Milwaukee only invests .02% of its annual budget in arts, culture and creativity, despite the non-profit arts and culture groups generating $225 M in annual spend, employing thousands, and putting millions more in state and local revenue back into the system. For the last year, we have called for the City and County to invest 2% of its ARPA funds into our sector and now is the time to start reaching out and meeting with your elected officials to ask them to take action.
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