Asheville-area artists seek a collective voice on local issues through new coalition - a podcast by Blue Ridge Public Radio - BPR Arts & Performance

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If the arts in Asheville were a representative democracy, it might look a lot like a new coalition built by the Asheville Area Arts Council . The coalition is designed as a collective voice for the arts community in setting city and county budgets and the shaping of public policies and priorities. "What's happened with our arts sector is it's become extremely siloed, and so a lot of people have had to fend for themselves," said Katie Cornell, the arts council's executive director and architect

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