Name: Anchorage City Council Cuts, Then Restores, Art Funding

Date: 1995 - present

Location: North America

SubjectSexual/Gender Orientation

MediumTheatre


Artist: Out North Theater; Jay Brouse, Out North Theater's Managing Director

Confronting Bodies: Anchorage Assembly

Date of Action: 1996

Specific Location: Anchorage, Alaska

Description of Artwork: Homosexually-themed theatrical productions



Description of Incident: The Anchorage Assembly voted to cut the city's arts budget by $20,000, the exact amount allocated to Out North Theater by the Anchorage Arts Advisory Commission. The Assembly cited the Theater's homosexually-themed productions as the reason for the budget cut.



Results of Incident: After a fierce public outcry, the assembly voted to reverse the budget cut and restored the $20,000.



Source: NCAC

Submitted By: NCAC


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