<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The Commission on Cultural Affairs will meet on Monday, July 8, at 4:15<br>p.m. in the community room of the Walton Building, 300 S. Providence<br>Road. A public hearing on FY14 arts funding will not begin until 5:15 p.m.<br>
<br>The meeting agenda may be viewed at:<br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Commissions/agenda.php?meetingid=1973&bcid=15" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Commissions/agenda.php?meetingid=1973&bcid=15</a><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">****OFFICE of CULTURAL AFFAIRS UPDATES****</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><p><b>City Arts Funding</b></p><p style="text-align:justify">
At their July 8<sup>th </sup>meeting, the Commission on Cultural Affairs will review their recommendations for funding of local arts organizations. The meeting will be held in the community room at the Walton Building, 300 S. Providence Road, and will start at 4:15 p.m. The public hearing portion of the meeting will not begin until 5:15 p.m. Applicants are invited to attend and address the Commission, but are not required to do so. After the Commission acts on their recommendations, they will be forwarded to City Council for review. Applicants will be notified of the date and time of the Council meeting.</p>
<p> </p><p><b>Input on the Annual Arts Funding Process</b></p><p style="text-align:justify">This year’s survey requesting feedback from applicants on the funding process will be completed online. The link to the form was sent to applicants along with their scores and preliminary award amounts. Please complete the survey as soon as possible so we can continue to assess and improve our funding process. Your input is important to us as it helps us to measure the clarity of the application form and the overall ease of the process.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify"> </p><p><b>Thank you, Chris Stevens!</b></p><p style="text-align:justify">Congratulations to Chris Stevens on his new position as Art and Culture Program Manager for the Denver International Airport. Chris has worked for many years supporting the arts and developing opportunities for artists in the Columbia community prior to serving as manager of the OCA. Thank you for your many contributions to the arts in our community.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><br></p><p><b>New OCA Logo</b></p><p style="text-align:justify">The Office of Cultural Affairs has a new logo. Organizations should use this logo on all printed and online materials when recognizing the OCA. All logo files can be downloaded from our website; go to “About Us” on the left side bar and click on “Logos.”</p>
<p><b> </b></p><p><b>New Online Calendar</b></p><p>Stay up-to-date on all arts and culture events by using the online calendar on the OCA website, <a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts/calendar.php" target="_blank">www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts/calendar.php</a>. Information on how to submit your events can be found there, as well.</p>
<p> </p><p><b>Stay connected with the OCA</b></p><p>Like us on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/comoarts" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/comoarts</a></p><p>Follow us on Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/comoarts" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/comoarts</a></p>
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<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">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" target="_blank">573-874-6386</a><br><a href="mailto:oca@gocolumbiamo.com" target="_blank">oca@gocolumbiamo.com</a></div><div><div><br></div><div> </div>
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