As feared, Mayor Charlie Hales’ proposed budget cuts all of the funding for the annual Oregon Symphony Waterfront Concert, which hosts up to 20,000 people each year at the opening of our season. Though it says that the line item is cut for one year, it is hardly likely that it will be refunded after the year’s budget cycle. The Ballet and Opera seem to be unaffected, so presumably this huge concert event was deemed ‘safer’ to cut than some of their offerings. That and the relatively precarious financial position of the Oregon Symphony must make the mayor confident that we can’t offer much of a fight in response. So much for a community of collaborating arts organizations.
Here’s the arts summary of the new budget from the Regional Arts and Culture Council.
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i wonder how much was cut from some of the more high-end administrator’s salaries?