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Article: Festival trustees after donations; FINANCIAL CRISIS
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- The Press
- Article date:
- October 10, 2009
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The Christchurch Arts Festival still owes money for venue hire
and is approaching long-time supporters for donations.
Festival organisers asked the Christchurch City Council for
financial aid this week after significant losses at the festival in
July and August.
Barry Gadsby, who is a life member of the festival's Premiere
Club of patrons, said he had been asked for a donation by a festival
trustee about two weeks ago.
The Centre of Contemporary Art (Coca), which was used for two
exhibitions and three performance pieces as part of the festival, is
still owed $4316.
Gadsby said he thought the festival had not been a financial
success because the programme was "bland". The Television One ...