Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

TO:

David L. Corliss, City Manager

From:

Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager

CC:

Patrick Kelly, Chair – Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission

Date:

April 11, 2013

RE:

19th Annual Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission Community Arts Grants

 

Please include the following item on the City Commission consent agenda for the April 23, 2013 meeting.

 

Authorize the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission Community Arts Grants as recommended by the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission, if appropriate.

 

Project Description/History:

The Lawrence Arts Commission-Community Arts Grant program began in 1995 with the expressed purpose of providing grants funds intended as start-up money for projects or special community art related 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 $100,000 to over 140 organizations and artists.

 

Project Status/Details:

The Lawrence Arts Commission’s 19th Annual Community Arts Grant recommendations were selected based on the following three criteria: 1) community value, 2) project quality, 3) application quality.

 

The 2013 Community Arts Grant Awardees include the following:

 

Project Title/Organization

Amount

Busker Festival 2013/ Lawrence Busker Festival

$2000

Youth Arts Collaborative/ Douglas County Housing, Inc.              

$1,325

Percolator Arts Caravan/ Lawrence Percolator

$1000

2013-2014 Season/ Under the Table

$1000

Festival of Cultures/ The Lawrence Alliance

$500

Quantrill’s Raid: Modern Views/ Watkins Community Museum

$500

Final Fridays Public Arts Program/ Final Fridays Exhibitions & Performing Arts

$350

The Arts Train/ Van-Go

$350

Total:

$7,025

 

Project Funding: Funding for this program is through the Cultural Arts Commission budget within the Special Recreation Fund.  $7,025 is available for this program during this budget year.

 

Action Requested: The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission recommends that the City Commission authorize the 2013 Community Arts Grant checks to the grant awardees as shown in the table above. Checks will be presented at a May City Commission meeting.