Charlotte s Arts & Science Council has released its first cultural equity report.
Charlotte s Arts & Science Council is apologizing for past policies that it says have excluded people and communities of color from mainstream arts and cultural funding. In its first Cultural Equity Report, the organization details those inequities and outlines changes it has made in an effort to shift from what has been culture for some to its goal of Culture for All.
The ASC grew out of the Charlotte Arts Fund, which was founded in 1958 to fund eight organizations, including the symphony, the Mint Museum, what s now Discovery Place Nature, and other music and theater groups. The ASC took its current form in 1975. At one time, the ASC s board members were mostly white and lived in just two ZIP codes, according to the report out Tuesday.