To: Honorable Chair and
Members of the Public Art Commission
From: Lois Butler
Economic Development Manager
Date: December 10, 2018
RE: Award of 2018 Cultural Art and Arts Programming Grants. The Public Art Commission will hold a public meeting to review Cultural Arts and Arts Programming proposals and award grant funding. The evaluation of proposals is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act.
BACKGROUND
In August 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, a 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. In the spring and summer of 2018, at PAC's direction, staff conducted a survey on the best way to re-release the $20,000 in remaining funding. In June of 2018, the PAC approved a new RFP, which incorporated the following changes based on the survey results:
* Proposers were allowed to identify their preferred grant amount (up to $5,000), with a maximum of eight grants to be awarded in total.
* The evaluation process was expanded to allow for written questions and responses between the selection panel and applicants.
The 2018 RFP for Cultural Ar...
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