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Arts and humanities groups urge increased operating and historical grant funding
House Workforce and Higher Education Committee · February 26, 2025
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Summary
Creative Ohio and Ohio Humanities asked the committee for increases to the Ohio Arts Council operating subsidies and for a new $2M per year state historical grant to serve underserved and rural humanities organizations.
Sarah Sisser, executive director of Creative Ohio, and Rebecca Brown Asmo, executive director of Ohio Humanities, asked the committee to increase state support for arts and humanities programs that they said drive economic activity, tourism and civic engagement across Ohio.
Sisser said the creative sector contributes tens of billions to Ohio's…
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