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Denison Arts Council reports $125,000 annual budget, programming and tourism gains to city council

3783506 · May 5, 2025
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The Denison Arts Council told council it has spent deliberately to support festivals, advertising and public art; year-to-date receipts were $63,000, and the council heard metrics showing about 7,000 people attended Dia de los Muertos with roughly 40% from outside Grayson County.

The Denison Arts Council told the City Council Monday it is operating on a $125,000 annual budget, has received about $63,000 in hotel-occupancy-tax allocations in the first six months, and continues to invest in advertising, festivals and public art to grow tourism.

Cindy Salem, president of the Denison Arts Council, said the council intentionally held over about $25,000 for Dia de los Muertos and fall…

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