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Artists and commissioners urge Chesapeake council to restore Fine Arts funding
Summary
Multiple Fine Arts Commission members and local artists urged the council to increase grant funding (requested $60,000 additional) and to fund public art, saying expanded arts activity supports jobs, community health and tourism; council members voiced support but no funding change was adopted at this meeting.
A string of speakers at the April 28 meeting asked Chesapeake’s City Council to restore and increase public funding for the Fine Arts Commission’s grant program and for public art.
Melissa Howerton, a Fine Arts Commission commissioner and film industry professional, described the city’s new film grant and said the program’s early applications show Chesapeake could attract film production and related jobs. "This film grant is so important to the city as it widens the playing field for Chesapeake to be a part of this economic…
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