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Arts community pushes supervisors to preserve and reallocate grants, citing racial inequity in distribution
Summary
Artists and cultural organizations told the budget committee that city arts funding remains well below prior levels and that Grants for the Arts disproportionately funds organizations serving white audiences; they urged redirecting new funds to the Arts Commission—s Cultural Equity Grants program.
A long block of testimony at the June 20 budget hearing focused on arts funding, arts education and a contested distribution of grants-for-the-arts dollars.
Christine Lim, director of education and artistic administration at San Francisco Performances, urged continued support for grants that enable arts organizations to bring artists into schools and community settings. "Grants for the Arts ensures the ongoing vibrancy and diversity in our city's cultural life by supporting arts organizations large and small," she said.
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