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    Targeted by DeSantis, festivals will give up money if arts funding is restored

    By Gabrielle Lazor,

    10 days ago
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    Chase Padgett, whose "6 Guitars" debuted at Orlando Fringe, performs during a celebration of World Fringe Day at Orlando Family Stage on Thursday, July 11, 2024. At the event, arts leaders and advocates called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to support a reinstatement of arts funding in the state budget. [ RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA | Orlando Sentinel ]

    On Thursday, the Tampa and Orlando Fringe festivals released an open letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, formally offering to give up their approved grants for the 2025 fiscal year.

    The nonprofit International Fringe Festival of Central Florida was slated to receive $102,629, with Tampa’s festival expecting significantly less, $7,909.

    In exchange, the festivals requested that the governor approve a legislative turnover of his $32 million veto to arts and culture funding.

    The proposal comes after DeSantis cited “sexual” festivals in Orlando and Tampa as the reason he vetoed arts funding across Florida last month.

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