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<p class=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>The Commission
on Cultural Affairs will <u>not</u> meet in August...</b><b></b></font></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Commission is taking a month off for
summer vacation…their regular monthly meetings will start up again on September
9, at 4:15 p.m. in the community room of the Walton Building, 300 South Providence
Road. Commission meetings are always open to the public.</font></p>
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<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Annual
Arts Funding Process Update...</b><b></b></font></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Commission’s work on our annual arts
funding process will be presented to City Council for their consideration on Monday,
August 19 as part of a public hearing on the city’s upcoming budget. The
meeting starts at 7 p.m. and is in the Council Chambers on the first floor of City
Hall, 701 E. Broadway. The presentation will include an opportunity for public
comment. Applicants are not required to attend but may do so, as it is an open
meeting. Final approval of the funding recommendations will not occur until
late September. If council approves the funding recommendations, contracts will
be authorized after October 1 and then sent to funded agencies. </font></p>
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<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Small
Request Funding Reminder & FYIs </b><b></b></font></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The next deadline for Small Request
applications is September 10. Proposed events/activities must take place after
October 1, and preferably after October 14 when the Commission will consider
applications received by the due date. Go to <a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts/smreq.php">http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts/smreq.php</a><span class=""><span style="color:black"> </span></span>for the guidelines and
application form.</font></p>
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