Boulder County Business Report - Business of Arts and... -
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Published on: 3/25/2002
Last Visited: 3/25/2002
"We're halfway there, and we're right on target for the current season [budget]," said Micah Abram, development officer for Colorado Shakespeare Festival.The festival is an extension of the University of Colorado at Boulder but receives little financial support from the school, according to Abram.The organization's current season budget is about $1.25 million.
"We haven't seen a decline, except on the corporate level," Abram said."They've either given to 9-11 relief, or their stocks have declined.Major gifts are (coming in) slower, and it'll be a matter of time before people are feeling more comfortable."Overall, Abram believes that the arts are just what the public wants during troubled times.
"People are staying with the causes they believe in," she said."I am getting a sense that people rely on the arts.They know that it enriches their lives."