Passage of Question 5, the Cultural Economy Initiatives Bond Measure, will authorize the state to issue bonds of $10 million to support arts facilities and historic preservation efforts across Rhode Island. These bonds are sound investments in the state’s vibrant arts & cultural community – a community that has served as a job-creating economic engine for Rhode Island for many years.
Three of Rhode Island’s most beloved performing arts and cultural organizations (Trinity Repertory Company, the Newport Contemporary Ballet, and Tomaquag Museum) are named in the bond measure. Additionally, the bond measure will also provide the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts with additional funding to continue the statewide Cultural Arts & Economy Grant Program, which has supported more than 60 arts and cultural organizations operating across the state through 1:1 matching grants.
