The Greater Columbus Arts Council proposed a 7 percent tax in August on tickets and admission to all events in the city.
While the tax would raise money for the arts and bankroll upgrades to Nationwide Arena, anyone going to practically any event in Columbus will have to pay extra.
Today on All Sides, we discuss the ticket-tax and how other communities fund their arts.
Guests:
- Ken Gordon, features , The Columbus Dispatch
- Meghan Wells, manager,
- David Fantle, chief marketing officer,
- Mitch Swain, of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, former executive director of the Jazz Arts Group in Columbus
- Nate Nale, founder and CEO of and
- Jami Goldstein, Vice President of Marketing, Communications & Events,