Please write to your Councilperson and to the seven at-large Council Members NOW to advocate for restoring FULL funding for the Philadelphia Cultural Fund in the city’s 2021-22 budget. Voting could start as early as June 17th, so don’t delay! Make your voice heard before the final vote is cast!
Barbara Silzle, Executive Director of The Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF), provides context about the management of the proposed $1.3M Illuminate the Arts initiative, as well as a transcript of her testimony at City Council on March 18, 2021, in which she advocates for reinstating PCF’s budget in FY22.
Morgan and Roberta write an editorial voicing their concerns, and those of community members, about the new $1.3 million arts funding initiative and say it should be handled by the existing and reputable PCF.