Memorandum
City of Lawrence
City Manager’s Office
TO: |
David L. Corliss, City Manager |
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From: |
Kevyn Gero, Management Intern |
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CC: |
Katherine Simmons, Chair – Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission |
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DATE: |
April 21, 2015 |
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RE: |
21st Annual Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission Community Arts Grants |
Project Description/History:
The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission’s Community Arts Grant program began in 1995 with the expressed purpose of providing grant funds intended as start-up money for projects or special community art-related ventures with a particular focus on encouraging the arts within the Lawrence community. Since the Community Arts Grant program inception, the Lawrence Arts Commission has provided grant funding totaling approximately $116,000 to over 146 organizations and artists.
Project Status/Details:
The Lawrence Arts Commission’s 21st Annual Community Arts Grant recommendations were selected based on the following three criteria: 1) community value, 2) project quality, 3) application quality. A total of 16 applications representing requests for over $56,000 were submitted.
The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission, at its April 15, 2015 meeting, unanimously approved a recommendation to approve the following 2015 Community Arts Grant Awardees:
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2015 LCAC Community Art Grant Recommendations |
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Organization/Project Title |
Amount Requested |
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Douglas County Housing Inc.- Full Circle Community Mural Project |
$2,000 |
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Lawrence Folk- Lawrence Traditional Music and Dance Celebration |
$800 |
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$1,400 |
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$800 |
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$1,500 |
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Inwrought Music Management- Hispanic Heritage Month Festival |
$500 |
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TOTAL |
$7,000 |
Project Funding:
Funding for this program is through the Cultural Arts Commission budget within the Special Recreation Fund; $7,000 is available for this program during this budget year.
Action Requested:
The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission recommends that the City Commission authorize the 2015 Community Arts Grant checks to the grant awardees as shown in the table above. Checks will be presented at a May City Commission meeting.