Tuesday, February 21, 2012 was a joyful day for the Waco Cultural Arts Fest (WCAF)! The Waco City Council agreed to provide $25,000 in funding to WCAF. Each year $150,000 hotel/motel tax is set aside for Waco arts organizations. This is WCAF's first time to receive part of the money from the hotel/motel tax monies thanks to the persistent work of the festival's founder and president Doreen Ravenscroft and her volunteers.
The City funding has stipulations for its use. WCAF will use the money to help advertize the festival to a wider area including the Dallas and Austin markets. It will also be used to help bring in top quality musical acts.
The Waco Cultural Arts Fest provided free entertainment and art experiences for all ages for about 18,000 people last Sept. 2011. Visitors were also able to buy quality art work from juried professional art vendors.
Dates for the 2012 Festival in Indian Spring Park are September 21-23.
Future blogs will tell about new events and activities in 2012.
