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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.20.19 BAC Packet Boulder Arts Commission Meeting Agenda February 20, 2019 Location: Boulder Creek Room, Boulder Main Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe, Boulder 80302 1. CALL TO ORDER Approval of Agenda 2. REVIEW OF MINUTES 3. PUBLIC COMMENT 4. GRANT PROGRAM 120 minutes A. ACTION: Grant Reports 1. 2018 General Operating Support Final Reports 2. Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies, Understanding Democratic Engagement through Drama, $2,500 B. DISCUSSION: Indigenous People’s Day Grant Reports C. ACTION: Community Project Grant for Individual Applicants • Presentations and Rescoring • Panel Discussion of Scores • Commission Approval 5. PUBLIC ART PROGRAM 45 minutes A. ACTION: Donation Proposal from the Downtown Boulder Partnership – Scy Caroselli, Bear Hugs B. ACTION: Main Library Bathroom Renovation Project Finalists Approval 6. COMMISSION BUSINESS 10 minutes A. In appreciation of Felicia Furman – Mark 7. MATTERS FROM STAFF 5 minutes A. Questions about the Manager’s Memo – Matt B. Question About Grant Scoring - Lauren C. Update on the Commissioner Appointment – Matt 8. ADJOURNMENT 1 CITY OF BOULDER BOULDER, COLORADO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING MINUTES Name of Board/ Commission: Boulder Arts Commission Date of Meeting: January 16, 2019 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, Kathleen McCormick, Devin Hughes Commission members absent: Erica Joos Library staff present: Matt Chasansky, Office of Arts & Culture Manager Lauren Click, Coordinator, Grants Mary Haan, Coordinator, Programs for Artists Celia Seaton, Administrative Specialist City staff present: None Members of the public present: Carolyn Booth (Museum of Boulder), Mari Madeira (Boulder MUSE), Sarah Braverman (BMoCA), Vanessa Mazar (eTown) Type of Meeting: Regular Agenda Item 1: Call to order and approval of agenda [0:00:10 Audio min.] The meeting was called to order. Villarreal asked the group for any addendums or changes to the agenda. McCormick wished to include a discussion on the opportunities to take advantage for free tickets for commissioners, under Item 6. Also added to Item 6, Villarreal has a question for Furman and an announcement regarding EcoArts. Furman moved to approve the agenda as amended. McCormick seconded, and all were in favor. Agenda Item 2: Review of Minutes [0:01:35 Audio min.] Item 2A, Approval/Review of December 2018 Meeting Minutes Villarreal asked the commission for changes or addendums regarding these minutes. There were none. McCormick moved to approve the August minutes, Furman seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. Agenda Item 3: Public comment [0.01.59 Audio min.] None Agenda Item 4: Public Art Program [0.02.56 Audio min.] A. ACTION: Donation Proposal from Mark Addison – [Strength From Within/Melanie Yazzie/16th and Pearl St.] Vink presented on this newest piece outlined in the packet, noting that this will be hopefully the first of many donations to come. She outlined the donation process involving a donor packet which is then reviewed by the Office of Arts and Culture, acquisition criteria review by standing selection panel, and review by Arts Commission (who can then relay their recommendations to the City Manager). Neighboring businesses “signed off” their approval. Standing selection panel gave a 5/5 in their feedback. Villarreal asked about procedure around tagging and vandalism – Vink: “ideally, [the city] will be quite responsive,” but the topic “may warrant further conversation.” Villarreal recommended no more than two days to remove any graffiti after being alerted. Villarreal moved that that commission approve that this process was properly conducted and recommend that the proposed donation from Mark and Polly Addison, Strength From Within by artist Melanie Yazzie, advance to the City Manager for final approval. McCormick seconded, all were in approval, and the motion passed unanimously. Next steps will involve CMO approval and contracting for donation with installation planned in April or May of 2019. 2 Agenda Item 5: Grant Program [0.12.22 Audio min.] A. ACTION: Grant Reports 1. Public Works Theatre Company, Home, $3,000 2. John Jungerberg, 81st Annual Conference for Community Arts Education in Baltimore, MD, $1,000 3. Stephen Weitz, National New Play Network Showcase in Sacramento, CA, $1,000 Furman moved that the commission accept all the grant reports and Villarreal seconded. All were in approval and the motion passed unanimously. McCormick noted her excitement over the expansion of Public Works Theater’s production to all Title 1 schools. B. DISCUSSION: Special Facilities Grant – Chasansky provided background to this funding. He and Click incorporated past feedback from commission to create a draft application and asked for their feedback and nodding approval. Furman noted her appreciation of the statement surrounding expansion of programming. Furman recommended including the phrasing “new and planned programming.” Joos’ input sent by email: “give greater weight to the collaboration portion of the ‘Purpose’ section of the application. It should be clear to applicants, in my opinion, that one of the focal points of this grant is to encourage capitalizing on Boulder's creative capital in lieu of monetary capital: the hope is this grant will enhance organizations' resourcefulness through relationship building and collaboration which hopefully results in lowering costs for smaller organizations' rental costs. I would be very open to sitting on an accountability committee to help organize events/mixers (similar to Cultural Summits) where the focus is introducing arts/culture organizations and start the conversation on resource creativity.” Hughes and Villarreal recommend moving this collaboration element up higher in the consideration criteria. Villarreal clarified for the audience that it was not necessary to meet all four bullets in order to be eligible - “there are no demerits because you didn’t hit all four.” McCormick suggested modifying the language to ensure comprehension – “criteria can include one or more of the following.” Hughes recommended a separate sentence in the purpose statement section clarifying the importance of collaboration. McCormick emphasized not overshadowing the other priorities. Click and Chasansky will review and move this up in the priority list. Language edit suggested: “community members” or “participants” in place of “visitors.” McCormick asked if this draft will go to City Council for review. Chasansky plans to include it in the January 24th Information Packet. Commission provided nodding approval to this draft including input received at this meeting. Next step will involve building the scoring rubric, planned for the February meeting’s review by commission. Chasansky asked for a commissioner to assist in building the rubric; both Villarreal and Hughes volunteered. Agenda Item 6: Commission Business [0.47.08 Audio min.] • Villarreal encouraged attendance at Science on a Sphere, a project featuring high-resolution video on a suspended globe developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – premiering at the Fiske Planetarium on February 20th – actual sphere presentation at the NOAA lab on Broadway. EcoArts Connection’s Marda Kirn needs notice of attendees for necessary security badge clearance. Projected sphere will communicate with other spheres around the country. • Villarreal asked Furman how much of the 2019 grants season she will be participating in. Chasansky noted that February is planned as her last meeting. Conceivably, if City Council has not yet made that decision, Furman will attend that March meeting. Chasansky will inquire about potential overlap of commission service or potentially adding Furman to the meeting as a panelist for the March meeting. • McCormick noted the occasional invitations extended to commissioners to attend a performance. Her understanding was that these offers shouldn’t be accepted; the ticket fund provides opportunity for commissioners to attend performances. Since the ticket fund has been cut in recent budget, she would like to revisit the ethics around accepting these offers with a “sense of fairness and integrity.” Furman proposed that if every organization knew that the commission could now accept these ticket offer, it would not present an equity issue. Need to alert the community that this is the new protocol since in the past there has been discouragement around this perception of influence. Chasansky noted that this change in practice can be communicated at the next Cultural Summit. 3 APPROVED BY: ATTESTED: _________________________________________ ________________________________________ Board Chair Board Secretary _________________________________________ ________________________________________ Date Date Agenda Item 7: Matters from Staff [1.09.22 Audio min.] A. DISCUSSION: Chasansky welcomed questions on the packet. McCormick noted the mural program highlighted in the recent newsletter. Boulder Junction is putting out an RFP for artists to do murals for the affordable housing program. She wondered where that money came from; Vink explained that funding came from Boulder Housing Partners (BHP). McCormick expressed gladness to hear that this came as a initiative chosen by BHP and appreciates that they are “setting a voluntary precedent.” Agenda Item 8: Adjournment [1.17.30 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, February 20, 2019, in the Boulder Creek Room at the Main Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, CO 80302. 4 TO: Members of the Boulder Arts Commission FROM: Matt Chasansky, City of Boulder Office of Arts + Culture DATE: February 15, 2019 SUBJECT: Manager’s Update for the Boulder Arts Commission Meeting on February 20, 2019. 1. Notes on the February Agenda > 4B, Indigenous People’s Day Grant Reports – In Attachment One, please find the grant reports that were submitted to the Human Relations Commission by recipients of the Arts Commission’s enhancement grant. > 4C, Community Project Grant Individual Applications – In Attachment Two please find a flow chart outlining the panel process that will be used during the meeting. > 5A, Donation Proposal from the Downtown Boulder Partnership – This agenda item asks the Boulder Arts Commission to consider approval of a donation proposal. In Attachment Three, please find the donation proposal and supporting documents. During the meeting, staff will ask commission members to consider if the public art policy was properly implemented and to make a recommendation to the City Manager on whether, or not, to accept the donation. Commissioners are encouraged to revisit the donation section of the public art policy. A copy of the policy can be downloaded on the Office of Arts and Culture website: https://boulderarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Final-Public- Art-Policy-3.16.18.pdf. > 5B, Main Library Bathroom Renovation Project Finalists Approval – Similar to the previous item, staff will ask the members of the commission to consider if the public art policy was properly implemented and make a recommendation to the City Manager. This time, the review will be for an original commission. In Attachment Four, please find a preview of the presentation that staff will deliver during the meeting. > 6A, In Appreciation of Felicia Furman – The staff of the Office of Arts and Culture would like to thank Felicia Furman for years of service to the Arts Commission and the City of Boulder. Thank you so much, Felicia, for your thoughtful commitment to this community! > 7B, Question About Grant Scoring – A member of the Arts Commission brought up the opinion that the ability of panel members to see each other’s scores and comments during the scoring process was a distraction. During the meeting, staff will ask members of the commission and panel if they would like to have this feature turned off for the next grant decision. 2. Response to Questions from the Arts Commission At a previous meeting, members of the Arts Commission provided staff with questions for grant recipient Patti Bonnet. Below is a copy of the email staff received with her response: Date: 1/22/2019 10:19 AM From: Patti Bonnet <patti.bonnet@gmail.com. To: Lauren Click <clickl@boulderlibrary.org> Subj: Re: Boulder Arts Commission questions Hi Lauren - Thanks for the opportunity to clarify my comments - I was a bit hampered by the word count limit on the report from fully expressing my thoughts, so I'm grateful to have a chance to explain in greater detail. To address the commission's specific questions: 1. My main point regarding onerous paperwork is this -- it's hard to do a lot of impactful work with $5,000. 5 o For me personally, by the time I got through the application process, had I been charging my regular day rate as a producer, there would have been no money at all left for the project. None. Instead, I chose to receive no compensation at all, and put all the grant money into the project. Not a lot of seasoned artists are ever going to do that, and certainly they won't do it more than once. It's just not sustainable. I did it because I believed deeply that Boulder needed my project so badly at that time and I have a deep commitment to helping marginalized communities. But if you want to attract high-quality projects to the program, I do think you really need to raise the amount of the grants for individuals. Did you notice that all the applicants for individual grants were women? I sure did. I'm not sure why that is, but I do have my suspicions. o And while I understand it is important for the Commission to get a sense of the projects and how they fit into the City's goals and the Art Commission's mission - I think it might be a whole lot easier to just reduce the number of questions, and allow longer word counts for the answers (it's surprisingly difficult to craft meaningful fleshed out answers to the questions you do have within the word count limits set forth). The various questions felt repetitive and required a familiarity with the nuances of the Art Commission's mission statement that, while admirable, didn't seem that meaningful at the end of the day. I think those could all be contained in one question, with more time spent fleshing out the substance of the projects themselves. I'm a big fan of budgets and timelines, and I do think those requirements help artists shape their projects and should stay. o I really did enjoy putting faces to names of Commissioners during the oral presentation segment, I found the time limits made the process rather meaningless and time consuming for everyone involved -- it's just not a format that works well for many people and judging artists by their ability to synthesize information and speak quickly doesn't really make sense unless you're dealing with thespians and spoken word artists. Obviously, you need a way to vet the projects and rank them, it's a huge challenge, I understand. o I guess what I am trying to say is simply -- it would be great if the grants were bigger. But if you are going to keep the grants to $5k, you should make the process easier. 2. In terms of the bureaucracy and permitting, the important point is this --- I was disappointed that the City didn't feel more like a partner in this project. While every individual I worked with was lovely, the system itself is not set up to really help facilitate any of these projects. It was a hinderance, not a help. In a project like this, which scored so highly above all others, and dove-tailed so well with so many of the Art Commission's goals - I was very surprised that the city wasn't more helpful. As I mentioned, I started work on permitting in the early Spring in order to get locations secured, and submitted my formal location request on June 10. I had numerous follow-up meetings with the Public Arts Dept and various venue managers, who were all very supportive of the project. And at each step I was met with requests for more work (Landmark Alterations Certificates, timelines for installation and removals), with no assurances that any of the locations would be available. While I understand, of course, the need for permits and the special needs regarding historical buildings and environmental issues, for a city with a specific mission to encourage spontaneity and serendipity in public art, there has to be away to do that better. Had my project been embraced as a partner, it would have been far easier to work with everyone to find the locations that would work for everyone. Instead, I felt like I was being asked to continue to keep guessing where the city might allow wheatpasting, only to do the paperwork, and be rejected, or have more requests for additional paperwork. Eventually, we just gave up because we didn't have the bandwidth to keep jumping through hoops and it was taking away valuable time and energy from the venues we knew we could have exhibits at. It was just too much. (You should know - I am the person who secured permission for Alex Honnold to climb two of the three tallest buildings in the world on live television without ropes for National Geographic, and also produced a projection project of imagery of endangered animals on the UN Headquarters in NYC during the climate summit...I'm used to challenging projects, but I couldn't seem to make it possible to put up a temporary piece of paper on a wall in Boulder.) (As a side note, in the interest of accuracy, we did finally get permission to put up some images on the city building above Mustard's Last Stand the day Indigenous People's Day events started. We tried, and the city did help us get up on ladders, but unfortunately we didn't have time or the opportunity to test the walls beforehand, which were very very porous, and a huge storm was rolling in and winds made it impossible to get anything installed. Had we even had permission a week earlier, we could have easily made it work, but the last minute permission didn't serve anyone in any way.) I hope that's helpful. I am very grateful for the Arts Commission and all everyone has done to make this project possible. I just know that it could be easier for artists, and with a few tweaks, could create a more thriving arts community in Boulder. 6 Thanks for all you do! Patti 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 December 2018 and January 2019 packets. 4. Liaison Reports Below please find reports from liaisons to General Operating Support Grant recipients: Report by Mary Wohl Haan, liaison to Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance The GOS funding for the 3 past years has helped on many levels and especially with the addition of the 2nd studio in August 2015 that necessitated additional staff and increased marketing to fill capacity. Their biggest challenge is the $140,000 overhead for rent, utilities and insurance, which stymies them from paying personnel what they should, which in turn makes keeping staff difficult. These factors play into their inability to retain key staff positions, in particular not allowing them the flexibility and $$ to hire an executive director at this time. This year is an off-year for 2 other grants, so some financial struggles will continue with decreased Executive Staff and low pay for existing staff that creates uncertainty. Revenue from classes is also limited since raising class fees is a very slow process and some programs reach in-need populations. Tickets sales: They tried a number of ticket strategies this past year with limited success: deep discounts, early-bird discounts, more social media and online ad campaigns, but it’s difficult to gauge what was effective since the Dairy system does not have the ability to track whether someone actually buys a ticket who goes to the ticket page - no matrix to gauge when patrons click if it leads to a sale. And, the Dairy has raised their ticketing fees on the system that are passed on to the organization and the ticket buyer. Additionally, organizations actually pay a fee out of their base ticket price to the Dairy, no matter how a patron purchased their ticket (online, phone, in person. The Daily Camera has not been an effective site/partner for print advertising however much of their audience have also aged-up, which dictates mailers with postal fees are still necessary. As an anchor cultural organization in the Boulder community (this is their 31st year), and a leader in the aerial community world-wide, they are not about to close their doors, but the struggle is real. They are feeling squeezed…with lack of funds to undertake exciting collaborations with other artists or collaborators, lack of key executive staff, dealing with donor burn-out, a drop in general funding, the need for staff and board members who know fundraising to raise additional funds, etc. Report by Mary Wohl Haan, liaison to Square Product Theatre - Sq product has become a partner at the Dairy Arts Center for 2020 in the Carsen Theater. Spring 2020 dates have been secured, but Fall 2020 dates were withdrawn by the Dairy because of schedule conflicts with other resident organizations causing sq product to get bumped. - “Celebration, Florida” just finished up a multi-week run. I encourage you to read the review by Lisa Kennedy (https://www.lisakennedywriter.com/single-post/2019/02/01/Review-Cause-for-Celebration). Also, Emily provided an audience comment: Just wanted to say thank you for the "Celebration, Florida" show that I saw this afternoon at The Dairy. It moved me to tears and I have no idea how, because it was a very unconscious kind of thing - my logical mind was confused for most of the second half, but somehow the images and movements were sending some kind of message to me, and at the end I just burst into tears during the "surrogate" 3 min. I have never seen a theater production like this before. Thank you for trying new things, thank you for all the work and love that went into putting on the show, and know that you touched someone deeply tonight. I'm a musician so I know what this life in the arts feels like, and that it can be hard to know you impacted someone. Please know that you did, and I am so grateful that the arts can make us cry and that we have things to cry about. Thank you again! I'd appreciate it if you could share this with those who were involved in putting on the show. 7 - Sq is excited about their next show “Everything Was Stolen” and other potential projects this year. Some of these will take place in Denver because of space availability and costs. Example: One week at the Dairy = two weeks at Buntport Theater. - “Everything Was Stolen” and “Celebration, Florida!” each took shape because of her teaching assignment and networking in London last year. It’s been exciting to bring new work to the Colorado community. - Even though she was gone for a portion of 2018, her ties with CU and the general community are still strong. She is looking forward to having the time to make work, not just produce shows. Time to create, work through playshops and workshop ideas, so she can develop work she wants as an artist. 5. Staff Updates Planning for Boulder Arts Week continues. Mark your calendars for March 29 – April 6. And, please help spread the word and guide interested people to the website at boulderartsweek.org. Staff is working with other departments on an area plan for the Alpine/Balsam development including the integration of public art in different phases of the project and on issues of future uses. The initiative to continue subcommunity planning began this month with discussions on how artists can be supportive in a leadership role for outreach and engagement as well as components of the Community Cultural Plan which can inform the planning outcomes. Staff participated in the Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Council annual convening January 24-28, 2019 in Seattle, WA. Work continues with other city departments on regulation improvements. Staff continues to support the team coordinating the Community, Culture, and Safety Tax. > Grants and Programs for Organizations The 2019 applications, apart from the new Special Facilities Grants applications, are available at boulderarts.org. Applications are now also translated into Spanish. The following Rental Assistance Grants were approved prior to the meeting: - Boulder Taiko, Colorado Taiko Summit 2019 (CTS2019), Unity of Boulder $1,000 - Boulder Chorale, A Very Boulder Mardi Gras, First United Methodist Church of Boulder, $1,000 - Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, GBYO Season Finale concert and GBYO 10th Season Fall Concert, Macky Auditorium, $1,000 - BETC Presents: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000 - The Royal Plyers Guild, Seven Revels, Dairy Arts Center, $787.50 - Future Arts Foundation, The Bluebird Music Festival, Macky Auditorium, $1,000 - Boulder Opera, Spring production of Signor Deluso and Cavalleria Rusticana, The Nomad Playhouse, $1,000 - Colorado MahlerFest, MahlerFest XXXII, Macky Auditorium, $1,000 - Maji Safi Group, Celebrate Health with Maji Safi Group, eTown Hall, $1,000 - Parlando School for the Arts, Xanadu, The Musical, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000 - Rocky Mountain Revels, A Solstice Celebration, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000 - T2 Dance Project, SPRINGbreak ChoreoFest 2019, Dairy Arts Center, $704 The following Rental Assistance Grant reports were approved prior to the meeting: - Maputo Mensah, Ongoing Community African Drumming and Dance Classes from February to December 2018, Venue – Kakes Studios, $1,000 - Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, Midori Residency Performance on November 5, 2018, Venue – Macky Auditorium The following Cultural Field Trip Grant reports were approved prior to the meeting: 8 - Whittier International Elementary School (classroom of Christopher Pagliaro) to the Nomad Playhouse to see Little Red Riding Hood performed by Boulder Opera, $1,421 - Sanchez Elementary (classroom of Zachary Alley) to the Nomad Playhouse to see Little Red Riding Hood performed by Boulder Opera, $540.00 In Attachment Six, please find a current grants program budget. > Public Art Program Applications to the mural artist roster will be open March 1 – April 2, 2019. Artists currently on the roster will be encouraged to reapply. Public Art Commissioning Updates: - Diagonal Highway (Christian Muller/Totems): Fabrication. This project was initiated through Transportation prior to the new Public Art Policy and received contingency funds from CCSv1 for completion. - Civic Area Temporary Commission (Collin Parson/ Stele and Ostium): Installation complete. This work will remain on display through Spring 2019 and received unanimous approval for loan via the Standing Selection Panel https://boulderarts.org/public-art/temporary/ - Civic Area: 11th St. Spine Signature Artwork (Adam Kuby): Final Design. www.adamkuby.com - University Hill: Selection (ENVD 3300 Praxis): Design - North Broadway (Sharon Dowell): Preliminary Design. http://sharondowell.com - Arapahoe Underpass (Michelle Sparks): Final Design/Wetlands Variance Review. http://michellemsparks.com - 30th and Colorado Underpass (Rosie Fivian and Ransom Beegles): Preliminary Design. Budget increased by 50% due to increase in parent project scope - Foothills Underpass (Carolyn Braaksma): Preliminary Design - NoBo Library: Selection – Orientation Meeting 3/8/2018 2:30pm Flatirons Meeting Room; SAVE THE DATE: NoBo Library Design Charratte in Canyon Theater 3/8/19 from 6-8pm; 3/9/18 from 10-noon - Main Library Restroom Renovations: Approval Process/Contracting - Scott Carpenter Park: Pre-Selection - Fire Station 3: Pre-Selection - BCH/Alpine Balsam: Pre-Selection SAVE THE DATE: BCH Deconstruction Open House 3/20/18 Casey Middle School 6pm - CAGID Garage Art Public Art Program: On Hold Community-Initiated Projects Updates: - Bear Hugs Downtown Boulder Partnership Donation: Approval Process - Strength from Within Melanie Yazzie donation proposal: Contracting - Tim Eggert Memorial Donation: Pre-approval Process - Nobel Circle Monument: Pre-Approval Process - Boulder Housing Partners for the development of 30th and Pearl: Approval Process Maintenance and Conservation: - An RFP will be distributed for the condition report and relocation/organization/inventory of the 2D collection - Conservation to Clark Richert’s Melancholia III is underway - Explorations for relocating John King’s Dragonfly Giraffe to Growing Gardens are underway - Public Art Collection is in the process of being integrated into Beehive Asset Management Platform for maintenance coordination with other city depts. Staff is exploring possible integrated opportunities with Open Space. Staff is supporting the annual CIP and Budget Review. 9 Staff is building self-guided tours and docent-led tours for Summer 2019. In Attachment Seven, please find a current five-year program budget for public art commissioning. > Creative Neighborhoods Work continues on the special murals program in partnership with the NoBo Art District. Staff is planning for another round of neighborhood murals, anticipated for 2020. > Programs for Artists The first artists forum specifically for the dance community is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 19 from 12:30 to 2:00 pm in the Boulder Creek Room at the Boulder Main Library. Staff is in discussion with Amanda Berg Wilson of The Catamounts to schedule theater artist forum in March/April of 2019. Staff continues work on the final report of the artist census and focus groups. Staff continues to update the Dance Bridge webpage monthly and send e-newsletters to the community. > Creative Workforce and the NoBo Art District With leadership from the Office of Arts and Culture, a staff team from the Community Vitality Department, City Clerk, and City Attorney’s Office has been assembled to support the community group that has formed to campaign for a Business Improvement District in the NoBo Art District. The initiative to explore a First Friday shuttle with community partners is on hold due to cuts in the division budget. Staff will examine this again at the end of the year. 10 Attachment One Indigenous People’s Day Enhancement Grant Final Reports On the following pages, please find final reports presented to the Human Relations Commission by recipients of the Indigenous People’s Day grant. Additionally, the following videos have been prepared by grant recipients: > Flatirons Political Art: https://youtu.be/O_WshFZFTwk > Right Relationship Boulder: https://youtu.be/ScMyP30msCA. 11 Report by the Native American’s Rights Fund 12 Report by the Norhern Arapaho 13 14 Report by Right Relationship Boulder 15 16 17 Report by Pow Wow Boulder Valley (presentation) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Report from the Youth Cultural Exchange Experience (presentation) 26 27 Attachment Two Decision Flow Chart – Community Projects Grant for Individual Applicants 28 Attachment Three Donation Proposal form the Downtown Boulder Partnership and Supporting Documents 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Attachment Four Preview Presentation for the Main Library Renovation Project Finalists Approval 47 48 49 50 51 52 From:Chasansky, Matthew To:Seaton, Celia Subject:FW: EcoArts Connections - SAVE THE DATE - Feb 20 @ NOAA Date:Thursday, February 7, 2019 11:56:41 AM For the correspondence folder. From: Marda Kirn <info.ecoarts@gmail.com>  Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 6:51 PM To: Mark Villarreal <flynvartranch@comcast.net>; F Furman <ffurman@ecentral.com>; Kathleen McCormick <fonthead1@gmail.com>; devin@devinpatrickhughes.com; Chasansky, Matthew <ChasanskyM@boulderlibrary.org>; Click, Lauren <ClickL@boulderlibrary.org>; Vink, Mandy <VinkM@boulderlibrary.org> Subject: EcoArts Connections - SAVE THE DATE - Feb 20 @ NOAA Hi All, So sorry I've been so slow to re-contact you but between the government shutdown (NOAA is a federal facility and no one was allowed to work during that time) and the catch up period, we've been incredibly slowed down getting the exact time from NOAA for our screening there. We're STILL waiting but we think it will be at 11 am (it was confirmed and then it got changed to noon but now we think it will 11 am again). I will hopefully let you know tomorrow. Whatever time it is, please allow 30 minutes to get through security in advance of the start time. It might be shorter than that but sometimes big groups come through and they get bogged down. I'll send you directions and more info re getting through security as soon as the time is confirmed. Looking forward and  thank you so very much for you support!! Marda PS There will be an after party at Cafe Aion after the Fiske event - from 9-10:30 pm - if you have energy to come. Attachment Five Commission Correspondence 53 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Marda Kirn <info.ecoarts@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 3:47 PM Subject: EcoArts Connections - SAVE THE DATE - Premiere Feb 20 @ Fiske To: Mark Villarreal <flynvartranch@comcast.net>, Felicia Furman <ffurman@ecentral.com>, <fonthead1@gmail.com>, <devin@devinpatrickhughes.com>, Chasansky, Matthew <chasanskym@boulderlibrary.org>, Click, Lauren <ClickL@boulderlibrary.org>, Vink, Mandy <vinkm@boulderlibrary.org> Hello BAC Commissioners, Matt, Lauren, and Mandy, THANK YOU again and again for all your support and help for our BAC-funded project that is finally (knock on lots of wood) going to have its premiere Wednesday, Feb 20th thanks to all of you!! We're having our public premiere at 7 pm (reception starts at Fiske at 6:15 pm) - press release is attached and images. We're also having a private showing/premiere at NOAA with the artists earlier in the day, exact time TBA but likely either 11 am or 1 pm. Please let us know if you would like to come to NOAA so I can let you know the exact time and so we can put you on the security list (it takes 15 minutes or so to get through security). NOAA might be interesting to come to because there will also be several climate scientists in attendance, and of course also the artists, so you can ask questions up close and personal if that's of interest - plus the Science On a Sphere is displayed in a very cool room so it has a Wizard of Oz quality to it as well. Let me know if you have questions. Thanks again and again for your support! Marda -- Marda Kirn Executive Director EcoArts Connections PO Box 356 Boulder, CO  80306 303.449.2128 office 303.359.3811 cell Attachment Five Commission Correspondence 54 info.ecoarts@gmail.com -- Marda Kirn Executive Director EcoArts Connections PO Box 356 Boulder, CO  80306 303.449.2128 office 303.359.3811 cell info.ecoarts@gmail.com Attachment Five Commission Correspondence 55 From:Click, Lauren To:Seaton, Celia Cc:Chasansky, Matthew Subject:FW: Thursday: Opening Reception @ BMoCA Date:Wednesday, January 30, 2019 10:10:47 AM Hi C! This went to all of the Arts Commission. Lmc Lauren Click she/her/hers 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: Sarah Braverman <sarah@bmoca.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 9:59 AM To: Chasansky, Matthew <ChasanskyM@boulderlibrary.org>; Click, Lauren <ClickL@boulderlibrary.org>; Haan, Mary Wohl <haanm@boulderlibrary.org>; Vink, Mandy <VinkM@boulderlibrary.org>; flynvartranch@comcast.net; F Furman <ffurman@ecentral.com>; fonthead1@gmail.com; devin@devinpatrickhughes.com; ekrjoos@gmail.com; Leah Brenner Clack <leah.brenner@gmail.com>; byucelen@gmail.com; katharinereece@gmail.com Subject: Thursday: Opening Reception @ BMoCA Hi all, Hope you are doing well as the 2019 grant cycle begins! I wanted to send a quick note to invite you to BMoCA's spring exhibition opening reception tomorrow, Thursday 1/31. The exhibition includes artwork by local artist Don Coen, as well as Karen Kitchel. The free public reception runs from 6:30-8:30pm, but we would love to have you join us for the member preview which starts at 5:30pm, and includes a few comments by the artists and curator. Warmly, Sarah -- Sarah Braverman Development & Marketing Associate Attachment Five Commission Correspondence 56 1750 13th St Boulder, CO 80302 303.443.2122 x 103 www.bmoca.org Our Spring Exhibitions open soon. Join us on Thursday, January 31st at 6:30pm for our Opening Reception for Don Coen: The Migrant Series and Karen Kitchel: Grasslands. Want to come early for the 5:30 Member Preview? Become a BMoCA member today! Attachment Five Commission Correspondence 57 From:Click, Lauren To:Chasansky, Matthew; Seaton, Celia Subject:Fw: Video of Indigenous Peoples Day 2018 -Right Relationship Boulder Date:Tuesday, February 5, 2019 5:36:44 PM For the correspondence folder - lmc ---------- 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: Jerilyn DeCoteau <decoteau_jerilyn@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 4:42 PM To: Mary Young (marydoloyoung@gmail.com); Ange, Tanya; Jones, Suzanne; Riley, Marla; Nikhil Mankekar; Brautigam, Jane; flynvartranch@comcast.net; Click, Lauren Cc: paula palmer; Jake Matlak; Ava Hamilton (arapaho_@msn.com); Driver, Christian Subject: Video of Indigenous Peoples Day 2018 -Right Relationship Boulder Hello everyone, We are excited to send you links to 2 videos of our Indigenous Peoples Day events. A link will be posted on the Right Relationship Boulder Facebook page and otherwise shared widely. Please share them with the City Council, members of the Human Relations Commission, Boulder Arts Commission, and Open Space staff. here you go ... ipd 2min with logos https://youtu.be/LTed_14VItU ipd 6min with logos Attachment Five Commission Correspondence 58 https://youtu.be/fHyTr1avsAk We appreciate all the support we received from the City and its Commissions and Open Space staff for our “Welcome the Arapaho Home” project. We are pleased to have this record of the culminating events on Indigenous Peoples Day. Sincerely yours, Jerilyn DeCoteau Paula Palmer Jake Matlak Ava Hamilton Right Relationship Boulder 303 551 3771 Attachment Five Commission Correspondence 59 View this email in your browser From:Chasansky, Matthew To:Seaton, Celia Subject:FW: You"re Invited to the National Premier of UndocuMonologues on January 21! Date:Monday, January 14, 2019 9:13:30 AM For the correspondence folder. –Matt ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Rita Valente <rita@motustheater.org> Date: Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 12:36 PM Subject: You're Invited to the National Premier of UndocuMonologues on January 21! To: Mark Villarreal <flynvartranch@comcast.net>, Felicia Furman <ffurman@ecentral.com>, Kathleen McCormick <fonthead1@gmail.com>, <devin@devinpatrickhughes.com>, Erica Joos <ekrjoos@gmail.com> Dear Mark, Felicia, Kathleen, Devin, and Erica, I hope this e-mail finds you well. I am very excited to reach out to you to invite you to the National Premiere of the UndocuMonologues (part of the UndocuAmerica Performance & Media Project, funded by BAC), on Monday Jan. 21st (MLK Day) at the Gordon Gamm Theater of the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder. In honor of your leadership in the Boulder arts community, and of your support to Motus Theater, the Motus team would like to offer each commissioner two tickets for our 6 PM performance, which will feature 5 UndocuMonologuists and the jazz great Robert Johnson (see details below). Please let me know as soon as possible if you’d like me to reserve two tickets for you. (If 6pm does not work for you, we’ll have a free performance at 3pm, featuring 5 other UndocuMonologuists and Teresita Lozano. This performance is free and open to the public; seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis.) Thank you for all that you do to advocate for and support the arts in Boulder. I hope you can join us on Jan. 21st and I look forward to hear from you soon. Warmly, Rita P.S.: Please help us spread the word about the National Premiere of the UndocuMonologues! Feel free to share the information below with anyone who might be interested. Join Motus Theater for UndocuMonologues: powerful stories from the heart by undocumented community leaders on the frontline of U.S. immigration policy Attachment Five Commission Correspondence 60 DON'T MISS THE NATIONAL PREMIER OF UndocuMonologues! Powerful stories from the heart by undocumented community leaders on the frontline of U.S. immigration policy with guest musicians Robert Johnson, Teresita Lozano, and Adam Bodine. And featuring UndocuQueer Artist Julio Salgado! Attachment Five Commission Correspondence 61 Two shows of UndocuMonologues in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Date: Monday, January 21, 2019 Time: Attend one or both shows at 3pm & 6pm (more details below) Where: Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St, Boulder, CO 80302 The monologues performed at both shows will become the basis of Motus Theater's new podcast in 2019! 3pm FREE Performance for families (age 10 and up) - with a musical performance by Teresita Lozano - the vocalist of Colorado's 2019 gubernatorial inauguration and visual art by UndocuQueer Artist Julio Salgado. UndocuMonologists at the 3pm show include Kiara Chavez, Juan Juarez, Armando Peniche, Irving Reza, and Reydesel Salvidrez Rodriguez. Seating for the 3pm performance will be on a first come, first served basis; click here for more details! Attachment Five Commission Correspondence 62 6pm Ticketed Performance - Don't miss this once in a lifetime performance in which jazz great Robert Johnson (who sang with Stan Getz and Stevie Wonder) offers a musical response to powerful stories by UndocuMonologists Tania Chairez, Laura Peniche, Alejandro Fuentes Mena, Victor Galvan, and Cristian Solano- Cordova. Johnson will be accompanied by the pianist Adam Bodine and visual art by UndocuQueer artist Julio Salgado. Tickets for the 6pm performance are $18; click here to get your ticket from the Dairy Arts Center today! Motus Theater's UndocuAmerica Performance and Media Project interrupts the dehumanizing portrayals of immigrants by encouraging thoughtful engagement on the challenges facing the undocumented community and the assets immigrants bring to our country. Motus worked with ten undocumented leaders to help them write powerful stories about their lives. Stories told are on a variety of themes, such as: the pain of being categorized as a criminal; losing family to deportation; the challenge of attending college without documentation; and being rejected by the country in which you were raised.           Attachment Five Commission Correspondence 63 Copyright © 2019 Motus Theater, All rights reserved.         Attachment Five Commission Correspondence 64 Our mailing address is: 4519 8th St Unit C, Boulder, CO 80304 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.   -- Rita M. Rufino Valente-Quinn, Ph.D Motus Theater Producing Director She, her, hers, ella/la, ela/a +1.310.489.8372     Attachment Five Commission Correspondence 65 Attachment Six Current Cultural Grants Program Budget as of January 11, 2018 GRANT CATEGORY ASSIGNED BUDGET GRANTS AWARDED FUNDS DISTRIBUTED BALANCE (TO BE AWARDED) GOS: Extra Large Orgs 502,000.00 1 502,000.00 1 GOS: Large Orgs GOS: Mid Orgs GOS: Small Orgs Community Projects: Indv. 20,000.00 20,000.00 Community Projects: Orgs. 60,000.00 60,000.00 Arts Education 30,000.00 30,000.00 Rental Assistance 18,000.00 18,006.50 18,006.50 (6.50) Professional Dev. Scholarships 17,000.00 17,000.00 Certificate Scholarships 8,000.00 8,000.00 Cultural Field Trips 10,000.00 10,000.00 Equity Grant 10,000.00 10,000.00 TOTAL 675,000.00 18,006.50 18,006.50 656,993.50 [1] General Operating Support Grants will be organized on a sliding scale. The quantity of grants will vary depending on the number of applicants. See boulderarts.org/2019-grants-program for more details. There are 12 free rentals still available for the Macky Auditorium. 66 Attachment Seven Current Public Art Program 5 Year Budget as of January 11, 2019 FUNDING SOURCE PROJECT/ARTIST TOTAL APPROPRIATED AMOUNT PAID TO DATE BALANCE REMAINING 2019 PROJECTED SPENDING Gen. Fund Civic Area Temp. / Tashakori 10,000 9,000 --- --- Gen. Fund Civic Area Temp. / Parson 7,000 5,400 1,600 600 Gen. Fund Civic Area Permanent / Kuby* 45,000 16,250 28,750 28,750 Gen. Fund NoBo Mural / in selection 9,500 --- 9,500 9,500 CCS v1 Civic Area Permanent / Kuby* 325,000 39,000 286,000 286,000 CCS v1 North Broadway / Dowell 165,000 8,250 156,750 50,000 CCS v1 Univ. Hill / in selection 95,000 --- 95,000 95,000 CCS v1 Diagonal Gateway / Muller* 81,500 40,750 40,750 40,750 CCS v2 NoBo Library / pre-selection* ~260,000 --- ~260,000 91,000 CCS v2 Creative Neighborhoods / various* ~25,000 --- ~25,000 --- CCS v2 Scott Carpenter Pool / pre-selection ~100,000 --- ~100,000 --- CCS v2 Fire Station #3 / pre-selection ~75,000 --- ~75,000 --- % for Art Arapahoe Underpass / Sparks 42,000 6,300 35,700 35,700 % for Art Foothills Underpass / Braaksma 35,000 --- 35,000 35,000 % for Art 30th & Colo Underpass / Fivian & Beegles 33,750 --- 33,7500 33,750 % for Art BPL Main Restroom Renovations 6,500 --- 6,500 6,500 % for Art BCH Deconstruction Project tbd --- tbd % for Art CAGID / on hold 50,000 25,000 25,000 --- TOTAL 1,401,450 187,150 1,214,300 714,360 CCS: Community Culture and Safety Tax. *Multiple funding sources. Additional maintenance projects are not represented. 67