[ccaa-l]: Commission on Cultural Affairs March meeting agenda

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The Commission on Cultural Affairs will meet March 12, 2007 at 4:15 p.m.
in the Mezzanine Conference Room at the Daniel Boone Building, 701 E.
Broadway. Please note additional information that follows the agenda.


I Call to Order 

II Introduction of Audience

III Approval of Agenda	   [Action]

IV Approval of Minutes from February 12, 2007	  [Action]

V Secretary’s Report

VI New Business
A. Ability Arts, formerly VSA arts; tabled from 02-12-07   [Action]
B. Other

VII Old Business
A. Commission Reports
1.  Planning Committee	[Action]
2.  Poetry Out Loud
3.  Standing Committee on Public Art
4.  Visioning – Art & Culture Topic Group
B. Staff Reports
1.  ArtRageous Friday, April 27, 6-9 p.m.
2.  FY08 Arts Funding Application
3.  Creative Community Award – follow up
4.  Festival of the Arts
5.  ArtSuccess Workshop, March 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
6.  Status of FY06 Arts Funding Contracts
7.  Status of FY07 Arts Funding Contracts
8.  Other

VIII Announcements
A. OCA Calendar
B. Other

IX Comments: Commissioners, Staff & Public

X Schedule of Next Meeting: April 9, 2007, 4:15 p.m., City Hall, 701 E.
Broadway

XI Adjournment	[Action]


If you are in need of a sign language interpreter or information in a
suitable format for the visually impaired for this meeting, call the
Office of Cultural Affairs 874-6386. Your request must be made at least
24 hours before the posted meeting date
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ATTENTION  ARTS  ORGANIZATIONS...

Small Request Funding Opportunity
April marks the beginning of the third quarter of the OCA’s fiscal
year, which means that Small Request applications must be received by 5
p.m. on March 12. Requests may be for up to $500 and must be from an
arts agency with 501c3 status. Applications will be reviewed and
allocations made at the Commission on Cultural Affairs’ April meeting.
For more info. or an application, contact the OCA, 573-874-6386,
oca at GoColumbiaMo.com or use the online form at www.GoColumbiaMo.com
(on the Cultural Affairs page, GoWord: GoArtsFunding).

Annual Arts Funding Info.
Applications for the city’s annual arts funding process are available
at the OCA or online at www.GoColumbiaMo.com (on the Cultural Affairs
page, GoWord: GoArtsFunding). If you plan to use the online form, try
accessing and printing it soon, to be sure your computer and printer are
compatible. The deadline for the optional staff review of proposals is
April 6. The final due date for all funding applications is May 4;
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.

ARTsuccess Workshop
Mark your calendar for the next ARTsuccess meeting (formerly the Arts
Roundtable)...March 21, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Activity and Recreation
Center (ARC),1701 W. Ash. The topic will be financial oversight for arts
agencies. Sue Greenberg, executive director of Volunteer Lawyers and
Accountants for the Arts (VLAA), will be the featured speaker. The
session is free but registration is required; attendees will receive a
free copy of VLAA’s latest publication on the topic. For more info. or
to register, call 573-874-6386 or e-mail oca at GoColumbiaMo.com.

City of Columbia
Office of Cultural Affairs
1 S. 7th, P.O. Box 6015
Columbia, MO  65205
573-874-6386
oca at GoColumbiaMo.com 
www.GoColumbiaMo.com 



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