Author: Mayer, Robert A.

Publication Year: 1979

Media Type: Report

Summary:

This paper focuses on local arts councils that are either departments or commissions established by city or country governments, those private, non-profit organizations that have been officially designated by a city or county government to carry out the same role as a government department would, or those private, non-profit organizations, without official designations, that have been contracted by a city or county government to provide services to the citizens of the locality using city or county tax-levy funds.

Abstract:

This paper focuses on local arts councils that are either departments or commissions established by city or country governments, those private, non-profit organizations that have been officially designated by a city or county government to carry out the same role as a government department would, or those private, non-profit organizations, without official designations, that have been contracted by a city or county government to provide services to the citizens of the locality using city or county tax-levy funds.

CONTENTS
Section I: Problems, issues and trends.
Section II: The profiles (of local art councils).

Appendix I: Synopses of local arts council profiles.
Appendix II: Background on statewide assemblies.
Appendix III: Questionnaires sent to two arts councils and seventeen assemblies.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Funding