City Council Fully Restores Arts Grants for 2012!
January 18, 2012 - Thanks to the hundreds and thousands of Toronto residents who made their voices heard by deputing at meetings, calling and writing their Councillors and signing the Friends of the Arts petition, there was support across the political spectrum at City Hall yesterday for sustained funding of arts grants. Tuesday night City Councillors passed the amended 2012 Operating Budget which included the adoption of a motion made by Executive Committee last week to restore arts funding to 2011 levels and a motion introduced at City Council to restore funding to all community grants in the Community Partnership Investment Program (CPIP).
Details on all of the grants and the votes by City Council on January 17th can be viewed on the City of Toronto website.
More on arts policy visit Toronto Arts Foundation Advocacy page