[ccaa-l]: Commission on Cultural Affairs February Meeting Agenda

[Commision on Cultural Affairs Meeting Agendas]

The Commission on Cultural Affairs will meet  February 11, 2008 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 January 14, 2008		[Action]

V Secretary’s Report

VI New Business
A. Share the Light Program: Public Art
B. Missouri Arts Council Grants
C. Other

VII Old Business
A.  Commission Reports
1.  Committee Assignments
2.  Standing Committee on Public Art
B. Staff Reports
1.  January Arts Funding Workshop
2.  Festival of the Arts
3.  Artists’ Registry
4.  Technical Assistance
5.  Status of FY07 Arts Funding Contracts
6.  Status of FY08 Arts Funding Contracts
7.  Other

VIII Announcements
A. OCA Calendar
B. Other

IX Comments: Commissioners, Staff & Public

X Schedule of Next Meeting: March 10, 2008, 4:15 p.m., Mezzanine
Conference Room of 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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OFFICE of CULTURAL AFFAIRS UPDATES...

SMALL REQUEST FUNDING...the next deadline for Small Request funding is
March 10. Requests may be for up to $500 and are available only to arts
organizations with 501c3 status (though collaborations are allowed).
Contact us for an application form and guidelines or use the online
version at www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts.

ANNUAL FUNDING PROCESS...hard copies of the application form for
Education and Presentation projects are available at the OCA. Our online
form is on the web at www.GoColumbiaMo.com (search word: GoArtsFunding).
 If you missed our January 30 workshop about the process, contact us to
discuss the new form and changes to the process. 

FIRE STATION NO. 7 PERCENT FOR ART...Artists residing in the Missouri
counties of Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau and
Randolph are invited to apply for the city’s next Percent for Art
project at Fire Station No. 7 in southwest Columbia. The budget is
$13,000. Applications must be postmarked on or before March 10. For a
complete project prospectus, go to www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts.

FESTIVAL APPLICATIONS...help us get the word out to visual, performing
and literary artists and groups that applications for the 17th annual
Columbia Festival of the Arts are available on our web site,
wwwGoColumbiaMo.com/Arts (postmark deadline April 21). Submissions for
our Commemorative Poster competition are currently being accepted as
well (postmark deadline April 10).

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