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Red Salmon Arts director urges city to protect small cultural groups amid ACME funding reset
Summary
Dr. Lilia Rosas, executive director of Red Salmon Arts, told the Arts Commission she and other small cultural organizations worry the city—s Creative Reset (ACME) will favor tourism-driven metrics over equity, and she urged commissioners to advocate for funding rules that preserve legacy, pay artists, and avoid commodifying culture.
Dr. Lilia Rosas, executive director of Red Salmon Arts, told the Austin Arts Commission on Tuesday that the city—s Creative Reset (ACME) and recent grant changes have left small, community-rooted cultural organizations "severely underfunded." She said Red Salmon Arts was initially a Thrive recipient but was later moved to an Elevate tier and that the shift felt driven by applications being judged on revenue or tourism value rather than community impact.
"I am worried that we are now with the next reset creating conditions where we continue to ask arts organizations across the spectrum ... to commodify ourselves," Rosas said, adding that Red Salmon centers Chicano/Chicana/Chicanx, Latino/Latinx and Indigenous cultural work and strives to keep programs…
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