Tuesday, March 10, 2015

1:00 p.m.

25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

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Current developments and announcements

 

Item Time: Approximately 10 minutes

 

Discussion and possible motion to approve recommendations to award 45 grants totaling $601,485 in the 2014-2015 cycle of Organization Project Grants (“OPG”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for the amounts listed:

 

Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers (ABD Productions), $13,000 

Arab Film Festival, $13,000 

Aunt Lute Books, $13,000 

Carolina Lugo’s & Carolé Acuña’s Ballet Flamenco, $13,000 

Center for the Art of Translation, $13,000 

Chinese Historical Society of America, $13,000 

Circo Zero / Zero Performances, $13,000 

Circuit Network, $13,000 

Contraband / Mixed Bag Productions, $13,000 

CounterPULSE, $15,000 

Crowded Fire Theatre Company, $15,000 

CubaCaribe, $15,000 

Cultural Odyssey, $15,000 

Cutting Ball Theatre Company, $13,000 

Dancers’ Group, $15,000 

Del Sol Performing Arts Organization, $15,000 

Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network, $5,500 

Embodiment Project, $15,000 

Epiphany Productions, $15,000 

Fictional Artists’ Contemporary Theatre / San Francisco (FACT/SF), $13,000 

Flyaway Productions, $15,000 

Genryu Arts, $15,000 

ICTUS, $13,000 

Jess Curtis/Gravity, $13,000 

Joe Goode Performance Group, $15,000 

Litquake, $15,000 

Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, $15,000 

Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, $15,000 

PlayGround, $13,000 

Post:Ballet, $13,000 

Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project, $13,000 

SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts, $13,000 

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, $15,000 

San Francisco Cinematheque, $15,000 

San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music, $15,000 

San Francisco Green Film Festival, $13,000 

San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest, $15,000 

San Francisco Independent Film Festival, $13,000 

Shadowlight Productions, $13,000 

Sixth Street Photography Workshop, $13,000 

Still Here, $3,335 

Switchboard Music Festival, $13,000 

Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco, $15,000 

Topsy Turvy, $6,650 

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, $15,000

 

Explanatory Documents: 15OPG Recommendation Packet (guidelines, panel rankings, project summaries, and panel bios) (pdf)

 

Item Time: Approximately 15 minutes

 

Discussion and possible motion to approve recommendations to award 12 grants totaling $95,000 in the 2014-2015 cycle of Native American Arts & Cultural Traditions (“NAACT”) to the following organizations and individuals, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization and individual for the amounts listed:

 

Seventh Native American Generation, $15,000

Cultural Conservancy $15,000

Dancing Earth Creations, $10,500

Ross Cunningham, $7,500

Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, $1,000

Instituto Familiar de la Raza, $1,000

American Indian Film Institute, $7,500

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, $7,500

Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, $7,500

Brava Theater Center/Brava! For Women in the Arts, $7,500

Cultural Conservancy, $7,500

Queer Cultural Center , $7,500

 

Explanatory Documents: 15NAACT Recommendation Packet (guidelines, panel rankings, project summaries, and panel bios) (pdf)

 

Item Time: Approximately 15 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

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Notices

Explanatory documents listed above, as well as documents created or distributed after the posting of this agenda to the Arts Commission will be available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 345, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Cristal Fiel, 415-252-3145. PLEASE NOTE: The Arts Commission often receives documents created or submitted by other City officials, agencies or departments after the posting of the Arts Commission agenda. For such documents or presentations, members of the public may wish to contact the originating agency if they seek documents not yet provided to the Arts Commission.

 

Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.

 

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ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

 

Per the American Disabilities Act and the Language Access Ordinance, Chinese, Spanish, and/or American Sign Language interpreters will be available upon request. Additionally, every effort will be made to provide a sound enhancement system, meeting materials in alternative formats, and/or a reader. Minutes may be translated after they have been adopted by the Commission. For all these requests, please contact Cristal Fiel, program associate, at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-3145. Late requests will be honored if possible. The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.

 

利便参與會議的相關規定

根據美國殘疾人士法案和語言服務條例，中文、西班牙語、和/或美國手語翻譯人員在收到要求後將會提供翻譯服務。另外，我們將盡力提供擴音設備。同時也將會提供不同格式的會議資料， 和/或者提供閱讀器。此外，翻譯版本的會議記錄可在委員會通過後提供。上述的要求，請於會議前最少48小時致電415-252-3145向Cristal Fiel, program associate 提出。逾期提出的請求，若可能的話，亦會被考慮接納。聽證室設有輪椅通道。

 

POLITICA DE ACCESO A LA REUNIÓN

De acuerdo con la Ley sobre Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (American Disabilities Act) y la Ordenanza de Acceso a Idiomas (Language Access Ordinance) intérpretes de chino, español, y lenguaje de señas estarán disponibles de ser requeridos. En adición, se hará todo el esfuerzo posible para proveer un sistema mejoramiento de sonido, materiales de la reunión en formatos alternativos, y/o proveer un leedor. Las minutas podrán ser traducidas luego de ser aprobadas por la Comisión. Para solicitar estos servicios, favor contactar a Cristal Fiel, program associate, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-3145. Las solicitudes tardías serán consideradas de ser posible. La sala de audiencia es accesible a silla de ruedas.

Patakaran para sa pag-access ng mga Miting

 

Ayon sa batas ng American Disabilities Act at ng Language Access Ordinance, maaring mag-request ng  mga tagapagsalin wika sa salitang Tsino, Espanyol at/o sa may kapansanan pandinig  sa American Sign Language. Bukod pa dito, sisikapin gawan ng paraan na makapaglaan ng gamit upang lalong pabutihin ang inyong pakikinig,  maibahagi ang mga kaganapan ng miting sa iba't ibang anyo, at/o isang tagapagbasa. Ang mga kaganapan ng miting ay maaring isalin sa ibang wika matapos ito ay aprobahan ng komisyon. Sa mga ganitong uri ng kahilingan, mangyari po lamang makipag ugnayan kay Cristal Fiel, program associate sa 415-252-3145. Magbigay po lamang ng hindi bababa sa 48 oras na abiso bago ng  miting. Kung maari, ang mga late na hiling ay posibleng tanggapin. Ang silid ng pagpupulungan ay accessible sa mga naka wheelchair.