Is culture infrastructure? City council candidates on arts funding for Atlanta's future

Is culture infrastructure? City council candidates on arts funding for Atlanta's future

Atlanta’s arts and culture are the backbone of the city’s identity, a driver for tourism, and an international influence on fashion, music, dance, film, and more. But our city’s arts organizations are underfunded compared to other big American cities.  Atlanta Civic Circle partnered with Arts Capital Atlanta––a coalition pushing for greater arts investment––to ask Atlanta City Council candidates where they stand on funding the arts and whether t…