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Home My WebLink AboutBoulder Arts Commission - Meeting Package - 7/20/2005 BOULDER ARTS COMMISSION AGENDA July 20, 2005 5:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION ITEMS Commerce, Culture, Community Debrief information (included in your packet) Ann Moss' resignation Cultural Master Plan Public Forum planning Theater Survey Results Boulder Philharmonic request for Macky auditorium space Review Organizational Advancement grant application draft Next Mini-grant deadline Ramon Roth, Boulder Arts Academy: One-on-One Technical Assistance report (6:30) MINI-GRANTS Corey Papastathis Helander Dance Theater (Video) Sarah Leversee (Art as Action) Mary Wallace (Video) Kathleen Man (DVD) Wenhua Jimi Shi (Video) Jude Landsman Laura Weaver (DVD) Christopher von Grebe Tyler Ryan (DVD) ADJOURNMENT Approved 8/17/05 Boulder Arts Commission July 27, 2005 Boulder Public Library Members Present: Also Present: Patti Bruck Donna Gartenmann John Decker Tina Walker Michael Smith Bobby Aulgur Naomi Pressman Tyler Ryan The meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m. Minutes of the June 8, 2005 meeting were approved as received. Gartenmann informed the Commission of Ann Moss' resignation. The City will advertise for a new commissioner in September. Cultural Master Plan public meeting: A date will be set at the August meeting for the Cultural Master plan Open House. Theater survey results: Gartenmann received 27 responses to the theater survey. Of those responses, only three were from theater organizations. Many respondents want the City to purchase the Nomad Theater. Funding was also a concern. With such a low response rate from theater organizations, Gartenmann asked Commissioners if they wanted to pursue a theater forum in September. The consensus was to forgo the forum and discuss theater funding at a later meeting. Fourth Quarter Mini-Grant deadline: The next mini-grant hearing will be September 21. Macky Space request: The Boulder Philharmonic requested two rent-free dates at Macky auditorium for September and October. The request was unanimously approved. Boulder Chorale: The final major grant report for BoulderChorale was approved. Economic Study: The Americans for the Arts is offering the opportunity to participate in a new economic study in 2006. Gartenmann has asked the Boulder County Arts Alliance to collaborate on the project. The request was approved. Mini-Grants The following mini-grants were unanimously approved: Corey Papastathis submitted a request for funds to produce Proof at the Dairy Center for the Arts. This will be the debut for a new theater company in Boulder - Anything Once Productions. Papastathis was awarded $600.00. Helander Theater Company asked for funds for three dance performances in October. The shows will be held at the Dairy. Helander received $600.00. Sarah Leversee of Art as Action requested funds for a series of five collaborative art jams to bring together local artists and community members. Leversee was awarded $600.00. Mary Wallace will present Jazz n' Opera at the Boulder Public Library in Fall 2005. Wallace received $600.00 for the project. Kathleen Man is producing an hour long docu-drama. The film weaves together a real- life street drama performed by a group of Nepalese girls. Man was awarded $600.00. Wenhua Arai Shi submitted a proposal for a color experimental visual film series. The work will be presented at the Flicker Cafe film series at Border Books. Shi received $600.00 for the project. Jude Landsman is presenting the Peace Celebration at the Boulder Public Library in September. The event is the result of a week of workshops and includes singing, dancing, visual arts, drumming, speakers and video in celebration of the power of art. Landsman was awarded $600.00. Laura Weaver is producing an evening of performance by creative women going through a healing crises. The event will bring together literary, visual and performance art. Weaver received $600.00. Christopher von Grebe submitted a proposal for an evening of one-act plays at the Dairy. The performances will take place in October. von Grebe was awarded $600.00. Tyler Ryan asked for funds to produce Beautiful Day, a 90 minute theatrical production debuting at the Dairy. The performance is part of the Fringe Festival. Ryan received $600.00. Naomi Pressman is creating a new dance for the Boulder International Fringe Festival. The project is a collective of five choreographers premiering work for the Fringe. Pressman was awarded $600.00. The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m. Signed: Date: Theater Questionnaire The Boulder Arts Commission is interested in facilitating dialogue to determine the current state of affairs for theater in Boulder. The BAC would like to know who is doing what, what the current and future needs of theater are and how do we begin to design a future for a vibrant theater community. We need your assistance in this pursuit. Please take a few minutes to respond to the survey. 1. Who are you? Audience Member 20 Volunteer actor 8 Administrator/Manager 6 Board Member 5 Drama Teacher 4 Professional actor 4 Artistic Director 3 Theater Design 3 Other: producer, playwright, theater reviewer, choreographer 2 2. a. What resources do you believe currently exist for theater in Boulder? Dairy 15 Nomad 15 CU 8 Boulder Dinner Theater 7 Boulder Public Library 6 BMoCA 4 Rocky Mt. Theater for Kids 3 Boulder High School 3 BAC 2 Boulder Theater 2 BCAA 2 SCFD Colorado Theater Guild Longmont Louisville Lafayette Lack of funds Chautauqua Boulder Arts Resource Huge amounts of people to participate in various ways Next to nothing b. What theater resources do you use most? Nomad 11 Dairy 9 CU 6 Boulder Dinner Theater 4 Library 2 High school productions because they are affordable and family oriented 2 BCAA workshops and one-on-ones Chautauqua Arvada Center Denver BMoCA Boulder Arts Resource Artsearch Dramatist's sourcebook Various venues Websites c. What theater resources would you like to see? The city should buy Nomad 8 Small local, innovative theater space 3 More collaboration 3 150-300 proscenium theater Funding to improve existing resources More community involvement More money so programs can be free Come up with a theme for the theater season for all groups to participate in Lower theater rents Sharing of equipment (lights, sound equipment) A real community theater like Longmont Something like the Arvada Center encompassing theater, classes, exhibits Affordable performance and rehearsal space Rent subsidy More venues More companies Local guild Monthly roundtables More theater suppliers (costumes, lights, etc.) 3. Where are the challenges or difficulties in collaboration and communication among the Boulder theater community? How do we get more people to attend 2 Often "us vs. them" mentality between theater groups 2 More sharing or resources between organizations (advertising) 2 Territory issues 2 No central theater in Boulder for the theater community Local people need to utilize existing resources more often Timing Facilities Local business sponsorships Fear Control issues Each group has their own agenda The local newspaper coverage has reviews in the paper at the end of a run Lack of administrative expertise A good theater critic Theater companies have their own aesthetics. Apathy People don't respond unless there is something big in it for them Where do you look for theater information? Daily Camera 13 Websites 3 BCAA's website 2 Flyers in the mail Westword Word of mouth Press releases 4. Given limited resources, what are your suggestions for improvements to the theater community's needs? City needs to buy Nomad 6 Government funding 3 Use Nomad theater for more than live theater - multidisciplinary venue 2 Advertising 2 Take a city-owned property and turn it into a cooperative theater 2 More resource sharing around theater organizations 2 More funds 2 Roundtables once a month 2 Good promotion from local papers and media 2 Roundtables once a month 2 Good promotion from local papers and media 2 A better way to fund various groups Increase funding for a grant program focused on improving existing venues and proj ects List serve for the Boulder theater community Rent subsidy Community awareness Christmas Caroling groups 5. How many arts performances have you attended in the last year? 10, 10, 25, 8, 4, 4, 5, 12, 20, 20, 10, 60, 5, 10, 4, 20, 3, 3, 25, 25, 10 Have you participated in an arts performance in the last year? Yes 17 No 5 If so, how often and in what capacity (i.e. audience member, actor)? Audience member 10 Actor 8 Tech support 3 Dancer 2 Director 1 Writer Number of responses: 27 Culture _ Commerce - Community Conference Debrief June 10, 2005 Attending: Liz Abbott, Library/Arts Director - Carl Castillo, City of Boulder Policy Advisor - Dido Clark, Historic Boulder - Susan Connelly, Colorado Chautauqua Association - Dick Devin, Colorado Shakespeare Festival - Jan Geden, Parks and Recreation Director - Nancy Geyer, Boulder History Museum - Donna Gartenmann, City Arts Liaison - Sylvia Jensen, Dance Coordinator, Parks and Recreation - Sue Levine, Boulder Philharmonic - Mary Ann Mahoney, Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau -Elaine Mariner, Colorado Council on the Arts - Adrienne McKinney, Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau - Megan Russell, Intern for Parks and Recreation - Michael Smith, Boulder Arts Commissioner - Nancy Utterback, City of Boulder Program Coordinator - Steve Whipple, Parks and Recreation Program Administrator What did you take awU from the Conference? - Richard Florida: Developing strong relationships between government, business, arts, culture and economic development. Working together = production - Speaker Maria Rosario Jackson: The Hispanic community is poised to become involved in the arts. We have to listen and learn - Bring diversity into the arts community - Bring the arts to the policy makers. Show the value of the arts within our community - Look at the diversity of our community through our history. Boulder's history includes a large Asian population - Engage the Gay and Lesbian community - Know your community - Census of artists. Know the number of artists in the community, the impact they make and how that can be a strength. How can we use that information? - Art in the workplace. Artistic collections (children's art, corporate art collections) create environment - How to make new art "good" rather than risky. How do we make it sustainable rather than the same old. - Regionalism Next Steps Creativity is vital to a healthy community. - How do we get that story to businesses and corporations - Host a conference with businesses - Support the creative force Diversity - There are stories to be told - past and present. Host site programs and youth initiatives What diversity programs currently exist? - City of Boulder Parks and Recreation's Expand Program. Include the disabled Boulder Public Librarv outreach - How do we involved the diverse communities? We have to listen to what the communities want, not what we think they want. We have to make connections. Be culturally sensitive. This is a slow process. History Museum looked at families with diverse history in the county. This started the conversation. How do we get people involved? - Be proactive in planning - Word of mouth works well with diverse communities - Host community forums and discussion groups - Bring together board members of various diverse organizations and find out where they have seen progress and how do we strengthen relationships - How can we use existing tools to make outreach efforts work? Commerce - Need corporate understanding of arts and culture - Time again to bring corporate leaders together (Work with the Chamber?) - Use City and Chamber model: tag team and visit businesses - Use a menu of ideas to discuss with business leaders. Don't ask for money. Tell them who we are. - Let businesses know the value of the arts to employees and the community. Relationships can be created. - Chamber/BACBCAA host forum? - Chamber brown bag? - Model after the Chamber Client Care program - Discuss hiring creative staff. Creative problem solving is key. The arts are part of the solution. This is more than quality of life. The arts make you grow. - BAC to spearhead a new economic study with Americans for the Arts in 2006 Cultural/Herita-ge Tourism - Folklores - celebrate heritage. Colorado Council for the Arts has mini-grants available - Convention and Visitors Bureau - promotes product - Colorado Council for the Arts - produces product - Visitor Kiosk at 29`h Street? Donna suggested the Convention and Visitors Bureau, Boulder County Arts Alliance and the Boulder Arts Commission take a lead in planning for Diversity, Corporate/Business issues and Cultural tourism. Downside Up, the documentary shown at the C3 conference is available through the Boulder Arts Commission. Donna will setup a couple of dates to, show the video to anyone interested. Elaine suggested inviting focal government officials, city department heads, community and business leaders. K L M N O r u n IT SUB Y ISSIC N 41NED PLAN JDGET - - - - Desirable Discreborta FTE Svc Std Pri % Cost FTE Svc Std Prkwity % I Cost FTE Svc Std NOTES i I 0.00 1 I 100% ! 32,500: 0.00 o I 0 0.00 Art~ro~etts tlta[ esfucste shtdems and the co _ 0.00 2 100% 16,000 0.00 0 01 0.00 Resources to assort Toe local theater Corm" t Elegrorwc resource and events calencarshowcasing j and promoting individual artisWgroups workirg 4n all d*Qplines:,Astral. Oerforrrung, fimrvide0. I'iterary, 0.00 100°6 I 9.000 0.00 , 0 I 0: 0.00 ' mullidise7plinarv. 0.00 3 100% 10.000. 0.00 0 o; 0.00 Educates the Yrirarr.ly a0o(UAthe arts ` I I I Annual operaborts subsidy including annual mortgage 0.00 1 100% 58,700 0.00 0 7 01 0.00 repayment ! i I 1 TechnrC31 assist r ce grants to help arts organcatons j become more seN-arASdertt (board aeveloPnwm. 0.00 1 100%6 40.000 0.00 0 01 0.00 business Dian ar>sutation) I Seed money I nu)L 5600) (or new artists and 0.00 1 100% 17,540 0.00 0 0, 0.00 orcZan aat ons 0.00 2 100% 9.000 0.00 0 01 0.00 ` Eduration2l warksnpps for artists and arts organi28ttons; I 0.00 I 2 I i00°. 5,656 0.00 0 0' 0.00 (g2rt, we,.:narit~u q. @tt ) 0.00 1 100% 61.604 1.00 0 0, 0.00 - - I i t Grar,~ (max- 35000) for new and on-gang arts I OZO I too% 73,024 0.00 0 0, 0.00 Programs I 0,00 2 100`Ya 21,841 0.00 0 i 0 0.00 Umbrella for lord dan a COmmurtRy ! Seed money (aiwL S6CO) for new artists and I: 0.00 3 100% 8.000 0.00 0 0 0.00 o anizatlora _ Annual operadom subsidy. Though a high priority, BAC would like to see 844oCA continue to increase its i omide funding sauces and becorne less dependent on 01 0.00 1 100% 43,717 0.00 0 0' 0.00 fuMi 0 0.00 1 100% 45.246 0.50 0 0' 0.00 i 1 I i I m i 0.001 I 450.820.00 130 0.00: 0.00 ! I , I I + I 7 I I 1 I ~ I i • I ( I I I I i f ~ I I ! l mmmm=Ol - •SS~ I 06-Library-Arts Business Ran Budget 06-13-05 submitted' Arts template 2006-07 NARRATIVE BUDGET SUBMISSION ARTS DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Boulder Arts Commission is to further the development of a dynamic arts community by encouraging artistic innovation, collaboration, public art and organizational stability; to increase awareness of, participation in, and access to the arts as a community- wide resource; to promote multicultural expression and participation in the arts through support of diverse ethnic cultures and artistic aesthetics; to create opportunities for Boulder artists and arts organizations to participate successfully in their communities; to act as an advocate on behalf of the arts in the public and private sectors; and, to foster a creative cultural climate in the community. GUIDING PRINCIPLES OR INVESTMENT STRATEGY Guiding Principles: • To promote and encourage the development and public awareness of, and interest in, the fine and performing arts. • To advise the City Council in all matters relating to the artistic and cultural development of the city, to administer the city arts programs as provided by Council ordinance. 1.) Essential Services. The Arts services and programs offered do not meet the essential services definition as presented in the City Business Plan. 2.) Desirable Services. Desirable Arts services and programs contribute to the local economic vitality, help shape the identity of the community, attract creative talent and enhance the community's quality of life. 3.) Discretionary Services. Discretionary Arts services and programs enhance or expand desirable art programs or are programs that benefit a limited population or group. CITY COUNCIL GOALS Transportation - Transportation-related public art projects enhance mobility to maintain a livable community. Examples of completed and planned transportation public art projects include the underpass artwork on the east section of the College avenue, aesthetic elements integrated into the retaining wall between Colorado and Taft, and future enhancements to the pedestrian crossings in the north segment of 28`h Street. Affordable Housing - not applicable Environmental Sustainability - not applicable Economic Sustainability - The Arts Department offers services and programs that support the community's economic vitality through grants to community artists, public art services, and arts outreach functions. Community Sustainability - Direct grants to local artists help keep this diverse population living and working in Boulder. Additionally, many arts grants focus on serving special needs populations and at-risk youth. Arts education grants bring the arts to Boulder Valley school students allowing for a wide variety of enrichment opportunities. BUDGET POLICY ISSUES - None REVENUE ISSUES None Cage 1 of 1 Donna Gartenmann - Board vacancies From: Keith Richardson To: Gartenmann, Donna; Lopez, Diane Date: 6/30/2005 10:01 AM Subject: Board vacancies At the CAC meeting Monday night, Council decided to wait until mid-year recruitment to fill the vacancies in the Arts Commission and BOZABA (there are also vacancies in Housing Authority and UHGID that will be filled then.) Mid-year recruitment will begin at the end of August. Sometime around mid to late July I will be contacting you about the vacancies to prepare for the recruitment. If you have any questions feel free to give me a call at x3019. Thanks. Keith file://CADocurnents and SettingslDonnaG\Local Settings\TemplG'' 1OOO01.HTM 6/30/2005