February 22, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Monday, February 22, 2010
3:00 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

Agenda

1. Roll Call
2. President’s Report
   Discussion
   Current developments and announcements.
3. Director’s Report
   Discussion
   Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments, announcements, and initiatives.
4. Shanghai Sculpture Gift
   Action
   Presentation, discussion, and possible action to accept a gift of a sculpture (tentatively entitled Sprout) from artist Chase Chen on condition that it be used as an official gift from the City of San Francisco to its sister city, Shanghai, for the World Expo 2010.
5. Strategic Plan Update
   Discussion
   Discussion on establishing milestones for ongoing reporting on Arts Commission strategic plan.
6. Cultural Equity Initiatives Level One Grants
   Action
   Motion to approve recommendations to award fourteen grants totaling $324,990 in the 2009-2010 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives Level One grants to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:

   Alliance for California Traditional Arts, $25,000
   Army of Lovers, $20,850
   Asian American Women Artists Association, $16,400
   Asian Improv aRts, $25,000
   Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center, $25,000
   Croatian American Cultural Center, $25,000
   Cuba Caribe, $21,040
   Cultural Odyssey, $25,000
   Dancing Tree, $25,000
   Femina Potens, $20,850
   Fifth Stream Music, $20,850
   Genryu Arts/Gen Taiko, $25,000
   Mama Calizo’s Voice Factory, $25,000
   Northern California Music and Art Culture Center, Inc., $25,000

   Supplemental Documents: Cultural Equity Initiatives Level One applicant ranking and project descriptions; summary notes of the application evaluation; and biographies of the grants review panelists.

7. Cultural Equity Grants Application Review Panelists
   Action
   Motion to approve the following individuals as grants application review panelists for Cultural Equity Grants:

   Lauren Davies, Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs, Kala Gallery and Art Institute
   Lisa Jervis, Finance and Operations Director, Center for Media Justice
   Madeleine Oldham, Literary Manager and Resident Dramaturg, Berkeley Repertory Theater
   Sean Uyehara, Programmer, San Francisco Film Society
   Christine Lim, Director of Education and Artistic Administration, San Francisco Performances
   Susie Lundy, Development Director, La Peña

   Supplemental Documents: Cultural Equity Grants Biographies of Grants Application Review Panelists.

8. Nuvana New Media Arts Education Presentation
   Discussion
   Presentation by Nuvana on Jamboree for Arts and Music (“JAM”), new media arts education project underway with San Francisco Unified School District.
9. Arts Commission FY 2010-2011 Budget
   Discussion
   Discussion and update on proposed fiscal year 2010-2011 Arts Commission budget submission to the Mayor’s Office.
10. Old Business
    Discussion
    (This item is to allow Commissioners to update previous agenda items.)
11. New Business
    Discussion
    (This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration.)
12. 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.)
13. Adjournment
    Action

spr 2/18/10

Notices
Explanatory documents are available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Ave., Suite 240, San Francisco CA 94102 during regular business hours. Tel: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2591.

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