Hamlin and Hudson Feud Over National
Black Theatre Festival Behind the Scenes
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A Disagreement resolved over money donated by Arts Council
By DAVID L. DILLARD
Chronicle Staff Wnter
Folks from the National Black
Theatre Festival and the Arts Coun
cil are at odds over the amount of
money the Arts Council funded to
the 1993 festival.
David Hudson, director of the
Arts Council, in a June 14 letter to
Larry Leon Hamlin, founder and
artistic director of the festival, wrote
of "disappointment regarding the
failure to mention the Arts Council
among the major festival sponsors at
the kick-off ceremony."
In the letter, Hudson claimed
that the Arts Council gave S75.000
in financial assistance for the 1993
94 year.
Hamlin, angered by the letter^
of which a carbon copy was sent to
five members of the Hamlin's fund
raising commitee, responded in a
September letter denying that the
Arts Council gave that amount to the
festival.
Larry Leon Hamlin
"The real truth of the matter,"
Hamlin wrote, "is that the Festival
receives S2,000 to S4,000 from The
Arts Council through its Project
Assistance Program. The Festival
receives its funding from other
sources. Can we be honest and just
here?"
Hamlin didn't deny receiving
huge grants from the Arts Council,
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but stated in the letter that the com
panies listed as major contributors
of the Festival were "those entities
that give directly' to the Festival in a
substantial way."
Hamlin sent a copy of his letter
to more than 40 people, the majority
of whom are board members of the
Arts Council. Last week, Hudson
said that he and Hamlin had met and
resolved the issue.
"That whole issue has been
resolved months ago." Hudson said
in a brief telephone interview. "The
relationship between the National
Black Theatre Festival and the Arts
Council is just great now."
Hamlin agreed that the relation
ship now is smoother after the two
met and Hudson apologized.
"1 created a document that
clearly defined our position," Ham
lin said in an interview. "They
should help us to grow and spread
the arts."
Hamlin, director of the North
Carolina Black Repertory Company,
the only black-funded member of
the Arts Council, said the company's
visibility has increased and it has
increased the revenue into the city.
"The festival generates $45 mil
lion for this city. No other (arts)
group has that kind of impact on the
city," he said7 "We get pretty good
funding from the corporate and busi
ness community, but I would like to
see more."
Hamlin said he wasn't trying to
shun the Arts Council nor did he
know whether the Arts Council was
attempting to usurp from him the
NBTF. He said he only wrote the
letter to present the facts.
"All I wanted was the truth.
Larry Leon Hamlin and the North
Carolina Black Repertory Company
are known all across the country and
there's nothing anyone can do about
it," said Hamlin. "The biggest thing
happening in the arts right now is
black. They should try to do every
thing to increase the visibility of
Winston-Salem across the country."
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