<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">The Commission on Cultural Affairs will meet on Monday, April 8, at 4:15 </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">p.m. in the community room of the Walton Building, </span><div>
<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">300 S. Providence Road. </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">The meeting agenda may be viewed at:</span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Deadline for the City’s Annual Arts Funding Process is approaching…</b>Applications must be in the OCA by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1. This is NOT a postmark deadline -- if you mail your application, please allow additional time for the city’s mail room to process items after the Post Office does so. Late applications will not be considered<i>.</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Artists’ Workshop...</b>St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (VLAA) will present a workshop for individual artists, performers and arts administrators on April 27 from 9 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. at Orr Street Studios. Four topics covering legal and financial issues in the arts will be discussed. Advance tuition is $25 or $15 for resident artists of Orr Street Studios, and includes breakfast and lunch. For a detailed schedule and to register visit <a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts</a>. This program is made possible in part by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency, and the City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs. </font></p>
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<b>Art News…</b>is a weekly email newsletter that gives a snapshot of upcoming arts events and activities in Columbia. Sent to over 900 subscribers (and the list is growing!), OCA wants to provide the most comprehensive listing of arts events in the community. To submit an event to Art News, please email OCA by 5 p.m. on Wednesdays at oca@GoColumbiaMo.com. Contact us for submission guidelines. If you have not yet signed up for Art News, do so by visiting the OCA website,<br>
<a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts</a>, and find the link in the "Announcements" section.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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<br><br>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></div>
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