November 5, 2015
Maine Arts Commission hopes to establish fundraising arm
The Maine Arts Commission is calling for an increase to the amount of money the state spends on the arts.
The Portland Press Herald reported that the arts commission plans to unveil a five-year cultural plan Thursday that calls for increasing that spending rate from 61 cents per capita to closer to the national average of $1.09.
The commission hopes to establish a nonprofit fundraising group to expand arts spending.
The state agency spends about $500,000 of its annual budget of $1.75 million on grants to artists and arts organizations, the Press Herald reported. It receives about $1 million annually from the state and $700,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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