How DEI Funding Cuts Are Reshaping Charlotte’s Arts Community

By: Astrid Ramirez Guerrero

Outlets: Queens University News Service

Published: December 20, 2025

Words: 847

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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Arts organizations across Charlotte are facing a shifting landscape as national and local conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) lead to changes in funding priorities. For many groups, these cuts are more than budget adjustments, they directly affect the visibility of the creative work being produced and the cultural spaces in the city.

Founded in 2016, BOOM Charlotte has grown into one of the city’s largest creative gatherings, a platform built around experimental …

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