CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:	City Manager’s Office		Commission Meeting Date:  April 18, 2017
Staff Contact:	Porter Arneill, Director of Arts and Culture
Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:
Approve 2017 Community Arts Grants as recommended by the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission
Executive Summary:		The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission’s Community Arts Grant program began in 1995 with the expressed purpose of providing grant 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 Cultural Arts Commission has provided grant funding totaling approximately $148,000 to over 158 organizations and artists. This year, the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission’s 23rd Annual Community Arts Grant recommendations were selected based on criteria derived from the City-Wide Cultural Plan. A total of seven applications representing requests for $43,000 were submitted.  After the eligible Cultural Arts Commissioners reviewed each grant and provided their preliminary scores individually, the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission deliberated at its April 12, 2017 meeting and unanimously agreed to recommend to the City Commission approval for the following 2017 Community Arts Grants: Busker Festival - $5,000 Haskell Cultural Center - $8,000 Confabularryum - $5,000 Spencer Museum of Art - $7,000 Total: $25,000
Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor		Effective Governance/Professional Administration Sound Fiscal Stewardship Collaborative Solutions Economic Growth and Security
Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):		The fiscal impact to the City is currently unknown but data tracking will be implemented.  This item was in the 2017 budget.
Attachments:		None

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