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

[Commision on Cultural Affairs Meeting Agendas]

The Commission on Cultural Affairs will meet March 10, 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. Citizens for the Arts Day
3. Standing Committee on Public Art		[Action]
4. One Read
B. Staff Reports
1. January Arts Funding Workshop
2. Festival of the Arts	
3. Poetry Out Loud
4. Artists’ Registry
5. Technical Assistance
6. Status of FY07 Arts Funding Contracts
7. Status of FY08 Arts Funding Contracts
8. Other

VIII Announcements
A. OCA Calendar
B. Other

IX Comments: Commissioners, Staff & Public

X Schedule of Next Meeting: April 14, 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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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 10. 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, search: 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, search: 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 4. The final due date for all funding applications is 
May 2; 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.

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