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CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM |
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Department: |
City Manager’s Office |
Commission Meeting Date: April 2, 2019 |
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Staff Contact: |
Porter Arneill, Director of Communications and Creative Resources |
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Recommendations/Options/Action Requested: |
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Approve 2019 Community Arts Grants as recommended by the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission |
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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 $173,000 to over 165 organizations and artists.
This year, the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission’s 25th Annual Community Arts Grant recommendations were selected based on criteria derived from the City-Wide Cultural Plan. A total of fourteen applications representing requests for $55,205 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 March 20, 2019 meeting and unanimously agreed to recommend to the City Commission approval for the following 2019 Community Arts Grants:
Total: $25,000 |
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Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor |
Select one or all that apply: Effective Governance/Professional Administration Sound Fiscal Stewardship Collaborative Solutions Economic Growth and Security |
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Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source): |
The total budgeted in 2019 for the Community Arts Grant program is $25,000. |
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Attachments: |
None |
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