tags: WonderRoot, Office of Cultural Affairs, City of Atlanta, budget cuts

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News / Community Artists, arts advocates rally at City Hall tonight

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