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Artlicious organizer thanks DDA, warns funding and volunteer gaps threaten future events
Summary
Don Taylor, past chair of Artlicious, told the DDA the festival runs on about $25,000 annually and said recent changes to Michigan Arts and Culture Council funding and NEA uncertainty, coupled with an aging volunteer and artist base, present ongoing challenges.
Don Taylor, a resident and past chair of Artlicious, used the DDA public-comment period on Oct. 8 to thank the authority and city partners for long-running support and to describe funding and volunteer challenges facing the downtown arts festival.
Taylor said the event operates on an annual budget of roughly $25,000, raised through artist fees, nonprofit support, vendor fees and donations, and credited the DDA and city departments (DPW, parks, parks staff)…
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