Cincinnati’s Fine Arts Fund provides a model to arts communities
Cincinnati continues to be the standard bearer when it comes to arts funding, according to the latest survey by Americans for the Arts.With a 2006 campaign totals of $11.36 million, the Cincinnati Fine Arts Fund beat out much larger metros such as Atlanta and Seattle.The Dayton Daily News attributed Cincinnati’s success to tradition – it was founded in 1927 and has been campaigning annually since 1949 – and heavy corporate support.And the Fine Arts Fund won’t tolerate budget deficits, meaning that arts organizations that don’t operate in a fiscally responsible manner get less and less funding.Read the full article here.
Cincinnati continues to be the standard bearer when it comes to arts funding, according to the latest survey by Americans for the Arts.
With a 2006 campaign totals of $11.36 million, the Cincinnati Fine Arts Fund beat out much larger metros such as Atlanta and Seattle.
The Dayton Daily News attributed Cincinnati’s success to tradition – it was founded in 1927 and has been campaigning annually since 1949 – and heavy corporate support.
And the Fine Arts Fund won’t tolerate budget deficits, meaning that arts organizations that don’t operate in a fiscally responsible manner get less and less funding.
Read the full article here.
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