The Alaska State Council on the Arts oversees a 700 contemporary art bank. At any given time over half of its holdings are out on load and can be found in places like state-owned buildings and our representative's offices in Juneau and Washington DC.
New Works are acquired through the One Percent for Art Program. We spoke to Wasilla Senator Dave Wilson in an exclusive one-on-one interview about his bill which shuts the One Percent for Art Program down. Last year, the Alaska State Council on the Arts last key staff and was closed for six weeks after all of its funding was vetoed by Governor Dunleavy. Just 18% of the program funding comes from the general fund - over 80% from a mix of federal and foundation dollars that the state isn't allowed to spend any other way.
