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Arts leaders urge increased funding for Ohio Arts Council and arts education in HB96
Summary
The Ohio Arts Council and allied organizations asked the Senate Higher Education Committee to sustain and increase state arts funding to support grants, teaching-artist residencies, and expanding eligibility; the Alliance requested a $4M per‑year increase to hold current grantees harmless as new organizations become eligible.
Representatives of Ohio's arts and arts‑education sectors testified to the Senate Higher Education Committee about the proposed biennial budget for the Ohio Arts Council and related programs.
Donna Collins, executive director of the Ohio Arts Council, described the council's grantmaking across all 88 counties, noted the agency's 60th…
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