<blockquote style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;border:none;padding:0px"><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Commission on Cultural Affairs will meet on Monday, February 11, at 4:15 p.m. in the community room of the Walton Building, 300 S. Providence Road. The meeting agenda can be viewed at:</font></p>
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<br></p><font color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:15px"><a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Commissions/agenda.php?meetingid=1851&bcid=15" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Commissions/agenda.php?meetingid=1851&bcid=15</a></span></font><br>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS UPDATES</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Annual Arts Funding Process...</b>hard copies of the application form for arts education and presentation projects were mailed to local arts organizations at the end of January. Please let us know if you have not received yours or would like to receive one. The online form can be found at:<a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts</a> under Funding Opportunities; click on “annual” for all the funding forms. If you have questions about a program idea or any aspect of the form or process, please contact staff.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Small Request Funding is almost gone...</b>the next deadline for Small Request funding is March 11. A total of seven requests were funded in the first and second quarters, leaving a balance of $500. Only arts organizations with 501c3 status may apply; if you do not have a 501c3 you may collaborate with an organization that does. Contact OCA or go <a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:initial">www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts</span></a>for more information and the application form.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Artist Opportunities...</b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt;text-align:justify">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Traffic Box Art…</i>Open to artists residing in mid-Missouri; $1,500 honorarium, plus materials fee; postmark or online submission deadline <b><i>tomorrow, </i></b>February 8. See <a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts/</a> for the prospectus and design template.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Commemorative Poster…</i></font>Missouri artists are invited to submit their art work for the city’s annual Commemorative Poster competition; $1,000 honorarium. The postmark deadline is March 22. Please complete the online submission form, which can be found under Artists Opportunities at <a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:initial">www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts</span></a></p>
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Office of Cultural Affairs<br>300 S. Providence Rd.<br>PO Box 6015<br>Columbia, MO 65205<br><a href="tel:573-874-6386" value="+15738746386" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">573-874-6386</a><br><a href="mailto:oca@gocolumbiamo.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">oca@gocolumbiamo.com</a></p>
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