City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

March 11, 2014

Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee - March 11, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION

COMMUNITY ARTS, EDUCATION, AND GRANTS COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

2:00 p.m.

25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70


 

AGENDA

 

1.  Roll Call

2.  Community Arts, Education, and Grants Committee Chair Report

Sherene Melania
Discussion
Current committee developments and announcements

Item time: Approximately 5 minutes

3.  Organization Project Grants

Lucy Seena K. Lin
Action
Discussion and possible motion to approve recommendations to award 48 grants totaling $650,000 in the 2013-2014 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:

3rd i South Asian Independent Film Festival,  $15,000
Adobe Books Backroom Gallery,  $5,000
African & African American Performing Arts Coalition,  $10,500
AfroSolo Theatre Company,  $15,000
Bindlestiff Studio,  $15,000
Capacitor Performance,  $15,000
Chinese Historical Society of America,  $15,000
Chrysalis Studio,  $13,000
Circuit Network,  $15,000
Clerestory,  $11,130
CounterPULSE,  $15,000
Crowded Fire Theatre Company,  $6,000
CubaCaribe,  $15,000
Cultural Oddyssey,  $15,000
Cutting Ball Theatre Company,  $15,000
Dandelion Dance,  $15,000
Epiphany Productions,  $15,000
EXIT Theater,  $15,000
Fresh Meat Productions,  $15,000
Girl Talk,  $12,250
Jess Curtis/Gravity,  $15,000
Kulintang Arts Inc.,  $15,000
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble/Chamber Music Partnership Inc.,  $15,000
Melody of China, Inc.,  $15,000
Mugwumpin,  $15,000
Mural Music & Arts Project,  $15,000
Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu,  $15,000
Playwrights Foundation,  $15,000
Queer Rebel Productions,  $15,000
Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project,  $15,000
Radar Productions,  $15,000
RAWdance,  $12,000
Root Division,  $15,000
SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts,  $12,480
San Francisco Camerawork,  $15,000
San Francisco Cinematheque,  $8,000
San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music,  $15,000
San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest,  $15,000
San Francisco Independent Film Festival,  $14,000
San Francisco Mime Troupe,  $15,000
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival,  $15,000
San Francisco Silent Film Festival,  $15,000
Scott Wells and Dancers,  $15,000
Shadowlight Productions,  $15,000
Southern Exposure,  $15,000
Still Here,  $1,865
Theater Flamenco,  $15,000
Writers Among Artists,  $3,775

Explanatory Documents: 14OPG Guidelines; 14OPG Rankings Packet

Item time: Approximately 10 minutes

4.  Arts & Communities: Innovative Partnerships Grants

Lucy Seena K. Lin
Action
Discussion and possible motion to approve recommendations to award 16 grants totaling $250,000 in the 2013-2014 cycle of Arts & Communities: Innovative Partnerships (“ACIP”) grants to the following individuals and organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each individual and organization for the amounts listed:

ABD Productions,  $15,000
Asian American Women Artists Assoc.,  $25,000
Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center,  $10,000
Chinese Culture Foundation,  $10,000
Chinese Progressive Association,  $10,000
CounterPULSE,  $10,000
Elizabeth Gjelten,  $10,000
Emelle Sonh,  $10,000
Hospitality House,  $25,000
Jerome Reyes,  $10,000
Kulintang Arts,  $25,000
Navarette x Kajiyama,  $10,000
Out of Site: Center for Arts Education,  $25,000
Queer Cultural Center,  $25,000
Root Division,  $20,000
Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Center,  $10,000

Explanatory Documents: 14ACIP Guidelines; 14ACIP Rankings Packet

Item time: Approximately 15 minutes

5.  Grants Appeals Process

Lucy Seena K. Lin and Judy Nemzoff
Action
Discussion and possible motion to approve the grants appeals process for Cultural Equity and Community Arts and Education grants

Explanatory Document: Grants Appeals Form

Item time: Approximately 10 minutes

6.  Community Arts and Education Program Report

Judy Nemzoff
Discussion
Current developments and announcements

Item Time: Approximately 10 minutes

7.  Update on Nonprofit Displacement Working Group

Tom DeCaigny
Discussion
Discussion of the Nonprofit Displacement Working Group

Item Time: Approximately 20 minutes

8.  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.)

9.  New Business and Announcements

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

Adjournment

Action

 

TMW 3/6/14

 


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: Tyese Wortham, 415-252-2558. 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.

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices. 

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To obtain a disabilityrelated modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact Tyese Wortham, 415-252-2558, at least 48 hours before the meeting, except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline is 4:00 p.m. the previous Friday.

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE 

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415-554 7724; by fax at 415-554 7854; or by email at sotf@sfgov.org. 

Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/ 

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 Tyese Wortham, program associate, at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2558. 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, /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415-252-2558Tyese Wortham, 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 Tyese Wortham, program associate, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-2558. Las solicitudes tardías serán consideradas de ser posible. La sala de audiencia es accesible a silla de ruedas.