The Greater Augusta Arts Council wants $85,160 in emergency money from the Augusta Commission to cover costs from the Arts in the Heart of Augusta festival. Executive director Denise Tucker made the request during public comment at the commission’s Tuesday meeting, according to WRDW.
Tucker asked for two things: aid for the odd costs of this year’s festival and to rebuild a lasting partnership with the city. She wants the city to bring back a longstanding partnership in money and infrastructure.
Arts in the Heart has been a downtown fixture for decades. This year it moved to the Augusta Exchange Club Fairgrounds because road construction clogged the city center. The festival has now met at three different sites in three years. Every move meant new infrastructure, equipment, logistics, safety planning, and vendor deals…