Don’t pit arts groups versus each other

Arts groups are scrambling to line up matching funds to take advantage of $30 million in grants to support local performing-arts facilities. Still to be determined, though, are rules governing what money they may use to qualify for a piece of those funds approved by voters. Much of the available funding is already spoken for

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  1. A condition of receiving a grant from the state is that there is a 1:1 match. The bond issue was approved on November 4th. No funds raised prior to that time should count against the match. If they don’t like the conditions, don’t take the money.

    Less than a month after the referendum passed, the State and some of these grantees are already coming up with schemes to shirk their obligations. This is just wrong.

    Rhode Island is about to do for the arts what Studio 38 did for entrepreneurs.