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Board renews Arts Consortium designation; My Voice Media Center raises funding concerns after Prop. 1 changes
Summary
The board designated the Arts Consortium as the official county arts council through Dec. 31, 2027, recognized spoken‑word artist Michael Hassell as Artist of the Year and heard that the My Voice Media Center—an arts program serving adults with lived mental‑health experience—faces funding uncertainty following statewide Proposition 1 changes.
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors voted 5‑0 Oct. 7 to designate the Arts Consortium as the county’s official arts council effective Jan. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2027, and presented a certificate naming Michael Hassell as the Arts Consortium’s 2025–26 Artist of the Year.
Ampelio Mejia Perez, executive director of the Arts Consortium, described the consortium’s countywide programs and introduced Hassell, a Visalia‑based spoken‑word artist. Hassell performed a short…
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