With all that’s brewing, Boulder Weekly asked local arts leaders to describe the state of the arts in Boulder County — warts and all. Travis LaBerge Parlando School of Musical Arts, executive directorThe state of the arts is strong but struggling. People have started to realize all of Boulder County is really a strong arts county. Municipal government is such an important supporter of the arts in Boulder County, and they would be significantly impacted by these measures. I was very disappointed to see that the city’s general fund budget then backtracked on the compromise that was reached last summer and took arts funding out.