Minutes - Arts Commission - 01/19/2001 u~ ✓
• Approved 2/21/01
Boulder Arts Commission
January 19, 2001
Main Library Meeting Room
Members Present: Also Present:
Don Berlin Donna Gartenmann
Erich Hill
Jude Landsman
Alan Rudy
Emily Wadhams
The grant deliberation meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m.
Grants proposals were reviewed. A summary of recommendations is attached. The
recommendations will be forwarded to City Council for final approval.
Guild Theater: Commission members discussed the future of the line item theater subsidy.
Gartenmann had been notified by Joan Bell that the Guild had dissolved. At the January 10
meeting, the Guild board voted to allow the Upstart Crow to assume financial responsibility,
• equipment and would be checking with the Dairy regarding the lease. Bell will be contacting the
Colorado Lawyers for the Arts regarding the change. With this information, the Commission
felt the theater subsidy could not be awarded to one theater group. The intent of the original
funding was rent subsidy for all theater organizations in Boulder. It was suggested that the
Commission could offer a theater rent subsidy based on the dance program that was initiated in
2000. This would allow all city based theater groups to participate and could be used for any
venue in Boulder. The process would be handled by the Arts Commission staff. Requests would
not exceed $1500.00 per applicant. A letter of intent from the venue with actual rent fees would
be required for each application. Rudy made a motion to allocate the $20,000.00 theater funds
for 2001 to all Boulder theater groups through a subsidy grant. This model would be reviewed
after the first year. Berlin seconded the motion which was approved unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m.