Mecklenburg voters soundly rejected a proposed quarter-cent sales tax hike in November. The $50 million tax hike to bail out the Arts & Science Council would have delivered $22.5 million per year to…
Charlotte Observer article on ‘culture at the crossroads’ as Mecklenburg County’s vote for a quarter-cent sales tax hike to benefit the arts approaches: To hear some arts leaders tell it,…
Elizabeth Harrington visits the world of the arts in her latest exploration of federal budget details for the Washington Free Beacon. A play about food stamps, a performance by a…
Interesting N&R front-pager on the burden the ticket sales tax will place on local arts organizations: As Triad Stage begins selling season-pass renewals for 2014-15 this week, it will add…
The Charlotte Observer offers up the latest on the ASC’s efforts to come up with a new funding model. The ASC has just heard about how arts funding works in…
The High Point Enterprise reports has “suspended operations, citing extreme financial challenges.” As a result, the September production of Macbeth has been cancelled. Not really sure what’s up here; artistic…
The Flat Rock Playhouse got government money. Many local theatres got none. The Little Theatre stayed little. The Powderhorn Theatre got dozed. And this local theatre cried wee wee wee…
The Hendersonville County Commissioners decided Flat Rock Playhouse leadership had mended their ways sufficiently to merit the other half of funding promised.
Americans for Arts has a new study out on the alleged economic impact of Big Art in Mecklenburg County. I say alleged for a reason, as its methodology is loopy.…
On the subject of the arts, JLF President John Hood says taxpayers should not be “compelled to pay for the creation of art,” no matter what the so-called experts say:…
The educator-terminating state has just awarded some more money for the arts. “The support of our grants program by the General Assembly during these economically challenging times demonstrates the role…
As sure as the sun will come up tomorrow, proposals to cut budgets bring out special interests and one of the most powerful is the so-called arts community. The arts…