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Mr. Jay H. Dick
Who are the “Arts” Mayors?
Posted by Feb 25, 2016
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Mr. Jay H. Dick
Recently, I was in Orlando to re-present the Americans for the Arts and The United States Conference of Mayors 2016 Public Leadership in the Arts Award to Mayor Buddy Dyer. I was joined by over 50 local arts organizations to honor the mayor for making the arts a central part of his administration. Under Mayor Dyer’s leadership, last year Orlando opened its new $500 million, 333,000 square-foot performing arts center. Additionally, each year, Mayor Dyer commits more than $1.8 million of the city’s budget to local arts organizations and he has expanded the city’s public art program. This award is part of a series that Americans for the Arts presents along with our various public sector partner organizations over the year to elected officials at every level of government.
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