Between Budget Cuts And COVID, Mexico’s Arts Sector Is In Full-On Crisis

“Citing corruption and waste under previous administrations, centre-left President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced hefty budget cuts across all government departments in May 2019. The ministry of culture lost 75% of its operating budget and expects to receive just $693m this year, a severe blow to arts institutions and those who depend on them for their livelihoods.” Add to that the financial blows from pandemic-related closures, and programming has been slashed,