04.24.24 BAC PacketBoulder Arts Commission Meeting Agenda
April 24, 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 March 2024 meeting minutes
3.PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
4.COMMISSION BUSINESS (10 min) – Cris
A.Swearing in new Commissioner Jill Katzenberger, introductions
5.MATTERS FROM COMMISSIONERS (10 min)
A.Liaison Updates
B.Other Topics from the Community
6.GRANTS PROGRAM (20 min) – Lauren
A.Action: Community Project Grants for Organizations Decisions
B.Action: Grant Reports
C.Action: Recertification of 2022-24 General Operating Support (GOS) Grant
7.MATTERS FROM STAFF (10 min) - Lauren
A.Questions about the Manager’s Memo
B.Update on the Needs Assessment
8.COMMISSION BUSINESS PART TWO (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: March 27, 2024
Contact information preparing summary: Lisa Wuycheck, Executive Assistant
Commission members present: Sheryl Cardozo, Maria Cole, Jeffrey Kash, Caroline Kert (Chair), Georgia Schmid (Vice-
Chair), Yaelaed Whyel
Commission members absent: Bruce Borowsky
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:
Kendall Peterson (ThereSquared LLC), Sara Pike (BMoCA), Liz Rowland (Boulder Chorale), Elaine Schnabel
(Boulder Chorale), Jill Stillwell (Stillwell Cultural Consulting)
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 p.m.
First motion by Cole to approve the agenda with the addition of agenda item 5C: Artist Hiring Incentive Grant. Second
by Whyel. All in favor. The motion passed unanimously.
Agenda Item 2: MINUTES [00:01:34 Audio min.]
Item 2A: Approval of the 2024 February Minutes
First motion by Whyel to approve the minutes. Second by Kash. All in favor. The motion passed unanimously.
Agenda Item 3: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION [00:02:02 Audio min.]
No members of the public were registered to speak at the meeting.
Agenda Item 4: MATTERS FROM COMMISSIONERS [00:02:27 Audio min.]
Item 4A: Liaison Updates
Cole said the Colorado MahlerFest will be held from May 15-19 and the agenda looks fantastic.
Whyel announced Boulder Chorale has two upcoming concerts on April 27 and 28. The performances will feature the
Uvalde, Texas High School’s Mariachi band.
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Kert said she is looking forward to Boulder Arts Week which runs from April 5-13.
Schmid said she has documentation from The Dairy Arts Center asking for a $1,500 donation
Kash said Motus Theater has a performance tomorrow at the Capitol Complex in Denver.
Item 4B: Other Topics from the Community
There were no topics from the Community.
Agenda Item 5: GRANTS PROGRAM [00:05:37 Audio min.]
Item 5A: Grant Reports
Interim Arts Program Manager Lauren Click reviewed the following four grant reports.
• 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 Madrea Tierra, $3,000
• 2023 Community Projects Organizations, The Mariposa Collective, Emergence, $10,000
• 2023 Community Projects for Organizations, The Hill Boulder, Live from The Hill 2023, $6,000
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.
Cole said, ‘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.’ Second by Whyel. There was no
discussion. All in favor. The motion passed unanimously.
Whyel was impressed with The Hill Boulder’s budget details and their transparency that they failed to hire people of
color. Schmid inquired as to why people of color were not hired. Click will research and investigate. Kert asked i f the
Arts Commission can be of assistance. Schmid said she has connections with local artists of color.
Kash said he was happy with the takeaways from Boulder Symphony and their overall assessment of the community.
He said he was impressed with Luna and the amount of collaboration that they had with various other organizations
across the city. Kash added that Mariposa was able to engage a large amount of people to experience the art through
three sold-out performances.
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Kash commented on the low level of participants engaged in The Hill Boulder’s event.
Click said she will relay the commissioners’ feedback to the grantees.
Item 5B: Recertification of 2022-24 General Operating Support (GOS) Grants
Click said there are three general operating support reports to approve for recertification.
• The Colorado Chautauqua
• JLF Colorado
• EcoArts Connections
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
• Not approve individual reports and cancel the final 20% payment.
Kash said, ‘I move that we approve the reports for the 2022 to 24 General Operating Support Grants for The Colorado
Chautauqua, the Jaipur Literature Festival Colorado, and EcoArts Connections.’ Second by Cole. There was no
discussion. All in favor. The motion passed unanimously.
Kert said EcoArts Connections is very grateful for the general operating support.
Item C: Artist Hiring Incentive Grant
Schmid recused herself from the vote due a conflict of interest.
Click said there were 16 applicants for Friday’s lottery-style grant awards. She said there are six $3,000 awards. She
reminded the commissioners that the grant’s purpose is to enable Boulder-based organizations and businesses to hire
Boulder-based artists.
Click said ‘Dance with Georgia’, an organization run by Schmid, is one of the lottery-style award recipients.
Click explained, in October, the commissioners approved that staff will determine if the applicant is eligible to be
approved to receive the grant. Click said since Schmid voted in October, she must now recluse herself from the vote to
approve her own grant, and the commissioners must vote to approve.
Click said Dance with Georgia is eligible for this grant. She said Schmid won the lottery and said Dance with Georgia
is funding a local Boulder-based artist to work on the Brown Sugar Nutcracker with her.
Whyel said, I move that we approve an Artist Hiring Incentive Grant for Dance with Georgia’. Second by Cole. There
was no discussion. All in favor. The motion passed unanimously.
Kash asked if there is a list available that shows the applicants who did not win the lottery. Click confirmed and said
she advised the applicants the next round closes in May.
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Click discussed the following reminders.
• Community Project Grants for Individuals – Preliminary review is due Wednesday, April 3 at noon.
• Community Project Grants for Organizations – Final review and score is due Wednesday, April 10 at noon .
Agenda Item 6: [00:15:46 Audio min.]
INTRODUCTION TO 2025 NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Click introduced the consulting team consisting of Kendall Peterson (ThereSquared) and Jill Stillwell (Stillwell
Cultural Consulting). Click said Jamie Geillis (Centro, Inc.) will also work on the Needs Assessment.
Click explained the study will focus on 2025 2A funding and the sunsetting of The Cultural Plan. She said staff
recommendations are due to City Council by June.
Click said the purpose of the Needs Assessment is to identify conditions to address in 2025. She said staff is also
asking the consultants for help in the short term on some very specific things. She said between the present and mid-
2025, there will be full research to determine the best usage of the 2A funding. The consultants will review the current
grant program and public art program in addition to identifying new needs and opportunities. Recommendation will be
developed for staff to consider when working on the 2025 budget.
Peterson explained the project’s purpose.
• 2A: Majority of Boulder’s voters approved a 20-year tax renewal dedicated to arts, culture, and heritage
purposed.
• Additional funding begins in FY 2025.
• Research and prepare a Short-Term Needs and Funding Assessment for 2025 bridge year.
• Prepare for a deeper, more extensive planning process to update the current Master Plan for the Arts &
Culture Department in the future.
Peterson explained the process. She said the consulting team will engage in:
• Research and analysis in 3 major areas:
o Existing and future General Operating Support (GOS) grants
o Public art maintenance plan and staffing needs
o Current relevant City of Boulder plans and alignment
• Hosting a series of listening sessions and interviews to gain input into the Short-term Needs and Funding
Assessment
• Draft and present the Short-Term Needs and Funding Assessment
• Timeline: March – June 2024
Peterson said the engagement plan includes the following.
• 2A Campaign Committee/Create Boulder Group
• Past GOS Grant Recipients
• Grant Applicants
• Two Arts Commissioners
• City of Boulder Arts & Culture Staff
• City of Boulder Leadership
• Other Key Stakeholders
Kash and Schmid indicated their interest to represent the Arts Commission. Kert nominated Kash and Schmid. There
was a nod of approval from all of the commissioners. No formal vote was needed.
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Board Chair Board Secretary
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Peterson reviewed the timeline and deliverables. She said the consultants will provide updates to the Commission.
April-May 2024: Research and Outreach
May 2024: Analysis and Synthesis
June 2024: Final Short-Term Needs and Funding Assessment
Agenda Item 7: MATTERS FROM STAFF [00:47:26 Audio min.]
Item 7A: Questions about the Manager’s Memo
There were no questions from the commissioners.
Click announced the upcoming Boulder Arts Week that runs from April 5-13. She said there are over 100 fun events
scheduled.
Agenda Item 8: COMMISSION BUSINESS [00:48:38 Audio min.]
Item 8A: Recognitions and Farewells to Bruce Borowsky
This item was tabled until the April 24 meeting.
Kert announced Jill Katzenberger (Junkyard Social Club) will be appointed as the new Boulder Arts commissioner.
Jill’s first meeting will be on April 24.
Agenda Item 9: ADJOURNMENT [00:50:31 Audio min.]
There being no further business to come before the commission at this time, Kert adjourned the meeting at 6:50 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, April 24, 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: April 19th, 2024
SUBJECT: Manager’s Update for the Boulder Arts Commission
Meeting on April 24, 2024
>To maximize access, the April 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, April 23 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
−6A, Community Project Grants for Organizations Decisions. In Attachment One, please find the scoring
details for this grant category showing all applications organized by final score. During the meeting, staff
will ask for a decision on which applications should be funded.
RECOMMENDED MOTION
“I move that Motus Theater, Empathy Theatre Project, Street Wise Arts, BaoBao Foundation, the Society
for Creative Aging, and Roots Music Project Foundation be awarded grants in the Community Project for
Organizations category.”
Commissioners have the options to:
a.Approve the staff recommendation for the highest-scoring grants,
b.Approve individual grants, or
c.Postpone approval of individual grants pending the answers to specific questions.
−6B, Grant Reports. The grant reports requiring action have been distributed to Arts Commission members
by email. These are the reports being discussed:
-2023 Arts Education Grant, Boulder International Film Festival, Colorado Film Society Educational
Outreach Program, $3,000
-2023 Arts Education Grant, Boulder Opera Company, Xochitl las niña de las flores: workshop and
opera at schools, $3,000
-2023 Arts Education Grant, Street Wise Arts, Street Wise Youth Mural & Arts Programs, $3,000
-2020 Arts Education Grant, Mesa Elementary, Raise the Risers!, $2,500
-2023 Community Projects for Individuals, Betsy Tobin, MOMENT in TIME, $5,000
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RECOMMENDED MOTION
“I move that we approve the grant reports from the Boulder International Film Festival, Boulder Opera
Company, Street Wise Arts, Mesa Elementary , and Betsy Tobin.”
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.Postpone approval of individual reports pending the answers to specific questions, and/or
e.Not approve individual reports and cancel the final 20% payment.
−6C, Recertification of a 2022-24 General Operating Support (GOS) Grant. Staff will ask commissioners to
vote on a motion to approve the 2023 GOS grant report. 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.
RECOMMENDED MOTION
“I move that we approve the report for the 2022 – 24 GOS Grant from The Big Dream.”
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 report. Commissioners have the
options to:
a.Approve the report;
b.Approve the report while submitting specific questions,
c.Not approve the report, and/or
d.Postpone approval of the report pending the answers to specific questions.
−7B, Update on the Needs Assessment. Staff will offer a brief update on the progress of the needs
assessment for the 2025 bridge year. To date, the consultants have hosted five interviews with staff and six
focus groups. The focus groups with General Operating Support grantees involved representatives from 47
arts nonprofits – both recipients and those that had been funded at a lower am ount, declined, or were not
eligible in the past. They also met with the Arts Commission liaisons and the Create Boulder tea m. They are
finalizing research and will seek feedback from the city’s Community Connectors in early May. Once
completed, they’ll integrate feedback, gather recommendations, discuss with staff and the two Arts
Commissioner liaisons, and present to the group in June for endorsement.
>Commission Correspondence
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 Two please find emails received between
the publication of the March 27 to April 24, 2024, meeting packets.
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>Staff Updates
>Grants and Programs for Organizations
Work continues to support applicants and promote the 2024 Boulder Arts Commission Grant Program.
Also included in the email to Commission with reports to review were the follow ups from the GOS
financial document questions from the Colorado Music Festival, Junkyard Social Club, and Studio Arts
Boulder, and the follow up text from The Hill Boulder.
The following Artist Hiring Incentive Grants were approved in advance of the meeting:
-Creativity Alive, art for SEEN @ BPL's Canyon Gallery, $3,000
-Dance with Georgia, Brown Sugar Nutcracker, $3,000
-Mi Chantli, Writer's Block/Poetry with Changa, $3,000
-NoBo Art District, The Boulder Podcast, $3,000
-Parlando School of Musical Arts, Recording Studio Coordinator, $3,000
-Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Dance is Like a Fine Wine and Season Premier, $3,000
The following Grant Writing Fund awards were approved in advance of the meeting:
-Adam Kroll, $500
The following Venue and Fee Waiver grant reports were approved in advance of the meeting:
-Boulder Ballet, MINDFIELD, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
-Boulder International Film Festival, BIFF 2024, 20th Anniversary Free Community Day, eTown Fee
Waiver
-Kutandara, Kutandara's Dance with the Moon Concert, eTown Fee Waiver
-NAACP Boulder County Branch, 2024 NAACP of Boulder County Annual Freedom Fund Celebration,
Macky Fee Waiver and $1,000
The following Artist Hiring Incentive grant report was approved in advance of the meeting:
-Boulder Chamber Orchestra, Concerts with Jennifer Hayghe and Michael O'Neil, $3,000
The following extension was granted in advance of the meeting:
-Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Boulder Community Dance Films, $10,000
The following Sponsorship was approved in advance of the meeting:
-The Catamounts, Immersive Theater Workshop Sponsorship, $2,000
In Attachment Four, please find a current grants program budget.
>Public Art Program
Staff is completing a public art tour that encompasses Civic Area and Pearl St. Mall - titled “Downtown
Boulder Public Art Tour” - for this summer. Staff will be paying 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.
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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 August, 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 has requested 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. Installation of the art begins at
the end of May. Grand opening of library anticipated for end of June 2024.
www.dailytouslesjours.com
- Fire Station 3 (Michael Clapper): Final Design and Fabrication. Footer for sculpture has been
poured, moving into fabrication of the artwork.
- Urban Design - 19th and Upland (Anthony Garcia): Final Design. Waiting on parent project to
commence construction. The anticipated parent project construction schedule is Winter 202 4 –
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. Engineering
assessment of the garage is complete and staff are now waiting on a revised preliminary design
from the artists.
- Western City Campus (Alpine Balsam): Orientation meeting was held March 27, 2024. RFQs will be
posted in early May 2024.
- Uni Hill Public Art: Staff is planning to research and develop a public art plan for the Uni Hill
commercial district with funds from a withdrawn 2019 project.
Community-Initiated and Donation Projects Updates:
- Los Seis de Boulder/El movimiento sigue: Footer has been installed and installation of the
sculpture and plaque should be complete by the end of April. A dedication event is being planned
for Tuesday, May 28.
- Work continues on preliminary preparations for the Boulder Strong permanent memorial process.
- Pleasant St. & Broadway Ave. Paint the Pavement: Staff is assisting with a project to install a
crosswalk mural at an intersection in the Uni Hill district. The project will employ an artist from our
Mural Artist Roster. Installation is planned for May or June.
- Goss Grove Street mural: community member, Susan Lott is moving forward with a street mural. It
is a long-standing mural that the neighborhood has maintained and repainted over 12 years. The
community group is moving forward with traffic control measures and might apply for a Creative
Neighborhoods grant to pay the original artist.
Maintenance and Conservation:
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- Accessible Signage: A consultant was hired to audit the 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 Three, please find a current public art program budget.
>Creative Neighborhoods
The Boulder Office of Arts and Culture’s Mural Artist Roster has closed. There are over 80 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.
Work continues on reviving of the Creative Neighborhoods program. The Office’s Public Art Program
Coordinator and Arts and Venues Liaison are partnering with City of Boulder Neighborhood Connection
Fund Manager, Edgar Chavarria, on the project. The Creative Neighborhoods Mural Program application is
being translated to Spanish and will go live in late April.
Creative Neighborhoods Mural Program grants will open this fall. These are community initiated and will be
awarded on a first-come, first-served basis by City of Boulder Subcommunity. The applicant will choose an
artist from the Office’s Mural Artist Roster for their project. Deadline for applications will be September
2024 and all projects must be completed by the end of summer 2025.
>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.
>Professional Artists
The Artist Census questionnaire, the first part of the Artist Census, will be open early summer. The
questionnaire will be open until there are sufficient responses to represent a statistically significant cross -
section of professional artists in the area. Staff have also engaged consultants from Qualitative Research
Centre (QRC) to conduct a series of focus groups in late summer. Information gathered from the
questionnaire and the focus groups will be compiled and presented with a target completion date of
December 2024.The Artist Census will help us gain a clearer picture of how our artists are surviving and
thriving as workers and small business owners in Boulder.
The third 2024 Professional Artist Forum is scheduled for June 4, at 5:30 p.m. at the Junkyard Social Club.
Topic is tentatively a talk on the Experience Economy by Brian Corrigan, cofounder of Farm to Spaceship.
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>Civic Dialog, Boulder Arts Week
Thank you for joining us at the 11 th annual Boulder Arts Week (BAW) from April 5 to 13! There were over 140
calendar listings throughout the week, and over 30 events and activities planned throughout the city on the
first Friday of the Week alone. The first weekend was hampered by an intense windstorm which caused
electrical shutoffs and resulted in event cancellations and postponements. Some organizations were
adversely affected by the cancellations. The Boulder Chamber has created an Impact Survey for
organizations and businesses affected by the outages and we have shared that survey with BAW
participating organizations. The rest of the week proceeded as planned and some events were able to be
rescheduled for the remaining part of the week, while others had to be rescheduled for later or cancelled
all together. Work continues on a final report.
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Attachment One
Final Scores for the Community Projects for Organizations Grant Category
FINAL: COMMUNITY PROJECTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS
APPLICANT NAME OVERALL AVERAGEComm. PrioritiesCultural OfferingsCultural EquityComm. PrioritiesCultural OfferingsCultural EquityOutcomes and EvalBoulder FocusEncouragementTOTALComm. PrioritiesCultural OfferingsCultural EquityOutcomes and EvalBoulder FocusEncouragementTOTALMotus Theater 36.57 7.00 7.00 7.71 7 7 8 8 5 3 38 7 6 7 7 5 2 34
Empathy Theatre Project 35.57 7.00 6.86 7.29 6 6 7 6 5 3 33 8 7 7 7 6 1 36
Street Wise Arts 35.29 7.29 6.57 7.14 8 5 7 8 6 3 37 6 6 6 6 5 2 31
BaoBao Foundation 35.00 6.71 7.14 7.29 7 6 8 7 6 3 37 6 7 7 4 6 1 31
Society for Creative Aging/dba Viva Theater 34.71 6.57 6.86 7.00 6 7 6 6 5 2 32 6 7 7 6 5 2 33
Roots Music Project Foundation Inc.34.57 6.71 7.14 7.00 6 7 7 6 5 2 33 7 7 7 7 5 2 35
The Catamounts, NFP 34.57 6.71 7.14 6.57 7 7 7 7 6 2 36 7 7 6 6 5 2 33
NAACP Boulder County Branch 34.57 6.71 6.86 7.57 5 7 6 6 5 3 32 8 8 8 8 5 1 38
The Cultural Caravan 34.43 7.29 7.29 7.14 7 7 7 6 4 2 33 6 7 7 8 5 2 35
Musical Ambassadors of Peace 34.14 6.43 6.86 7.14 7 6 7 7 3 2 32 8 8 8 8 5 2 39
Circle of Care Project 33.86 6.86 6.57 7.00 6 6 6 5 6 2 31 7 6 7 6 5 2 33
Boulder County Film Commission 33.83 6.67 6.50 6.50 6 6 7 7 6 3 35 7 7 7 6 6 2 35
Sundaram 33.71 6.57 6.71 7.00 6 6 7 7 4 3 33 7 7 7 7 5 2 35
Kick2Build Organization 33.57 6.14 6.29 6.86 6 7 6 6 5 3 33 8 8 8 8 6 4 42
Boulder Chorale 33.29 6.86 6.43 7.14 7 7 7 6 6 3 36 6 6 7 7 6 1 33
El Centro AMISTAD 33.29 6.43 6.71 7.00 5 6 6 5 5 3 30 6 7 6 6 5 2 32
Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet 33.14 6.71 6.43 6.43 8 6 7 7 6 2 36 6 6 6 7 2 2 29
Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras 33.00 6.43 6.43 6.43 6 7 8 7 6 2 36 6 7 6 6 6 1 32
THE NEW LOCAL 32.86 6.43 6.29 6.43 6 6 6 8 6 2 34 6 6 6 6 3 1 28
Colorado MahlerFest 32.71 6.57 6.43 6.29 7 7 6 7 6 1 34 6 6 7 7 6 1 33
Mariposa Collective 32.71 6.71 6.57 6.43 7 7 6 6 6 2 34 7 7 7 7 6 1 35
Museum of Boulder 32.71 6.86 7.00 6.29 7 8 6 7 6 3 37 6 6 1 2 1 1 17
T2 Dance Company 32.71 6.71 6.43 6.29 7 7 6 7 5 2 34 7 7 7 7 5 2 35
A Queer Endeavor -University of Colorado Boulder32.14 6.00 6.14 6.57 5 6 7 6 5 3 32 7 6 6 6 5 2 32
east window 32.14 6.29 5.86 6.86 6 6 7 6 6 1 32 6 3 7 4 5 2 27
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art 31.71 6.71 6.29 6.29 6 6 7 6 6 2 33 6 3 1 1 5 1 17
Dairy Arts Center 31.43 6.14 6.14 6.57 6 8 7 7 6 3 37 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Resource Central 29.43 5.71 5.43 5.43 4 4 2 4 6 2 22 5 5 5 7 6 2 30
Threshold Project 29.00 5.43 5.71 5.29 6 7 5 4 4 3 29 4 4 5 6 6 2 27
Naropa University 28.71 4.71 5.29 5.57 4 4 5 7 6 3 29 4 5 5 5 5 1 25
Boulder Chamber Orchestra 28.57 6.00 6.00 5.14 6 6 5 4 6 1 28 6 6 6 5 5 1 29
"I Have A Dream" Foundation of Boulder County28.29 5.29 5.43 6.29 5 6 5 4 4 1 25 5 4 6 6 5 1 27
Caroline Georgia
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FINAL: COMMUNITY PROJECTS FORORGANIZATIONS
APPLICANT NAME Comm. PrioritiesCultural OfferingsCultural EquityOutcomes and EvalBoulder FocusEncouragementTOTALComm. PrioritiesCultural OfferingsCultural EquityOutcomes and EvalBoulder FocusEncouragementTOTALMotus Theater 7 7 7 6 5 2 34 6 7 8 7 5 3 36
Empathy Theatre Project 7 7 7 7 5 2 35 7 6 7 7 5 3 35
Street Wise Arts 7 7 7 5 5 1 32 8 6 7 6 6 2 35
BaoBao Foundation 6 7 7 5 5 2 32 6 6 6 6 5 3 32
Society for Creative Aging/dba Viva Theater 7 7 7 7 6 3 37 7 7 7 7 6 2 36
Roots Music Project Foundation Inc.7 7 6 5 5 1 31 7 7 7 6 6 2 35
The Catamounts, NFP 6 7 6 5 4 2 30 8 7 7 7 6 3 38
NAACP Boulder County Branch 4 4 7 4 2 2 23 7 6 8 6 5 2 34
The Cultural Caravan 8 8 6 5 4 3 34 7 7 8 6 4 2 34
Musical Ambassadors of Peace 5 6 4 4 4 1 24 6 6 8 7 6 2 35
Circle of Care Project 7 7 7 6 5 2 34 8 7 8 6 5 2 36
Boulder County Film Commission 7 6 6 5 5 2 31 6 6 7 7 5 1 32
Sundaram 4 6 4 5 3 1 23 7 6 8 6 4 2 33
Kick2Build Organization 4 5 6 5 3 3 26 6 6 8 6 5 3 34
Boulder Chorale 6 5 8 4 2 2 27 8 6 7 6 4 2 33
El Centro AMISTAD 5 5 6 5 4 1 26 7 7 8 6 5 3 36
Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet 6 6 6 5 5 3 31 6 6 6 6 6 1 31
Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras 6 6 6 5 5 1 29 6 6 7 7 6 2 34
THE NEW LOCAL 6 6 6 6 4 2 30 8 7 8 6 6 3 38
Colorado MahlerFest 6 5 6 6 5 1 29 7 6 6 6 6 2 33
Mariposa Collective 7 6 7 7 3 1 31 6 7 6 6 5 2 32
Museum of Boulder 6 7 6 5 4 2 30 7 6 8 6 5 3 35
T2 Dance Company 5 6 6 5 4 1 27 7 6 7 6 5 2 33
A Queer Endeavor -University of Colorado Boulder56 4 4 3 2 24 6 6 6 6 6 2 32
east window 6 6 7 6 5 1 31 6 6 7 6 5 2 32
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art 6 6 6 6 3 2 29 7 6 7 6 5 2 33
Dairy Arts Center 7 7 7 5 5 3 34 7 6 8 6 4 3 34
Resource Central 7 6 7 5 4 2 31 6 6 7 6 5 3 33
Threshold Project 4 4 4 4 3 2 21 5 5 6 5 5 2 28
Naropa University 2 4 5 6 4 2 23 6 6 6 7 5 2 32
Boulder Chamber Orchestra 5 5 4 5 3 1 23 6 6 4 5 4 1 26
"I Have A Dream" Foundation of Boulder County3 4 4 4 2 2 19 6 5 8 6 5 1 31
Jeffrey Sheryl
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FINAL: COMMUNITY PROJECTS FORORGANIZATIONS
APPLICANT NAME Comm. PrioritiesCultural OfferingsCultural EquityOutcomes and EvalBoulder FocusEncouragementTOTALComm. PrioritiesCultural OfferingsCultural EquityOutcomes and EvalBoulder FocusEncouragementTOTALComm. PrioritiesCultural OfferingsCultural EquityOutcomes and EvalBoulder FocusEncouragementTOTALMotus Theater 7 7 8 7 4 4 37 8 8 8 7 6 3 40 7 7 8 7 5 3 37
Empathy Theatre Project 6 7 7 6 3 3 32 8 8 8 7 6 3 40 7 7 8 8 6 2 38
Street Wise Arts 7 7 7 7 4 3 35 8 8 8 8 6 3 41 7 7 8 6 6 2 36
BaoBao Foundation 7 8 8 6 4 3 36 7 8 8 7 6 4 40 8 8 7 6 5 3 37
Society for Creative Aging/dba Viva Theater 7 6 7 6 4 3 33 7 8 8 7 6 3 39 6 6 7 7 6 1 33
Roots Music Project Foundation Inc.6 7 7 6 4 3 33 7 8 8 8 6 3 40 7 7 7 7 6 1 35
The Catamounts, NFP 6 7 6 6 4 3 32 6 8 7 7 6 3 37 7 7 7 7 6 2 36
NAACP Boulder County Branch 7 8 8 6 4 4 37 8 8 8 7 5 3 39 8 7 8 7 6 3 39
The Cultural Caravan 7 7 7 6 2 3 32 8 8 8 6 5 3 38 8 7 7 7 5 1 35
Musical Ambassadors of Peace 6 7 7 6 4 3 33 7 8 8 7 6 3 39 6 7 8 8 6 2 37
Circle of Care Project 6 7 6 5 4 3 31 8 7 8 7 6 3 39 6 6 7 7 6 1 33
Boulder County Film Commission N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7 8 6 7 6 3 37 7 6 6 8 5 1 33
Sundaram 6 7 8 6 4 3 34 8 8 8 7 6 3 40 8 7 7 8 6 2 38
Kick2Build Organization 6 6 7 6 2 1 28 7 6 6 7 6 4 36 6 6 7 8 6 3 36
Boulder Chorale 6 6 7 6 3 2 30 8 8 7 8 5 3 39 7 7 7 7 6 1 35
El Centro AMISTAD 7 7 8 6 4 3 35 8 8 8 8 6 3 41 7 7 7 5 6 1 33
Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet 6 7 6 6 4 3 32 8 8 8 7 6 3 40 7 6 6 7 6 1 33
Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras 6 6 6 6 4 2 30 8 7 7 7 6 3 38 7 6 5 7 6 1 32
THE NEW LOCAL 6 6 6 6 4 3 31 6 6 7 7 6 3 35 7 7 6 7 6 1 34
Colorado MahlerFest 6 6 6 6 4 1 29 8 8 7 6 6 3 38 6 7 6 7 6 1 33
Mariposa Collective 6 6 6 6 3 3 30 7 7 6 7 5 3 35 7 6 7 6 5 1 32
Museum of Boulder 7 7 8 6 4 4 36 8 8 8 6 6 3 39 7 7 7 7 5 2 35
T2 Dance Company 6 6 5 6 3 3 29 8 7 7 8 6 3 39 7 6 6 7 5 1 32
A Queer Endeavor -University of Colorado Boulder6 6 7 6 2 2 29 6 6 8 8 6 4 38 7 7 8 6 6 4 38
east window 6 7 7 6 5 3 34 7 7 7 6 6 3 36 7 6 6 8 5 1 33
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art 7 7 8 6 4 2 34 8 8 8 7 6 3 40 7 8 7 7 6 1 36
Dairy Arts Center 7 7 8 6 3 4 35 8 8 8 8 6 3 41 7 6 7 7 5 1 33
Resource Central 6 6 6 6 3 4 31 6 6 6 5 5 4 32 6 5 5 5 5 1 27
Threshold Project 6 6 5 6 3 3 29 7 8 7 8 6 4 40 6 6 5 6 5 1 29
Naropa University 7 6 6 6 2 2 29 5 6 7 7 6 4 35 5 6 5 6 5 1 28
Boulder Chamber Orchestra 6 6 6 6 3 2 29 8 8 6 6 6 3 37 5 5 5 6 6 1 28
"I Have A Dream" Foundation of Boulder County 6 6 7 6 2 2 29 6 7 7 5 6 3 34 6 6 7 7 6 1 33
Bruce Maria Yaelaed
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Attachment Two
Commission Correspondence
From: Travis LaBerge <labergemusic@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 6:33 PM
Subject: Voluntary Report/Update from Parlando
External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender.
Hello Members of the Boulder Arts Commission,
As promised in our last Operating Grant application, we are providing an additional/voluntary report on
goings-on at Parlando. We have chosen to do this because:
-We know that some of you may not be familiar with Parlando;
-The application and required reporting forms have a limited amount of room for information;
-We believe this type of reporting provides greater transparency in how Parlando uses City resources;
and
-We get to include more pictures:)
As you review this voluntary report, please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, would
like further information, or if you'd like to schedule a time to drop in on any of our programming.
Thank you for your continued support!
Best,
Travis
Travis V. LaBerge
Executive Director and Founder
Parlando School of Musical Arts
303.442.0006 (O)
303.358.4058 (M)
@parlandoboulder
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Attachment Three
Current Public Art Program 5 Year Budget as of April 17, 2024
FUNDING
SOURCE PROJECT/ARTIST TOTAL
APPROPRIATED
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 (202 5) $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.
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Attachment Four
Current Cultural Grants Program Budget as of April 17, 2024
GRANT
CATEGORY
ASSIGNED
BUDGET
ACTUAL
BUDGET
GRANTS
AWARDED BALANCE
GOS: Extra Large Orgs1 $400,000 $426,035 $426,035 $0
GOS: Large Orgs1 $180,000 $190,414 $190,414 $0
GOS: Mid Orgs1 $80,000 $85,207 $85,207 $0
GOS: Small Orgs1 $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 $3,500 $500
TOTAL $925,000 $975,014 $861,427 $149,561
There are 8 free rentals still available for the Macky Auditorium.
There are 5 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 $36,000 $18,000
Venue and Event Affordability
Fund $21,000 $21,000 $20,499 $501
TOTAL $75,000 $75,000 $56,499 $18,501
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