Governor's Budget Released
Ohio Arts Council Budget Talking Points
Where the Ohio Arts Council Budget Stands
Current FY06-07 Budget: $22,476,322 (Subsidy $8,975,480 and Admin $2,262,681 each year)
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED FY 08-09 Budget: $22,976,598 (Subsidy $9,147,480 and Admin $2,340,819 each year)
The release of Governor Strickland's proposed budget is a reversal of trends from previous years. The Governor has provided a 2.2% increase for the Ohio Arts Council in his proposed budget for fiscal years 2008-2009. This is a good step towards restoring the Ohio Arts Council's budget and a great opportunity for arts advocates to engage with policy-makers. We will work with the Governor and all of our elected officials to ensure the arts are funded at a level that serves our state educationally, economically, and culturally.
During the past six years, the Ohio Arts Council’s budget has seen a continuous decline amounting to more than 30%. This decline has made a dramatic negative impact on the resources to artists and arts organizations in our state. We must turnaround this trend to support the arts, to enhance arts education, to grow the economy, and to protect Ohio’s rich cultural heritage.
The Ohio House Finance and Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education will hear testimony most likely in late March and make their recommendations to the Finance Committee who will then move the budget bill for full House consideration. Following the House approval the process begins again in the Senate. Ohio Citizens for the Arts will keep you posted as the process unfolds.
One thing is certain—the 127th Ohio General Assembly will continue to focus on Ohio’s two most pressing challenges – the economy and education. Ohio has nearly 16,500 arts related businesses that are tracked through Dunn and Bradstreet. These businesses employ nearly 83,000 people. The arts mean business. These creative knowledge workers need a strong foundation from which to grow their skills and interests. This connects directly to the need for high quality public education that includes the arts. Arts and culture have a vital role to play in strengthening of Ohio’s economy.
Our united message to legislators: RESTORE the Ohio Arts Council’s funding to its FY2000/2001 level of $32,247,900.
Key talking points:
1) The arts play an essential role in solving Ohio’s education challenges:
a) Children who are immersed in the arts in school do markedly better in all other academic subjects.
b) Scientific research supports the effectiveness of arts education to help students learn.
c) Arts education helps to strengthen reading and math skills, improve student behavior and reduce truancy, keep students in school, build oral language skills, enhance cognitive development, develop creative thinking skills, and transfer learning in the arts to other areas of learning.
d) Arts education fuels the creative and knowledge-based economies. Communities that want to remain economically strong should strive for a high level of arts learning in their schools and community organizations so that creativity, academic success and college readiness are improved.
2) The arts build strong economies by:
a) Creating Jobs
b) Stimulating Trade Through Cultural Tourism
c) Diversifying Local Economies
d) Public support of the arts leverages private dollars. Ohio Arts Council grants are matched by private dollars on an average of $45 to every one (1) state dollar.
3) The arts help people succeed in school, work and life by:
a) Fostering Creativity and Inventiveness
b) Improving the School Environment and Learning
c) Cultivating Readiness for College
This information is provided for your interest. Does not necessarily reflect the views of Gallery202, Partners in Art, Inc. or it's governing board.
Where the Ohio Arts Council Budget Stands
Current FY06-07 Budget: $22,476,322 (Subsidy $8,975,480 and Admin $2,262,681 each year)
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED FY 08-09 Budget: $22,976,598 (Subsidy $9,147,480 and Admin $2,340,819 each year)
The release of Governor Strickland's proposed budget is a reversal of trends from previous years. The Governor has provided a 2.2% increase for the Ohio Arts Council in his proposed budget for fiscal years 2008-2009. This is a good step towards restoring the Ohio Arts Council's budget and a great opportunity for arts advocates to engage with policy-makers. We will work with the Governor and all of our elected officials to ensure the arts are funded at a level that serves our state educationally, economically, and culturally.
During the past six years, the Ohio Arts Council’s budget has seen a continuous decline amounting to more than 30%. This decline has made a dramatic negative impact on the resources to artists and arts organizations in our state. We must turnaround this trend to support the arts, to enhance arts education, to grow the economy, and to protect Ohio’s rich cultural heritage.
The Ohio House Finance and Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education will hear testimony most likely in late March and make their recommendations to the Finance Committee who will then move the budget bill for full House consideration. Following the House approval the process begins again in the Senate. Ohio Citizens for the Arts will keep you posted as the process unfolds.
One thing is certain—the 127th Ohio General Assembly will continue to focus on Ohio’s two most pressing challenges – the economy and education. Ohio has nearly 16,500 arts related businesses that are tracked through Dunn and Bradstreet. These businesses employ nearly 83,000 people. The arts mean business. These creative knowledge workers need a strong foundation from which to grow their skills and interests. This connects directly to the need for high quality public education that includes the arts. Arts and culture have a vital role to play in strengthening of Ohio’s economy.
Our united message to legislators: RESTORE the Ohio Arts Council’s funding to its FY2000/2001 level of $32,247,900.
Key talking points:
1) The arts play an essential role in solving Ohio’s education challenges:
a) Children who are immersed in the arts in school do markedly better in all other academic subjects.
b) Scientific research supports the effectiveness of arts education to help students learn.
c) Arts education helps to strengthen reading and math skills, improve student behavior and reduce truancy, keep students in school, build oral language skills, enhance cognitive development, develop creative thinking skills, and transfer learning in the arts to other areas of learning.
d) Arts education fuels the creative and knowledge-based economies. Communities that want to remain economically strong should strive for a high level of arts learning in their schools and community organizations so that creativity, academic success and college readiness are improved.
2) The arts build strong economies by:
a) Creating Jobs
b) Stimulating Trade Through Cultural Tourism
c) Diversifying Local Economies
d) Public support of the arts leverages private dollars. Ohio Arts Council grants are matched by private dollars on an average of $45 to every one (1) state dollar.
3) The arts help people succeed in school, work and life by:
a) Fostering Creativity and Inventiveness
b) Improving the School Environment and Learning
c) Cultivating Readiness for College
This information is provided for your interest. Does not necessarily reflect the views of Gallery202, Partners in Art, Inc. or it's governing board.
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