05.29.24 BAC PresentationBoulder Arts Commission
Meeting
May 29, 2024
Public Participation Guidelines
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for productive, meaningful, and inclusive civic conversations.
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members, staff, and council as well as democracy for people of all
ages, identities, lived experiences, and political perspectives.
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engagement processes, please visit:
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Public Participation Guidelines
The following are examples of rules of decorum found in the Boulder Revised Code and
other guidelines that support this vision. These will be upheld during the meetings.
•All remarks and testimony shall be limited to matters related to city business.
•No participant shall make threats or use other forms of intimidation against any person.
•Obscenity, racial epithets, and other speech and behavior that disrupts or otherwise
impedes the ability to conduct the meeting are prohibited.
•Participants are required to sign up to speak ”in advance” and use the name they are
commonly known by. Individuals must display their whole name before being allowed to
speak online.
•In-person participants are asked to refrain from expressing support or disagreement
verbally or with applause. Traditionally, support is shown silently through American Sign
Language applause or “jazz hands”.
Grant Program Matters
Grant Decisions on the
Community Projects for Individuals
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.
APPLICANT NAME Quantity requested OVERALL AVERAGE
Creativity Alive $ 5,000 35.50
Dance with Georgia $ 5,000 35.20
Albertson $ 5,000 34.17
Ivan-Daniel Espinosa $ 4,500 34.17
Hear Us Now See Us Now $ 5,000 33.83
Eheart $ 5,000 33.67
Misawa $ 5,000 33.67
Ambrosino $ 5,000 33.17
Emily Braucher $ 4,965 33.00
Longo Better $ 5,000 32.67
Pei Yu Wang $ 5,000 32.17
Keaka O Kalani Hula and Polynesian Dance School $ 5,000 32.00
Pedersen $ 5,000 31.67
Parisa Tashakori $ 3,000 31.33
COLORADO ART AND FASHION CHARITABLE OUTREACH
NETWORK INC $ 3,500 31.17
De Giovanni $ 5,000 31.00
Holmes $ 5,000 31.00
willow jon collamer $ 5,000 28.33
Rising Phoenix Reiki, LLC $ 5,000 20.67
Community Projects for Individuals
Vote
Recommended Motion Language:
I move that Creativity Alive, Chelsy Albertson, Ivan-
Daniel Espinosa, and Hear Us Now, See Us Now be
awarded grants in the Community Project for
Individuals category.
I move that Dance with Georgia be awarded a grant in
the Community Project for Individuals category.
Grant Reports
•2023 Arts Education Grant, T2 Dance Company, The Color
Wheel Project, $3,000
•2023 Arts Education Grant, Manhattan Middle School,
Technical Theatre and Traveling Theatre at Manhattan,
$2,700
Grant Reports
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.
Grant Reports Vote
Recommended Motion Language:
I move that we approve the grant reports from T2 Dance
Company and Manhattan Middle School.
Grant Decisions on the
Community Projects for Organizations
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.
APPLICANT NAME Quantity requested OVERALL AVERAGE Comm. Priorities Cultural Offerings Cultural Equity
Motus Theater $ 10,000 36.57 7.00 7.00 7.71
Empathy Theatre Project $ 10,000 35.57 7.00 6.86 7.29
Street Wise Arts $ 10,000 35.29 7.29 6.57 7.14
BaoBao Foundation $ 10,000 35.00 6.71 7.14 7.29
Society for Creative Aging/dba Viva Theater $ 10,000 34.71 6.57 6.86 7.00
Roots Music Project Foundation Inc.$ 10,000 34.57 6.71 7.14 7.00
The Catamounts, NFP $ 10,000 34.57 6.71 7.14 6.57
NAACP Boulder County Branch $ 10,000 34.57 6.71 6.86 7.57
The Cultural Caravan $ 10,000 34.43 7.29 7.29 7.14
Musical Ambassadors of Peace $ 10,000 34.14 6.43 6.86 7.14
Circle of Care Project $ 10,000 33.86 6.86 6.57 7.00
Boulder County Film Commission $ 8,450 33.83 6.67 6.50 6.50
Sundaram $ 10,000 33.71 6.57 6.71 7.00
Kick2Build Organization $ 10,000 33.57 6.14 6.29 6.86
Boulder Chorale $ 10,000 33.29 6.86 6.43 7.14
El Centro AMISTAD $ 5,000 33.29 6.43 6.71 7.00
Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet $ 10,000 33.14 6.71 6.43 6.43
Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras $ 10,000 33.00 6.43 6.43 6.43
THE NEW LOCAL $ 10,000 32.86 6.43 6.29 6.43
Colorado MahlerFest $ 10,000 32.71 6.57 6.43 6.29
Mariposa Collective $ 10,000 32.71 6.71 6.57 6.43
Museum of Boulder $ 10,000 32.71 6.86 7.00 6.29
T2 Dance Company $ 9,800 32.71 6.71 6.43 6.29
A Queer Endeavor -University of Colorado Boulder $ 10,000 32.14 6.00 6.14 6.57
east window $ 10,000 32.14 6.29 5.86 6.86
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art $ 10,000 31.71 6.71 6.29 6.29
Dairy Arts Center $ 10,000 31.43 6.14 6.14 6.57
Resource Central $ 10,000 29.43 5.71 5.43 5.43
Threshold Project $ 10,000 29.00 5.43 5.71 5.29
Naropa University $ 10,000 28.71 4.71 5.29 5.57
Boulder Chamber Orchestra $ 10,000 28.57 6.00 6.00 5.14
"I Have A Dream" Foundation of Boulder County $ 10,000 28.29 5.29 5.43 6.29
Community Projects for Organizations
Vote
Recommended Motion Language:
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.
Reminder
Arts Education Grants –
Final review and score is due Wednesday, June 12
Fin
APPLICANT NAME Quantity requested OVERALL AVERAGE
Motus Theater $ 10,000 36.57
Dairy Arts Center $ 10,000 35.67
Empathy Theatre Project $ 10,000 35.57
Street Wise Arts $ 10,000 35.29
BaoBao Foundation $ 10,000 35.00
Society for Creative Aging/dba Viva Theater $ 10,000 34.71
Roots Music Project Foundation Inc.$ 10,000 34.57
The Catamounts, NFP $ 10,000 34.57
NAACP Boulder County Branch $ 10,000 34.57
The Cultural Caravan $ 10,000 34.43
Musical Ambassadors of Peace $ 10,000 34.14
Circle of Care Project $ 10,000 33.86
Boulder County Film Commission $ 8,450 33.83
Sundaram $ 10,000 33.71
Kick2Build Organization $ 10,000 33.57
Boulder Chorale $ 10,000 33.29
El Centro AMISTAD $ 5,000 33.29
Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet $ 10,000 33.14
Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras $ 10,000 33.00
THE NEW LOCAL $ 10,000 32.86
Colorado MahlerFest $ 10,000 32.71
Mariposa Collective $ 10,000 32.71
Museum of Boulder $ 10,000 32.71
T2 Dance Company $ 9,800 32.71
A Queer Endeavor -University of Colorado Boulder $ 10,000 32.14
east window $ 10,000 32.14
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art $ 10,000 31.71
Resource Central $ 10,000 29.43
Threshold Project $ 10,000 29.00
Naropa University $ 10,000 28.71
Boulder Chamber Orchestra $ 10,000 28.57
"I Have A Dream" Foundation of Boulder County $ 10,000 28.29
Community Projects for Organizations Vote
“I move that Motus Theater, Dairy Arts Center, Empathy Theatre
Project, Street Wise Arts, BaoBao Foundation, and the Society for
Creative Aging be awarded grants in the Community Project for
Organizations category.”