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New ACME office outlines cultural facilities priorities; Raleigh Austin pitches expansion of cultural trust
Summary
The newly formed Office of Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME) described its launch, facilities and engagement work; Raleigh Austin presented progress and asked the task force to consider expanding the cultural trust program for affordable creative space.
Angela Means, director of the City of Austin’s newly formed Office of Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME), and representatives from Raleigh Austin briefed the 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force on July 28 about arts and cultural facility needs and the cultural trust program created after the 2018 bond.
Means said ACME launched in February 2025 by consolidating five city functions and about 100 staff to create a single point of contact for creatives and cultural institutions. She framed arts and culture as…
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