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

[Commision on Cultural Affairs Meeting Agendas]

The Commission on Cultural Affairs will meet Monday, January 12, 2009 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 New Commissioner

III Introduction of Audience

IV Approval of Agenda		[Action]

V Approval of Minutes from November 10, 2008	[Action]

VI Secretary’s Report

VII New Business
A. Missouri Citizens for the Arts Day - February 11
B. Poetry Out Loud
C. Other 

VIII Old Business
A. Commission Reports
1. Planning Committee
a. Festival of the Arts		[Action]
b. new programming possibilities
2. Small Requests Committee		[Action]
3. Standing Committee on Public Art
4. One Read
5. Commission Committees
B. Staff Reports
1. January Arts Funding Workshop
2. FY09 Arts Funding Contracts
3. FY08 Arts Funding
4. Technical Assistance
5. Other

IX Announcements
A. OCA Calendar
B. Diversity Celebration: January 15

X Comments: Commissioners, Staff & Public

XI Schedule of Next Meeting: February 9, 2009, 4:15 p.m., Mezzanine
Conference Room, 
Daniel Boone Building, 701 E. Broadway

XII 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., Thursday, January 29, 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 29th,
contact the OCA to receive the funding application form and to discuss
the process.

ARTS EXPRESS DEADLINES IN 2009
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 information to the 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 2009 deadlines are as follows. 

March-April issue: entries due 02-02
May-June issue: entries due 04-01
July-Aug. issue: entries due 06-01	
Sept.-Oct. issue: entries due 08-03
Nov.-Dec. issue: entries due 10-01
Jan.-Feb. ’10 issue: entries due 12-01-09

ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES 
Traffic Box Art…Open to artists residing in mid-Missouri; $1,500
honorarium, plus  materials fee. Postmark deadline February 16. See
www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts/ for the prospectus.

Commemorative Poster...Open to artists residing in the state of
Missouri; $1,000 honorarium. Postmark deadline March 10. See
www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts/ for guidelines and application form.

BE AN ARTS ADVOCATE!
Join arts enthusiasts from around the state for the annual “Citizens
for the Arts Day at the Legislature” on Wednesday, February 11 in
Jefferson City, and help advocate for state support of the arts. 
Contact Missouri Citizens for the Arts for more information and to
register, 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  





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