VCA in Jeopardy
Friends of Theatre IV and the arts,
This legislative alert went out late last night from Virginians for the Arts. The Virginia Commission for the Arts is in jeopardy and action is needed ASAP to prevent a 50% cut of VCA in 2011 and total elminiation in 2012.
Theatre IV has received VCA funding of approximately $100,000 annually. Cuts to and elimination of VCA would be a huge blow to us and to our colleague arts organizations, both large and small.
Read on for further details....
URGENT: CONTACT YOUR HOUSE OF
DELEGATES REPRESENTATIVE
More Info
The House budget plan released by the House Appropriations Committee on Sunday calls for reducing arts grants through the Virginia Commission for the Arts by 50 percent during FY11 and eliminating the Commission altogether at the end of FY12.
An attempt to abolish the Commission in the early 1990s was rejected by the General Assembly and led to the creation of Virginians for the Arts to serve as a permanent advocacy force. This recommendation by the House committee represents a regrettable step backwards to 1990.
It is critical that arts advocates contact House members and ask them to oppose this recommendation on the floor of the House in the budget debate, which will be held on Thursday, February 25.
Faxes and phone calls are recommended before email. Find contact information for your legislator here.
Talking points are available here on the VFTA website.
Alan D. Albert
Legislative Counsel
Virginians for the Arts
This legislative alert went out late last night from Virginians for the Arts. The Virginia Commission for the Arts is in jeopardy and action is needed ASAP to prevent a 50% cut of VCA in 2011 and total elminiation in 2012.
Theatre IV has received VCA funding of approximately $100,000 annually. Cuts to and elimination of VCA would be a huge blow to us and to our colleague arts organizations, both large and small.
Read on for further details....
URGENT: CONTACT YOUR HOUSE OF
DELEGATES REPRESENTATIVE
More Info
The House budget plan released by the House Appropriations Committee on Sunday calls for reducing arts grants through the Virginia Commission for the Arts by 50 percent during FY11 and eliminating the Commission altogether at the end of FY12.
An attempt to abolish the Commission in the early 1990s was rejected by the General Assembly and led to the creation of Virginians for the Arts to serve as a permanent advocacy force. This recommendation by the House committee represents a regrettable step backwards to 1990.
It is critical that arts advocates contact House members and ask them to oppose this recommendation on the floor of the House in the budget debate, which will be held on Thursday, February 25.
Faxes and phone calls are recommended before email. Find contact information for your legislator here.
Talking points are available here on the VFTA website.
Alan D. Albert
Legislative Counsel
Virginians for the Arts
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