An Historic Day for the Arts in California
Submitted by Steve on June 20, 2014
California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has signed a state budget that includes a one-time $5 million increase in general fund support for the California Arts Council. This is the first time in over ten years the arts have seen an increase of general fund monies, after support for the Arts Council was cut by 94% in 2003.
The Arts Council previously received an average of $1 million in annual general fund support. The total fiscal year 2014-15 general fund support for the Arts Council will reach approximately $6 million. The Arts Council budget also includes $1 million in annual support from the National Endowment for the Arts, and approximately $3 million in annual funds from sales and renewals of California's Arts License Plate.