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Columbus Council approves three measures directing millions to arts grants, venue support and artist programs
Summary
Council voted to approve three ordinances directing hotel‑motel and admission tax proceeds and facility stabilization funds to the Greater Columbus Arts Council for grants, artist programs and venue stabilization. Supporters said the funding expands outreach, jobs and access to arts across neighborhoods.
Columbus City Council on Tuesday approved three ordinances that direct portions of hotel‑motel and admission taxes and a share of arena admission proceeds to the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC), a nonprofit that distributes grants and runs community arts programs.
Councilmember Bankston introduced the measures and brought GCAC Executive Director Tom Katzenmeyer to the podium to describe how the funds are being used. Katzenmeyer said the recent injections of city funding have allowed GCAC to expand artist grants, launch a new artist projects grant, expand education programming and pay multilingual navigators to reach communities that historically had…
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