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Arts and cultural organizations urge lawmakers to restore state arts, humanities and tourism funding
Summary
Artists, museum leaders, festivals and performing arts centers told the subcommittee proposed reductions would cut programs, education and tourism; they asked the legislature to reverse reductions to Connecticut Office of the Arts, Connecticut Humanities, and tourism marketing line items and to restore designated grants for local organizations.
Representatives of museums, theaters, festivals and regional cultural organizations told the Appropriations Subcommittee that proposed reductions to arts, humanities and tourism funding in the governor's budget would curtail arts education, reduce free programming and lower tourism revenue.
Speakers at the hearing asked lawmakers to restore previously allocated grants and to consider additional resources for statewide arts infrastructure. Jason Mancini, executive director of Connecticut Humanities, described a portfolio of grant programs his agency administers with the Department of Economic and Community Development, saying those investments helped organizations through the pandemic and subsequently funded community programs, museum access and a Good to Great grants initiative.
Why it matters: Witnesses said public funding helps organizations deliver free and low‑cost programs, arts education in schools, professional development…
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