Please plan to attend this critical meeting of GCAC and tell them they must vote for funding the Symphony next season, as our Orchestra is most definitely NOT DEAD YET!
GCAC ANNOUNCES PUBLIC OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTS MEETING
Contact: Emily Swartzlander (614) 221-8492
COLUMBUS, Ohio - On Tuesday, May 27, the Greater Columbus Arts Council will host a public meeting of its Board of Trustees to vote on allocations for the 2008 Operating Support and spring Project Support grants. The meeting will take place from 12-1 p.m. at Columbus Dance Theatre, 582 E. Main St.
Technicalities and protocol excuses aside, GCAC (Greater Columbus Arts Council) is failing Columbus with its plan to abandon funding for our Symphony before the dust has settled in our current crisis. The story is unfinished, yet they have publicized their intention to sign their names to a premature end. Is this the kind of leadership you want running your city’s cultural engine? For once I can agree with Tony Beadle, the symphony’s Executive Director, who is quoted saying, “It just sends a message of nonsupport to the community.” They vote on the decision May 27th. You can contact them at GCAC.
