09/10/2012

Facing Cuts, Fort Worth Advocacy Continues

Price also stressed that the city has made significant investments in the arts. The city has provided more than $40 million since 2003, including $5.5 million to the arts council in general support, $9.5 million to other organizations and $20 million to public art, according to a staff report...

The proposed cut is 'less than a half of a percent of the whole city budget, and yet the arts bring in $84 million' annually for the city, Tune said, citing a national study released in July by Americans for the Arts in Washington, D.C."

Fort Worth Star-Telegram 09/08/2012