Using Hotel Occupancy Tax dollars or General Fund budget allocations, the Tourism Commission wants the city to fund cultural districts and local arts groups that have historically been left out of consideration for ongoing city support.
The resolution approved by the commission suggests money from the new funding category be allocated based on scoring for tourism impact, artistic history and merit, support for professional art jobs, and diversity of artists and audience served.
The resolution identifies the need to fund the Red River Cultural District annually at a level comparable to other cultural districts and mentions specific arts nonprofits like Austin Shakespeare, Austin Dance Festival, and Zilker Theatre Productions.
Commissioner Greg Chanon highlighted the importance of addressing funding inequities for cultural groups and districts but expressed limitations on citing specific funding sources as within the commission's scope.
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