Now more than ever!
Fellow Arts Advocates
We are facing a disaster in state support for the arts.
The outlook for state funding for the arts has taken a dramatic and significant turn for the worse. Your immediate efforts are needed.
Senate Bill 850, that eliminates all funding for the arts and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, is back under consideration.
But it is worse.
The proposed budget in SB 850 would need to be reduced by an additional $1.7 billion to balance the budget. That’s billion, with a “B.”
We need more help from you and we need it now.
Join us and tell your friends about the upcoming Arts Rally at the Capitol on Tuesday, July 14 at 11 am in the Rotunda of the Main Capitol. Your presence will make a powerful statement of support for the arts. Please register for the rally at:
http://www.citizensfortheartsinpa.org/SavetheArtsinPARally.asp
Please contact 5 other people to get them to come to the rally and to sign up for advocacy alerts and to send a message to their legislators by using the Citizens for the Arts website at:
http://capwiz.com/artsusa/pa .
We know your message is being heard. As the legislature and the Governor develop a budget for next year we must keep them aware of the strong support for the arts among our fellow citizens.
Please watch your email several times a day for next steps.
Jenny Hershour
Managing Director
Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania
