Atlanta’s arts and culture are the backbone of the city’s identity, a driver for tourism, and an international influence on fashion, music, dance, film, and more. But our city’s arts organizations are underfunded compared to other big American cities.
Atlanta Civic Circle partnered with Arts Capital Atlanta––a coalition pushing for greater arts investment––to ask Atlanta City Council candidates where they stand on funding the arts and whether the city treats culture as infrastructure or just a nice-to-have.
This chart summarizes each candidate’s take on how to fund the arts for Atlanta’s future, so you can compare their ideas at a glance. Check out ACC’s Election Hub for their full responses to this and other key issues facing the city. Election Day is Nov. 4.