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Virtual Town Hall, Grass Roots Gathering To Address Arts Cuts
In her 2025-26 budget, Levine Cava has proposed a 52% reduction in funding for cultural events and activities to help close a $402 million budget deficit.
On Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 6:45 p.m., The Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Council is featuring a virtual Town Hall with Mayor Danielle Levine Cava through Zoom. The invitation states that the purpose of the Town Hall is for the mayor “to learn how arts and culture are represented in the proposed Miami-Dade County 2025–2026 budget.”
On Wednesday at 8 a.m., just before the City Commission’s budget hearing is set to begin, Arts Action Miami is planning a ground-floor arts arts activation at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center until 9:15 a.m. The budget hearing begins at 9:30 a.m.
Artists will be performing and engaging the public along with a press conference surrounded by live performances, according to Arts Action Miami, the grass roots effort that was launched in response to the proposed reduction to arts funding in Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s proposed 2025-26 arts budget.
In her 2025-26 budget, Levine Cava has proposed a 52% reduction in funding for cultural events and activities to help close a $402 million budget deficit.
Register for the Town Hall at http://bit.ly/2025cuatowhall
To read more about the proposed cuts and its effect on local arts, see Push Continues For Miami-Dade County Mayor To Restore Proposed Arts Cuts
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Miami-Dade Arts Action Alliance has created an Advocacy Toolkit that can be downloaded here. It also has social media ready graphics. More information on its website.
The Board of County Commissioners will discuss the FY 2025-26 proposed budget at public hearings on Thursday, Sept. 4, and Thursday, Sept. 18, at 5:01 p.m., at the Stephen P. Clark Center – Commission Chambers, 111 NW 1st St., Suite 625, Miami. Public testimony is allowed at the hearings. Plan to arrive early to sign up at the visitor’s desk in the lobby and fill out a speaker’s card. Each speaker is generally given 2 minutes to address the Board.
The mayor has been conducting a series of public meetings to discuss the FY 2025-26 Proposed Budget. They were scheduled to conclude on Thursday, Aug. 7, however, there may be more scheduled. Find out about upcoming meetings at miamidade.gov/budget/
Artburstmiami.com is funded by the Department of Cultural Affairs through the Arts and Business Council and its existence is also contingent on the arts budget.