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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Artsy Tonight! Artists Plan to Pack the House for City Budget Hearing

Posted by Stephen Marc Beaudoin on Thu, May 21, 2009 at 8:06 AM

One part of the proposed city budget getting far less air play: funding for the arts.

The newly created Creative Advocacy Network (CAN) - itself jockeying for a $100,000 slice of the city budget - wants to change that, so Kathleen Cosgrove, CAN's interim executive director, blasted out this e-mail message just last night to the Portland arts community... I'll be there to hear it all go down - will you?

It's time to pack the house!

Show your support of RACC's budget request to Portland's Mayor and City Commissioners at the Community Budget Hearing scheduled for Thursday May 21st at Mt. Tabor Middle School (5800 SE Ash Street, Portland).

A Community Fair will run from 6:00-6:30 pm, followed by the Budget Hearing from 6:30-8:30 pm.

If you haven't already done so or can't attend the Hearing, please send an email to the Mayor and Commisioners showing your support - for a sample letter and email addresses visit www.theArtsCAN. org/blog.

We are taking RSVP's for the Hearing at info@theArtsCAN.org. Spread the word, bring a friend - support the ARTS!

Thank you. The Arts CAN and must live here.

 

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1
Is the neon rose artist invited?
Poor guy.
Posted by gonetorio on May 21, 2009 at 8:38 AM · Report
2
But how will they fill the potholes and feed the children? WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN!
Posted by BlackedOut on May 21, 2009 at 9:32 AM · Report
3
I look forward to the several months' worth of outrage from the Mercury staff at the idea of a small special interest group getting city funding to subsidize their chosen entertainment, in the absence of any studies showing net economic benefits.
Posted by Stu on May 21, 2009 at 9:55 AM · Report
4
Ooh, Stu, you beein' MEAN.
And there are studies, lots of them.
Can't we be like the fucking Bhutanese for one GODDAM second and think in terms of happiness as gdp? (Was it the Bhutanese? It sure wasn't the Burmese, who are currently in some fucking junta cage and have been, for like, a century).

Art makes many many people happy.
The way sports makes many, many people happy.
(And some sports, soccer, eg, appeal to artists too, who enjoy anatomy, speed, inventiveness, sheer beauty etc etc ad nauseum). (Unlike baseball).
Posted by gonetorio on May 21, 2009 at 11:09 AM · Report
5
Art makes people happy. Art is good. Government funded art is stupid.
Posted by D on May 21, 2009 at 11:45 AM · Report
6
D need nappy and juicebox. :(
Posted by obligatory commenter on May 21, 2009 at 5:02 PM · Report

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