Local and state funding, small donors, private foundations — all are stepping up to fill the gap left by sudden funding cuts from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Conservatory was using its grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to offer free and low-cost music lessons to low-income kids.
Artists are increasingly stepping off the stage and into the community.
New calculations on the contribution that arts and culture make to GDP reveal a larger impact than tourism.
