Meeting Information

Community_Arts_and_Education_Committee

COMMUNITY ARTS, EDUCATION, AND GRANTS COMMITTEE
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
4:30 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

1. Cultural Equity Grants Program Director Report
   Motion to award a grant in the amount of $15,000 to the Center for Cultural Innovation for the management and implementation of the San Francisco Bay Area Arts Town Hall scheduled for June 9, 2008.
   
   Supplemental Document: San Francisco Bay Area Arts Town Hall Proposal
   
   Motion to transfer funds in the amount of $60,000 to Grants for the Arts for the San Francisco Technical Assistance Initiative for the Arts which will be designed and implemented by the Center for Cultural Innovation
   
   Supplemental Document: Proposed Scope of Work by Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI)
   
   
2. Community Arts and Education Program Director Report
   Motion to approve the Programs in the Community (PIC) grant to the following organizations, recommended by the PIC review panel, pending written confirmation from Grants for the Arts:
   
   Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired, $15,000
   San Francisco Women Against Rape, $15,000
   Eldergivers, $15,000
   Shanti Project, $15,000
   Urban Services YMCA, $15,000
   Institute on Aging, $15,000
   Central City Hospitality House, $15,000
   San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for Cancer Awareness Resources and Education, $15,000
   Edgewood Center for Children & Families, $15,000
   La Raza Centro Legal, $12,188
   Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, $15,000
   
   Motion to approve Neighborhood Festival grants pending written confirmation from Grants for the Arts:
   
   Uprising Community Plus, Inc for Andrew's Boarding and Boarding Care to support the Bayview Hunters Point 4th of July Picnic, $3,000
   Sunset District Neighborhood Coalition to support the Sunset Community Festival, $3,000
   Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center to support the Visitacion Valley Au Co Mid-Autumn Festival, $3,000
   San Francisco Parks Trust for Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema to support the Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema, $3,000
   CounterPULSE for Marigold Project to support the Dia de los Muertos Festival of Altars, $3,000
   Potrero Hill Neighborhood House to support the Potrero Hill Festival, $3,000
   Community Development Institute for South of Market Community Action Network to support the SoMAFest, $3,000
   YMCA/Urban Services to support the Bayview Hunters Point Unity Parade and Rally, $3,000
   Richmond District Neighborhood Center to support the Richmond Districts Children's Art Fair, $3,000
   OMI Cultural Participation Project to support the OMI International Family Festival, $3,000
   
   
3. WritersCorps Report
   
   
   
4. Arts Education Report
   
   
   
5. Cultural Center Report
   
   
   
6. Buildings and Grounds Superintendent Report
   
   
   
7. New Business
   
   
8. Adjournment

LL 5/9/08

Notices
Explanatory documents are available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Robynn Takayama, 415-252-2598.

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