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Local arts leader urges council to fund training pipeline for film and entertainment jobs
Summary
Dr. Tania Stewart told council members the city should invest in an arts-and-entertainment training pipeline to give youth alternatives to violence and to develop workforce opportunities in production, stagecraft and related trades.
Dr. Tania Stewart urged Montgomery City Council on Oct. 30 to invest in an arts-and-entertainment infrastructure that would provide workforce pathways for young people and adults, and to expand opportunities in film, production, stagecraft and related trades.
Stewart said she has assembled professionals with regional and national experience who are willing to provide virtual and in-person training and that she has secured a grant for equipment; she asked the city for operational funding to sustain a program that would train camera operators, grips, lighting technicians, script supervisors and other crew positions. She argued that offering alternative career pathways and practical training can help redirect young people from street violence into creative jobs.
Councilmembers thanked Stewart and asked for further detail on funding, partners, and program delivery. Stewart said the program could leverage volunteers and visiting professionals, and that retired educators could serve as tutors on production sets.
No formal action was taken at the work session; Stewart asked the council to consider program funding in future budget discussions.
