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Art House director warns program cuts after county cultural grant pulled; asks council for support

Port Orange City Council · November 19, 2025
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Art House executive director Cameron Benson told the Port Orange council that a county cultural grant award was pulled, jeopardizing scholarships and outreach programs; he asked the council to help promote events and noted plans to pursue a 2026 charter ballot measure for county arts funding.

Cameron Benson, executive director of Art House, briefed the Port Orange council on the nonprofit’s 2024 activities and warned that the organization faces program cuts after a county cultural grant award was pulled.

Benson detailed Art House’s 2024 service metrics—students served, outreach hours, gallery attendance and scholarships…

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