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

[Commision on Cultural Affairs Meeting Agendas]

The Commission on Cultural Affairs will meet January 14, 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 November 12 & December 18,
2007	[Action]

V Secretary’s Report

VI New Business
A. Missouri Citizens for the Arts Day - February 13
B. Poetry Out Loud
C. Other

VII Old Business
A.  Commission Reports
1.  Small Requests Committee	[Action]
2.  Standing Committee on Public Art	[Action]
3.  Committee Assignments
B. Staff Reports
1.  OCA Staffing
2.  January Arts Funding Workshop
3.  Artist in Residence
4.  One Read
5.  Festival of the Arts: Survey Results
6.  Technical Assistance
7.  Status of FY07 Arts Funding Contracts
8.   Status of FY08 Arts Funding Contracts
9.  Other

VIII Announcements
A. OCA Calendar
B. Diversity Celebration: January 17
C. Other

IX Comments: Commissioners, Staff & Public

X Schedule of Next Meeting: February 11, 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...

CITY ARTS FUNDING INFO.
If your organization is interested in applying for city arts funding,
you are encouraged to have a representative attend our annual workshop
-- new applicants should definitely attend. Previous applicants are
likewise encouraged as guidelines change each year. Rather than having a
formal “sit and listen” workshop, organizational representatives are
invited to stop by anytime 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Wed., Jan. 30, to pick up
the new application and meet briefly with staff. We’ll be in the board
room of the city’s Gentry Building, 1 S. Seventh Street. Hopefully
you’ll find time during the lunch hour, afternoon or after work to
come by. The “workshop” is free and you do not need to call ahead to
register...just stop by. If you can’t make it on the 30th, contact the
OCA to receive the funding application form and to discuss the process.

ARTS EXPRESS DEADLINES IN 2008
Don’t miss an opportunity to get the word out about your programs and
services! Our Arts Express newsletter is mailed to more than 1700 and
e-mailed to nearly 700. Send info. to OCA, P.O. Box 6015, Columbia,
65205; fax to 573-874-7681; or e-mail to ArtsExpress at GoColumbiaMo.com;
submissions cannot be accepted by phone. Our 2008 deadlines are as
follows. 

March-April issue: entries due 02-01		Sept.-Oct. issue:
entries due 08-01
May-June issue: entries due 04-01		Nov.-Dec. issue: entries
due 10-01
July-Aug. issue: entries due 06-02		Jan.-Feb. ‘09 issue:
entries due 12-01-08

BE AN ARTS ADVOCATE!
Join arts enthusiasts from around the state for the annual “Citizens
for the Arts Day at the Legislature” on Wed., Feb. 13 in Jefferson
City, and help advocate for state support of the arts.  Contact Missouri
Citizens for the Arts for more info., toll free 877-516-ARTS (2787) or
mo4arts at swbell.net.


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