State's rank in funding the arts not a pretty picture

ajc.com: "Artists, arts lovers and nonprofit arts organizations long have bemoaned the low level of public funding for, and awareness of, the arts here. Georgia ranks 46th in state per capita funding of the arts, according to the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. Atlanta also is below average for American municipalities in public funding for the arts, according to a 2006 report by Americans for the Arts."