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State arts council and advocates press lawmakers for $200M for grants and a statewide creative-economy plan
Summary
NYSCA leaders and arts organizations told the joint committees that arts are a major economic sector, urged funding of $150M+ for operating grants and $50M for capital, and proposed a statewide creative-economy plan to coordinate funding, workforce development and artist protections including portable benefits.
Erica Mallon, executive director of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), and arts-sector witnesses told legislators that arts funding supports jobs, tourism and community resilience across all regions of the state and urged a significant increase in the state arts budget.
"The arts are not a luxury but a necessity," Mallon said, explaining that the council’s grant programs keep small and midsize organizations afloat and seed local creative economies. She said NYSCA's capital…
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