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

[Commision on Cultural Affairs Meeting Agendas]

The Commission on Cultural Affairs will meet Monday, September 13, 2010 at 4:15 p.m. in Conference Room 1A, first floor of the new addition to City Hall, 701 E. Broadway. Please note additional information that follows the agenda.


I Call to Order

II Introduction of Audience

III Introduction of New Commissioner

IV Approval of Agenda	[Action]

V Approval of Minutes from July 12, 2010		[Action]

VI Secretary’s Report

VII New Business
A. Council Report Request: Percent for Art		[Action]
B. Other

VIII Old Business
A. Commission Reports
1. Standing Committee on Public Art		[Action]
2. Planning Committee: Cultural Plan Revision
3. Poster Party Committee
B. Staff Reports
1. Creative Kids Family Fun Fest, September 15, 2010
2. FY11 Arts Funding
3. FY10 Arts Funding	Contracts
4. Public Art Updates
5. Status of Missouri Arts Council grant
6. Technical Assistance
7. Staff Updates
8. Other

IX Announcements
A. OCA Calendar
B. Other

X Comments: Commissioners, Staff & Public

XI Schedule of Next Meeting: October 11, 4:15 p.m., conference room 1A, first floor of the new addition to City Hall, 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...

Creative Kids Family Fun Fest.....Don’t miss this annual event on Wednesday, September 15, 6 to 8 p.m. in Flat Branch Park (Fourth and Cherry and Locust Streets). The event will feature participatory art activities and kid-friendly performances of music, theatre and dance, all free. Local arts groups participating include Access Arts - School of Service, the Columbia Art League, Missouri Contemporary Ballet, Odyssey Chamber Music Series, PACE (Performing Arts in Children’s Education) and TRYPS (Theater Reaching Young People and Schools). The event is a collaboration of the city’s OCA and Parks and Recreation Department with financial assistance provided by the Missouri Arts Council. For more information, email oca at GoColumbiaMo.com or call 573-874-6386.

Missouri Arts Council “On Location” in Columbia….. Every month, MAC goes on location to bring the state arts council to local communities to offer grant information to prospective and current applicants, meet with community and cultural leaders, provide technical assistance to arts organizations and learn how to better serve the community. MAC’s assistant director, Michael Donovan, will be in Columbia on Wednesday, September 15, 1 to 4 p.m., at the OCA, 1 S. 7th Street. To schedule an appointment, call 573-874-6386 or email oca at gocolumbiamo.com.

Commemorative Poster Unveiled…..Congratulations go to Eric Seat whose oil on canvas painting titled Huntsdale House has been unveiled as the 2010 Columbia Commemorative Poster. The work was selected from 154 images submitted by 28 Missouri artists through a jury process. Huntsdale House depicts one of the oldest residences in Huntsdale, Mo., the home of Mary Ann Hunt, widow of the town founder, William Birch Hunt. Born and raised in northern Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., Seat moved to Columbia in 2009. The 2010 Columbia Commemorative Poster can be purchased at Deck the Walls in the Columbia Mall and at 1305 Grindstone Parkway, or at the city’s OCA, 1 S. 7th Street.


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