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CAST asks Arts Commission to back $515,000 boost for Latino theater incubator at MAC
Summary
CAST, a coalition for Spanish‑language theater, requested the commission recommend a $515,000 annual expansion to turn the MAC LAB into a full incubator supporting Latino theater through staffing, technical upgrades and expanded cohort capacity; commissioners expressed support and asked ACME staff to relay recommendations to council.
Ivan Davila, chair of CAST (Coalition for Austin’s Arts and Spanish‑language Theater), told the Arts Commission April 20 that Latino organizations receive far less city funding than their share of the city’s population and proposed a targeted investment to strengthen Latino theater infrastructure.
Davila presented data compiled from the city’s economic development records showing Latino‑led organizations received roughly $6 million across fiscal years 2015–2021 compared with $37 million to predominately white‑led…
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