July 10, 2012

1. Roll Call
Sherene Melania, Chair 
Chuck Collins 
John Calloway 
Roberto Ordeñana 
Kimberlee Stryker 

2. Cultural Equity Grants Program Director Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.

3. FY13 San Francisco Arts Commission Grants Strategy
Discussion

4. Community Arts and Education Program Director Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.

5. The ARTery Project Mini-Grants
Motion
Motion to approve artist honorarium payments for the participation upon selection in 2 Months of 2 Blocks of Art in the amount listed below:

Reynaldo Cayetano, Inks of Truth $500
Julian Dash, Holy Stitch $1500
Natalie Hopner, Conspiracy of Venus $1000
Isaac Frankle, Shovelman $500
Adi Oruganti, HOK Architects $1500
Yeye Suárez, Yeye Suárez Ensemble $1500
Todd Berman $500
Jaden Rose Davies, Solar Flare $1000
Caroline Dahl $500
Garrett Kobsef $1000
Temistocles Fuentes Betancourt, Grupo Experimental Nago $1500
Caroline Chung, Citizens Jazz $500
Fred Anderson $1000
Charles Gadeken $1500
Tisha Kahl, Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco $1500

6. WritersCorps Teacher Contracts FY2013
Motion
Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the following teaching artists to work in the WritersCorps program for 2012-2013:

Sandra Garcia, $35,500
Rose Tully, $35,500
Roseli Ilano, $38,500
Harold Terezon, $38,500
Anhvu Buchanan $40,000
Minna Dubin $45,000
Carrie Leiser Williams $40,000
Judith Tannenbaum, 56,000

7. Public Comment
Discussion
(This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Committee’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Committee’s consideration.)

8. Old Business
Discussion
(This item is to allow Commissioners to update previous agenda items.)

9. New Business
Discussion
(This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration.)

10. Adjournment
Action

CF 07/06/12
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