<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The Commission on Cultural Affairs will meet on Monday, March 10, at 4:15 </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">p.m. in the community room of the Walton Building, 300 S. Providence Road. </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The meeting agenda can be viewed at:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Commissions/agenda.php?meetingid=2404&bcid=15">http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Commissions/agenda.php?meetingid=2404&bcid=15</a></font><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Newly adopted “rolling
deadline” for Small Request Application:
</b>In order to better serve local arts organizations, the quarterly deadline
for applications was replaced with a rolling deadline at the January commission
meeting. Applications must be submitted to the OCA no later than two months
prior to the project’s start date; i.e., if the project begins on May 15, the
application must be received by March 15. Funding is currently available. Only
arts organizations with 501(c)(3) status may apply; if you do not have a 501(c)(3)
you may collaborate with an organization that does. For more information,
contact the OCA, 573-874-6386, <span class=""><span style="color:black">oca@GoColumbiaMo.com,</span></span>
or see guidelines and access the online application form at <a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts">www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts</a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>City Commemorative Poster: </b>Mid-Missouri
artists are invited to submit their art work for the city’s annual Commemorative
Poster competition; honorarium is $1,000 and the postmark deadline is March 21.
For more information and to submit an application, go to <a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts">www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts</a> and look in the “Announcements” section. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Annual Arts Funding
Guideline: </b>The city’s annual arts
funding process are available at the OCA or online at <a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts">www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts</a> <span class=""><span style="color:windowtext">(click on “annual” under Funding Opportunities for all funding forms). </span></span>The
deadline for the optional staff review of proposals is April 1. The final due
date for all funding applications is May 1; applications must be in the OCA by
5 p.m. that day. This is not a postmark deadline. If you are mailing your
application, allow additional time for the city’s mail room to process items
after the Post Office does so. Late applications cannot be considered.</p></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Office of Cultural Affairs</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">300 S. Providence Rd.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">PO Box 6015</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Columbia, MO 65205</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="tel:573-874-6386" value="+15738746386" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">573-874-6386</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<a href="mailto:oca@gocolumbiamo.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">oca@gocolumbiamo.com</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>
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