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Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Seeks Funding Maintenance Amid Budget Cuts

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The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge plans to ask Metro Council to maintain its funding after a proposed 2027 budget would strip the agency of $250,000 in annual city-parish dollars. The Arts Council was one of 15 organizations slated for zero funding under the proposal. Arts Council President and CEO Jonathan Grimes stated that the funding cuts would affect staff, operations, and resident programs.

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The Arts Council is the city-parish's designated local arts agency, a designation that helps it qualify for state and federal grants distributed to local artists and arts organizations. The proposed cuts would impact the agency's ability to administer these grants and oversee the Art in Public Places Program.

Both the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank and the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge face zero funding in the proposed budget.

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