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Ohio Arts Council and allied groups ask for expanded funding to sustain grants and arts education
Summary
The Ohio Arts Council and allied education groups testified to the Senate Higher Education Committee in favor of sustaining or increasing state grants for arts programs and arts education, citing job and economic impact studies and requests to accommodate newly eligible organizations and expand grant administration capacity.
Donna Collins, executive director of the Ohio Arts Council, told the Senate Higher Education Committee the state’s GRF investment in the arts yields substantial economic and educational returns and urged support for the House budget’s administrative increases and the governor’s overall funding approach.
Collins highlighted a 2024 study by Michael C. Carroll that the arts sector supports more than 292,000 jobs in Ohio and contributes more than $63.3 billion to the state economy, and she said the OAC’s grant work reaches all 88 counties.…
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