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

[Commision on Cultural Affairs Meeting Agendas]

The Commission on Cultural Affairs will meet on Monday, March 14, 2011,
at 4:15 p.m. in conference room 1A, first floor, 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 Approval of Agenda	[Action]

IV Approval of Minutes from February 14, 2011	[Action]

V Secretary’s Report

VI New Business
A. OCA Manager Position
B. Other

VII Old Business
A. Commission Reports
1. Citizens for the Arts Day
2. Standing Committee on Public Art
a. Traffic Box Art
b. Council Request
B. Staff Reports
1. FY11 Arts Funding Contracts
2. Cultural Plan Update
3. Public Art Updates
4. Stephens Lake Park Amphitheater
5. Technical Assistance
6. MEHA
7. Missouri Arts Council Grant
8. Other

VIII Announcements
A. OCA Calendar
B. Other

IX Comments: Commissioners, Staff & Public

X Schedule of Next Meeting: April 11, 4:15 p.m., conference room 1A,
first floor of the new addition to 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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ARTS INFO.

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 organization with 501c3 status.
Applications will be reviewed and allocations made at the Commission on
Cultural Affairs’ April meeting. For more information, contact the
OCA, 573-874-6386, oca at GoColumbiaMo.com, or see guidelines and access
the online application form at www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts.

Annual Arts Funding Applications…Applications for the city’s annual
arts funding process are available at the OCA or online at
www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts (look for the “arts agency opportunity”
link near the top of the page). Plan ahead and make sure that 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 Commemorative Poster...Missouri artists are invited to submit
their art work for the city’s annual Commemorative Poster competition;
$1,000 honorarium. The postmark deadline is March 25. For the guidelines
and prospectus, go to www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts (look for the “artist
opportunity” link at the top of the page).

Artists’ Workshop...The St. Louis and Kansas City chapters of
Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts, in partnership with the
University of Missouri’s Association of Intellectual Property and
Entertainment Law, will host an educational program and clinic for
individual artists on April 9 at Orr Street Studios. Attorneys and law
students will present sessions on copyright, moral rights (including the
Visual Artists Rights Act) and trademark. Participants will also have
the opportunity to spend 15 minutes talking with a volunteer lawyer.
Advance tuition is $25. For more information, call 314-863-6930 or email
vlaa at stlrac.org. To register, download a form at www.vlaa.org. 

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