Austin, Texas – The director of the city of Austin, TC Broadnax, celebrated Friday the creation of the new office of arts, culture, music and entertainment of Austin (ACME).
This new office aims to provide services to the city’s creative sector to generate income and attract tourists.
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“Austin’s identity is closely linked to the arts, culture, music and entertainment. After months of engaging with many organizations and individuals who devote themselves to the success of the Austin creative community, it has become clear to me that we had to realign our resources to better support our cultural ecosystem, “said Broadnax. “In a unified office, we can improve the way we provide services and create synergistic opportunities that attract tourists, generate income and raise Austin’s profile as a cultural destination.”
For years, resources to finance musicians, culture centers and others have been distributed in different departments, but now they will be brought under a single umbrella.
Mayor Kirck Watson said: “Our arts, culture, music and entertainment industries are what makes Austin unique and special. Austin is envied by others because of the talent we have here. I appreciate The municipal director for listening to our creative community about the need of this office, and I think he will continue to show Austin’s commitment to the arts.
Broadnax appointed Angela Means, who has more than 25 years of experience in operational surveillance, financial management and the service of customer -oriented services, as ACME director.