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Boulder Arts Commission Meeting Agenda
June 20, 2018
Boulder Creek Room, Main Library
1. CALL TO ORDER
Approval of Agenda
2. REVIEW OF MINUTES
May 16, 2018
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
4. PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
A. DISCUSSION: Public Art Social
B. DISCUSSION: Update on the 2018/19 Public Art Implementation Plan
5. GRANT PROGRAM
A. ACTION: Professional Development application follow up
B. ACTION: Grant Reports
1. Boulder MUSE, Expansion of Boulder MUSE, $3,000
C. DISCUSSION: Update on the Equity Grant Process
D. DISCUSSION: 2019 Grants Blueprint, Feedback on Key Areas for Improvements
6. MATTERS FROM COMMISSIONERS
7. MATTERS FROM STAFF
A. DISCUSSION: Questions About the Manager’s Memo
B. DISCUSSION: Update on the Artist Census
C. DISCUSSION: Draft Fellowship Program Structure and Timeline
8. ADJOURNMENT
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CITY OF BOULDER
BOULDER, COLORADO
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING
MINUTES
Name of Board/ Commission: Boulder Arts Commission
Date of Meeting: May 16, 2018 at the Main Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave.
Contact information preparing summary: Celia Seaton, 303-441-3206
Commission members present: Mark Villarreal, Felicia Furman, Devin Hughes, Erica Joos
Commission members absent: Kathleen McCormick
Grants Jury Members present:
Heather Beasley
Library staff present:
Matt Chasansky, Office of Arts & Culture Manager
Lauren Click, Coordinator, Grants
Mary Haan, Coordinator, Programs for Artists
Mandy Vink, Public Art Coordinator
David Farnan, Director
Celia Seaton, Administrative Specialist
City staff present:
Hannah Combs, Senior Budget Analyst
Type of Meeting: Regular
Agenda Item 1: Call to order and approval of agenda [0:00:30 Audio min.]
The meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m.
Villarreal: the agenda has changed. Commission Business moved from Item 4 to 6, the Grant Program section became Item
4, and Public Art action items was incorporated into Item 5. Furman wanted to include discussion on Melissa Fathman’s
letter under Item 7. Chasansky noted the additional need for approval of the minutes from the HRC joint meeting. Hughes
moved to approve the agenda as amended, Villarreal seconded, and all were in favor.
Agenda Item 2: Review of Minutes [0:02:30 Audio min.]
Item 2A, Approval of April 2018 Meeting Minutes
Villarreal asked for changes or addendums - there were none. Hughes made a motion to accept the April minutes, Furman
seconded, and all were in favor.
Item 2B, Approval of May 2018 Meeting Minutes for joint meeting with the Human Relations Commission
Hughes made a motion to accept the joint meeting minutes, Furman seconded, and all were in favor.
Agenda Item 3: Public comment [0.03.05 Audio min.]
Boulder Philharmonic’s Executive Director Katie Layman spoke. After hearing Chasansky discuss the cultural plan, she
wanted to become involved. She noted the formation of a side group of “landmark cultural organizations” (LCO) to discuss
needs, goals, and strategy among some of the larger-budget entities. Layman confirmed that the commissioners had
received letter. The LCO care about high-impact art being done in a stable, secure economic environment of ongoing
revenue support – they suggest an adjustment to the grants process. Though good for transparency, she believes this
intentionally egalitarian method can be problematic in that some applicants are like “apples and oranges.” The LCO asks
commission to reconsider the grants process by pulling out their organizations and offering them ongoing operational
support. Farnan questioned whether the LCO discussed how this distribution might mean that some groups will get less
funding albeit in stable increment. Layman said this wasn’t specifically discussed, however there is a sense of “what’s good
for one is good for all.” Villarreal questioned why eTown and BMoCA’s input wasn’t included – Layman said they haven’t
yet provided data. The request was only this past week; she apologized that all groups hadn’t had time yet to respond.
Joos: what sparked this alliance? Layman arrived after the formation, but her sense is that new executive directorships had
ushered in a newfound sense of collaboration. The LCO want to be a body working together on the solution as opposed to
being siloed. Joos: where did the funding part come in? Layman: the LCO is just requesting a redistribution of the current
funding, and then offering assistance in increasing it for all arts organizations (not just those included in the informal LCO).
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Hughes expressed appreciation of this collaborative philosophy with smaller art entities. Villarreal: our funding is as
tenuous as yours – we are all in the same boat. Joos stated that ensuring these artistic alliances is critical to the cultural
community of Boulder. Layman: we want to set an example. Joos: Leadership!
Agenda Item 4: Grant Program [0.12.45 Audio min.]
A. ACTION: Grant Reports
1. Colorado Film Society, BIFF 2018 Youth Pavilion/Cinema to Schools Program, $3,000 – Villarreal: they are
“busy, busy” and he was impressed. Furman moved that this commission accept the report as complete. Hughes
seconded, and all were in favor.
B. ACTION: Professional Development Grants
1. Arts Commission Discussion – Click indicated $16,867 of applications and $13,982 available in funding. The
scores from Round 2 were presented. Villarreal asked about any other available monies, desiring to fund all the
applicants. Chasansky clarified that these funds were chosen for redistribution, also noting administrative funds.
Villarreal made a motion to redirect available funds until the entire group of applicants could be funded. No
second. No one on the commission had felt comfortable with one applicant who had a 0 score. Villarreal said he
was comfortable with accepting applicants 3-19 (Perrin to Locke) who were all above a “1” score.
2. Commission Motion and Vote
Furman moved made a motion to award professional development that we provide grants to 3-19 (Perrin to
Locke), Hughes seconded, and the motion was unanimously approved. Joos then moved that if 20-22 respond to
the commission inquiries, their funding could be reconsidered. Villarreal seconded, and all were in favor.
Agenda Item 5: Public Art Action Items [0.23.09 Audio min.]
A. ACTION: Finalist Approval, Civic Area Temporary Project, Artist: H. Wilkins
Vink discussed the temporary projects already approved (Schlon and Tashakori). Helanius Wilkins was tasked
with providing more information - he did, and in March the project was approved with the request of regular
updates. A Bon Coeur aims at infusing Boulder with New Orleans culture and will be a part of CU Boulder’s
(UN)W.R.A.P. (allowing campus-city collaboration.) A second line procession down 11th Street will feature
zydeco, brass marching band, visual art, and stilts – this spine will be a physical representation of linkage tying the
civic area with CU. Also featured: a vinyl quilt embedded with iPads (fully waterproof, winking at the “rain or
shine” nature of New Orleans culture.) After the requested information had been received, it took a few more
months for the city’s wrap-up of ATB activities to ensure available funding. His previous request for $10,000 has
now increased to $15,000 due to the difficulty of an abbreviated schedule. Furman: are there other funds being
directed at this project? Vink: Yes, CU has provided some funds. The event date of September 23rd overlaps with
JLF so an even greater audience may be available. Villarreal made a motion whereby the commission approve that
this process was properly conducted and recommend that the proposal by the artist Helanius Wilkins advance to the
city manager for final approval via contracting. Joos seconded and all were in favor.
Vink asked for any advice or recommendations regarding this project. Villarreal asked about outreach publicity for
the event. Vink: CU’s in-house marketing school will assist and (UN)W.R.A.P. can also help spread the word on a
global level. The Office of Arts just got approved for an Instagram account to further generate buzz. Furman: is
Parks is already involved and supportive? Vink: yes, we’ve begun discussions.
B. ACTION: Finalist Approval, Colorado Underpasses, Artists: R. Fivian / R. Beegles and C. Braaksma
Vink discussed the distinction between urban design and public art. Some working definitions: urban design is an
enhancement to base infrastructure which has the goal of better addressing the criteria of that parent project’s
narrative through the tools of the designer. Public art, on the other hand, keeps the artist at the helm – the narrative
follows purely artistic pursuit. Villarreal liked placing the artist in the role of problem solver. Vink: federal
funding is so restrictive with reimbursement for anything that involves the word “art”. To meet federal guidelines
but still get jobs for artists, this pilot program of urban design was developed. Examples of urban design were
shown, such as Seoul’s Shinbanpo Underpass.
The two current projects for discussion are the 30th & CO Underpass and Foothills Underpass, both through City
of Boulder’s Transportation Department. The applicants were presented with a problem statement. Best at
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articulation, Rosie Fivian and Beegles considered the ground plain and entrance before even entering the
underpass. Concerns were cheap materials as well as the temporary vibrancy of the tulips. Carolyn Braaksma, out
of Denver, constructs a narrative of the environment/community in a massive scale. Villarreal: City Council loves
murals – and this is a “step beyond murals.” She looks like a key step to something new. Braaksma is married to a
civil/structural engineer, so she understands material nuances like concrete upkeep. Negatives: lighting and ground
plain were not addressed. A third option, Tomecek Studios’ Traffic Light, envisioned perforating the asphalt to
bring natural light down to subterranean spheres. Though Villarreal noted the high level of elegance in Tomecek’s
presentation, there were technical maintenance issues like graffiti removal, also not physically feasible to construct.
Ultimately final decision was to award two different artists: Rosie Fivian and Ransom Beegles got 30th and Carolyn
Braaksma got Foothills. Though separate projects, ideas can merge – e.g., elaborate entranceways by Fivian and
Beegles with Braaksma’s innovative walls. Villarreal said he thought they seemed aligned. Joos questioned the
feasibility of collaboration with the chronological staggering. Vink: we discussed this in the interviews and they
were all in favor of joining forces despite the 6-month gap.
Furman motioned to approve that this process was properly conducted and recommend that that this finalist
package advance to the city manager for final approval. Hughes seconded, and all were in approval.
Agenda Item 6: Commission Business [0.55.55 Audio min.]
A. DISCUSSION: Joint Meeting with HRC, May 7 – Joos reported her impression that the meeting was very
successful in bridging two very different organizations within the city. Clay was a helpful mediator. Mutual
education opportunity for the BAC and the HRC. Concrete steps were made moving forward to mutually support
the community such as monies set aside by the commission for an equity grant to help fund Indigenous Peoples
Day - beyond matching, the contribution will more than double funding. Villarreal: great meeting, excitement
about the education moving forward. Chasansky felt it was very productive and achieved clear next steps. The
HRC will review the statement on cultural equity and anti-bias cultural competency training will be pursued. After
discussion with Carmen Atilano, the recommendation is for an enhancement grant for their RFP. Honoring their
process, funds will be to assist them with the goals of the cultural plan in mind. Chasansky: “we should add the
least to their process while still evaluating it. What questions do we want to expose through the learning process?”
Vink outlined: 1. Arts Commission does not alter the HRC’s RFP, other than addition of arts component box, 2.
AC shall appoint two representatives to join HRC at the decision meeting as advisors, but not voting entities, 3.
These grants will be by formula, and 4. $10,000 is divided equally between the HRC grantees that fall within that
category. Villarreal: “involving a tribal nation means that we will be involving a tribal council – we won’t weigh
in on the competency of the art.” Nodding approval of this by the group, all in favor (McCormick’s assent
indicated via email). Joos volunteered to attend July 16th along with Furman.
B. DISCUSSION/ACTION: Liaison and Board Appointments – Chasansky: usually, this is done in March but we
had packed agendas and McCormick was reappointed so there was no need to make changes; that said, he doesn’t
want to dismiss the discussion of the liaison positions. McCormick mentioned in her email that she is happy to
continue with the Colorado Music Festival and the NoBo Art District and that she would also speak to the Boulder
Philharmonic and Boulder Ensemble Theater Company. The group honored McCormick’s two requests. In a
swap, Hughes will take greater Boulder Youth Orchestra and Joos will take eTown. Liaison/Board appointments
are by lease agreement for Dairy Arts Center, BMoCA, CVB by charter. Furman is happy to stick with the Dairy,
Hughes with BMoCA, and Chasansky with CVB, respectively. Villarreal moves that these appointments go
forward. Joos seconded, and all were in favor.
Agenda Item 7: Matters from Commissioners [1.15.22 Audio min.]
A. 2018 Grants Program Debrief and Appreciation to Panel Members – Beasley was presented with a trophy of
appreciation and Chasansky spoke to what an important part of the conversation the panelists were. Chasansky
will ask the other absent panelists to provide any feedback through email.
Villarreal discussed his discomfort with Nii Armah Sowah’s active presentation involving group performance.
Commission rules don’t permit handouts or extra materials from potential grantees, and this group singing seemed
to blur the lines of this fair playing field. To Villarreal, Nii Armah Sowah’s ability to provide more that the others
seemed unjust. Hughes: because it “pulls on our heartstrings?” Where do we draw the line? Some people bring up
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kids. People should use their three minutes as they choose. Joos: another person did a monologue from her play.
Villarreal stated that Nii Armah Sowah had the chance to do a full-blown performance, reaffirming his impression
of an unfair advantage. He is concerned about precedent – “it turns into another animal later.”
Beasley noted that she felt far too many people were giving high scores and she thought 4 or lower necessitated
explanation. Villarreal: 6 or lower must be explained. Hughes: 5 or below should require explanation – the
commission doesn’t have to decide tonight but should establish a hardline boundary. Click: we have 3 meetings to
review the process. She asked that these thoughts and concerns be relayed to her for future discussion.
Beasley put forth three suggestions. 1. Adding space for applicant budget explanation, 2. Making marketing plans
explicit in the community project submission statement, and 3. Collecting demographic reports, if awarding is
based on expected attendees and accessibility. This is a public accountability piece and would ensure that intended
consequences are being delivered. The final reports could be part of public meeting packets.
Villarreal raised another precedent concern – people applying for grants when they haven’t completed their project
that was funded the previous year. “You don’t take on something new without completing what you’ve started.”
Joos questioned the reasoning behind asking applicants to be present for the whole meeting as this seemed
disheartening for those that weren’t awarded funding. Chasansky: the problem occurred because it was set up with
last year’s process in mind. Sequencing can be reconceptualized. Hughes: if we know there will be so many
applicants, maybe we should clear the agenda of everything else and just concentrate on the grants funding. Click: I
don’t see the number of people shrinking. Suggestion of interim meetings. Hughes: staff could do a little more
pre-screening and elimination to condense those meetings. The applicants pitch, leave, and allow the commission
and panel to score. This would better respect potential grantee’s time.
Regarding Melissa Fathman’s letter to the commissioners from the LCO, Furman stated that this “apples and
oranges” point is a valid concern. Do larger organizations get ignored because we figure they have the grant
writers and other resources already in their cadre? Chasansky then spoke to the decade-long history. BMoCA, the
Dairy, and the Museum of Boulder all had operational funding from the city. It was then decided that unreviewed
funding shouldn’t be the principle moving forward. After discussion with the 3 groups, a grant restructuring
allowed BMoCA and the Dairy’s operational funding to become included in the competitive grants process. For 3
years, they’d be grandfathered in with support as the city wanted to ensure a smooth transition. Thus, 3 of the 7
have received operational support in a noncompetitive manner and the proposal is a departure from what was
decided in the past. Furman: we want staff to research the idea further and see what kinds of options are available.
Joos: when asked earlier about funding, Layman emphasized the alliance-building. Chasansky stated that he
believes their motives aren’t about increasing funding immediately; the proposal creates circumstances that will
allow this to happen without competition in the future. Villarreal: what is the fear of competition? Furma n stated
that the apple and orange analogy means an unfair playing field for the smaller organizations competing with these
larger bodies for funding, recognizing the variance in budgets. Farnan: they are offering to work together to raise
more money for the arts which is the most meritorious piece of their proposal. Villarreal: we need more
information. Chasansky: more details at the next meeting. The group took a short break at this time.
Agenda Item 8: Matters from Staff [1.53.15 Audio min.]
A. Questions About the Manager’s Memo – none
B. DISCUSSION: 2019 Budget – Farnan spoke to the city’s expected 2019 shortfalls and the library’s task of
proposing cuts. Combs was present to answer any budgetary questions. Farnan: for the Arts and Culture budget,
only 30% is personnel (compared to most city departments’ 70%). There will be non-personnel cut proposals. The
commission was asked to prioritize. Furman suggested the first cut be to the slush fund of ticket money ($7,000).
Furman: “are we needing to look at the grants?” Farnan: everything needs to be considered - this will be long-
term. The least impact to the public, the better. Two-thirds of the Arts budget goes directly to the public.
Furman’s gut feeling: “not to impact the grants.” Villarreal: taking monies from operational support grant bucket
makes sense; the last thing to take from would be those smaller grants. The largest pool of money will have the
biggest impact as opposed to removing the same percentage across the board. Furman felt Boulder Arts Week
would be first program to be defunded as she feels it has less positive impact for artists than the grants. Joos asked
to view the budget; Combs stated that it is all online. Chasansky offered to send her the piece pertinent to the Arts
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office. As the group wanted a visual for discussion, Combs presented the Library & Arts department detail page
for the commissioners to view; they discussed the figures and their meaning. The group expressed the need for
more time for consideration. Farnan noted that proposals would occur before the next Arts Commission meeting
with the EBT. September’s study session will be followed by the 2nd reading likely in October. Villarreal inquired
about other city departments and Combs stated that they are also being tasked with this scenario build around a
percentage increase and decrease. The city’s budget group is still watching revenues closely to make sure we put
forth appropriate reductions. Farnan: an optimistic goal is to have a flat budget, although the library will be putting
forth some requests and some reductions as tasked. The scenario asks are not insignificant. Chasansky: we will
keep you informed as things progress throughout the year. The group thanked Combs for visiting.
Agenda Item 9: Adjournment [02.14.10 Audio min.]
There being no further business to come before the commission at this time, the meeting was adjourned.
Date, time, and location of next meeting:
The next Boulder Arts Commission meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the Boulder Creek
Room at the Main Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, CO 80302.
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TO: Members of the Boulder Arts Commission
FROM: Matt Chasansky, City of Boulder Office of Arts + Culture
DATE: June 15, 2018
SUBJECT: Manager’s Update for the Boulder Arts Commission Meeting
on June 20, 2018
1. Notes on the June Agenda
> 4A, Public Art Social – In Attachment One, please find a flyer for the Public Art Social, June 29 and 30 in the Civic Area. This
extensive outreach event includes many activities:
- Cubicule: A camera obscura tent created by Ethan Jackson, sited immediately west of the Main Boulder Public
Library. June 29 and 30, 9 am - 11 pm.
- Sound Walk: join Katie Shlon in exploration of her Trees Harp and Wind Harps. The sound walk and sonic
meditations are guided by certified Deep Listening practitioner, Jane Rigler. June 29, 3 - 4:30 pm.
- 5x5 Presentations: Rapid-fire talks in 5 minutes and 5 slides by artists creating the new work for Boulder’s Civic
Area. June 29, 5 - 6:30 pm in the Canyon Theater.
- Atmo: A sound-reactive video project by Ethan Jackson, with an improvisational performance by Farrell Lowe, at
the Bandshell. June 29 and 30, 8 - 11 pm.
- Spires: Touch-sensitive light-based sculptures by Dispersion just south of the Bandshell. June 29 and 30, 8 - 11 pm.
- Trees Harp and Wind Harps by Katie Shlon: performances by Katie Shlon, Fiona Small, and Farrell Lowe using
instruments created from the ash tree wood in the Civic Area. Near the Kids Fishing Pond. June 30 at 8 am, 9 am,
and 10 am
- Civic Area Public Art Tours: guided tours to view temporary public art projects and get a sneak peek of forthcoming
projects. June 30, Noon and 6:30 pm. Meet at the Boulder Public Library Canyon Gallery entrance
Staff will provide a presentation about the Public Art Social during the meeting. More information is at the Public Art Social
website. Please help us spread the word and engage the community on the value of public art.
> 5C, Update on the Equity Grant Process – In Attachment Two, please find the final Request for Proposals and a timeline for
the Human Relations Commission Indigenous People’s Day Request for Proposals (RFP). The RFP will be released in the
coming week; please feel free to share it with your network. During the meeting, staff will refer to the timeline and RFP.
> 5D, 2019 Grants Blueprint, Feedback on Key Areas for Improvements – Staff will be looking for advice from members of the
commission to prioritize improvements for the 2019 grants cycle. This is a critical discussion as we enter the second phase
of the Community Cultural Plan, and the next round of General Operating Support grants. The following categories of
proposals will be discussed:
- General Operating Support grant categories
- Eligibility for applicants with outstanding reports
- Keeping meetings on time
- Eligibility of applications with capital construction
- Access to applications and reports
- Professional development grant policies
- Presentation policies
- Rubric and scoring
> 7C, Draft Fellowship Program Structure and Timeline – The goal of this discussion will be for commissioners to provide
feedback on the draft structure of the pilot Fellowship program as staff finalizes and launches the project. Draft documents
can be found in Attachment Three. It is also recommended that you review this recommendation in the Community
Cultural Plan, found on pages 34 and 75-76.
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2. Minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Human Relations and Arts Commissions
At their June meeting, the members of the Human Relations Commission approved the minutes of the joint meeting of May 7,
2018, which had previously been approved by the Arts Commission. The final minutes are in Attachment Four.
3. Commission Correspondence
In Attachment Five, please find copies of email correspondence received by the Boulder Arts Commission during the period
between the publication of the April and June 2018 packets.
4. Staff Updates
Staff is currently attending the American’s for the Arts annual convention in Denver. Congratulations to Mary Mattingly whose
project for Experiments in Public Art, Everything At Once, received a Public Art Year in Review Award.
Work continues on the 2019 division budget.
Staff continues to support the team coordinating the Community, Culture, and Safety Tax.
Staff continues to work on the Cultural Asset Map project.
Work continues on outreach for the Community Cultural Plan “Refresh”. Online surveys are now available at the website:
boulderarts.org/cultural-plan. Please help us spread the word and maximize feedback to guide the next phase of the Cultural
Plan.
Staff continues to support the Parks and Recreation Department in planning efforts for the Civic Area and Harbeck House.
> Grants and Programs for Organizations
A Cultural Organizations Summit was held on May 22. Thanks to the Shambala Center for hosting. Topics included the
Cultural Plan Refresh and the NoBo Art District.
Three sponsorships were approved:
- Boulder County Arts Alliance for their Business of the Arts workshops: $5,000.
- The Boulder Creative Collective for gallery space renovations: $3,913.25.
- The Museum of Boulder for regional marketing and event production related to the opening of their permanent
exhibit: $2,000.
The following Rental Assistance Grant reports were approved prior to the meeting:
- 3rd Law Dance / Theater, Un-Still Life from April 10 to 15, 2018, Venue – Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, Season Finale concert on May 6, 2018, Venue – Macky Auditorium, $1,000
- Jihad Milem, Mosque: a staged reading on May 20, 2018, Venue – Studio 9190 at Naropa University, $313.00
- Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, “A Song for Swans” on April 7, 2018 and “West Side Story” on April 28, 2018,
Venue – Macky Auditorium, $1,000
- Boulder Chamber Orchestra, Family Concert on May 4, 2018, Venue – Macky Auditorium, $1,000
- Boulder Ballet, Giselle from May 15 to May 20, 2018, Venue – Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
- Future Arts Foundation, Bluebird Music Festival on April 21, 2018, Venue – Macky Auditorium, $1,000
In Attachment Six, please find an updated cultural grants program 2018 budget.
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> Public Art Program
Public Art Commissioning Updates:
- Experiments in Public Art 1.0: Ethan Jackson – Fabrication; Installation June 29 – 30
- Civic Area Temporary Commission (Dispersion): On display
- Civic Area Temporary Commission (Katie Shlon/Tree Harps): Design; Installation June 17 – 30; Katie Shlon will
be in Boulder for her residency June 3 – 30 with workshops included in the Public Art Social.
- Civic Area Temporary Commission (Parisa Tashakori/Yarn Fence): Contracting. Anticipated for Sep 2018.
- Civic Area Temporary Commission (Helanius Wilkins/A Bon Coeur): Contracting. Anticipated for Sep 23, 2018.
- Civic Area: 11th St. Spine Signature Artwork: Final Design. Adam Kuby: http://www.adamkuby.com
- University Hill: Pre-Selection Kick off May 2018; This project has a collaborative opportunity with CU’s CEDaR
program and updates have been integrated into draft 2018 Update to the Public Art Implementation Plan.
- North Broadway: Contracting. Sharon Dowell: http://sharondowell.com
- Arapahoe Underpass: Final Design. Michelle Sparks http://michellemsparks.com. This project will be reviewed
by Greenways Advisory Committee June 28.
- 30th and Colorado Underpass: Contracting. Rosie Fivian and Ransom Beegles.
- Foothills Underpass: Contracting. Carolyn Braaksma.
- CAGID Garage Art Public Art Program: Pre-Selection.
Community-Initiated Projects Updates:
- US Cycling Monument: Pre-Approval Process
- Nobel Circle Monument: Pre-Approval Process (Approved LOI)
Work continues on the annual Capital Improvements budget process to inform the Public Art Implementation Plan for new
projects in the coming years.
> Programs for Artists
Work continues on the Creative Neighborhoods Artist Mural Program. Applications for the roster have closed: 68 artists were
accepted. Staff is still accepting applications for property owners through June 28. Visit the Creative Neighborhoods website
for more information.
Data collection from the survey phase of the Artist Census is complete. Planning has begun for the second phase involving focus
groups and final analyzation of all data and information.
Work continues on the pilot Fellowship Program. Next steps will be discussed during the meeting.
Mark your calendars for the 2nd Professional Artist Forum of 2018:
Wed, July 11, 9:30 – 11 a.m. in the Boulder Creek Room of the Main Boulder Library.
Topics for discussion include a listening session with artists and venue managers around cost of doing business and needs for
studios and rehearsal space, the Cultural Plan “refresh,” and basic information on the artist census including next steps. Please
join us and help us spread the word. RSVP@culturalplan.org.
> NoBo Art District and Creative Economy Programs
The June meeting of the NoBo Art District Community Coordinating Committee was canceled.
The NoBo Art District Organization’s districting study continues. The consultants are completing survey and focus group results
in development of recommendations, to be presented in July.
Staff has begun conversations with the Community Vitality and Finance Departments on the possibility of creating a loan or loan
incentive program for venue and office space issues.
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Attachment One
Public Art Social Flyer
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Attachment Two
Indigenous People’s Day RFP, Final
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Attachment Three
Draft Fellowship Program Documents
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Attachment Four
Final Meeting Minutes for the Joint Meeting, May 7, 2018
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Attachment Five
Commission Correspondence
From: Seaton, Celia
To: Devin Hughes; Erica Joos; Felicia Furman; Kathleen McCormick; Mark Villarreal
Cc: Chasansky, Matthew; Farnan, David
Subject: Items for your consideration in advance of tomorrow"s meeting
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 12:13:00 PM
Attachments: RE_ BAC Meeting Agenda.pdf
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05.07.18 BAC Extended Minutes.pdf
Good Afternoon, Commissioners!
I am sending along a couple items for your attention before the meeting tomorrow night.
Kathleen’s email - she wanted you to have her opinions to consider prior to the meeting
Minutes from the May 7th joint meeting with the HRC – your approval of these will be asked
for in agenda item 2 during tomorrow’s meeting
A note: this email will be included in the June meeting packet for the public record.
Thanks and look forward to seeing you tomorrow,
Celia
Celia Seaton
Administrative Specialist II
O: 303.441.3106
seatonc@boulderlibrary.org
Boulder Public Library – Administration Office
1001 Arapahoe Ave. | Boulder, CO 80302
www.boulderlibrary.org
www.bouldercolorado.gov
From: Melissa Fathman
To: flynvartranch@comcast.net; F Furman; fonthead1@gmail.com; devin@devinpatrickhughes.com;
ekrjoos@gmail.com
Cc: Seaton, Celia; Chasansky, Matthew
Subject: Request for Discussion on Community Cultural Plan
Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 11:48:09 AM
Attachments: Boulder Arts Commission letter.docx Cultural Landmark Orgs Stats and Collaborations.docx
Dear Members of the Boulder Arts Commission,
A few months ago, Matt Chasansky began a listening tour asking leaders of various arts and culture
organizations to provide feedback with regard to the current Community Cultural Plan. In response to this
request, a group of leaders representing Boulder's larger organizations assembled to share perspectives,
challenges and possible solutions with one another. On behalf of our group, I am attaching a letter that outlines
our collective viewpoint with the hope that you will include a discussion about our suggestions on today's
meeting agenda. We have enjoyed working with one another on this and want to do our part in ushering in
continued and sustained artistic vibrancy for the Boulder community.
Thank you for your kind consideration.
All my best,
Melissa
--
Melissa Fathman
Executive Director
ATTACHMENTS:
Arts Commission June 2018 Packet: 23
Boulder Arts Commission
City of Boulder
Dear Members of the Commission,
As requested by Matt Chasansky, we would like to provide feedback on the potential refresh of the Community Cultural
Plan. We represent some of Boulder’s largest arts and cultural organizations. Many of us have cultivated deep roots,
spanning decades of service, and have helped established Boulder as a national arts and culture destination. We are
catalysts for emerging arts and culture programs, as well as partners with the business community and educational and
social service programs throughout the city.
Like the City of Boulder, we are feeling economic pressures that are impacting our programming and our ability to
make free and low-price events and programs accessible to all corners of our community. Given the likelihood these
pressures will continue, we would like to work with BAC to create an ongoing, secure source of revenue for Boulder’s
most established arts organizations that is not tied to specific projects, capital improvements, or a traditional granting
process.
Proposal
We ask that BAC consider creating a new granting structure that would provide non-competitive operational support to
large-scale arts and cultural institutions, while continuing to provide programmatic support for artists, scholars,
historians, and smaller organizations. The percentage of the funding pool currently going to larger organizations would
remain the same, with no change to available funding for smaller organizations.
In exchange for guaranteed support from the Commission, we offer our energy and leadership to jointly accomplish the
following goals:
1. Establish criteria to determine which large organizations qualify as “cultural landmarks,” making them eligible to
receive routine operational support and removing them from the existing competitive grants process;
2. Work with BAC to restructure the grant process, including determining what per cent of funding would be allocated
to cultural landmark organizations, and on what basis the funds would be allocated (e.g., operating budget, tickets
sold, etc.);
3. Serve as initial members of an ongoing working group, along with the Office of Arts and Culture and other
stakeholders, to increase funding available for all arts and culture organizations, with a long-term goal of reaching
1% of the City budget.
Benefits
We know that dollars invested by the City in Landmark organizations yield high financial and cultural dividends. Arts and
cultural organizations are proven economic generators, attracting businesses and high-quality jobs, enhancing
education, and enriching the lives of all citizens (see attached infographic on the combined economic impact of the arts
organizations signing this letter). Consistent, reliable operational support for cultural landmark organizations from the
City of Boulder will:
• Help support the resiliency and sustainability of these important economic generators;
• Increase the vibrancy of Boulder’s cultural destinations: the lively mix of museums, performance venues, events,
districts, studios, maker spaces, and other facilities that make Boulder an enticing place to visit, live, play, and work;
• Make it possible to continually improve access and make events and programs increasingly affordable.
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We are all deeply appreciative of the support we have received from the City. We know that you share our dream of a
more vibrant and engaged arts community in Boulder, and we hope to work in tandem with BAC so we may continue to
serve the many thousands of arts supporters who benefit from our bringing the best of arts and culture to Boulder.
Sincerely,
Boulder International Film Festival
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Colorado Chautauqua Association
The Dairy Center for the Arts
eTown
The Museum of Boulder
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Recent Collaborative Projects by Cultural Landmark Organizations:
Boulder International Film Festival
The Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF). All editions of the Festival have been critical and box-office successes and
have featured 700 films from around the world and over 250,000 attendances, since the first festival in 2005.
The CFS Educational Outreach Program offers free programs for students and has reached 12,500 students in the BVSD
through the BIFF Youth Pavilion, Cinema to Schools and the Youth Advisory Council. We reached 1,055 students at BIFF
2018. The BIFF Youth Advisory Council also teaches a 4-week course on filmmaking to diverse students at a local middle
school.
The Senior Outreach Program includes free admissions for low-income seniors to BIFF. The CFS also offers free tickets to
senior centers for BIFF and holds 8-10 free screenings of films at local senior centers year round. We have reached an
estimated 8,500 seniors with our free programs and expect to reach 1,100 seniors in 2018.
We partner with local groups on a film at BIFF in our Call2Action Program (8-12 organizations each year), as well as
highlight various arts organizations throughout BIFF. Call2Action partners have included organizations such as
Community Food Share, One Action-One Boulder, MESA (Moving to End Sexual Assault), and The Thorne Ecological
Institute. To date, we have partnered nearly 150 times at the Festival with local groups for the Call2Action Program. In
addition, arts organization collaborations at BIFF have included the Boulder Fringe Festival, Boulder Museum of
Contemporary Art, Adventure Film Festival, Boulder Philharmonic, eTown Hall, Frequent Flyers, and Boulder Arts Week,
among others. We also partner with the BVSD on the BIFF Youth Pavilion and Cinema to Schools and utilize 4-5 interns
from CU each year.
Besides free screening opportunities for students and seniors, we also offer free admission for various organizations
which have included Bronco TJ Ward’s Foundation (which empowers young people in under privileged communities),
CASA, which serves abused and neglected children, and the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado. Free events accessible to
all during BIFF include a Singer/Songwriter showcase highlighting local musicians, a Virtual Reality Pavilion, a Music &
Film Panel featuring local musicians, and performances in our Talkback Tent highlighting local artists, poets, dancers, and
musicians.
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
● Frequent Flyers, joint performance at SHIFT Festival, Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. (April 2017)
● OSMP partnership, combining nature hikes with music, ongoing
● Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, Midori residency and joint commissioning project with Boulder
composer Dan Kellogg (Nov. 2018)
● CU internship program, 4-6 interns yearly
● Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Subscription concert (April 2018)
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Colorado Chautauqua Association
Music
● The Colorado Music Festival
● Z2 Entertainment
● CU RAP Lab
Dance
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● Colorado Hip Hop Collective
● Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
● Ballets with a Twist
Children
● Arts in the Open
● Public Works Theatre Company
● Boulder Valley School District
● Stories on Stage
● Wild Bear Ecology Center
● Watson University
History
● University of Colorado
● Historic Boulder
● Heritage Roundtable
● State Historical Foundation
● Colorado Historical Fund
Education
● Impact on Education
● The University of Colorado
● Conference on World Affairs
● Watson University
● Rocky Mountain Rescue Group
● NCAR
● NIST
● Southwest Research Institute
● Lockheed Martin
● Boulder Book Store
● CU Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
● Latino Task Force of Boulder County
● Ball Aerospace
● Boulder High School
Seniors
● ArtReach Community Tickets Program
● Circle of Care’s Elder Enrichment program
● The Academy
Other
● SCFD
● TedX
● Ignite Boulder
● Via Mobility Services
● New Vista High School
Dairy Arts Center (The Dairy Center for the Arts)
● Four full-length co-productions: “Conviction” and “A Tale of a Tiger” in collaboration with Maya
Productions (live theater productions), a special event titled “Dance at the Dairy” in collaboration with Boulder
Ballet, and “Story Books on Stage” in collaboration with Stories on Stage
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● Music at the Dairy collaborations on concert productions and events: 3rd Law Dance Theater, Frequent
Flyers, Off the Hook Arts, Opera Colorado, One Action/Immigration, BoldeReach, and Pathfinder Center, a
community based refuge for victims of human trafficking
● Annual Boulder Valley School District Visual Arts Exhibition featuring works of over 150 students and
teachers. Opening reception includes a runway show by hair art and esthetics students in the CTE programs at
Arapahoe Ridge High School
● Visual Art Exhibition featuring work by Imagine! clients - Imagine! is a not-for-profit organization that
supports individuals of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities
● Additional Visual Art Exhibition collaborations have featured works from El Centro AMISTAD, Boulder
Potter's Guild, History of the Visual Arts in Boulder Project (HOVAB), Handweaver's Guild of Boulder, Studio
Arts Boulder, Pottery Lab, Front Range Contemporary Quilters
● Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration of music and visual art in partnership & collaboration
with El Centro AMISTAD of Boulder (400 attendees), an organization founded to create opportunities and
programs that promote education, health, and quality of life for the Latino community in Boulder County
● “Theatre Made in Boulder” - a theater festival co-presented by the Dairy, Maya Productions, and
Goddess Here Productions, focusing on questions of race, gender and disability in the world generated by
local artists
● “Inclusion - A Weekend of Hip Hop” - co-presented a weekend long hip hop celebration in collaboration
with Streetside Dance (sold out all performances)
● “Hope Lives” - one-night collaboration with BoldeReach and Pathfinder Center focusing on human
trafficking and domestic violence; presented works of visual art, music, spoken word, and dance
● Partnership with Bridge House to help individuals transition out of homelessness through paid facilities
jobs and catering for our lobby cafe
● Kids at the Dairy collaborations with local arts organizations including Boulder Bach Festival,
Imagination Makers Theater Company, McTeggart Irish Dancers, Boulder Ballet, The Catamounts, Barrio E',
Frequent Flyer Productions, Parlando School for the Arts, Kutandara Center, 3rd Law Dance/Theater, and
Clementine Studio, Streetside Dance, Grupo Chegando La, Peter Davison, Gregg Tobo, Acoustic Eidolon, and
Opera Colorado; collaboration with Boulder Bookstore to offer discount on books used for the Kids at the Dairy
program
● CU internship program, 2 interns yearly
eTown
The Museum of Boulder
Statistics on Community Impact
Boulder International Film Festival
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
● Free Community Concert, annually each spring (1200+ attendance)
● Over 1000 free tickets to subscription concerts annually, distributed to social service agencies,
educators, students, young musicians, cultural organizations
● 4000 school children served in Discovery Concerts annually
● In-school programs at 24+ Boulder and Denver schools annually
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Colorado Chautauqua Association
Economic Impact
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In 2017, the Colorado Chautauqua produced or hosted 144 cultural and educational programs, with total
attendance exceeding 47 thousand patrons. Although CCA does not specifically track the number of Boulder
residents in attendance at each program, estimates based upon ticket sales data suggest that approximately
45-50% of all ticket purchasers live within the City of Boulder.
Last year, CCA provided free programs to over 10,000 people, including nearly 5,000 complimentary tickets,
plus an estimated 6,000 people who sat outside the Auditorium for concerts. In addition CCA provided reduced
rates or free rentals for over 150 events in support of nonprofit groups, governmental entities and educational
organizations.
According to the City of Boulder’s Arts and Economic Prosperity Calculator, which calculates the economic
impact of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations and their audiences, CCA’s direct spending of nearly $5.4M,
combined with more than 47,000 tickets sold in 2017, generated:
● 178 full time equivalent jobs
● $4.4m of household income
● $1.2m of audience spending
● $166k of local tax revenue
● $156k of state tax revenue
Colorado Music Festival
CCA leases the Auditorium, Community House, office space and green room space to CMF at substantially
reduced rates, making it possible for CMF to bring six continuous weeks (23 concerts and 40 rehearsals) of
world class classical music to nearly 16,000 patrons each summer. Additionally, an average of 125 non-paying
attendees listen on the lawn outside of the auditorium, for an additional 2,875 non-ticketed attendees per
concert. Typically, 8 or so rehearsals are also free and open to the public during the summer. The total impact
to CCA of subsidizing CMF operations is estimated at approximately $100k per year.
Z2 Entertainment
Named the Best Summer Music Series in the Denver Area last year, Chautauqua’s Summer Concert Series
brings an eclectic mix of entertainers to the Boulder community. More than half of our audience comes from
outside Boulder, generating significant audience spending in the City of Boulder. In addition to nearly 20,000
paid ticket holders, CCA estimates an average of 200 non-paying attendees listen on the lawn outside of the
auditorium, for an additional 3,125 non-ticketed attendees per concert.
Boulder Valley School District
Third Grade Field Trip
In 2017, CCA hosted approximately 180 third-grade students from Flatirons Elementary, Whittier Elementary
and the Wild & Free homeschool group, an initiative designed to nurture young historians and create new
stewards of Chautauqua. In coming years, CCA plans to expand this popular field trip, which was awarded a
Local History Award from the Boulder Heritage Roundtable, to a growing list of schools in the Boulder Valley
School District and beyond.
New Vista
Each year, CCA hosts the graduation ceremony for New Vista High School in our Auditorium.
Boulder High School
CCA is partnering with Boulder High School to present Mountainfilm for Students, an educational and
entertaining playlist of 5-10 documentary shorts.
Impact on Education
CCA supports Impact on Education’s annual fundraiser, with lodging and ticket contributions.
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Although CCA does not specifically track the number of children or youth in attendance at each event, we
estimate that more than 1,500 children under 12 were served in 2017 at programs including concerts, science
talks, children's theater, CMF's Young People's Concerts, and Arts in the Open hiking plays. This does not
include passive attendance in the park at children's events including weekly Meadow Music produced by the
City of Boulder, or commercial day and adventure camps on the Green, produced by other entities and
coordinated with the City of Boulder.
Dairy Arts Center (The Dairy Center for the Arts)
● Provides subsidized office rent for 6 arts organizations: 3rd Law Dance/Theater, Boulder Ballet, Boulder
County Arts Alliance, EcoArts Connections, the Parlando School for the Arts, and Stories on Stage ($166,000
subsidy)
● Provides theater rentals at below market rates ($60,000 subsidy)
● Provides gallery exhibition space to artists with no exhibition fees ($18,500 subsidy)
● Provides ongoing visual art exhibitions, open 7 days a week, free to the community (a $100,000 cost to
us)
● July 2017 - March 2018 STATS
○ Boedecker Cinema Theater
■ Occurrences: 726
■ Total Patron Attendance: 29,592
○ Galleries (Lectures, Workshops, and Events)
■ Occurrences: 21
■ Total Patron Attendance: 1,945
○ Galleries (Daily Visitors)
■ Occurrences: 360
■ Total Patron Attendance: approx. 60,000
○ Dairy Produced Programming
■ Occurrences: 782
■ Total Patron Attendance: 31,397
○ Rentals
■ Occurrences: 260
■ Total Patron Attendance: 24,005
eTown
Museum of Boulder 2017 Program Partners
Youth Programming Partners:
· Boulder Public Library
· Bldg 61 – Boulder Public Library
· CU Science Discovery
· CU Heritage Center
· Tactile Picture Book Project
· Build a Better Book Project
· CU ATLAS
· Rocky Mountain Center for the Blind
· Community Foundation
· Youth Opportunities Advisory Board
· Women’s Health Center: SHAPE
Education partners:
· BVSD
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· Museum Educator’s Roundtable
· Denver Evaluation Network
· Two Rivers Working Group
Education Advisory Committee partners:
· Community Montessori
· Heatherwood Elementary
· Monarch Elementary
· Superior Elementary
Events partners:
· Mapleton Porch Fest
· Longmont Latinx Festival
· Maker Boulder
· Walker Ranch Heritage Day
· Bands on the Bricks
· Farmer’s Market
Exhibit Development Partners:
· Northern Arapaho Council of Elders
· Northern Arapaho Tribal Historic Preservation Office
· Boulder County Latino History Project
· Rocky Flats Cold War Museum
· City of Boulder
· NIST
· National Air and Space Museum
· NASA
· High Altitude Observatory
· UCAR
· NCAR
· INSTAAR
· Sievers Biotech
· Ball Aerospace
· LASP
· Reality Garage
· NOAA
· Sphero
· Twitter Boulder
· Google
· MicroMotion
· Space Science Institute
· National Center for Interactive Learning
· Rocky Mountain Rescue Group
· Spyder
· Children’s Museum of Denver
· Carnegie Branch of the Boulder Public Library
· Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
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Adult Program Partners:
· Book Arts League - Letterpress Workshop
· Native American Rights Fund - Niwot Gathering partner
· Boulder Public Library – Film Screening
· Madelife – Community Talks
· Elevations Credit Union – History talks
· University of Colorado – Student interns and Guest Curators
· Conference on World Affairs – Art Exhibit and Panel
· KGNU – Anniversary Exhibit
· Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks – Art Exhibit
· Colorado Sports Hall of Fame – Annual Awards Event
· Boulder Rotary Club – Presidents’ Reception
· CU History Department – Becoming American Program
· CU Museum of Natural History
· CU Art Museum
· CU Heritage Center
· Mountain Plains Museum Association
· Colorado Wyoming Museum Association
Museum Displays at Other Locations:
· Gold Hill Museum
· Broomfield Depot Museum
· Hotel Boulderado
Museum of Boulder 2017 by the numbers:
· 17,370 people served through outreach activities
· 6,000 people visited Museum of Boulder exhibits at other venues
· 1,130 attended Museum of Boulder adult programs
· 3,250 K-12 students participated in Museum of Boulder programs
· 1,500 people visited the Harbeck House
From: Vink, Mandy
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2018 1:25 PM
To: ekrjoos@gmail.com; Devin Hughes <devinpatrickhughes@me.com>; Mark Villarreal
<flynvartranch@comcast.net>; Kathleen McCormick <fonthead1@gmail.com>; Felicia Furman
<felicia@ffurman.com>
Cc: Chasansky, Matthew <ChasanskyM@boulderlibrary.org>; Carissa Samaniego
<carissa.samaniego@gmail.com>
Subject: Save the Date: Public Art Social
Dear Commissioners
We are working on an exciting weekend event - The Public Art Social, June 29-30! This weekend will feature 5x5
presentations (5 slides, 5 minutes/presentation), temporary public art installations, tours, and more! Temporary projects
include works by Ethan Jackson, Katie Shlon, and Dispersion. 5x5 presentations will include these artists as well as a
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sneak peek at forthcoming projects by Michelle Sparks, Adam Kuby, Parisa Tashakori and a new opportunity on
University Hill. More details can be found in the attached flyer and here: https://boulderarts.org/publicart/
updates-opportunities/public-art-social We have plenty of volunteer opportunities, so please help spread the word on both
the event and volunteer opportunities. In the meantime, please let me or Carissa (cc'ed here) know if you have any
questions.
Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!
Mandy Vink
Public Art Program, Office of Arts andCulture
303-441-4342
vinkm@boulderlibrary.org
boulderarts.org
Library & Arts Department
1001 Arapahoe Avenue | Boulder, CO 80302
bouldercolorado.gov
From: Click, Lauren
To: Mark Villarreal; Felicia Furman; Kathleen McCormick (fonthead1@gmail.com); Devin Hughes;
ekrjoos@gmail.com
Cc: Chasansky, Matthew; Seaton, Celia
Subject: FW: 3rd Law Dance/Theater
Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 1:12:05 PM
Hello Arts Commission,
Katie of 3rd Law Dance/Theater would like to extend an offer to you for their upcoming performances. Information
below. A reminder that we have a ticket fund available for you should you like to attend this or other events.
Cheers, Lauren
Lauren Click
Cultural Grants Program
Office of Arts + Culture
720-564-2355
clickl@boulderlibrary.org
www.boulderarts.org
Library & Arts Department
1001 Arapahoe Avenue | Boulder, CO | 80302
www.bouldercolorado.gov
From: Katie Elliott <ke@3rdlaw.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 9:29 AM
To: Chasansky, Matthew <ChasanskyM@boulderlibrary.org>; Click, Lauren
<ClickL@boulderlibrary.org>
Subject: 3rd Law Dance/Theater
Hello Matt and Lauren,
I understand that BAC council members can not accept comp tickets for our show. However, I
would like to extend some special offers that we send to groups in our general audience.
If they would like to offer a comp ticket to a guest and purchase a discounted ticket for
themselves please have them contact me at:
ke@3rdlaw.org
We also have a promo code (7822) for $5 off all ticket prices that can be used at the box office
anytime:
https://support.arvadacenter.org/single/SYOS.aspx?p=70150
And finally we have a $10 discount on Center seating that runs for tomorrow-Friday only
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using promo code (8008)
https://support.arvadacenter.org/single/SYOS.aspx?p=70150
This of course includes you both.
We would love to show our appreciation for all the work you do while providing the
opportunity for everyone to see the work they support.
Do you have moment to spread the word?
Looking forward to summer!
Best Regards,
Katie
Katie Elliott, Artistic Co-Director
3RD LAW d a n c e / t h e a t e r
p: 303.938.8656 e: ke@3rdLaw.org
w w w . 3 r d L a w . o r g
http://3rdlaw.org/works-2/upcoming/
From: Vink, Mandy
To: Erica; Devin Hughes; Mark Villarreal (flynvartranch@comcast.net); Kathleen McCormick; F Furman;
Chasansky,
Matthew; Click, Lauren; Haan, Mary Wohl; Bartsch, Juliette Leon
Cc: Seaton, Celia; Carissa Samaniego
Subject: Call for Volunteers: BCFM and Public Art Social
Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 3:47:28 PM
Attachments: PublicArtSocial_Horizontal72dpi.jpg
image002.png
Dear Commissioners and Colleagues
I’m reaching out to see if any of you are interested in volunteering at our Office of Arts + Culture booth at the Boulder
County Farmers Market to chat with our community about the Community Cultural Plan refresh and spread the word on
the Public Art Social. I’m also looking for some extra hands during the Public Art Social. Needs are identified below, with
timeframes. Please let me know by June 6th if you, your best friend, your pet, your partner, or your neighbor are
available and interested. In advance, thanks for your consideration! It’s going to be so much fun!!!! And, sorry, but
no pets allowed at the farmers market so I take back that part. I’ll send out the final schedule when we are closer to the
events.
Saturday, June 23
Boulder County Farmers Market
Talking about: community cultural plan refresh, public art social weekend, general arts info
*Set up between 6:30-7:30 am – we will need to pull things over from the library including a table,
tent, chairs and swag
Need 2-3 volunteers
Mandy Vink____________
______________________
______________________
*Tables from 8am to 2pm
Need 1-2 volunteers per shift
8 am – 11 am
Lauren Click____________
______________________
______________________
11 am – 2 pm
Mandy Vink____________
______________________
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______________________
*Breakdown 2- 3pm
Need 2 volunteers
______________________
______________________
Saturday, June 30
Boulder County Farmers Market
Talking about: community cultural plan refresh, public art social weekend, general arts info
*Set up between 6:30-7:30 am – we will need to pull things over from the library including a table,
tent, chairs and swag
Need 2-3 volunteers
Mandy Vink____________
______________________
______________________
*Tables from 8am to 2pm
Need 1-2 volunteers per shift
8 am – 11 am
Matt Chasansky_________
______________________
______________________
11 am – 2 pm
Mary Wohl Haan________
______________________
______________________
*Breakdown 2- 3pm
Need 2 volunteers
______________________
______________________
Public Art Social Saturday, June 30
Floating ambassadors to answer questions and respond to comments about projects/Office of Arts +
Culture, help with wayfinding, etc.
Need 3-4 volunteers sprinkled throughout park and project sites
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
Thanks again for your consideration!
Mandy
Mandy Vink
Public Art Program, Office of Arts andCulture
Arts Commission June 2018 Packet: 35
303-441-4342
vinkm@boulderlibrary.org
boulderarts.org
Library & Arts Department
1001 Arapahoe Avenue | Boulder, CO 80302
bouldercolorado.gov
From: Chasansky, Matthew
To: Devin Hughes; Erica Joos; F Furman; flynvartranch@comcast.net; Kathleen McCormick
(fonthead1@gmail.com)
Cc: Atilano, Carmen; Click, Lauren; Seaton, Celia; Farnan, David
Subject: Update on HRC Enhancement Grant
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2018 8:00:40 AM
Attachments: IPD-rfp-2018-final.docx
image004.png
Importance: High
Commissioners—
Thanks in advance for reading the information, below. I need to get your thoughts by tomorrow, 6/1 at noon.
Following your decision at the May meeting, the Human Relations Commission (HRC) has reviewed the concepts we put
forward. A reminder: the decision was made to structure an “enhancement grant” to the HRC’s Indigenous People’s Day
RFP process. You provided two key principles to form the basis of staff’s structuring of the enhancement grant: first, that
the decision be reliant on the HRC’s process (rather than a separate decision of the Arts Commission). And second, that
the available funding of $10,000 be evenly divided among eligible grant recipients which were selected by the HRC.
Further to these two principles, you appointed Erica Joos and Felicia Furman to represent the Arts Commission during
the HRC’s deliberation.
The HRC considered your decision at their last meeting. Carmen, their staff liaison, facilitated this discussion as well as
some follow up this week. The HRC has requested a change to what you proposed. They would like to include some
discretion on the amount of money for each grant. This is different than the even distribution of funds across all eligible
recipients.
For instance, let’s say there are 5 recipients who are eligible for the enhancement grant. Under your structure, they
would each get $2,000. However, under the HRC’s recommended change, the members of the HRC could decide to
award different amounts to different applicants based on the value that the commissioners decide is warranted.
I feel that this is different enough from your motion at the May meeting to warrant further discussion. So, I will put this
on the agenda for June. Essentially, you will need to decide if we agree with the HRC, if you disagree and wish to consult
further with the HRC on a different approach. However, another principle important was that we not slow down the HRC
process. With that in mind, Carmen has prepared the RFP and is ready to send it out with this revised language:
The Boulder Arts Commission has an enhancement grant of up to $2000 available for these
projects that include arts components.
To be eligible for this additional funding, your project must stimulate or promote arts,
culture, and creativity for the people of the city through one or more of the below
categories:
1. Visual arts and crafts;
2. Music;
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3. Theater;
4. Literary arts;
5. Dance;
6. Time-based media, film/video, digital art, and web-based art;
7. Educational activities including lectures, classes and field trips;
8. Festivals, exhibitions, and art in public places;
9. History and heritage;
10. Design, architecture, and landscape; and
11. The contemplative arts.
The full RFP is attached. I believe that this language is still in line with your motion, but flexible enough for any outcome
of the discussion at the June meeting. And, it will not compromise the ability of applicants to complete the proposals.
So, in order for Carmen to proceed with the release of the RFP, I want to make sure there are no objections to the
change to the RFP, and the discussion of the HRC’s proposal at the June meeting. Please let me know if you object by
Friday at noon. If I receive a single objection, then we will ask Carmen to hold the RFP and come up with a new timeline.
If, however, there are no objections than I will let Carmen know that we are ready to release the RFP.
Let me know if you have any questions, or if you need to talk on the phone. As you know, it is best for you to respond
only to me, with a courtesy copy to Carmen, Lauren, and Mark if you please. Finally, a great, big, generous “thank you”
for your understanding in this unusually quick turnaround.
–Matt
Matt Chasansky
Manager,
Office of Arts and Culture
303-441-4113
chasanskym@boulderlibrary.org
boulderarts.org
Library & Arts Department
1001 Arapahoe Avenue | Boulder, CO 80302
bouldercolorado.gov
From: paula palmer <paularpalmer@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, May 29, 2018 at 1:16 PM
Subject: Invitation to Meetings with our Arapaho Guests
To: ffurman@ecentral.com, flynvartranch@comcast.net, fonthead1@gmail.com,
devin@devinpatrickhughes.com, Erica Joos <ekrjoos@gmail.com>
Cc: "Click, Lauren" <ClickL@boulderlibrary.org>
Dear Members of the Boulder Arts Commission,
Right Relationship Boulder would like to invite two representatives of the Boulder Arts
Commission to join us for meetings and a dinner with the Southern and Northern Arapaho
people who will be our guests here June 7-8.
Our Arapaho guests at these meetings will be:
Southern Arapaho:
Elvin Kenrick, Southern Arapaho Chief
Billie Sutton, Arapaho District 1 Legislator, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Kendricks Sleeper, Arapaho District 2 Legislator, Cheyenne and and
Arapaho Tribes
Northern Arapaho:
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Anthony A. Addison, Sr., member of the Northern Arapaho Business
Council
Stephen Fast Horse, member of the Northern Arapaho Business Council
Patrick Moss, Federal Programs Director, Fremont County School District #38
Teresa His Chase, 21st Century Community Learning Center Program Coordinator, Fremont
County School District #38
Please see the attached schedule. We invite two BAC representatives to
join us on June 7 for the meeting with other City of Boulder officials and
staff, 2:45 to 4 pm at the Museum of Boulder. We have also reserved two
places for BAC representatives at the June 8 dinner, which will also be
served at the new Museum building.
It's a short week, but we hope you'll be able to RSVP by Friday.
We're looking forward to these meetings where we will be making plans for
our celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day, October 7-8. We are so
grateful to BAC for your generous support of these events.
With warm greetings,
Jerilyn DeCoteau
Ava Hamilton
Jake Matlak
Paula Palmer
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Paula Palmer
Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples
www.boulderfriendsmeeting.org/ipc-right-relationship
Office: 303 443-0402
Cell: 240 595 5993
Email: paulaRpalmer@gmail.com
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"Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact,
it is the only thing that ever has."
-Margaret Mead
From: Click, Lauren
To: Mark Villarreal; Felicia Furman; Kathleen McCormick (fonthead1@gmail.com); Devin Hughes;
ekrjoos@gmail.com
Cc: Chasansky, Matthew; Seaton, Celia
Subject: Arts Commission 6/20 meeting items
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 12:50:47 PM
Hello Arts Commissioners,
Three items for you to consider before the Commission meeting next Wednesday, June 20 at 6 p.m.
• There is one follow up to the Professional Development grant applications by Nicholas
Caputo. Please log into the Boulder Arts Commission online grant system into the Shared
Documents folder to review. You will be discussing and deciding upon this application at the
meeting. I’ve included his original application to the folder as well should you like to review
it.
• There is also one grant report to review in the online system (Arts Education FY17,
Expansion of Boulder MUSE, $3,000). As usual, you’ll discuss and make final decisions on the
report at the meeting.
• Finally, at this meeting we will be discussing the challenges we faced in the 2018 grant cycle
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so as to improve the cycle in 2019, so please come with your thoughts!
Feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Cheers, Lauren
Lauren Click
Cultural Grants Program
Office of Arts + Culture
720-564-2355
clickl@boulderlibrary.org
www.boulderarts.org
Library & Arts Department
1001 Arapahoe Avenue | Boulder, CO | 80302
www.bouldercolorado.gov
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Attachment Six
Current Cultural Grants Program Budget as of May 11, 2018
GRANT
CATEGORY
ASSIGNED
BUDGET
GRANTS
AWARDED
FUNDS
DISTRIBUTED
BALANCE
(TO BE AWARDED)
Operational Grants Large FY2016 $ 280,000.00 $ 280,000.00 $ 280,000.00 $ -
Operational Grants Large FY2017 $ 60,000.00 $ 60,000.00 $ 60,000.00 $ -
Operational Grants Sm FY2016 $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 $ -
Operational Grants Sm FY2017 $ 60,000.00 $ 60,000.00 $ 60,000.00 $ -
Community Projects $ 80,000.00 $ 71,815.00 $ 57,452.00 $ 8,185.00
Arts Education $ 30,000.00 $ 29,400.00 $ 23,520.00 $ 600.00
Rental Assistance $ 18,000.00 $ 19,803.00 $ 19,803.00 $ (1,803.00)
Professional Dev. Scholarships $ 17,000.00 $ 23,965.00 $ 19,172.00 $ (6,965.00)
Arts Admin. Certificate Scholarships $ 10,000.00 $ - $ - $ 10,000.00
Cultural Field Trips $ 10,000.00 $ - $ - $ 10,000.00
Equity Grant $ 10,000.00 $ - $ - $ 10,000.00
Admin / Admission Fund $ 7,235.00 $ 25.75 $ - $ 7,235.00
TOTAL $ 682,235.00 $ 645,008.75 $ 619,947.00 $ 37,226.25
There are 6 free rentals still available for the Macky Auditorium.
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