Executive_Committee
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
4:00 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70
Minutes
Commissioners Present: Stanlee Gatti, Blanche Brown, Janice Mirikitani, Ethel Pitts Walker, Andrea Cochran
Absent: None
Staff Present: Richard Newirth, Nancy Gonchar, Jewelle Gomez, Sarah Lenoue, Jenny Louie
Call To Order: 4:05 p.m.
- Cultural Equity Grants Program Director Report
Motion: Motion to approve the following individuals as panelists for the Cultural Equity panel pool:
Torange Yeghiazarian, Golden Thread Productions
Petra Schumann, ArtSpan
Jess Alan Curtis, dancer/choreographer
Sean San Jose, Campo Santo
Liss Fain, dancer/choreographer
Madeleine Lim, film and video maker
Moved: Mirikitani/Walker
Motion: Motion to approve recommendations for 49 grants in the 2004 cycle of the Organization Project Grant category totaling $534,800.
Blanche Brown recused herself from the following discussion due to a potential conflict of interest.
In response to a question from Commissioner Walker, Ms. Gomez explained how scoring works in a CEG panel, and that sometimes groups are surprised when they aren't recommended after a positive review from the panel. Since it is a competative process, only a certain number of the top scoring groups can be recommended for a grant.
Moved: Mirikitani/Brown
- Budget and Director's Report
Commissioner Gatti said he was actively advocating for the Arts Commission in this budget crisis. He said we do know there will be cuts and that whatever happens we'll work through it. Mr. Newirth said some entire programs in the City are being cut but that the Arts Commission is already doing a great deal of work on minimal funding.
Adjournment: 4:35 p.m
Notices
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