States with acute fiscal crises are still most likely to make deep cuts in arts budgets.

Now, with economies starting to recover and the stock market rising, arts budgets are better able to hold their own.

The class started at the Lighthouse, and when that organization's arts budget was cut, found its current home.

The arts budget decreased by 6 per cent to €166 million from the previous year's €178 million.

Missouri is also planning to eliminate its entire arts budget.

The full arts budget is just under $17 million.

As of April 1995, state and local arts budgets had risen to $259.5 million.

When legislators look where cuts can be made, arts budgets are often the first to come under scrutiny.

How many taxpayers know that the arts budget has been doubled by the present government?

And when he was running for governor, he committed himself to doubling the state's arts budget.