Have your say on Auckland Council’s Emergency Budget
Until 19 June, Aucklanders are being offered the chance to provide feedback on the Auckland Council Emergency Budget 2020/2021. In Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland Council adopts its Emergency Budget for the current financial year. It has direct ramifications on how arts and culture will be presented, performed and experienced.
Cuts to the arts include;
- Fewer and smaller events, including regional events and festivals such as Matariki Festival, Waitangi Ki Manukau, Movies in Parks, Music in Parks, Heritage Festival
- Council facilities reducing opening hours
- Scaled back programmes in community centres, arts facilities like galleries and libraries and scaled back regional arts and culture programmes
- Fewer arts, culture and events grants due to a reduction in activity, including reduced contestable grants
- Public art spending would be reduced by 70 per cent.
You can see all the info about potential cuts to ‘The Arts’ at this article by The Big Idea – Make a Stand for the arts
Even with the knowledge that there would have to be impacted in these tough times, it’s a bitter pill to swallow. HOWEVER, There is still a window of opportunity for those who live in the region to be heard.
Support the arts and make your opinions known before the 19th June.
Have your say here
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