ACTION ALERT: Florida Arts Grants in BIG Trouble - Needs Your Help

The Florida Legislature is considering a 71% Cut in Funding for the Arts! We Need Your Help NOW To restore funding to the 2014 level for these Broward County Institutions The Fort Lauderdale Film Festival Cinema Paradiso All Florida Youth Orchestra ArtServe Bonnet House Brazilian Voices Broward Center for the Performing Arts Broward Cultural Division Broward Stage Door Coral Springs Museum of Art Davie School Foundation Florida Singing Sons The Fort Lauderdale Children's Theatre The Fort Lauderdale Historical Society Gay Men's Chorus The Girlchoir of South Florida Gold Coast Jazz Society The Hollywood Art & Culture Center The Master Chorale of South Florida The Museum of Art The Museum of Discovery & Science The Opera Guild City of Miramar Cultural Affairs City of Pembroke Pines City of Pompano Parks Slowburn Theatre Company The South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble The South Florida Symphony Stonewall Library & Archives Stranahan House The Symphony of the Americas World AIDS Museum Young at Art Apologies for any group we unintentionally missed.

Here's What YOU Can Do To Help Have you asked your senator and representative to help on this issue? WHO are our State Legislators?  Enter ZIP code here and easily find out who represents you in the Florida Legislature and communicate with your Florida senator and representative.  Get others to do the same. Simple suggested email: Please help restore funding for Cultural and Museum grants.  A 71% cut means loss of jobs throughout our State.  Thank you. [Your Name] [Your Address] Here's the Good and Really BAD News Good news:80 Culture Builds Florida grants are recommended for full funding; Cultural Endowment State matches recommended for funding; and 31 of 37 Cultural Facilities are recommended for funding.    Disappointing news: A 71% cut for the 413 recommended Cultural and Museum Grants (go here to see what these grants will be with a $9-million appropriation) and six Cultural Facilities on ranked lists are not recommended for funding.    More information on the Florida Cultural Alliance website Follow on Twitter @FLCULALL Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/floridaculturalalliance