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A Charlotte City Council committee Wednesday approved a plan to hire a new Arts and Cultural Commissioner and create an advisory board to determine how city money for the arts is spent. If the full council approves the plan, the city would no longer depend on the Arts & Science Council to determine how arts dollars are spent.
An ad hoc Charlotte City Council arts committee Wednesday unanimously approved a plan to give the city control as to how its arts money is spent rather than routing the money through the Arts & Science Council.
Under the plan, the city would increase its annual arts contribution from $3.2 million to $4 million. It would hire a new staff member an arts and culture commissioner and also create a new arts advisory board that would determine how the money is spent.