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Phoenix staff brief council on Artist to Work grants; council presses on outreach and support
Summary
City staff described the Artist to Work grants (initially ARPA-funded, supplemented by a National Endowment for the Arts grant), saying the current funding snapshot is $1,755,346 to support artists and arts organizations; councilmembers questioned per-artist support and urged expanded outreach to underrepresented artists.
Phoenix — City staff presented the Artist to Work grants program on Feb. 11, describing how ARPA dollars and a National Endowment for the Arts grant helped establish and sustain a competitive program that requires awardees to complete public presentations within the City of Phoenix.
Carrie Brown, identified as the interim arts and culture director, said the office now manages four divisions including public art, grants and cultural facilities and that the funding for the current fiscal…
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