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24994
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While there is extensive intensive interest in the arts in Charlotte, the many fundraising efforts are often in competition for limited funds. Working at cross purposes, different organizations undermine each other. What is really needed is a good, financially stable foundation that the arts can rely on.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 19 Issue 11, November 2014,
p64-69, il, por
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34462
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The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources launched a program called the smART Initiative as a way to promote local artists around the region through funding from grants. They hope this will help boost the economy by bringing in more creative individuals and businesses, providing jobs, and increasing production of goods and services.
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3547
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Government funding for the arts ebbs and flows. For example, in 1965, Congress funded the National Endowment for the Arts, yet voted to end it in 1997. Such instability makes it difficult for local art groups to plan, develop, and continue programs.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 15 Issue 44, Oct 1997,
p23-25 Day 29
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3737
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With funding for the arts being reduced at the state and federal levels, artists in the Triangle area are seeking new avenues of expression. Many are utilizing their talents in community projects, including painting prison murals and creative writing workshops for inmates.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 15 Issue 46, Nov 1997,
p23-24, il
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28919
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An event called “When Visions Collide: A Seminar on Ethics as Tools for Resolving Issues in the Arts” was held in Raleigh last week. Speakers at the event discussed various ethical conflicts and dilemmas that occur in the arts.
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28920
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The Art for Public Spaces Bill was introduced in the North Carolina Senate in mid-march. The bill calls for one-percent of the construction costs for new and remodeled state properties to be used for art. While modifications were made in the new legislation to make the program stronger, valuable and effective elements in the former Artworks for State Buildings Program were left intact.
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2945
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Since 1990, arts groups across the state have almost doubled, to around 2,000. At the same time, however, funding and support in the General Assembly is waning, a trend that threatens the work these groups do.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 22, May 1996,
p10-12, il
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3132
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Dislike from some public segments and some legislators of two early works in the Art Works for State Buildings Program led to its repeal in 1995. The two works were The Education Wall and The Spiraling Sound Axis, both part of buildings in Raleigh.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 4, Nov 1996,
p8-13, il, f
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9.Stifling the State of the Arts by Ariail, Kate Dobbs Independent Weekly Vol. 13 Issue 15, Apr 1995
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2264
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New legislators have brought a different philosophy of the arts to the 1995 General Assembly, pushing cuts in personnel and program funding and requiring artists receiving grant money to sign contracts stating that they will not create \"obscene\" works.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 15, Apr 1995,
p14, il
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3359
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Attacks by Congressional Republicans on the National Endowment for the Arts are seriously limiting funds for arts projects. There will be fewer modern-dance performances in the Triangle this year. Universities are also limiting dance offerings.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 36, Sept 1995,
p29,31, il
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28903
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This article is a chronicle of the first fifteen years of North Carolina’s Grassroots Arts program. The program brings state funds that can be used only for the arts. Overall, the program has strengthened the state arts council’s relationship with local arts agencies.
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28901
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The North Carolina Arts Council has faced a number of risks and challenges to support artists across the state. This article covers the history, politics, and direction of public funding of artists in North Carolina.
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28899
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According to a survey by the North Carolina Arts Council, local tax dollars to arts councils has increased. The increase can be attributed to promoting arts in terms that relate to economic development and state interest.
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28895
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The Arts Congress will be the first-ever gathering of the state’s, business and political leaders to share their ideas and concerns for the future of the arts in North Carolina. The three-day agenda of the special programs and events planned for the conference is presented.
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28896
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Members of the North Carolina Arts Council Board and Staff and representatives of the statewide arts service organizations have suggested a range of issues, questions and concerns to be addressed in long range planning for the 1990s. Among the topics include support for artists, cultural diversity, communication, and regional development.
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