Doug Turetsky, director of communications for the NYC Independent Budget Office, discusses a new report on the effect of changes in how the city funds arts institutions.
Do you run a local arts institution? If you've been affected by the changes in the funding structure, let us know what you make of the system. Comment below!
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While I fully support the efforts of DCA to shift more non-CIG funding from line-items to peer-review panels and know many smaller organizations (including my own) and those previously funded through line-items that have benefited from this change, the elimination of the impact of funding of the CIG’s from this brief is misleading. CIG’s are a vital part of the city’s cultural community, but as you stated in the opening of your show, smaller venues throughout the city drive the arts community “equally, if not more” than those large institutions and do rely on public funding. Why is it that more than three-quarters of the City’s cultural funding supports less than five percent of our cultural groups? And, if we accept that formula as the best for supporting cultural activity, why not be transparent about the numbers and include them side-by-side with the CDF numbers?
Great to hear the JAZZ GALLERY discussed on your show Brian.
Just to be open about this, I am a board member there.
Check us out:
www.jazzgallery.org
The bulk of the monies that is awarded by the city through the Department of Cultural Affairs goes to the CIG (Cultural Institutions Group) Brooklyn Museum, the Met, etc. The smaller not-for-profit groups only get access to a tiny amount in comparison.
I should also add that as I get paid per class, that meant I was paid less for teaching the same number of students.
I work as a teaching artist for several non-profits and I've noticed schools have been looking for ways to save money on their arts. For example, last spring I taught in a school that doubled their classes up so that I had the maximum number of students possible in each class rather than visit each classroom individually. Needless to say, the experience was very stressful and not as positive.
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