""This report highlights issues arts groups have been raising for the last two years - large organizations are prioritized over the small, metrics for 'success' are unclear, and the way the tax currently operates is unsustainable and impractical," Evan Lewis, executive director of Third Angle New Music, told Oregon ArtsWatch."
""Finding out the city overpaid for school positions (not providing more art teachers to students) while cutting small arts nonprofits funding is a shock," Shell told Oregon ArtsWatch."
Leaders of small and midsize nonprofit arts organizations in Portland are expressing approval of a recent city audit that identified longstanding issues with the Arts Tax. The audit revealed problems such as reduced funding for smaller organizations, a shift of funds to larger entities, and unclear guidelines for grant purposes. Concerns were raised about the city overpaying for art teacher positions, which limited available funding for arts nonprofits. The audit supports ongoing complaints from advocacy groups about the inequitable distribution of resources.
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