On June 12, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed over $32 million in arts and culture funding from Florida's state budget. This mini-documentary delves into how the cuts continue to impact South Florida, a known cultural hub, months later. 

 

Creative Current follows four local arts organizations — Main Street Players, Young Musicians Unite, City Theater and Fantasy Theater Factory — and their journey as they process and plan for a fiscal year without state funding. Experts from Florida International University's Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator and the Arts and Business Council of Miami explain how the arts and culture play a significant role in Florida's economy and suggest solutions .

 

"[The arts are] a great multiplication factor, meaning a dollar spent in the arts generally resonates throughout the local community and local economy extremely well," shares Neil Ramsay, co-designer of the Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator. "Art programming and a lot of what art organizations do is community focused."