03.27.24 BAC PacketBoulder Arts Commission Meeting Agenda
March 27, 2024 / 6:00 P.M.
Hybrid Meeting:
Office of Arts and Culture at 1500 Pearl Street, #300 / Online Video Meeting
1.CALL TO ORDER
Approval of agenda
2.MINUTES
Approval of the February meeting minutes
3.PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
4.MATTERS FROM COMMISSIONERS (5 min)
A.Liaison Updates
B.Other Topics from the Community
5.GRANTS PROGRAM (15 min) – Lauren
A.Grant Reports
B.Recertification of 2022-24 General Operating Support (GOS) Grants
6.INTRODUCTION TO 2025 NEEDS ASSESSMENT (30 min) – Consultants Kendall Peterson
(ThereSquared) and Jill Stillwell (Stillwell Cultural Consulting)
7.MATTERS FROM STAFF (10 min) - Lauren
A.Questions about the Manager’s Memo
8.COMMISSION BUSINESS (10 min) – Lauren
A.Recognitions and Farewells to Bruce Borowsky
9.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: February 28, 2024
Contact information preparing summary: Lisa Wuycheck, Executive Assistant
Commission members present: Bruce Borowsky, Sheryl Cardozo, Maria Cole, Jeffrey Kash, Caroline Kert (Chair),
Georgia Schmid (Vice-Chair), Yaelaed Whyel
Commission members absent:
Staff present:
Matt Chasansky, Interim Senior Manager of Cultural Vibrancy and District Vitality
Lauren Click, Arts Program Manager, Office of Arts & Culture/Community Vitality
Lisa Wuycheck, Executive Assistant, Community Vitality
Cris Jones, Community Vitality Director
Cindy Sepucha, Arts Program Manager, Office of Arts & Culture/Community Vitality
Members of the public present:
Lisa Albright (Dairy Arts Center), Michael Deragisch (CU), Melissa Fathman (Dairy Arts Center), Kate Gipson (Local
Theater Co.), Sara Pike (BMoCA), Elaine Schnabel (Boulder Chorale), Danielle Farley (Temple of Tranquility)
Type of Meeting: Hybrid (Location: 1500 Pearl Street, Suite #300, Boulder, CO 80302)
Agenda Item 1: CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:07 p.m.
First motion by Schmid to approve the agenda. Second by Borowsky. The motion passed unanimously.
Agenda Item 2: MINUTES [00:01:04 Audio min.]
Item 2A: Approval of the 2024 January Meeting Minutes
Correction: Art commissioners are able to request 2 tickets per performance not 2 tickets per year.
First motion by Borowsky to approve the minutes as amended. Second by Schmid. The motion passed unanimously.
Agenda Item 3: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION [00:02:05 Audio min.]
No members of the public were registered to speak at the meeting.
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Agenda Item 4: MATTERS FROM COMMISSIONERS [00:02:22 Audio min.]
Item 4A: Liaison Updates
Schmid and Borowsky spoke briefly about meeting with their liaison organizations. Borowsky said Jessie from the
Jaipur Literature Festival is very grateful for their grant funding.
Item 4B: Other Topics from the Community
There were no topics from the Community.
Agenda Item 5: GRANTS PROGRAM [00:04:08 Audio min.]
Item 5A: Grant Reports
Arts Program Manager Lauren Click reviewed the following 5 grant reports.
1. 2020 Arts Education Project Grants, Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Diverse Voices: Performance
and coaching with Boulder MUSE, $3,000
2. 2021 Community Projects for Organizations, Circle of Care Project, Arts on Call Project – A Virtual
Performing Arts Center for Vulnerable Boulder Seniors $10,000
3. 2023 Community Projects for Individuals, Samuel Tomatz, Changing the Tide of Teen Mental Health &
Suicide in Boulder ASAP, $3,925
4. 2023 Arts Education Project Grants, LOCAL Theater Company, LocalWRITES, $3,000
5. 2022 Community Project Grants for Organizations, Art in Community, Inc. (AIC), Temple of
Tranquility, $10,000
Click explained the Commission members will vote on the approval of the reports. She said commissioners have the
options to:
• Approve all reports,
• Approve individual reports,
• Approve individua reports while submitting specific questions,
• Postpone approval of individual reports pending the answers to specific questions, and/or
• Not approve individual reports and cancel the final 20% payment.
Borowsky said, ‘I move that we approve the grant reports from Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Circle of
Care Project, Samuel Tomatz, and LOCAL Theater Company.’ Second by Schmid. All were in favor. The motion
passed unanimous.
Borowsky said, ‘I move that we approve the grant report from Art in Community.’ Second by Whyel. Kert recused
herself from the vote. All were in favor. The motion passed unanimously.
Borowsky expressed his appreciation for the quality of the grants.
Item 5B: Recertification of 2022-24 General Operating Support (GOS) Grants
Click explained the Commission members will vote on the approval of 38 reports. She said commissioners have the
options to:
• Approve all reports,
• Approve individual reports,
• Approve individua reports while submitting specific questions,
• Postpone approval of individual reports pending the answers to specific questions, and/or
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•Not approve individual reports and cancel the final 20% payment.
Whyel said, ‘I move that we approve the following reports for the 2022-24 GOS Grants: 3rd Law Dance/Theater, Arts
Parts Creative Reuse Center, Band of Toughs, Boulder Chorale, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC),
Boulder International Film Festival, Boulder Metalsmithing Association, Boulder MUSE, Boulder Museum of
Contemporary Art, Boulder Opera, Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Boulder Samba School, Cantabile Singers,
Colorado MahlerFest, Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Creativity
Alive, Dairy Arts Center, east window, eTown, Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc., Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras,
Junkyard Social Club, KGNU, Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, LOCAL Theater Company, Motus Theater,
NoBo Art District, Parlando School for the Arts, Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Street Wise Arts, Studio Arts
Boulder, T2 Dance Company, The Catamounts, and The Spark A Performing Arts Community.’ Second by
Borowsky. All in favor. The motion passed unanimously.
Kash said, ‘I move that we approve the following report for the 2022-2024 GOS grants: Boulder Ballet, Museum of
Boulder, and Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra.’ Second by Cardozo. All in favor. The motion passed
unanimously.
Whyel inquired about discrepancies in reported incomes and revenues from Boulder MUSE, Colorado MahlerFest,
Boulder Music Festival, Dairy Arts Center, and Junkyard Social Club. Click will ask the organizations for updated
financial overview documents.
Click reminded commissioners the Community Projects for Organizations preliminary review is due Wednesday,
March 6 at noon.
Agenda Item 6: COMMISSION BUSINESS [00:41:56 Audio min.]
Item 6A: Letter to Council
The Arts Commission discussed and determined the following main priorities for 2024.
1.Making artist space available and affordable. The Office of Arts and Culture and members of
the Arts Commission receive consistent feedback that one of the largest barriers to working artists
is the high cost of venue and studio space in Boulder. Anecdotally, we have observed that artists are
leaving the City of Boulder to live and work elsewhere because they have been priced out of the city.
Continuing progress on workspace for artists and arts organizations was a commission priority as
early as 2017. Affordable commercial space for the arts contributes to healthy economic vitality
(http://tinyurl.com/A4AEconDev).
2.Housing affordability for artists. The arts, when supported, are the number one return on
investment. Housing affordability for artists to live and work in Boulder would foster greater
economic vibrancy (http://tinyurl.com/A4AHousing). As with venue and studio space, the cost of
housing in the city has priced many artists and arts administrators out of Boulder. Inclusion of
artists and art spaces within neighborhoods increases property values and helps create cultural
and tourism hubs. Arts organizations such as Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical Arts
and the Conference on World Affairs utilize community home spaces to provide housing for visiting
artists. The community would benefit if there were incentives associated with affordable artist
housing offered on a more permanent basis.
3.Encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Boulder boasts talented artists and arts
organizations that contribute to ongoing conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion for
LGBTQ+, Latine, undocumented, unhoused, BIPOC, disabled, and other marginalized perspectives.
Incorporating their voices in all aspects of city work increases acceptance and improves
communities (http://tinyurl.com/A4ADEIJ). We encourage City Council to continue supporting the
use of the Race Equity Tool; appointing underrepresented voices to commissions, committees and
staff positions; and encouraging departments to incorporate blind hiring procedures.
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APPROVED BY: ATTESTED:
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Board Chair Board Secretary
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Kash said, ‘I move that we approve the letter to city council allowing for minor revisions and copy editing by
staff.’ Second by Schmid. All in favor. The motion passed unanimously.
Agenda Item 7: MATTERS FROM STAFF [01:44:58 Audio min.]
Item 7A: Questions about the Manager’s Memo
Kert asked when the new Arts commissioner will be appointed by City Council. Click said the voting by City Council
will occur at the March 14 Council Meeting.
Kert asked if the commissioner candidates’ interviews were recorded and posted. Click said she believes they are
posted on the city website, and she will send Kert a link.
Kash asked if commissioners are able to send individual recommendations to Council. Chasansky said the
commissioners can make recommendations to Council if they are speaking individually and not as a group.
Schmid stepped down as the liaison to The Dairy Arts Center. Cardozo said, ‘I move that Jeffrey Kash acts as an Arts
Commission board representative to the Dairy Arts Center. Second by Whyel. All in favor. The motion passed
unanimously.
Borowsky announced his two movies are showing at the Boulder International Film Festival.
Agenda Item 8: ADJOURNMENT [01:58:08 Audio min.]
There being no further business to come before the commission at this time, Kert adjourned the meeting at 8:05 p.m.
p.m.
Date, time, and location of next meeting:
The next Boulder Arts Commission meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. This is a hybrid
meeting to be held at The City of Boulder’s Community Vitality Department and via a Zoom webinar link.
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TO: Members of the Boulder Arts Commission
FROM: Lauren Click, City of Boulder Office of Arts + Culture,
Community Vitality Department
DATE: TBD
SUBJECT: Manager’s Update for the Boulder Arts Commission
Meeting on March 27, 2024
>To maximize access, the March 2024 meeting of the Arts Commission will be held as a hybrid in-person / video
meeting. The Arts Commission, members of the community, and staff may attend either in person or by video.
−The in-person meeting will be held at the Office of Arts and Culture at 1500 Pearl Street, #300. Due to room
capacity, there may be a limited number of seats available for members of the community to attend in
person.
−To attend, please make a request by email to rsvp@bouldercolorado.gov by Tuesday, March 26 at 12:00
p.m. Please indicate in your email if you are requesting to attend in person or by video.
>Notes on the March Meeting Agenda
−5A, Grant Reports. The grant reports requiring action have been distributed to Arts Commission members
by email. These are the reports being discussed:
-2021 Arts Education Grant, Boulder Symphony, Boulder Symphony and Boulder Muse Collaborate
2021-2022, $3,000
-2023 Arts Education Grant, Luna Cultura, art, science and culture for thriving communities, Historia y
Saberes para el cuidado de la Madre Tierra, $3,000
-2023 Community Projects for Organizations, The Mariposa Collective, Emergence, $10,000
-2023 Community Projects for Organizations, The Hill Boulder, Live from the Hill 2023, $6,000
RECOMMENDED MOTION
“I move that we approve the grant reports from Boulder Symphony, Luna Cultura, art, science and
culture for thriving communities, The Mariposa Collective, and The Hill Boulder”.
At the meeting Commission members will vote on the approval of the reports. Commissioners have the
options to:
a.Approve all reports,
b.Approve individual reports,
c.Approve individual reports while submitting specific questions,
d.Not approve individual reports, and/or
e.Postpone approval of individual reports pending the answers to specific questions.
−5B, Recertification of 2022-24 General Operating Support (GOS) Grants.
SUMMARY: Staff will ask commissioners to vote on a motion to approve the 2023 GOS grant reports. The
sole criterion in deciding on approving and recertifying GOS reports is to confirm that the organization
continues to be able to fulfil the objectives that they described in their grant application.
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RECOMMENDED MOTION
“I move that we approve the following reports for the 2022 – 24 GOS Grants from The Colorado
Chautauqua, JLF Colorado, and EcoArts Connections.
DETAILS: The purpose of recertification is to align the triennial timeline of the GOS grants to the City’s
budget cycle: funding appropriations like this are made for each calendar year.
At the meeting Commission members will vote on the approval of the reports. Commissioners have the
options to:
a.Approve all reports,
b.Approve individual reports,
c.Approve individual reports while submitting specific questions,
d.Not approve individual reports, and/or
e.Postpone approval of individual reports pending the answers to specific questions.
6, Introduction to the 2025 Needs Assessment.
The Office of Arts and Culture has engaged the team of Kendall Peterson of ThereSquared LLC, Jill Stilwell
of Stilwell Cultural Consulting LLC, and Jamie Geillis of Centro, Inc. to develop recommendations of short-
term funding priorities and needs analysis. ThereSquared and Stilwell Cultural Consulting are arts and
culture planning experts with more than 50 years of experience and a complement of skills in cultural and
strategic planning, public art master planning, placemaking consulting, project management, community
engagement, and visual arts and performing arts programming. Jamie Giellis, founder/president of Centro,
is joining Jill and Kendall as a Special Advisor. Jamie brings expertise in creative sector economic
development and special district formation.
The current City of Boulder Community Cultural Plan is sunsetting in December 2024. Further, the Boulder
voters approved a 20-year tax dedicated to arts, culture, and heritage purposes to begin in 2025. In 2023,
city electors approved ballot measure 2A – City Sales and Use Tax Extension, that extended an existing
.15% City sales and use tax for general fund purposes and 50% to fund “arts, culture and heritage
purposes including direct and grant funding for arts and culture nonprofits, professional artists, arts
education, venues and workspaces, public art, and multi-cultural programs” (see, Ordinance 8591). The
2A tax funding begins in 2025. ThereSquared will draw from relevant plans and documents, stakeholder
input, and expert knowledge in the creative sector, local governance, grantmaking, and public art, to guide
the city on the current, pressing needs of the community for the 2025 “bridge year”. This first step will
culminate in a final report prioritizing funding for 2025 in these three most pressing areas: the General
Operating Support Grants (GOS), Public Art Maintenance Plan, and staffing needs.
ThereSquared will attend the Arts Commission meeting on Wednesday, March 27. The consulting team will
be introduced and provide a summary of their process for the “bridge year” needs assessment, and
organize Commission follow up. Beyond the initial 2025 needs assessment, there will be future work and
more in-depth engagement to build out plans for 2026 and beyond.
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The transparency practices of the Boulder Arts Commission require that emails to three or more members of
the Commission be published in the public record. In Attachment One please find emails received between
the publication of the February 28, 2024, and March 27, 2024, meeting packets.
>Staff Updates
>Grants and Programs for Organizations
Work continues to support applicants and promote the 2024 Boulder Arts Commission Grant Program.
The following venue grants and fee waivers were approved in advance of the meeting:
-3rd Law Dance/Theater, 3rd Law Dance/Theater Dance presents INTERZONE with the Dance for
Parkinson’s Program, Swoon Art House & online, $1,000
-Ars Nova Chamber Singers, Fruition: Shared Visions, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
-Colorado MahlerFest, MahlerFest 37 - Electric Liederland: Hendrix Meets Mahler, Roots Music Project
Fee Waiver
-Empathy Theatre Project, We're Still Here In Concert: Original Cast and Composer Live Album, eTown
Fee Waiver and $1,000
-Dr. Mike Barnett, CU Boulder Soundworks Songwriting Student Concert, Roots Music Project Fee
Waiver
-Mariposa Collective, Mariposa Collective Summer Fundraiser, Roots Music Project Fee Waiver
-NoBo Art District, NoBo Art District Annual Fundraiser, Roots Music Project Fee Waiver
-Sidewalk Productions, Boulder Voice Lessons Spring Show, Roots Music Project Fee Waiver
-Street Wise Arts, Street Wise Mural Festival, Roots Music Project Fee Waiver
-The New Local, "At The Annex" Interview Series Pilot and Second Episode, The New Local for YouTube,
$1,000
-Wild Heart Dance, One Lost Song, The Nomad Playhouse, $1,000
The following Grant Writing Fund awards were approved in advance of the meeting:
-Emily Braucher, $500
The following Venue and Fee Waiver grant reports were approved in advance of the meeting:
-Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, “The Best of Boulder,” 2023-24 Masterworks Series Concert #4 and
Cirque Returns: Cirque de la Symphonie, Macky Fee Waivers and $1,000
-Boulder Chorale, Mardi Gras Celebration of the Boulder Chorale, eTown Hall Fee Waiver
-Boulder Symphony, Boulder Symphony 2023 Season, Grace Commons Church, $1,000
-Cantabile Singers, Something Known and Something New, First Congregational Church and online,
$570
-LOCAL Theater Company, acts of faith, a new play by David Yee, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
-Mariposa Collective, Emergence, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
-The Catamounts, FEED: Dry, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
The following extensions were granted in advance of the meeting:
-General Operating Support, The Big Dream, $8,000
-Boulder Symphony, Expanded GLOW Project 2023, $10,000
The following Professional Development Scholarships were awarded in advance of the meeting:
-Caroline Butcher, Subject/Object/Practice/Place: Connecting Creatively Through the Performing Arts
[conference, Valletta, Malta, $1,000
> Commission Correspondence
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-Margaret Saunders, Colorado Creative Industries Summit, Pueblo, CO, $500
-Sondra Blanchard, North American Federation of Healthcare Clowning Organization's Meeting of the
Noses (conference), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, $1,000
-Wendy Kinal, North American Federation of Healthcare Clowning Organization's Meeting of the Noses
(conference), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, $1,000
In Attachment Three, please find a current grants program budget.
>Public Art Program
Staff is working to plan a series of public art tours for Civic Area and Pearl St. Mall for this summer. Staff is
looking for volunteer docents to help with this effort. Staff is also working to increase social media and e-
newsletter presence.
The Implementation Plan was approved by the Boulder City Manager and is now publicly accessible on the
Public Art website.
Staff continues to work with the Budget Office on public art funding allocation procedures in the Capital
Improvement Program and from the Community Culture Resilience and Safety Tax (CCRS) allocations.
Staff continues to support colleagues in the Planning and Development Services division on improvements
to the permitting of public art.
Public Art Commissioning Updates:
North Broadway (Sharon Dowell): Preliminary Design was approved and now working on
engineering documents and installation plan. Anticipated install is summer, 2024.
Experiments in Public Art, Farm to Spaceship: A final Exp. In PA project is being proposed by local
firm Berger & Fohr. They will likely have a proposal for the Standing Selection Panel to review and
approve before staff brings the project before the commission. The Standing Selection Panel is also
considering an invitational “Artist Residency” for local, national, and possibly even international
artists to come to Boulder to share projects they are working on that are tied to big social issues
like climate change, immigration, and the unhoused population. Staff intends to request
Adjustment to Base (ATB) funds from the General Fund to pay for temporary art projects and
residencies in 2024.
NoBo Library (Daily tous les jours): Final Design and Fabrication. Construction begins soon, with
completion expected in the spring of 2024. Grand opening of library anticipated for July 2024
www.dailytouslesjours.com
Fire Station 3 (Michael Clapper): Final Design and Fabrication. Footer for sculpture being poured
by end of March, 2024.
Urban Design - 19th and Upland (Anthony Garcia): Final Design. Waiting on parent project to
commence construction. The anticipated parent project construction schedule is Winter 2024 –
Spring 2026. Art will be installed in Spring 2026.
Valmont Rain Garden: Preliminary Design has been approved and community engagement
activities were held. Working on final design (engineering). Anticipated installation fall 2024.
Art in Parking Garages: 11th and Spruce (David Franklin): Design Development.
Western City Campus (Alpine Balsam): Orientation meeting is being held March 27, 2024.
Uni Hill Public Art: Staff is planning to research and develop a public art plan for the Uni Hill
neighborhood with leftover funds from a few years ago.
Community-Initiated and Donation Projects Updates:
Los Seis de Boulder/El movimiento sigue: Building Permit was approved on 2.21.2024. ROW permit
application submitted. Hoping for a April/May install.
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Work continues on preliminary preparations for the Boulder Strong permanent memorial process.
Maintenance and Conservation:
Accessible Signage: A consultant was hired to audit the entire public art collection and enter
information into a new database. Work has begun. A CU Boulder grad student is also assisting.
Following the audit, staff will hire a fabricator to begin work on new signage for all artworks.
In Attachment Two, please find a current public art program budget.
>Creative Neighborhoods
Work continues on the reviving of the Creative Neighborhoods program with the help of the Public Art
Program Coordinator and Arts and Venues Liaison.
Updating the Paint the Pavement application packet and process. Staff has received one new application
from the Goss Grove NA to repaint the same design from 10 years ago. Staff is working with Transportation
on approval.
The Boulder Office of Arts and Culture’s Mural Artist Roster has closed with almost 100 artists included.
The Roster serves as a resource to identify artists suitable for new artwork commissions, including public
projects with the city and private commissions in the community.
>Venues
Staff is working with multiple departments to negotiate and complete a new lease with The Dairy Arts
Center.
Work continues to provide support on the proposal from the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
(BMoCA) to relocate their facility to a new location in the NoBo Art District.
Work continues on the 2024 Venues Study. Staff hired an intern from CU Boulder, Dylan Katzman, to help
with various office projects including the collection of information for the Venues Study. Dylan will help
collect information about existing venues in the city of Boulder as well as help with Boulder Arts Week.
>Professional Artists
The Artist Census is scheduled to begin with a survey available to artists working in Boulder. This survey
helps us gain a clearer picture of how our artists are surviving and thriving as workers and small business
owners in Boulder. The survey will be available beginning in March 2024 and will be open until there are
sufficient responses to represent a statistically significant cross-section of professional artists in the area.
The survey is the first part of the 2024 Artist Census. After surveys have been collected and analyzed, staff
will be working with consultants from Qualitative Research Centre (QRC) to conduct a series of focus
groups in late summer. Information gathered from the survey and the focus groups will be compiled and
presented with a target completion date of December 2024.
We held the second in the Professional Artist Forum series on March 5, 2024, at the Junkyard Social Club
with a panel of marketing experts. The panel discussed social media marketing, AI generated social media
content, print and digital marketing through local news outlets, and offered time for networking.
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>Civic Dialog, Boulder Arts Week
Boulder Arts Week returns April 5 to April 13, 2024! Boulder is home to an abundance of cultural
destinations, public art, and artists. To celebrate art and creativity in the Boulder community, Boulder Arts
Week returns in 2024 for our 11th year. Boulder Arts Week is the only large-scale, inclusive celebration of
Boulder’s artists, arts, and cultural offerings. Visit Boulderartweek.org for more information or to join the
newsletter.
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Attachment One
Commission Correspondence
From: Grace Gee <healinggracestudio@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 1:16 AM
To: Chasansky, Matthew <chasanskym@bouldercolorado.gov>
Cc: Bruce Borowsky <bruce@pixelmillstudios.com>; Sheryl Cardozo <aspiringnomad1@gmail.com>; Maria Cole
<m.cole205@gmail.com>; Jeffery Kash <jeffreyakash@gmail.com>; Caroline Kert <carolinekert@gmail.com>; Yaelaed
Whyel <yaelaedart@gmail.com>
Subject: Update from Community Project Grant recipient
External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender.
Dear Boulder Arts Commission Members,
Warm greetings to all. I hope this message finds you well.
I am thrilled to extend a heartfelt invitation to all members to witness the impact of "Bubbling Up," the
social justice art project that was graciously supported through the 2022 Community Project Grant. For
those of you who championed this initiative, your invaluable support has contributed immensely to its
success, and for that, I am deeply grateful.
The ongoing journey of "Bubbling Up" has been nothing short of exhilarating. It has already reached
audiences far and wide, gathering stories from across the US and is now proudly displayed at the Boulder
Public Library. As the thought-provoking narratives fill the gallery space, I am excited at the prospect of
sharing this experience with our community.
I invite you to immerse yourselves in the compelling stories from "Bubbling Up" at the Boulder Public
Library. Your presence would be greatly appreciated, and I hope to have the chance to share this
extraordinary journey with you. For further details about the exhibit, tonight’s reception, and other
updates from Healing Grace Studio, please refer to the email below.
Warm regards,
Grace Gee
Grace Gee (she/her/hers)
Healing Grace Studio
c: 303-845-0678
e: HealingGraceStudio@gmail.com
w:HealingGraceStudio.com
i: @gracegeeart
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From: Maggie Saunders <maggie@bouldercountyarts.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 5:23 PM
To: Chasansky, Matthew <chasanskym@bouldercolorado.gov>
Cc: Bruce Borowsky <bruce@pixelmillstudios.com>; Sheryl Cardozo <aspiringnomad1@gmail.com>; Maria Cole
<m.cole205@gmail.com>; Jeffery Kash <jeffreyakash@gmail.com>; Caroline Kert <carolinekert@gmail.com>; Yaelaed
Whyel <yaelaedart@gmail.com>; Georgia Schmid <georgiamichelle@hotmail.com>; Charlotte LaSasso
<charlotte@bouldercountyarts.org>; Click, Lauren <ClickL@bouldercolorado.gov>
Subject: Thank you for the Professional Development Scholarship to CCI!
External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender.
Dear Boulder County Arts Commission and Department of Arts and Culture,
Thank you for the Professional Development grant award to attend CCI, I am incredibly grateful for this
opportunity to learn and connect with other professional artists. I have included a more detailed thank
you letter in the attachments.
Happy Spring Equinox!
--
Maggie Saunders
Programs Coordinator
Boulder County Arts Alliance
www.bouldercountyarts.org
she/they
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FUNDING
SOURCE PROJECT/ARTIST
TOTAL
APPROPRIATE
D
AMOUNT
PAID TO DATE
BALANCE
REMAINING
2024
PROJECTED
SPENDING
Gen. Fund Los Seis de Boulder
Donation $3,000 $2,200 $800 $800
Multiple Art and Parking Garages $122,500 $6,125 $116,375 $85,760
CCS v1 North Broadway / Dowell $165,000 $41,250 $123,750 $123,750
Multiple NoBo Library / Daily T.L.J. $260,000 $122,500 $51,508 $51,508
CCS v2 Fire Station 3 (2021) $80,000 $47,500 $32,500 $32,500
Multiple Valmont Park Rain Garden $20,000 $3,750 $16,250 $16,250
Urban
Design 19th and Upland (2025) $51,700 $2,585 $49,115 $0
% for Art Transportation (2025) $330,000 $0 $330,000 tbd
% for Art Valmont City Park (2025) $144,000 $0 $144,000 tbd
TOTAL $864,298.00 $225,910.00 $864,298.00 $310,568.00
CCS: Community Culture and Safety Tax
CCRS: Community Culture Resiliency and Safety Tax
Additional maintenance projects are not represented.
Attachment Two
Current Public Art Program 5 Year Budget as of March 20, 2024
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Attachment Three
Current Cultural Grants Program Budget as of March 21, 2024
GRANT
CATEGORY
ASSIGNED
BUDGET
ACTUAL
BUDGET
GRANTS
AWARDED BALANCE
GOS: Extra Large Orgs1 $400,000 $426,035 $376,035 $50,000
GOS: Large Orgs $180,000 $190,414 $170,414 $20,000
GOS: Mid Orgs $80,000 $85,207 $75,207 $10,000
GOS: Small Orgs $96,000 $104,332 $100,166 $4,166
Community Projects: Indv. $25,000 $25,000 $0.00 $25,000
Community Projects: Orgs. $60,000 $60,000 $0.00 $60,000
Arts Education $30,000 $30,000 $0.00 $30,000
Venue and Event Affordability
Fund $16,000 $16,000 $15,445 $555
Prof. Dev. Scholarships $8,000 $8,000 $3,500 $4,500
Leadership Pipeline Fund $16,000 $16,000 $0.00 $16,000
Cultural Field Trips $10,000 $10,000 $1,160 $8,840
Assistance for Grant Writing $4,000 $4,000 $3,000 $1,000
TOTAL $925,000 $975,014 $744,927 $230,061
There are 8 free rentals still available for the Macky Auditorium.
There are 6 free rentals still available from eTown Hall.
1 100K was added to the budget from the general fund in May 2023. These funds were added to the four GOS
categories and the $26 remaining to the Venue Fund.
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS (2024)
GRANT
CATEGORY
ASSIGNED
BUDGET
ACTUAL
BUDGET
GRANTS
AWARDED BALANCE
Artist Hiring Incentive Grants $54,000 $54,000 $18,000 $36,000
Venue and Event Affordability
Fund $21,000 $21,000 $20,499 $501
TOTAL $75,000 $75,000 $38,499 $36,501
03.27.24 Arts Commission Meeting 15