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2018 Cultural Art and Arts Programming Request For Proposals. The Public Art Commission will hold a public hearing to consider survey results and staff recommendations related to the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for cultural arts and arts programming in the City of Alameda. Release of the RFPs is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act
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To: Honorable Chair and
Members of the Public Art Commission
From: Lois Butler
Economic Development Manager
Date: June 18, 2018
RE: 2018 Cultural Art and Arts Programming Request For Proposals. The Public Art Commission will hold a public hearing to consider survey results and staff recommendations related to the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for cultural arts and arts programming in the City of Alameda. Release of the RFPs is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act.
BACKGROUND
In August of 2017, the Public Art Commission ("PAC") approved a Request for Proposals ("RFP") to provide $87,500 of Public Art Fund ("Fund") monies for cultural arts and arts programming in Alameda. The following grants were awarded in the first round of funding:
* One $35,000 award to Rhythmix Cultural Works for Island City Waterways, a multidisciplinary public art event that combines theatre, dance and music.
* One $25,000 award to West Alameda Arts and Entertainment District for the Animate Dance Festival, celebration of dance bringing together free performances by professional dance companies and local youth groups, and trial classes in a variety of dance/ circus and martial art techniques.
* One $7,500 award to Sacred and Profane for the American Landscape, a multidisciplinary choral event bringing together both visual and performing arts on the theme of the American Landscape.
No proposals were awarded in the $15,000 and $5,000 categories, resulting in $20,000 in unused funds. At an April 4, 2018 meeting, the PAC asked staff to conduct a survey to gath...
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