April 12, 2011
COMMUNITY ARTS, EDUCATION, AND GRANTS COMMITTEE
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
3:00 p.m.
- Cultural Equity Grants Program Director Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
Action
1. Motion to approve recommendations to award thirteen grants totaling $110,395 in the Native American Arts and Cultural Traditions grants to the following organizations and individual artists, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:
Individual Artists
Roberto Hernandez, $7,500
Kapiolani Lee, $2,520
Geri Montano, $7,500
Skye Thorstenson, $7,500
Laura Lehua Yim, $7,500
Presenting Arts
Seventh Native American Generation, $7,500
American Indian Film Institute, $7,125
Yerba Buena Arts and Events, $7,500
Mini Grant
Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, $1,000
Building Sustainable Arts
Galería de la Raza, $14,250
Friendship House Association of American Indians, $15,000
The Cultural Conservancy, $13,500
Ohlone Profiles, $12,000
Supplemental Documents: Native American Arts and Cultural Traditions grant ranking and project descriptions; summary notes of the application evaluation; and bios of the grant review panelists.
- Community Arts and Education Program Director Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
- Cultural Center Report
Discussion
1. Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
2. Midyear presentation by African American Art & Culture Complex.
- WritersCorps Report
Discussion
1. Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
2. Presentation by WritersCorps Program Manager Melissa Hung.
- Arts Education Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
- New Business
Discussion
- Adjournment
Action
CF 4/05/11
Notices
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