Baltimore City defends using COVID federal funds to host Artscape

The Baltimore City Inspector General’s Office (IG) and the Mayor’s Office appear to be at odds over how federal funds were used to host Artscape 2025.

According to a newly released Inspector General’s report, the City spent more over $500,000 of its COVID-19 era American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for musical artists, doubling the initial talent budget.

Two acts alone surpassed the $300,000 budget, with a pair of artists receiving a combined payment of $365,500…

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