Memorandum
City of Lawrence
TO:
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Dave Corliss, City Manager Debbie Van Saun, Assistant City Manager |
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FROM: |
Michael Tubbs, Management Analyst |
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CC: |
Evie Rapport, Chairperson – Lawrence Arts Commission |
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Date: |
May 17, 2007 |
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RE: |
13th Annual Lawrence Arts Commission Community Arts Grants |
Please include the following item on the City Commission consent agenda for the May 22, 2007, meeting.
Mayor and Chair of the Arts Commission to present award checks for 13th Annual Lawrence Arts Commission Community Arts Grants
Project Description/History:
The Lawrence Arts Commission’s Community Arts Grant program began in 1995 with the expressed purpose of providing funds intended as start-off money for projects or special art ventures with a particular focus on encouraging the arts within the Lawrence community.
Since the Community Arts Grant program inception, the Lawrence Arts Commission has provided grant funding totaling approximately $50,000 to 133 organizations and artists.
Project Status/Details:
The Lawrence Arts Commission’s 13th Annual Community Arts Grant recommendations were selected based on the these criteria: 1) proposal clarity, 2) benefit to the community, 3) support from community, 4) potential for increasing community participation in the arts, and 5) community collaboration and partnership.
The 2007 Community Arts Grant Awardees include the following:
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Project Title Organization / contact |
Amount |
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1. The Passport Abroad Art “Tour of the World” Program — Cottonwood Inc. |
$750 |
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2.Professional Recording: Holiday CD — Lawrence Children’s Choir, Inc. |
$850 |
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3. HERstory Made the Difference — HERstory Productions |
$1,000 |
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4. Centro Cultural Summer 2007 — Centro Hispano Resource Center |
$328.50 |
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5. Summer Arts Program at the Juvenile Detention Center — Lawrence Arts Center |
$1,000 |
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6. Art Through Glass: An Artist Residency & Art Exposure program for Students — Lawrence Public Schools |
$1,000 |
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7. Sounds of Summer Music Therapy Camp — Americana Music Academy |
$71.50 |
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8. Brave New Girls Hit the Road — Lawrence Community Theatre |
$1,000 |
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Total |
$6,000 |
Project Funding: Funding for this program is through the Parks & Recreation – Special Recreation Fund
Action Requested: The Lawrence Arts Commission recommends and requests that the Mayor issue the 2007 Community Arts Grant checks to the grant awardees as shown in the table above at the May 22, 2007, City Commission meeting.