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<br />Araiza, Fatima <br />From:katty torres <kttytrrs89@gmail.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, May <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:Arts Funding- Item 30 Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget Work Study Session <br /> Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. <br />I'm writing to advocate for stronger financial support for the arts within our city. In my capacity, as a <br />local business artist, I'm reaching out to emphasize the urgent need for substantial investment in our <br />city's arts community. I strongly advocate for the city to allocate $1 million annually toward funding <br />Artist Grants and Event Sponsorships. Our Arts and Culture Master Plan has gone unfunded by the <br />city for over six years. It's discouraging to observe that Santa Ana's budget for arts and culture <br />remains the smallest among comparable cities in Orange County. <br /> <br />On the other hand, the Bowser Museum receives over one million dollars a year. Even with this, <br />they’ve applied to receive artist grants for their projects and events. The question comes to mind; <br />“Why do they still need public money?” <br /> <br />Contrasting the over one million dollar subsidy allocated to the Bowers Museum with the modest <br />funding received by local artists and grassroots efforts, ranging from 2k to 20k in funding a year like; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> La Raza mural restoration project <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> OCCCA- exhibitions and free workshops <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> OCSA- Community Arts Festival <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Woman’s Day Fest <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Day of the Dead <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Monthly Artwalk- promotes culture and community and highlights local vendors and artist <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />