TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AGENDA BOOK MARCH 18, 2021 AUSTIN, TEXAS
1 TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AGENDA COMMISSION MEETING MARCH 18, 2021 - 9:00 a.m. By Video Conference and Telephone Conference Call
Due to Governor Greg Abbott’s March 13, 2020 proclamation of a state of disaster affecting all counties in Texas due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Governor’s March 16, 2020 suspension of certain provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, this meeting will be held by video conference call, as authorized under Texas Government Code section 551.127 and 551.125, respectively.
Members of the public will have access and a means to participate in this meeting, by two-way communication, by visiting: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16005090305 Meeting ID: 1600509 0305 and Participant Passcode: 031821 or by dialing 1-669-254- 5252 and entering Meeting ID: 160 0509 0305 Passcode: 031821.
An electronic copy of the agenda is posted on the Texas Register and can be accessed by following instructions found here: https://www.arts.texas.gov/about-us/commission- meeting-agenda/. An electronic copy of the agenda is now available on the Secretary of State – Open Meetings (https://www.sos.state.tx.us/open/index.shtml), and a copy of the meeting materials is available on the TCA website (https://www.arts.texas.gov/wp- content/uploads/2021/02/03182021 Commission Book.pdf )
A recording of the meeting will be available after March 19, 2021. To obtain a recording, please contact Dana Douglass Swann at 512/936-6570.
For public participants, please use the “Raise-Hand” feature to indicate that you wish to speak during the meeting. You may also email [email protected] in advance of the meeting if you would like to provide public comment. When the Commission reaches the public comment item, the Chair will recognize you by name and give you an opportunity to speak.
The Commission will meet at the above-stated time to consider and take appropriate action on the items listed below.
This meeting of the TCA has been properly posted with the Secretary of State’s Office according to the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. The members may discuss and/or take action on any of the items listed in the agenda. The Commission may go into executive session on any agenda item, if appropriate and authorized by the Open Meetings Act.
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Excuse Absent Commission Members
IV. Approval of the Minutes of the December 3, 2020 Commission Meeting
V. Update on Fiscal Year 2021 Operating Budget
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VI. Acceptance of the Poetry Foundation Donation for Poetry Out Loud
VII. Acceptance of the Texas Cultural Trust Donation for Young Masters
VIII. Acceptance of Letters of Appeal Impacting Grants to be Considered for Approval at This Meeting
IX. Approval of Arts Respond Project Grants
X. Approval of Arts Respond Performance Support Grants
XI. Approval of Young Masters Grants
XII. Approval of Evaluators for Cultural District Project Grants and Cultural Districts Designations
XIII. Report on the Cultural Districts Designation Program
XIV. Update on the 87th Legislative Session in Relation to the Texas Commission on the Arts
XV. Commissioner Reports on Arts Activities in Each Commissioner’s Geographical Area (December 4, 2020 – March 18, 2021)
XVI. Texas Commission on the Arts Activities (December 4, 2020 – March 18, 2021)
XVII. Texans for the Arts Activities (December 4, 2020 – March 18, 2021)
XVIII. Texas Cultural Trust Activities (December 4, 2020 – March 18, 2021)
XIX. Public Comment
XX. Future Meetings Schedule
XXI. Adjourn
NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS: Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, large print or Braille, are requested to contact the Commission at (512) 936-6570 at least four (4) business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made
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AGENDA ITEM: I
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING CALL TO ORDER
DISCUSSION: A public notice of the meeting containing all items on the agenda has been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State at 2:38 p.m. on March 9, 2021, as required by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, referred to as The Open Meeting Law.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Chairman read the above statement to open the Commission meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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AGENDA ITEM: II
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING ROLL CALL
Commission Member attendance and Public Participants will be noted at this time.
PRESENT ABSENT Dale W. Brock, Chairman ______Theresa Chang ______Mila B. Gibson ______Adrian Guerra ______Mary Ann Heller ______Patty Nuss ______Karen Partee ______Sean Payton ______Marci L. Roberts ______
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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AGENDA ITEM: III
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING EXCUSE ABSENT COMMISSION MEMBERS
DISCUSSION: Commission Members’ absences will be noted at this time.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Commission considers approval to excuse absent Commissioners.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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AGENDA ITEM: IV
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE COMMISSION ACTION APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 3, 2020 COMMISSION MEETING
DISCUSSION: Following is a draft of the minutes of the December 3, 2020 Commission meeting.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Commission considers approval of the minutes as submitted.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
11 TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS MINUTES Commission Meeting December 3, 2020 – 9:00 a.m. Video/Telephonic Meeting
TIME & PLACE The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) held a video/telephonic meeting of the Commission beginning at 9:00 a.m. on December 3, 2020.
CALL TO ORDER Commission Chairman Dale Brock called the meeting to order by reading the following statement: “A public notice of the meeting containing all items on the agenda has been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State at 8:56 a.m. on November 18, 2020 as required by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, referred to as The Open Meeting Law.”
ROLL CALL Commission Members Present Dale Brock, Chairman Theresa Chang Mila B. Gibson Adrian Guerra Mary Ann Heller Karen Partee Marci L. Roberts
Commission Members Absent Sean Payton
Staff Present Gary Gibbs, Executive Director Laura Wiegand, Director of Programs & Technology Anina Moore, Director of Communications Amber Rhodes, Director of Finance Dana Douglass Swann, Executive Assistant Freddy Martinez, Systems Administrator Ernest Luna, Program Administrator Kenneth Williams, Program Administrator Derek Mudd, Program Administrator Mary Kettlewell, Program Assistant Cynthia Gray, Program Assistant Jose Trevino, Program Assistant Veena Mohan, TCA General Counsel
Others Present Ann S. Graham, Texans for the Arts
13 PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE COMMISSION ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
APPROVAL TO EXCUSE ABSENT COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Heller made the motion and Commissioner Chang seconded that Commissioner Payton be excused from the December 3, 2020 meeting. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 MEETING Commissioner Partee made the motion and Commissioner Guerra seconded that the minutes of the September 3, 2020 Commission meeting be approved as written. Discussion followed. Motion carried.
UPDATE ON FISCAL YEAR 2021 OPERATING BUDGET Director of Finance, Amber Rhodes, reviewed the 2021 operating budget with Commissioners. Discussion followed.
UPDATE ON TCA’s INTERNAL AUDIT Ms. Rhodes gave the Commissioners an update on the internal audit.
ACCEPTANCE OF LETTERS OF APPEAL IMPACTING THE GRANTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL AT THIS MEETING Program Administrator, Kenneth Williams, stated that there were no appeals to be considered.
APPROVAL OF ARTS RESPOND PERFORMANCE SUPPORT GRANTS Director of Communications, Anina Moore, reviewed the Arts Respond Performance Support Grants with Commissioners. Discussion followed. Commissioner Gibson made a motion and Commissioner Heller seconded that the Commission approves the funding distribution for the second round of FY 2021 Arts Respond Performance Support grants as presented, with noted abstentions reflecting Commissioners’ conflicts of interest. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF COMMISSION INITIATIVE GRANTS Director of Programs & Technology, Laura Wiegand, reviewed the Commission Initiative Grants with Commissioners. Discussion followed. Commissioner Chang made a motion and Commissioner Gibson seconded that the Commission approves the funding distributions for the second round of FY 2021 Commission Initiatives grants as presented, with noted abstentions reflecting Commissioners’ conflicts of interest. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO THE ARTS CREATE APPLICATION PROCESS DUE TO COVID-19 Ms. Wiegand informed the Commissioners that in consideration of the needs of the Texas nonprofit arts field during the continuing pandemic, TCA is recommending an alteration to the Arts Create grant program for FY22 application cycle. Discussion followed. Commissioner Guerra made a motion and Commissioner Roberts seconded that the Commission approves the proposed changes to the Arts Create application process due to COVID-19 and extend the current Arts Create grants recipients for an additional two
14 years (FY22 and FY 23), while allowing new applicants the opportunity to apply to the program in March 2021. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF EVALUATORS FOR ARTS CREATE Ms. Wiegand reviewed the slate of grant evaluators with Commissioners. Discussion followed. Commissioner Partee made a motion and Commissioner Gibson seconded that the Commission adopts the slate of grant evaluators as presented and that TCA staff be instructed to recruit individuals to serve as necessary in order to fill vacancies. Motion carried.
REPORT ON STATE ARTISTS NOMINATIONS Ms. Moore reviewed the nominations process with Commissioners. Discussion followed. Commissioner Gibson urged that a new category of classical musician be added to the statute authorizing process.
UPDATE ON THE 87th LEGISLATIVE SESSION Executive Director, Dr. Gary Gibbs, informed the Commissioners of the following: the LAR was submitted on September 11th with an exceptional item for the restoration of the 5 percent cut for use in COVID-19 relief; he attended a virtual hearing with the Governor’s office and the LBB and there were no questions; Samantha Martinez is the new LBB analyst and Benjamin Barkley is the new analyst in the Governor’s office; the presumed new Speaker of the House is from Beaumont, Texas but the Speaker will be elected first day of session with committee chairs named after that; still unclear how Session will be run in the midst of the pandemic; redistricting is a big issue this session; and that constitutionally the legislature is only required to pass a budget. Discussion followed.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS Commissioners Chang, Guerra, Heller, Gibson, Partee, Roberts and Chairman Brock gave reports.
TCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT Dr. Gibbs reported the following: he and Chairman Brock attended the Mid America Arts Alliance board meeting (virtually); he accepted the Gary Young Award from NASAA; attended several TCA and TFA Zoom meetings; TCA will host “TCA Conversations” via Zoom throughout December to inform and assist grantees with concerns and needs during the pandemic. He added that staff will be on hand to assist with their discipline. Discussion followed.
TEXANS FOR THE ARTS (TFA) REPORT Ann Graham gave a verbal report.
TEXAS CULTURAL TRUST (TCT) REPORT No report was given.
PUBLIC COMMENT No public comments were made.
15 FUTURE MEETING SCHEDULE The Commissioners reviewed the list of upcoming meetings. Commissioner Guerra noted that he will be not be in attendance at the March 18, 2021 meeting.
ADJOURNMENT With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:39 a.m.
16 For reference, below please find the declared conflicts of interest for each Commissioner:
Commissioner Conflict of Interest
Dale W. Brock Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant County Fort Worth Community Arts Center Fort Worth Cultural District organizations Mid-America Arts Alliance
Theresa W. Chang Chinese Community Center Dance of Asian America Houston Grand Opera
Mila Gibson Amarillo Opera Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium
Adrian Guerra Roma ISD Starr County Hospital District
Mary Ann Heller Austin Opera Austin Symphony Orchestra Long Center
Karen Partee LeTourneau University/Belcher Performing Arts Center Longview Museum of Fine Arts Texas Bank and Trust
Sean Payton None
Marci Roberts Evans Gallery Marathon Primary Care Service The Marathon Foundation
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AGENDA ITEM: V
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE COMMISSION ACTION UPDATE ON FISCAL YEAR 2021 OPERATING BUDGET
Director of Finance, Amber Rhodes, will give a verbal report.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
19 Texas Commission on the Arts FY21 Budget Summary As of February 28, 2021
2021 Actual as of % of Budget 2/28/21 Projection Grand Total Total Variance Notes 1 Revenue: 2 General Revenue $ 14,206,820 $ 14,206,820 $ - $ 14,206,820 91.31% $ - Reflects the 5% GR Reduction 3 GR Dedicated - Arts Operating Account No. 334 250 250 - 250 0.00% - 4 Federal Funds 1,087,800 1,087,800 - 1,087,800 6.99% - 5 Appropriated Receipts - 70,000 70,000 0.45% 70,000 TCT - Young Masters 6 License Plate Trust Fund - Account No. 0802 193,500 193,500 - 193,500 1.24% - 7 Total: $ 15,488,370 $ 15,488,370 $ 70,000 $ 15,558,370 100% $ 70,000 8 9 Expenditures: 10 Salaries & Other Personnel $ 943,009 $ 357,070 585,939 943,009 6.06% - 11 .5% Transfer to ERS - Retirement 4,592 1,739 2,853 4,592 0.03% - 12 1% transfer to ERS - Health 9,183 3,477 5,706 9,183 0.06% - 13 Workers' Assistance Program 1,445 1,050 395 1,445 0.01% - 14 Consumables 5,000 - 5,000 5,000 0.03% - 15 Data and Wireless Services 6,000 1,940 4,060 6,000 0.04% 16 Travel 33,873 - 33,873 33,873 0.22% - 17 Parking 1,000 60 940 1,000 0.01% - 18 Copier and Printer Lease 6,000 2,173 3,827 6,000 0.04% - 19 Contracted Services - GMS Maintenance: Interior Realms 48,060 20,700 27,360 48,060 0.31% - 20 Contracted Services - Server Storage: TDLR 10,882 - 10,882 10,882 0.07% - 21 Contracted Services - Panelists 24,000 - 24,000 24,000 0.15% - 22 Contracted Services - Auditors 15,000 838 14,163 15,000 0.10% - 23 Membership Dues - NASAA 20,000 - 20,000 20,000 0.13% - 24 Membership Dues - Americans for the Arts 1,000 750 - 750 0.00% 250 25 Membership Dues - Texas State HR Association 75 75 - 75 0.00% - 26 Registration & Training 3,000 375 2,625 3,000 0.02% - 27 Postal Services 1,340 1,096 244 1,340 0.01% - 28 Webinars 1,200 948 252 1,200 0.01% - 29 Print Services 600 31 569 600 0.00% - 30 Freight and Delivery 1,000 75 925 1,000 0.01% - 31 Cloud Storage - Amazon Web Services & Cloudberry 2,000 745 1,255 2,000 0.01% - 32 Computer, Hardware, and Software-Related 8,000 4,675 3,325 8,000 0.05% - 33 Grants Management System Upgrade - Fluxx 43,000 - 43,000 43,000 0.28% - 34 Grantmaker Base Subscription and Hosting - Fluxx 29,900 - 29,900 29,900 0.19% - 35 Books, Reference Materials, & Trade Publications 1,000 634 366 1,000 0.01% - 36 Voice and Data Services: DIR 7,000 2,482 4,518 7,000 0.04% - 37 Risk Management: SORM (WCI) 2,000 1,513 487 2,000 0.01% - 38 Bank Fees & Other 1,000 130 870 1,000 0.01% - 39 Grants 14,258,211 8,993,454 5,334,757 14,328,211 92.09% (70,000) Donations (TCT) 40 Total: $ 15,488,370 $ 9,396,030 $ 6,162,090 $ 15,558,120 100% -$69,750 41 42 Balance: $ - $ 250 $ 250
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AGENDA ITEM: VI
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE COMMISSION ACTION ACCEPTANCE OF THE POETRY FOUNDATION DONATION FOR POETRY OUT LOUD
DISCUSSION: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) partners with the Poetry Foundation on the national program, Poetry Out Loud. The NEA supports the agency’s work on Poetry Out Loud through our annual partnership agreement. This year, because of the pandemic, the statewide competitions had to shift to an online virtual format. The Poetry Foundation is providing additional support to help make the Texas virtual 2021 Poetry Out Loud statewide finals more accessible and equitable.
In consideration of the agency’s gift policy, staff is bringing the contribution to the Commission for its approval.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Commission approves and accepts the $3,000 donation from the Poetry Foundation to supplement the costs associated with the virtual 2021 Poetry Out Loud statewide finals.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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AGENDA ITEM: VII
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE COMMISSION ACTION ACCEPTANCE OF THE TEXAS CULTURAL TRUST DONATION FOR YOUNG MASTERS
DISCUSSION: Our partner, the Texas Cultural Trust, is continuing their role in the Young Masters program by raising the funds for the awards for fiscal years 2020 & 2021.
In consideration of the agency’s gift policy, staff is bringing the contribution to the Commission for its approval.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Commission approves and accepts the $70,000 donation from the Texas Cultural Trust to provide grants for the 2021 Young Masters.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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AGENDA ITEM: VIII
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE COMMISSION ACTION ACCEPTANCE OF LETTERS OF APPEAL IMPACTING GRANTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL AT THIS MEETING
DISCUSSION: Applicants for TCA grant programs who believe their proposals for funding were rejected for the following two reasons may appeal to the Commission for reconsideration:
1. Influence of evaluation panel or Commissioners who willfully failed to disclose conflicts of interest; or 2. Provision of incorrect information by the TCA staff or evaluators at the time of voting, despite the presence of the correct information as part of the original application.
The applicant must be able to show a link between one of these circumstances and a low score or rating and/or negative panel comment.
Dissatisfaction with the denial of a grant or with the amount of the grant is an insufficient reason for appeal.
Appeals must be presented through a written appeal form. The deadline for appeals is one week prior to the quarterly Commission meeting where the application under appeal will be considered. All appeals will be presented to the Commission for their consideration.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff will present appeals and recommendations for the Commission to consider.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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AGENDA ITEM: IX
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE COMMISSION ACTION APPROVAL OF ARTS RESPOND PROJECT GRANTS
DISCUSSION: In accordance with TCA’s guidelines for Arts Respond Project grants, TCA staff received and processed 205 applications submitted for the January 15, 2021 deadline. Ten applications were ineligible and withdrawn prior to panel review. Fourteen panels of discipline experts were convened to evaluate and score 195 applications from 195 organizations from 49 Texas cities. Two applications received a score below 700 points and are not recommended for funding.
The remaining 193 applications were scored as follows: 5 between 700 – 799 61 between 800 – 899 127 between 900 – 1000
The following informational items are included: • Arts Respond Project Budget • Program Description • List of Arts Respond Evaluators • Awards Applied to Point Ranges • Arts Respond Ranking Sheets with Descriptions • Arts Respond - Recommended Awards by City
RECOMMENDATION: That the Commission approves the funding distribution for the second round of FY 2021 Arts Respond Project grants as presented, with noted abstentions reflecting Commissioners’ conflicts of interest.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
33 TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
ARTS RESPOND PROJECT GRANTS BUDGET
Fiscal Year 2021
INCOME SOURCE FY 2021 General Revenue* $ 1,565,356 General Revenue Dedicated* 250 Returned Grants 14,393 TOTAL $ 1,579,999 *Full or partially restricted funding source
EXPENDITURE BY PROGRAM DETAIL FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND Arts Respond Economic Development $ 172,250 $ 241,318 Arts Respond Education 355,700 126,050 Arts Respond Health & Human Services 149,050 144,755 Arts Respond Natural Resources & Agriculture 39,500 29,626 Arts Respond Public Safety & Criminal Justice 107,000 214,750 TOTAL $ 823,500 $ 756,499
REMAINING BUDGET $ 0
34 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Arts Respond Project
This program provides project assistance grants on a short-term basis and may include administrative costs directly related to the project. Projects must address one of the following priority areas:
• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Intent: Projects that use art to diversify local economies, generate revenue, and attract visitors and investment. Designed for projects that focus on job growth or cultural tourism (festivals, gallery walks, art fairs, etc).
• EDUCATION Intent: Projects that use art to promote innovations in K-12 public education. Designed for projects that impact K-12 public school students during the school day. Projects must be aligned with the TEKS and conducted in conjunction with school officials. Projects may occur in a school setting or off-site (field trip). Before and after-school projects are not eligible.
• HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Intent: Projects that use art to improve human health or functioning. Designed for projects that focus on health related topics, serve specific populations, or occur in a health care or human service setting (hospital, clinic, senior activity center, women’s shelter, homeless shelter, etc).
• PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE Intent: Projects that use art to prevent delinquency and recidivism in youth and adults. Designed for projects that focus on at-risk youth or incarcerated populations (after school program, juvenile detention center, adult prison, alternative learning center).
• NATURAL RESOURCES & AGRICULTURE Intent: Projects that use art to understand and/or improve the ecological and agricultural environment. Designed for projects that occur in rural counties (festivals, fairs, exhibitions, performances) or focus on natural resources (oil, water, green art, ecological issues).
Grant Type: Semi-annual Application Limit: Organizations may submit one application per deadline. Over the course of TCA’s fiscal year, organizations may address two different priority areas through Arts Respond. Organizations should not submit more than one application addressing the same priority area per fiscal year. Minimum Request: $1,000 Maximum Request: 50% of project budget Match Requirement: dollar for dollar (1:1) Semi-annual Grants Subject to Commission Approval
Eligibility: : Arts Organizations, College Arts Institutions, Established Arts Organizations, Minority Arts Organizations, Rural Arts Providers, TCA Cultural District [Effective FY2018, TCA will require VERIFIED budgets for organizations with a budget under $50,000]
35 List of Evaluators with Declared Conflicts Arts Respond Project 2nd Round Fiscal Year 2021
First Last Title Company City Conflict
Economic Development
Jennifer Allen Executive Director Angelina Arts Alliance Lufkin Montopolis; Bike Zoo
Lise Bohn Development & Communications Director STAGES Repertory Theatre Houston STAGES Repertory Theatre Lily Cabatu Weiss Executive Director Dallas Arts District Foundation Dallas Dallas Arts District Foundation Katy Coy Executive Director Valley Symphony Orchestra McAllen Valley Symphony Orchestra Nina Di Leo Executive Director Victoria Bach Festival Victoria Victoria Bach Festival
Chris Dyer President & CEO Dr. Pepper Museum Waco Texas Association of Museums; Creative Waco Denise Gilbert President Allen Arts Alliance Association Allen Allen Arts Alliance Association Be Theatre; Ballet San Angelo; San Angelo Larry Hettick Chair San Angelo Performing Arts Coalition San Angelo Performing Arts Coalition
Rachel Kerr Ritter Executive Director Midland Festival Ballet Midland Midland Festival Ballet; Permian Basin Opera Pamela Kihnley Director of Fund Development El Paso Symphony Orchestra El Paso El Paso Symphony Orchestra Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts; Lindsey Maestri Executive Director Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts Lubbock Texas Tech University
Karen Mejia President Laredo Theater Guild International Laredo Laredo Theater Guild International Director of Education & Community Dallas Summer Musicals; Cara Mia Theatre Devon Miller Partnerships Dallas Summer Musicals Dallas Company
Timothy Montequin Development Associate The Cliburn Fort Worth The Cliburn Georgina Ngozi Executive Director Greater Denton Arts Council Denton Greater Denton Arts Council
Jesus Pantel Cultural Funding Supervisor City of Austin-Cultural Arts Division Austin City of Austin; Texas Nonprofit Theaters
Cheyanne Pearl Operations Manager Texas Folk Music Foundation Kerrville Texas Folk Music Foundation Charles Adams Studio Project; The Outside-In Chad Plunket Director Charles Adams Studio Project Lubbock Festival Ann Walker Executive Director Piney Woods Fine Arts Association Crockett Piney Woods Fine Arts Association Alison Ward Heinemeier Founding Director Habitable Spaces Kingsbury Habitable Spaces
36 List of Evaluators with Declared Conflicts Arts Respond Project 2nd Round Fiscal Year 2021
First Last Title Company City Conflict
Education Executive Manager of Education & Cathy Bencivenga Community Engagement Alley Theatre Houston Alley Theatre; Arts Connect Michelle Bonton Executive Director Harris County Cultural Arts Council Houston Harris County Cultural Arts Council Education & Community Development Irma-Esther Borup Director Amarillo Symphony Amarillo Amarillo Symphony Armstrong Community Music School; Austin Classical Guitar; KMFA; Austin Opera; Austin Liz Cass Executive Director Armstrong Community Music School Austin Chamber Music Center San Anto Cultural Arts; Amtgard-The Celestial MidNite Floritz Youth Coordinator San Anto Cultural Arts San Antonio Kingdom El Paso Opera; University of Houston School of Justin Lucero Artistic Director El Paso Opera El Paso Theatre & Dance Michelle Norris Cultural Arts Supervisor Granville Arts Center-City of Garland Frisco Artsview Children's Theatre Executive Director of Development & Mary Black Pearson Marketing Cultural Activities Center Temple Cultural Activities Center Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Joe Peña Associate Professor of Art Department of Art & Design Corpus Christi None Jessica Trevizo Education & Outreach Coordinator Latino Cultural Center-City of Dallas Dallas Cara Mia Theatre Company; Teatro Dallas
Health and Human Services Barbara Bustamante Associate Director Kids Excel El Paso El Paso None
Jordan Canal Programs Coordinator Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts Lubbock Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts Cathy Chen Executive Director & Co-Founder Fab Lab El Paso El Paso Fab Lab El Paso El Paso Museums & Cultural Affairs El Paso Museums & Cultural Affairs Lucero Duran Art & Farmers Market Coordinator Department El Paso Department
Rachel Flores Executive Director Amarillo Art Institute Amarillo Amarillo Art Institute Development & Community Outreach Ayesha Ganguly Manager Amphibian Stage Productions Fort Worth Amphibian Stage Productions Cindy Honeycutt Education Director & Business Manager Theatre Arlington Arlington Theatre Arlington David Leslie Executive Director The Rothko Chapel Houston The Rothko Chapel
37 List of Evaluators with Declared Conflicts Arts Respond Project 2nd Round Fiscal Year 2021
First Last Title Company City Conflict
Jeremy Rashad Brown Founder Brown Boy Productions Austin Vortex Repertory Company Mark Turk Founder/Director Beyond the Grade Austin Beyond the Grade Natural Resources and Agriculture Austin Justice Coalition; Austin Organic Gardeners; District 5 for Black Lives; Travis Matt Fox Owner Fox in a Box Marketing & PR Austin County Beekeepers Association Prathiba Natesan, Ph.D. Board Chair Ryakkam Dance Company Plano Ryakkam Dance Company Karen Vernon Executive Director Art Guild of Fayetteville Texas Fayetteville Art Guild of Fayetteville Texas Amelia Whitehead Director of Collections & Exhibitions International Museum of Art & Science McAllen International Museum of Art & Science Public Safety and Criminal Justice
James Adams Director of Out of School Programs Big Thought Cedar Hill Big Thought Assistant Professor of Instruction, Drama & Theatre for Youth, and University of Texas at Austin, Department of Michael Ávila Communities/UTeach Theatre Theatre & Dance Austin University of Texas at Austin Panhandle Plains Museum; Friends of Cornette Samantha Biffle Education Programs Coordinator Panhandle Plains Museum Canyon Library
Chloe Brevelle Programs & Events Coordinator Lost Pines Art Center Bastrop Lost Pines Art Center Laura Cheng Grants & Events Manager Youth Orchestras of San Antonio San Antonio Youth Orchestras of San Antonio
Lara Davis Director of Community Engagement Ballet Lubbock Lubbock Ballet Lubbock; Texas Tech University
Karen Ernst Deputy Director Rockport Center for the Arts Rockport Rockport Center for the Arts
William Girón Executive Director Artes de la Rosa Fort Worth Artes de la Rosa
Robin Ingle Executive Director Art and Beyond Cedar Hill Art and Beyond
Tiffany Jackson Director of Education Bishop Arts Theatre Center (TeCo) Dallas Bishop Arts Theatre Center (TeCo)
David Kramer Program Director Planet Texas 2050, University of Texas at Austin Austin None Keira McCreery Program Coordinator Young Audiences of Northeast Texas Tyler Young Audiences of Northeast Texas Nancy O'Brien Executive Director Del Rio Council for the Arts Del Rio Del Rio Convention and Visitors Bureau
38 List of Evaluators with Declared Conflicts Arts Respond Project 2nd Round Fiscal Year 2021
First Last Title Company City Conflict
Kristen Rice Founder & Executive Director Color Me Empowered Dallas Color Me Empowered Vice President of Artistic Operations & Becky Tobin COO Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Fort Worth Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Jennifer Wheeler Director of Education Plano Symphony Orchestra Plano Plano Symphony Orchestra
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40 Texas Commission on the Arts ARTS RESPOND PROJECTS Second Round Recommended Awards Fiscal Year 2021
Economic Development
Fresh Arts (dba) Application #: 48840 Request: $7,731 Score: 973 Award: $7,500 To support the Fresh Arts Summit, a virtual summit providing professional development opportunities for regional artists of all disciplines.
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Application #: 48837 Request: $7,000 Score: 968 Award: $6,500 To support Concerts in the Garden, providing outdoor concerts in the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens with pandemic safety measures.
Austin Chamber Music Center Application #: 48779 Request: $15,000 Score: 963 Award: $6,500 To support the Austin Chamber Music Festival, aimed at attracting visitors and residents to hybrid concerts, open rehearsals, master classes, lectures, and other events featuring local, acclaimed musicians.
Forklift Danceworks (dba) Application #: 48835 Request: $7,500 Score: 963 Award: $6,500 To support a socially-distanced, drive-in screening of the documentary film Trash Dance, with capacity for up to 500 cars at the Travis County Exposition Center.
Southeast Texas Arts Council Application #: 48911 Request: $5,000 Score: 963 Award: $5,000 To support a Cajun heritage festival with pandemic safety measures in the Beaumont/Port Arthur region.
Express Children's Theatre Application #: 48832 Request: $4,000 Score: 960 Award: $4,000 To support the Hilltop Festival for Children at Houston's Miller Outdoor Theatre, featuring two different productions over two days.
Southwest School of Art Application #: 48912 Request: $5,000 Score: 960 Award: $5,000 To support the Fiesta Arts Fair that features nationally recognized artists and attracts visitors to the Southwest School of Art's San Antonio campus.
Texas Shakespeare Festival/Kilgore College Application #: 48926 Request: $4,500 Score: 960 Award: $4,500 To support Before the Curtain Rises, which provides virtual behind-the-scenes programming for productions in Kilgore.
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Piney Woods Fine Arts Association Application #: 48893 Request: $6,000 Score: 950 Award: $6,000 To support a free, summer drive-in concert series in Crockett.
Dallas Symphony Application #: 48821 Request: $8,000 Score: 948 Award: $5,500 To support the Next Stage Digital Concert Series, providing audiences the unique opportunity to experience the orchestra from the safety of their homes.
Austin Lyric Opera Application #: 48782 Request: $10,000 Score: 943 Award: $5,500 To support the presentation of Puccini's Tosca at the Circuit of the Americas outdoor amphitheater in Austin.
Longview Museum of Fine Arts Application #: 48873 Request: $5,000 Score: 943 Award: $5,000 To support Downtown ArtWalks, a free, in-person or virtual self-guided tour of arts, music, and culinary venues that attracts visitors to the city each quarter.
North Texas Metroplex Childrens Choir Application #: 48954 Request: $44,712 Score: 938 Award: $5,000 To support the Texas International Choral Festival and Choir Camp, a four-day festival and camp for youth choirs and individual singers from the US and world.
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum Application #: 48931 Request: $10,000 Score: 935 Award: $5,000 To support Family Day, a free monthly program attracting families for performances, activities, and workshops in Austin.
Nasher Sculpture Center Application #: 48886 Request: $20,000 Score: 933 Award: $5,000 To support public exhibitions of works by Texas-based artists and coordinated commissions from local businesses for new works by those artists in publicly accessible spaces around the DFW Metroplex.
Shakespeare Festival of Dallas Application #: 48906 Request: $6,000 Score: 933 Award: $5,000 To support socially distanced Shakespeare performances at the Samuell-Grand Park in southeast Dallas.
National Polka Festival of Ennis Application #: 48888 Request: $6,522 Score: 930 Award: $5,000 To support the National Polka Festival, the biggest Czech polka music festival in the state, which attracts participants and audiences to Ennis from across Texas and beyond.
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James Dick Foundation for the Performing Arts Application #: 48861 Request: $25,000 Score: 928 Award: $4,500 To support the 50th year of the Round Top Music Festival, including socially distanced, in-person and virtual experiences in rural Fayette County.
Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts Application #: 48874 Request: $3,165 Score: 928 Award: $3,165 To support the First Friday Art Trail, with in-person and virtual components in the Lubbock Cultural District.
Abilene Philharmonic Association Application #: 48752 Request: $1,250 Score: 925 Award: $1,250 To support the Instrument Petting Zoo and music performances at the Children’s Art and Literacy Festival, a three-day event designed to attract visitors and make art and literacy exciting for children and their families.
Binational Independent Film Festival Application #: 48790 Request: $1,683 Score: 925 Award: $1,683 To support the Binational Independent Film Festival, which showcases filmmakers from the United States and Mexico, attracts visitors to El Paso, and offers local at-risk youth opportunities to learn about the film business.
Art Museum of South Texas (formerly STIA) Application #: 48768 Request: $7,500 Score: 923 Award: $4,500 To support the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Art Faculty Biennial, William Wilhelmi: A Crescendo in Clay, and Luster: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting exhibitions in Corpus Christi.
Amarillo Symphony Application #: 48757 Request: $10,000 Score: 920 Award: $4,500 To support the Greater Southwest Music Festival, which brings students from three states to Amarillo for competition and performance.
Austin Asian American Film Festival Application #: 48777 Request: $8,000 Score: 920 Award: $4,500 To support the 13th annual Austin Asian American Film Festival in a hybrid format, presenting films and related programming online and at outdoor drive-ins.
Center for Women & Their Work Application #: 48796 Request: $8,500 Score: 920 Award: $4,500 To support a group exhibition of work by ten Texas women and related programming, celebrating the Center's 43-year history and its new permanent location in Austin.
Writers' League of Texas Application #: 48944 Request: $5,000 Score: 920 Award: $4,500 To support the Summer Writing Retreat, including writing classes for Texas-based writers with pandemic safety measures in Kerrville.
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Fine Arts Chamber Players Application #: 48834 Request: $15,000 Score: 918 Award: $4,000 To support the Basically Beethoven Festival that takes place, with pandemic safety measures, in the Dallas Arts District and attracts audiences from Texas and surrounding states.
Texas Association of Museums Application #: 48919 Request: $3,000 Score: 918 Award: $3,000 To support the annual state conference of museum representatives for professional development, networking, and experiencing the museums of San Antonio.
TILT Application #: 48929 Request: $8,000 Score: 918 Award: $4,000 To support the creation of Loudly, Proudly, an online performance by a company of actors with disabilities in Austin.
Amarillo Museum of Art Application #: 48756 Request: $8,800 Score: 915 Award: $4,000 To support in-person and digital access to the Achievement in Art exhibition and related programming, honoring the work of Dallas artist Claude Albritton and attracting visitors to the community.
Arts Council of Wichita Falls/Kemp Center Application #: 48775 Request: $8,250 Score: 915 Award: $4,000 To support Sounds of Speedway, a summer concert series with the goal of introducing the community to new and unique forms of music.
Downtown Beaumont Cultural Arts District Application #: 48948 Request: $4,500 Score: 913 Award: $4,000 To support the first Make Music in Southeast Texas, inspired by France's Fete de la Musique, a world-wide celebration of music featuring live and virtual performances in collaboration with various arts companies and local businesses.
Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance Application #: 48897 Request: $8,700 Score: 913 Award: $4,000 To support the Celebrando Heritage & Festival Project, celebrating the exchange between Texas' Puerto Rican and Garifuna communities in Austin.
Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra Application #: 48940 Request: $4,500 Score: 910 Award: $4,000 To support monthly performances by small ensembles for audiences attending the After Hours Artwalk in downtown Wichita Falls.
Dallas Arts District Application #: 48815 Request: $32,000 Score: 905 Award: $3,500 To support a reimagined Changing Perspectives Block Party, featuring several local artist performances spread out to keep audiences safe, attracting residents and visitors to downtown Dallas.
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Imagine Art Application #: 48858 Request: $8,000 Score: 905 Award: $3,500 To support opportunities for artists with disabilities via online exhibitions and an artist residency.
Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Application #: 48892 Request: $12,000 Score: 903 Award: $3,500 To support a socially distanced drive-through Art Car Parade, the world’s oldest and largest art car parade that attracts vehicles from across the nation and an audience of over 300,000 to Houston.
Center for Contemporary Arts Application #: 48795 Request: $2,000 Score: 900 Award: $2,000 To support ArtWalk, a monthly arts festival presented by a collaboration of various community organizations, museums, galleries, and businesses, to attract local citizens and visitors to downtown Abilene’s cultural district.
Lawndale Art Center Application #: 48870 Request: $5,000 Score: 900 Award: $3,500 To support the Sankofa Project, which commissions new works examining issues of race and equality for a window exhibition in Houston.
Women in Jazz Association Application #: 48942 Request: $5,000 Score: 898 Award: $3,000 To support a series of live and streaming jazz concerts, attracting national jazz artists to Austin and developing new audiences.
Texas Bach Festival Application #: 48920 Request: $5,000 Score: 895 Award: $3,000 To support the annual Texas Bach Festival with seven free, streamed concerts that will elevate the visibility of this Central Texas festival.
Texas Early Music Project Application #: 48922 Request: $7,000 Score: 895 Award: $3,000 To support the presentation of a semi-staged concert video, Tales from the Decameron, in Austin with national and international online audiences.
Georgetown Art Works Application #: 48844 Request: $3,600 Score: 893 Award: $3,000 To support an exhibition of the work of Chicago-based artist Richard Laurent, including online videos and talks.
Amphibian Stage Productions Application #: 48762 Request: $5,000 Score: 890 Award: $3,000 To support the employment of local artists to create virtual and hybrid performance pieces in Fort Worth, including the Near Southside Cultural District.
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Conspirare Application #: 48806 Request: $24,800 Score: 890 Award: $3,000 To support the online performance of In Time of Spring in Austin, a musical program centered on hope and renewal, featuring GRAMMY Award-winning singers.
Olmos Ensemble Application #: 48891 Request: $8,000 Score: 890 Award: $3,000 To support a summer festival of concerts in San Antonio, with pandemic safety measures.
Color Me Empowered Application #: 48804 Request: $4,500 Score: 888 Award: $3,000 To support the Community Mural Series, enlisting artists to design and outline murals that will be painted in stages by Dallas area community members.
Fuse Box Austin Application #: 48841 Request: $10,000 Score: 888 Award: $3,000 To support the in-person, livestreamed Austin premiere of MXTX, a collaboration between 20 DJ-producers and 20 composers from both sides of the Rio Grande, resulting in an open-source audio sample library, an album, and live performances.
Austin Theatre Alliance Application #: 48783 Request: $10,000 Score: 885 Award: $3,000 To support the Summer Classic Film Festival, which features over 100 films and attracts audiences to downtown Austin.
Allen Arts Alliance Association Application #: 48754 Request: $1,500 Score: 880 Award: $1,500 To support the Allen Arts Festival which attracts residents and visitors and supports artists and musicians in the region.
CYT (Christian Youth Theater) Dallas-Fort Worth Application #: 48813 Request: $10,000 Score: 875 Award: $3,000 To support a production of Shrek the Musical, developing creativity, communication, and problem-solving for Dallas and surrounding community youth.
DiverseWorks Application #: 48828 Request: $2,720 Score: 875 Award: $2,720 To support a virtual lecture and studio visits to Houston area artists by New York independent curator and cultural critic Larry Ossei-Mensah.
Flamenco Fever Application #: 48949 Request: $10,000 Score: 870 Award: $3,000 To support the Paella y Pasion Festival, a flamenco performance festival to kick off the Oak Cliff Flamenco Festival in Dallas.
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Ballet Concerto Application #: 48785 Request: $10,000 Score: 863 Award: $3,000 To support the Summer Dance Concert, featuring large-scale North Texas dance companies and dancers from around the United States in a varied program that attracts visitors to Fort Worth.
Melody of Hope Application #: 48953 Request: $15,000 Score: 863 Award: $3,000 To support producing socially distanced, live music events and the 2nd annual COVID-compliant music festival, attracting visitors virtually and in person from across Texas.
Samskriti Application #: 48900 Request: $4,000 Score: 855 Award: $3,000 To support a Chhau dance performance in association with the Indian Consulate, featuring noted dancers from India, at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston.
Wise Performing Arts Guild Application #: 48941 Request: $6,000 Score: 845 Award: $3,000 To support performances of the ballet Peter Pan, featuring the students of the Wise Ballet and Music Academy, drawing visitors to Decatur.
Fab Lab El Paso Application #: 48833 Request: $7,500 Score: 843 Award: $3,000 To support the Digital Transformation Program for the Arts, offering three critical technological workshops for artists and administrators to stay competitive in the post-pandemic economy.
Dance Council Application #: 48824 Request: $5,000 Score: 838 Award: $3,000 To support Dance Planet, a unique festival in Dallas that builds community and provides access to free dance master classes and performance showcases.
Positive Project Application #: 48896 Request: $3,000 Score: 838 Award: $3,000 To support a socially-distanced production of Sister Rudie Poot & The Preacher Who Thought He Could, which will be shown to audiences in Houston, including residents of economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Art Center of Corpus Christi Application #: 48766 Request: $2,000 Score: 825 Award: $2,000 To support free public events and private educational programs led by East Texas artist David Hendley, as part of the visiting artist program at the center's Barry Brown Clay Studio.
Hyperreal Film Club Application #: 48951 Request: $5,000 Score: 820 Award: $3,000 To support Alright Alright Alright, a bi-weekly column covering local film happenings in Austin, and The Next Picture Show, a weekly podcast featuring interviews with Texas-based filmmakers and industry figures.
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Red River Cultural District Application #: 48955 Request: $80,000 Score: 773 Award: $2,500 To support Hot Summer Nights, an annual, district-wide, free music and arts festival that focuses on economic development and celebrates the rich diversity of Austin's vibrant, cultural music heritage.
Sub‐Total: $241,318
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Creative Action (dba) Application #: 48808 Request: $10,000 Score: 972 Award: $7,500 To support Brave Schools, placing teaching artists in pre-K-7th grade classrooms in Central Texas schools.
American Festival for the Arts Application #: 48760 Request: $5,000 Score: 964 Award: $5,000 To support educational music workshops and instruction for K-12th grade students at Title I schools in the greater Houston community.
South Texas Symphony Association Application #: 48910 Request: $2,000 Score: 958 Award: $2,000 To support an online educational concert along with teaching guides for K-12th grade students in McAllen and the greater Rio Grande Valley.
Austin Film Festival Application #: 48781 Request: $10,000 Score: 954 Award: $6,000 To support screenwriting and film classes for students ages 9-18 in the Austin Independent School District.
Playhouse 2000 Application #: 48895 Request: $6,000 Score: 950 Award: $6,000 To support hands-on technical theater training, with pandemic safety measures, for students from Kerrville Independent School District’s Tivy High School theater department.
Youth Orchestras of San Antonio Application #: 48946 Request: $5,000 Score: 946 Award: $5,000 To support YOSA MAS, providing orchestra and music instruction for students at Roosevelt High School feeder schools in San Antonio.
Silambam Houston Application #: 48907 Request: $5,000 Score: 945 Award: $5,000 To support Dancing into STEM, providing arts integration classes using Indian classical dance and music for K- 5th grade students in the Clear Creek and Houston school districts.
Centro Cultural Aztlan Application #: 48797 Request: $10,000 Score: 936 Award: $5,000 To support Superheroes in the Schools, a series of visual art workshops with pandemic safety measures for K- 12th grade students in San Antonio schools.
Hispanic Alliance for the Performing Arts Application #: 48851 Request: $6,500 Score: 936 Award: $5,000 To support El Sistema inspired music lessons, mentoring, and performances at Title I high schools in the Austin Independent School District.
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National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature Application #: 48887 Request: $4,000 Score: 930 Award: $4,000 To support a digital gallery tour, books, instruction, and fine art materials for K-12th grade students in Abilene schools.
Theatre Under the Stars Application #: 48928 Request: $10,000 Score: 928 Award: $4,500 To support musical theater instruction for students at Houston Independent School District's Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
Leap of Joy Application #: 48871 Request: $10,000 Score: 926 Award: $4,500 To support dance classes and camps for Austin Independent School District students.
Dallas Chamber Symphony Application #: 48817 Request: $15,000 Score: 924 Award: $4,500 To support TechNotes, providing K-12th grade online education programs for students in the Dallas Independent School District.
Mercury Houston Application #: 48879 Request: $6,000 Score: 924 Award: $4,500 To support educational, in-school chamber orchestra performances for K-12th grade students at Title I schools in the Houston Independent School District.
BT Studios (dba Be Theatre) Application #: 48792 Request: $2,000 Score: 916 Award: $2,000 To support the Literature Alive project, providing books and a live-streamed performance to students in the San Angelo Independent School District.
Greater Denton Arts Council Application #: 48848 Request: $5,000 Score: 912 Award: $4,000 To support virtual visual arts instruction for 8th grade students at Denton area schools, resulting in a online exhibition.
Austin Bat Cave (dba) Application #: 48778 Request: $2,500 Score: 910 Award: $2,500 To support in-school writing programs for 4th-12th grade students in Austin.
Kitchen Dog Theater Application #: 48867 Request: $10,000 Score: 904 Award: $3,500 To support playwriting workshops and master classes for high school students in the Dallas metropolitan area.
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Hope Stone Application #: 48852 Request: $5,000 Score: 900 Award: $3,500 To support producing artist-led educational videos for economically disadvantaged elementary and middle school students in Houston schools.
Tyler Museum of Art Application #: 48930 Request: $6,938 Score: 898 Award: $3,000 To support a video exhibition and virtual conversations with staff following the 17th Annual High School exhibition for students in Kilgore and Pittsburg.
Community Artists' Collective Application #: 48805 Request: $10,000 Score: 896 Award: $3,000 To support art classes and workshops with pandemic safety measures for K-12th grade students in Houston's 3rd and 5th wards.
Mexic-Arte Museum Application #: 48880 Request: $10,000 Score: 893 Award: $3,000 To support the Advancing Virtual Art Education for All project, providing interactive digital learning tools for students at Title I schools in the Austin Independent School District.
Smithville Cultural District Application #: 48909 Request: $1,650 Score: 888 Award: $1,650 To support the Historic Smithville Coloring Books and Interview with a Historical Character programs, aligning with 3rd grade history lessons in Smithville public schools.
Tejas Storytelling Association Application #: 48918 Request: $1,900 Score: 885 Award: $1,900 To support virtual story concerts for youth as part of the Tejas Storytelling Conference in Denton.
Alley Theatre Application #: 48755 Request: $15,000 Score: 884 Award: $3,000 To support producing Imagination Journey videos that assist elementary school teachers in integrating the arts into the language arts, reading, science, math, and social studies curriculum in Houston-area public schools.
TeCo Theatrical Productions Application #: 48917 Request: $5,000 Score: 883 Award: $3,000 To support the Dancing into the Past program, involving students from Dallas Independent School District's Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts in a dance and film project to document the stories of local senior citizens.
Jump-Start Performance Co. Application #: 48862 Request: $7,500 Score: 862 Award: $3,000 To support Historias y Cuentos (Stories and Tales), an arts residency program for elementary school students in the San Antonio Independent School District.
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Houston Grand Opera Association Application #: 48856 Request: $9,500 Score: 856 Award: $3,000 To support Storybook Opera, an interactive story-sharing program for Houston area K-2nd grade students.
Ballet Ensemble of Texas Application #: 48786 Request: $5,000 Score: 846 Award: $3,000 To support in-person and streaming ballet performances for 4th and 5th grade students in Plano, Prosper, and Wylie school districts in North Texas.
KMFA Application #: 48868 Request: $5,000 Score: 834 Award: $3,000 To support the Star Notes Project, providing Austin Independent School District K-12th grade students the opportunity to produce a broadcast about music.
Odysseus Chamber Orchestra Application #: 48890 Request: $3,500 Score: 833 Award: $3,000 To support educational, live-streaming orchestra performances for middle and high school students in Allen, Frisco, and McKinney school districts.
American Baroque Opera Company Application #: 48759 Request: $5,000 Score: 824 Award: $3,000 To support a performance for middle school students featuring high school chorus members from Dallas Independent School District schools.
Dallas Contemporary Application #: 48819 Request: $9,850 Score: 824 Award: $3,000 To support virtual, docent-led exhibitions for K-12th grade students in Dallas Independent School District's Title I schools.
Classic Theatre of San Antonio Application #: 48803 Request: $10,000 Score: 796 Award: $2,500 To support Classics in the Classroom, a series of workshops and performances with pandemic safety measures for students in San Antonio schools.
Abilene Cultural Affairs Council Application #: 48751 Request: $1,025 Score: 648 Award: $0 To support virtual programming for K-2nd grade students in the Abilene Independent School District to coincide with the Children’s Art and Literacy Festival.
Sub‐Total: $126,050
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Young Audiences of Houston Application #: 48945 Request: $9,000 Score: 968 Award: $6,500 To support art education programs for youth experiencing homelessness, food insecurity, and financial instability at Houston social services providers, ensuring they continue their school curriculum and social and emotional development during the summer.
Houston Symphony Application #: 48857 Request: $7,500 Score: 962 Award: $6,500 To support the Music and Wellness Initiative, an outreach program that brings free virtual concerts and music experiences to the bedside of pediatric and adult cancer and hematology patients at three Houston area hospitals.
Plano Symphony Orchestra Application #: 48894 Request: $8,600 Score: 960 Award: $6,500 To support Healing Notes, a community outreach program of interactive concerts, conducted with pandemic safety measures, for seniors in retirement homes, memory care centers, and senior facilities in Collin, Dallas, and Denton counties.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre Application #: 48816 Request: $10,000 Score: 956 Award: $6,000 To support the Summer Youth Enrichment Workshop, offering three weeks of daily professional instruction in ballet, modern, jazz/hip-hop, and African dance accompanied by guest speakers on health topics, serving North Texas youth, live via Zoom.
Katy Artreach Application #: 48865 Request: $2,880 Score: 954 Award: $2,880 To support StoryTime, which brings bedside performances of classic children's literature, conducted with pandemic safety measures, to youth in hospitals and infusion centers in the greater Houston area and leaves each child with a copy of the book.
Ballet Austin Application #: 48784 Request: $8,130 Score: 944 Award: $5,500 To support EduMoves Virtual, a program of video dance and movement lessons where elementary students can engage independently to maintain their physical and mental well-being, distributed to Central Texas school districts.
Houston Center for Photography Application #: 48855 Request: $6,000 Score: 944 Award: $5,500 To support Picture This!, a hands-on photography education program conducted with pandemic safety measures for children battling cancer at Texas Children’s Hospital and immigrant youth at St. Jerome Emiliani Foster Care.
Several Dancers Core Application #: 48904 Request: $5,000 Score: 944 Award: $5,000 To support the continuation of the Dynamic X-Change Healing Arts Program, which provides dance and creative movement instruction to children at the Houston Area Women's Shelter, using a virtual format until it is safe to transition back to live classes.
Childrens Prison Arts Project Application #: 48800 Request: $4,000 Score: 942 Award: $4,000 To support Act Healthy to Stay Healthy, which uses virtual creative writing workshops to help female inmates at the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center express their experiences and reduce risky behavior around teenage sex and pregnancy.
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Dallas Museum of Art Application #: 48820 Request: $2,000 Score: 942 Award: $2,000 To support free Sensory Activity Bags for children with autism, including self-directed activities for families and resources for exploring the museum, designed in partnership with the Dallas Sensory Consortium.
Houston Ballet Foundation Application #: 48853 Request: $7,000 Score: 940 Award: $5,500 To support a community engagement program that provides dance education for people with Parkinson's Disease and Down Syndrome, currently offered virtually as a pandemic safety measure.
Ballet Lubbock Application #: 48787 Request: $5,000 Score: 938 Award: $5,000 To support the Arts in Medicine program, which presents mini-ballet performances and instruction to patients and their families via live streaming at the Covenant Children's Hospital and University Medical Center in Lubbock.
Blue Lapis Light Application #: 48791 Request: $3,250 Score: 938 Award: $3,250 To support aerial dance and movement workshops for youth served by Austin area social service organizations, including SAFE Alliance, LifeWorks, Boys & Girls Club of Austin, and Leap of Joy.
Dallas Children's Theater Application #: 48818 Request: $5,000 Score: 936 Award: $5,000 To support the distribution of My Faraway Adventure Kit, a live virtual theater performance supplemented by a travel-related activity kit, to children at Ronald McDonald House, Vogel Alcove Childcare Center for the Homeless, and Hope Kids in Dallas.
Fort Worth Opera Application #: 48836 Request: $7,000 Score: 936 Award: $5,000 To support virtual performances of arias and popular, nostalgic songs combined with interactive online activities for isolated seniors and people with dementia who are living at home, distributed through the United Way of Tarrant County.
Marfa Live Arts (formerly Marfa Theatre) Application #: 48876 Request: $4,000 Score: 930 Award: $4,000 To support Movement Theater, a workshop that teaches healthy coping strategies using theater arts practice to 3rd-8th grade students, in partnership with Marfa Independent School District.
K Space Contemporary Application #: 48864 Request: $4,000 Score: 928 Award: $4,000 To support hands-on art education activities, conducted with pandemic safety measures, for families and individuals who struggle with mental health issues, conducted in partnership with Esperanza de Tejas of Corpus Christi.
Beyond the Grade Application #: 48788 Request: $4,000 Score: 926 Award: $4,000 To support free, therapeutic music classes for adults with disabilities at the McBeth Recreation Center in Austin.
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Christine Alberts Swan Songs Application #: 48802 Request: $7,136 Score: 924 Award: $4,500 To support last wish concerts, which are usually performed in person by professional musicians for a recipient nearing the end of life, but currently are conducted online or outdoors according to pandemic safety measures.
Astraios Application #: 48776 Request: $5,000 Score: 920 Award: $4,500 To support the creation of the Memory Care Project, a video library of reminiscence music made available to Central Texas memory care facilities and nursing homes.
Texas Folklife Application #: 48924 Request: $10,000 Score: 920 Award: $4,500 To support the production and distribution of five PSAs featuring heritage-based arts that will promote the COVID-19 vaccine and public health messaging to rural communities across Texas through trusted community sources.
Chamberlain Ballet Company Application #: 48798 Request: $5,000 Score: 916 Award: $4,000 To support the Shining Stars Program, which provides low-cost, virtual dance classes to children and young adults with special needs in North Texas and culminates in a performance showcase video.
Creative Waco Application #: 48810 Request: $30,000 Score: 912 Award: $4,000 To support a campaign about the COVID-19 vaccine that employs local artists to provide community-specific, culturally relevant, and politically neutral healthcare information through trusted channels.
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra Application #: 48898 Request: $5,000 Score: 912 Award: $4,000 To support ROCO on the Go, a community outreach program that provides free, interactive access to a curated selection of live concert recordings for patients and their families, conducted in partnership with Texas Children’s Hospital.
Van Cliburn Foundation Application #: 48934 Request: $2,625 Score: 910 Award: $2,625 To support the Cliburn in the Community performance series that will present a variety of free virtual and socially-distanced concerts for seniors, veterans, and the general public at accessible venues throughout Fort Worth.
Dance of Asian America Application #: 48826 Request: $5,000 Score: 908 Award: $3,500 To support a virtual program of Chinese cultural dance performances and exercises made available to hospitals, clinics, senior activity centers, and hospice centers in the Houston area.
MindPOP Application #: 48882 Request: $35,000 Score: 894 Award: $3,000 To support workshops for teachers and artists, using the arts to keep students engaged during virtual learning and accommodate differently-abled learners, developed with the Kennedy Center, Art Spark Texas, and Austin Independent School District.
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Waco Cultural Arts Fest Application #: 48937 Request: $5,000 Score: 888 Award: $3,000 To support Art at the Arc, an art-based summer camp for children and young adults with autism or other cognitive and physical disabilities, conducted with pandemic safety measures at the Arc of McLennan County.
Houston Contemporary Dance Company Application #: 48950 Request: $5,000 Score: 886 Award: $3,000 To support a new dance work, developed by a choreographer and a psychologist, that explores how the four seasons impact our mental states, culminating with outdoor performances.
Symphony Arlington Application #: 48914 Request: $8,000 Score: 882 Award: $3,000 To support the combination of live and live-streamed Symphony Arlington concerts for seniors in nursing and retirement homes.
SiNaCa Studios Application #: 48908 Request: $3,700 Score: 872 Award: $3,000 To support glassmaking workshops that are designed to build communal trust and an understanding of the creative practice for people who are suffering from mental and emotional distress in Fort Worth.
Dallas Theater Center Application #: 48822 Request: $5,000 Score: 870 Award: $3,000 To support Public Works Dallas, a program of theater education workshops for economically disadvantaged seniors that culminates in performances at the Beckley Saner and Janie C. Turner Recreation Centers, conducted with pandemic safety measures.
Ballet North Texas Application #: 48947 Request: $20,000 Score: 866 Award: $3,000 To support a sensory-friendly performance of the ballet Cinderella, designed specifically for families with children with autism and other sensory sensitivities in the Dallas area.
India Fine Arts Application #: 48859 Request: $6,000 Score: 866 Award: $3,000 To support a music therapy program that combines Indian classical music with Indian traditional healing systems to help reduce stress and improve quality of life for seniors at AGE of Central Texas.
San Angelo Symphony Society Application #: 48903 Request: $5,000 Score: 834 Award: $3,000 To support the San Angelo Symphony's Music and Wellness program, through which small groups and soloists perform for senior citizens, their caregivers, and family members in assisted-care facilities, senior centers, and hospitals. Sub‐Total: $144,755
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Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin Application #: 48916 Request: $3,915 Score: 950 Award: $3,915 To support a virtual agriculture, culinary, and arts summer camp for families, focusing on the history of agriculture, with an introduction of various agricultural systems, and the preparation of healthy food.
Art Museum of Southeast Texas Application #: 48769 Request: $2,500 Score: 923 Award: $2,500 To support Don’t Mess with Texas; Mess with Art during Family Art Days in Beaumont, which will teach families in-person or virtually how to create their own works of art using recycled materials.
Texas Photographic Society Application #: 48925 Request: $3,000 Score: 913 Award: $3,000 To support At Night, a 50-image juried exhibition about the night sky, including a symposium weekend and free photography workshops for high school students in West Texas.
Stage West Application #: 48913 Request: $1,300 Score: 900 Award: $1,300 To support a Fort Worth-based virtual production of Being Green & Other Mysteries, a story of a group of teenagers and their rite of passage, to better understand the earth and living in harmony with nature.
Washington Avenue Arts District Application #: 48938 Request: $5,000 Score: 898 Award: $3,000 To support a new mural highlighting the fauna of White Oak Bayou and Buffalo Bayou, a live-streamed discussion with the muralist and a Master Naturalist highlighting the unique ecology of the bayous, and a self- guided tour for visitors.
Art Spark Texas Application #: 48770 Request: $10,000 Score: 875 Award: $3,000 To support a series of virtual classes on botanical drawing, storyboarding, storytelling techniques, and stop- motion animation using materials from nature.
Freneticore Application #: 48839 Request: $10,000 Score: 875 Award: $3,000 To support in-person and virtual green art craft workshops for community members, which will be part of the production of an original dance piece focused on creating a sense of community and togetherness in Houston.
Habitable Spaces Application #: 48850 Request: $6,000 Score: 873 Award: $3,000 To support a series of virtual, interactive tutorials instructed by staff and local artists in Kingsbury that incorporates the arts and agriculture.
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Application #: 48902 Request: $15,000 Score: 855 Award: $3,000 To support virtual and take-home education programs in San Angelo and the surrounding rural 18-county region.
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Art and Beyond Application #: 48765 Request: $1,411 Score: 800 Award: $1,411 To support in-person and virtual summer art camps for economically disadvantaged youth in the Dallas area, focusing on creating green art by using recycled materials.
La Fenice Application #: 48869 Request: $3,000 Score: 758 Award: $2,500 To support commedia dell'arte master classes for artists in rural Brewster County and West Texas.
San Angelo Civic Ballet Application #: 48901 Request: $8,000 Score: 578 Award: $0 To support a series of site-specific dance works called Pocket Stories, focusing on the local architecture, environment, and community, culminating in a final performance at the city hall and plaza.
Sub‐Total: $29,626
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Urban 15 Group Application #: 48932 Request: $5,000 Score: 973 Award: $5,000 To support Mega Corazon, an in-person and virtual poetry marathon for at-risk youth that includes nationally and internationally renowned poets in San Antonio.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra Application #: 48830 Request: $15,000 Score: 968 Award: $6,500 To support the Tocando Music Project, an in-person and virtual after-school program serving at-risk children at elementary and middle schools in El Paso.
Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture Application #: 48939 Request: $7,500 Score: 968 Award: $6,500 To support Teen Sculpture Club, which will provide workshops and off-site visits for youth in the Wichita County Juvenile Probation Department’s Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program.
Contemporary Art for San Antonio/Blue Star Art Space Application #: 48807 Request: $5,000 Score: 965 Award: $5,000 To support virtual, professional after-school instruction and mentorship for San Antonio artists aged 14-18.
Chinati Foundation/La Fundacion Chinati Application #: 48801 Request: $10,000 Score: 963 Award: $6,500 To support in-person or virtual summer sculpture and costume-making classes for at-risk and economically disadvantaged youth in the Marfa Independent School District.
Multicultural Education & Counseling Through the Arts Application #: 48883 Request: $5,000 Score: 963 Award: $5,000 To support the Sunburst Summer Arts program, an eight-week music camp serving at-risk youth and celebrating Juneteenth, in collaboration with the Community Music Center of Houston.
Artes de la Rosa (dba) Application #: 48772 Request: $25,000 Score: 960 Award: $6,500 To support the Artes Academy multidisciplinary after-school programs for Title I schools in Fort Worth.
Gemini Ink (dba) Application #: 48843 Request: $4,000 Score: 960 Award: $4,000 To support two in-person and virtual summer writing workshops at the Martinez Street Women's Center on San Antonio's Eastside.
Indigenous Cultures Institute Application #: 48860 Request: $8,000 Score: 958 Award: $6,000 To support a virtual indigenous arts summer camp for at-risk youth in San Marcos.
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Lone Star Wind Orchestra (dba) Application #: 48872 Request: $6,750 Score: 958 Award: $6,000 To support after-school and summer camp drum programs for economically disadvantaged youth in South Dallas.
Nameless Sound Application #: 48885 Request: $10,000 Score: 958 Award: $6,000 To support in-person and virtual music enrichment workshops for at-risk youth in Houston.
Writers In The Schools Application #: 48943 Request: $3,000 Score: 958 Award: $3,000 To support a summer learning lab focusing on spoken word poetry for at-risk youth in Houston.
Anthropos Arts Application #: 48763 Request: $8,000 Score: 953 Award: $6,000 To support Voices from Home, an at-home digital recording music project for at-risk high school youth in Austin that includes lessons and culminates in a virtual performance.
Austin Classical Guitar Society Application #: 48780 Request: $8,000 Score: 953 Award: $6,000 To support virtual classical guitar classes for incarcerated and court-involved youth in Travis and Williamson counties.
Creative Arts Center of Dallas Application #: 48809 Request: $3,000 Score: 950 Award: $3,000 To support Camp MetalHead, a six-week program in metal working and jewelry making for at-risk teens in North Texas.
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Application #: 48849 Request: $10,000 Score: 950 Award: $6,000 To support Grupo Animo, an in-person and virtual two-week summer theater arts camp for at-risk youth on San Antonio's Westside.
Texas Ballet Theater Application #: 48921 Request: $5,000 Score: 950 Award: $5,000 To support CityDance, a virtual after-school introductory ballet course for at-risk youth in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex taught by professional ballet instructors.
Artpace San Antonio Application #: 48773 Request: $10,000 Score: 948 Award: $5,500 To support the virtual Artpace Teen Council, an after-school service-learning program in San Antonio.
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Dance Houston Application #: 48825 Request: $20,000 Score: 945 Award: $5,500 To support the No Limits Dance Camp, a summer camp for at-risk youth in Houston, culminating in a free performance by the students.
Diaz Music Institute Application #: 48827 Request: $25,000 Score: 943 Award: $5,500 To support an in-person and virtual three-week summer music workshop for at-risk youth in Houston.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Application #: 48884 Request: $10,700 Score: 938 Award: $5,000 To support Glassell-on-the-Go, a virtual program offering afterschool mobile art classes at Houston public libraries and free family passes for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Cry Havoc Theater Company Application #: 48811 Request: $15,000 Score: 935 Award: $5,000 To support the summer stage production of small, in-person and virtual plays, co-created by at-risk youth in Dallas.
The Artist Outreach Application #: 48927 Request: $10,000 Score: 935 Award: $5,000 To support STREAMliners, an in-person and virtual after-school multidiscipline arts program for at-risk and economically disadvantaged youth in Dallas.
Arts Council of Brazos Valley Application #: 48774 Request: $4,500 Score: 930 Award: $4,500 To support art classes, in partnership with Brazos County Juvenile Services, for students who are incarcerated or on probation in the Bryan-College Station region.
Teatro Dallas (dba) Application #: 48915 Request: $3,500 Score: 930 Award: $3,500 To support Desmodernidad, a series of intimate, outdoor multidisciplinary live productions in at-risk and economically disadvantaged Latinx neighborhoods around Dallas.
American Indians in Texas - Spanish Colonial Missions Application #: 48761 Request: $8,000 Score: 928 Award: $4,500 To support Rites of Passage and Healing the Wounded Spirit through Arte, two indigenous cultural arts programs for at-risk youth in San Antonio.
Camp Phoenix Application #: 48793 Request: $10,000 Score: 928 Award: $4,500 To support art therapy programs for at-risk youth in rural Central Texas.
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Cultural Activities Center Application #: 48812 Request: $10,000 Score: 925 Award: $4,500 To support in-person and virtual summer art classes for at-risk and economically disadvantaged K-12th grade students in Temple.
UTEP/Art Galleries Application #: 48933 Request: $3,500 Score: 925 Award: $3,500 To support an outdoor two-week robot building workshop at the Rubin Center for Bowie High School students.
Art League of Houston Application #: 48767 Request: $10,000 Score: 923 Award: $4,500 To support the High School Studio Art Intensive program, providing affordable studio art courses for economically disadvantaged students in Houston Independent School District.
Fredericksburg Theater Company Application #: 48838 Request: $5,000 Score: 920 Award: $4,500 To support the summer music camp production of Beauty and the Beast Jr in rural Gillespie County.
Vortex Repertory Company Application #: 48936 Request: $6,000 Score: 920 Award: $4,500 To support Summer Youth Theatre, an in-person program for at-risk Austin teenagers, that uses theater to teach physical, mental, and emotional health.
Da Camera of Houston Application #: 48814 Request: $2,000 Score: 918 Award: $2,000 To support a two-week drumming residency at Today's Harbor, a home for abused and neglected youth in Houston.
Carver Development Board Application #: 48794 Request: $8,000 Score: 915 Award: $4,000 To support multidisciplinary arts camps for youth in San Antonio's Eastside.
Houston Boychoir Application #: 48854 Request: $4,000 Score: 910 Award: $4,000 To support virtual choir workshops and performances, targeting at-risk youth throughout Houston.
Rockport Center for the Arts Application #: 48899 Request: $10,000 Score: 910 Award: $4,000 To support ArtSpace, a free summer art education camp for 1st-8th grade students, including at-risk youth, in rural Aransas County.
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Grand 1894 Opera House Application #: 48846 Request: $5,000 Score: 908 Award: $3,500 To support the Grand Kids Festival, a free, hands-on visual and performing arts festival for at-risk youth in Galveston.
Grace Museum Application #: 48845 Request: $1,750 Score: 903 Award: $1,750 To support a free, weekly art program for at-risk youth attending the City of Abilene Recreation Department's summer camps.
Marfa Studio of Arts Application #: 48877 Request: $2,000 Score: 903 Award: $2,000 To support a free in-person and virtual summer art camp for economically disadvantaged and at-risk youth in Marfa.
Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin Application #: 48831 Request: $3,000 Score: 895 Award: $3,000 To support the Teen Artist Residency Program and Art2Go summer programs that provide instruction and workshops for at-risk youth in Odessa.
Grand Prairie Arts Council Application #: 48847 Request: $10,000 Score: 895 Award: $3,000 To support the Summer in the Arts Program, a three-week art and musical theater production camp for economically disadvantaged and at-risk youth.
Dallas Wind Symphony Application #: 48823 Request: $6,000 Score: 890 Award: $3,000 To support Beginner Boot Camp, a program offering virtual private lessons to at-risk 6th graders in Dallas Title I schools.
Galveston Arts Center Application #: 48842 Request: $2,500 Score: 885 Award: $2,500 To support reduced and free arts programming for at-risk youth, which will take place in-person and virtually on a weekly basis from April through August 2021.
Children's Chorus of San Antonio Application #: 48799 Request: $8,252 Score: 870 Award: $3,000 To support a three-week, virtual, summer music camp for at-risk youth at five Boys & Girls Clubs in San Antonio.
Down South Word Of Mouth Application #: 48829 Request: $4,000 Score: 868 Award: $3,000 To support virtual weekly writing and storytelling workshops at correctional facilities in Travis and Tarrant counties.
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Media Projects Application #: 48878 Request: $7,500 Score: 865 Award: $3,000 To support three virtual showings of In Her Shoes, a film about incarcerated women in an art class who look at their lives through the shoes they have worn.
Video Association of Dallas Application #: 48935 Request: $4,000 Score: 858 Award: $3,000 To support Cinematic Conversations, a weekly virtual film discussion program for youth in North Texas.
MB Foundation Application #: 48952 Request: $5,000 Score: 855 Award: $3,000 To support US Rising Star, Season 1, a singing competition and talent show for economically disadvantaged youth in Houston.
Amarillo Youth Choirs Application #: 48758 Request: $2,568 Score: 798 Award: $2,500 To support a series of billboards advertising low-income choir opportunities for at-risk and economically disadvantaged youth in Amarillo.
ArtCentre of Plano Application #: 48771 Request: $10,000 Score: 765 Award: $2,500 To support JumpStart for Arts, a virtual summer arts program for at-risk youth in Plano.
Sub‐Total: $214,750
64 Texas Commission on the Arts ARTS RESPOND PROJECTS ‐ RECOMMENDED AWARDS BY CITY Third Round of Fiscal Year 2021 (September 1, 2020 ‐ August 31, 2021)
CITY APP #PAPPLICANT NAME RIORITY AREA AWARD Abilene 48751Abilene Cultural Affairs Council Education $0
48752Abilene Philharmonic Association Economic Development $1,250
48795Center for Contemporary Arts Economic Development $2,000
48845Grace Museum Public Safety & Criminal Justice $1,750
48887National Center for Children's Illustrated Literatu Education $4,000
5 Grant(s) Total Funds: $9,000 Allen 48754Allen Arts Alliance Association Economic Development $1,500
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,500 Amarillo 48756Amarillo Museum of Art Economic Development $4,000
48757Amarillo Symphony Economic Development $4,500
48758Amarillo Youth Choirs Public Safety & Criminal Justice $2,500
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $11,000 Arlington 48914Symphony Arlington Health & Human Services $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000 Austin 48763Anthropos Arts Public Safety & Criminal Justice $6,000
48770Art Spark Texas Natural Resources & Agriculture $3,000
48777Austin Asian American Film Festival Economic Development $4,500
48778Austin Bat Cave (dba) Education $2,500
48779Austin Chamber Music Center Economic Development $6,500 48780Austin Classical Guitar Society Public Safety & Criminal Justice $6,000
48781Austin Film Festival Education $6,000
48782Austin Lyric Opera Economic Development $5,500
48783Austin Theatre Alliance Economic Development $3,000
48784Ballet Austin Health & Human Services $5,500
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48788Beyond the Grade Health & Human Services $4,000 48791Blue Lapis Light Health & Human Services $3,250
48796Center for Women & Their Work Economic Development $4,500
48802Christine Alberts Swan Songs Health & Human Services $4,500
48806Conspirare Economic Development $3,000
48808Creative Action (dba) Education $7,500 48835Forklift Danceworks (dba) Economic Development $6,500
48841Fuse Box Austin Economic Development $3,000
48851Hispanic Alliance for the Performing Arts Education $5,000
48951Hyperreal Film Club Economic Development $3,000
48858Imagine Art Economic Development $3,500 48859India Fine Arts Health & Human Services $3,000
48868KMFA Education $3,000
48869La Fenice Natural Resources & Agriculture $2,500
48871Leap of Joy Education $4,500 48880Mexic-Arte Museum Education $3,000
48882MindPOP Health & Human Services $3,000
48897Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance Economic Development $4,000
48955Red River Cultural District Economic Development $2,500
48919Texas Association of Museums Economic Development $3,000 48920Texas Bach Festival Economic Development $3,000
48922Texas Early Music Project Economic Development $3,000
48924Texas Folklife Health & Human Services $4,500
48929TILT Economic Development $4,000
48931Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum Economic Development $5,000 48936Vortex Repertory Company Public Safety & Criminal Justice $4,500
48942Women in Jazz Association Economic Development $3,000
48944Writers' League of Texas Economic Development $4,500
38 Grant(s) Total Funds: $156,250 Beaumont 48769Art Museum of Southeast Texas Natural Resources & Agriculture $2,500
48948Downtown Beaumont Cultural Arts District Economic Development $4,000
48911Southeast Texas Arts Council Economic Development $5,000
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $11,500
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66 CITY APP #PAPPLICANT NAME RIORITY AREA AWARD Cedar Hill 48765Art and Beyond Natural Resources & Agriculture $1,411
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,411 College Station 48774Arts Council of Brazos Valley Public Safety & Criminal Justice $4,500
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,500 Coppell 48786Ballet Ensemble of Texas Education $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000 Corpus Christi 48766Art Center of Corpus Christi Economic Development $2,000
48768Art Museum of South Texas (formerly STIA) Economic Development $4,500
48864K Space Contemporary Health & Human Services $4,000
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $10,500 Crockett 48893Piney Woods Fine Arts Association Economic Development $6,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $6,000 Dallas 48759American Baroque Opera Company Education $3,000 48947Ballet North Texas Health & Human Services $3,000
48804Color Me Empowered Economic Development $3,000
48809Creative Arts Center of Dallas Public Safety & Criminal Justice $3,000
48811Cry Havoc Theater Company Public Safety & Criminal Justice $5,000
48815Dallas Arts District Economic Development $3,500 48816Dallas Black Dance Theatre Health & Human Services $6,000
48817Dallas Chamber Symphony Education $4,500
48818Dallas Children's Theater Health & Human Services $5,000
48819Dallas Contemporary Education $3,000
48820Dallas Museum of Art Health & Human Services $2,000 48821Dallas Symphony Economic Development $5,500
48822Dallas Theater Center Health & Human Services $3,000
48823Dallas Wind Symphony Public Safety & Criminal Justice $3,000
48824Dance Council Economic Development $3,000
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48834Fine Arts Chamber Players Economic Development $4,000 48949Flamenco Fever Economic Development $3,000
48867Kitchen Dog Theater Education $3,500
48872Lone Star Wind Orchestra (dba) Public Safety & Criminal Justice $6,000
48878Media Projects Public Safety & Criminal Justice $3,000
48886Nasher Sculpture Center Economic Development $5,000 48906Shakespeare Festival of Dallas Economic Development $5,000
48915Teatro Dallas (dba) Public Safety & Criminal Justice $3,500
48917TeCo Theatrical Productions Education $3,000
48927The Artist Outreach Public Safety & Criminal Justice $5,000
48935Video Association of Dallas Public Safety & Criminal Justice $3,000
26 Grant(s) Total Funds: $99,500 Decatur 48941Wise Performing Arts Guild Economic Development $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000 Denton 48848Greater Denton Arts Council Education $4,000
48890Odysseus Chamber Orchestra Education $3,000
48918Tejas Storytelling Association Education $1,900
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $8,900 El Paso 48790Binational Independent Film Festival Economic Development $1,683
48830El Paso Symphony Orchestra Public Safety & Criminal Justice $6,500
48833Fab Lab El Paso Economic Development $3,000 48933UTEP/Art Galleries Public Safety & Criminal Justice $3,500
4 Grant(s) Total Funds: $14,683 Ennis 48888National Polka Festival of Ennis Economic Development $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000 Fort Worth 48762Amphibian Stage Productions Economic Development $3,000
48772Artes de la Rosa (dba) Public Safety & Criminal Justice $6,500
48785Ballet Concerto Economic Development $3,000
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68 CITY APP #PAPPLICANT NAME RIORITY AREA AWARD
48836Fort Worth Opera Health & Human Services $5,000 48837Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Economic Development $6,500
48908SiNaCa Studios Health & Human Services $3,000
48913Stage West Natural Resources & Agriculture $1,300
48921Texas Ballet Theater Public Safety & Criminal Justice $5,000
48934Van Cliburn Foundation Health & Human Services $2,625
9 Grant(s) Total Funds: $35,925 Fredericksburg 48838Fredericksburg Theater Company Public Safety & Criminal Justice $4,500
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,500 Frisco 48776Astraios Health & Human Services $4,500
48953Melody of Hope Economic Development $3,000
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $7,500 Galveston 48842Galveston Arts Center Public Safety & Criminal Justice $2,500
48846Grand 1894 Opera House Public Safety & Criminal Justice $3,500
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $6,000 Georgetown 48844Georgetown Art Works Economic Development $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000 Grand Prairie 48847Grand Prairie Arts Council Public Safety & Criminal Justice $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000 Horseshoe Bay 48793Camp Phoenix Public Safety & Criminal Justice $4,500
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,500 Houston 48755Alley Theatre Education $3,000
48760American Festival for the Arts Education $5,000
48767Art League of Houston Public Safety & Criminal Justice $4,500
48800Childrens Prison Arts Project Health & Human Services $4,000
48805Community Artists' Collective Education $3,000
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69 CITY APP #PAPPLICANT NAME RIORITY AREA AWARD
48814Da Camera of Houston Public Safety & Criminal Justice $2,000 48825Dance Houston Public Safety & Criminal Justice $5,500
48826Dance of Asian America Health & Human Services $3,500
48827Diaz Music Institute Public Safety & Criminal Justice $5,500
48828DiverseWorks Economic Development $2,720
48839Freneticore Natural Resources & Agriculture $3,000 48840Fresh Arts (dba) Economic Development $7,500
48852Hope Stone Education $3,500
48853Houston Ballet Foundation Health & Human Services $5,500
48854Houston Boychoir Public Safety & Criminal Justice $4,000
48855Houston Center for Photography Health & Human Services $5,500 48950Houston Contemporary Dance Company Health & Human Services $3,000
48856Houston Grand Opera Association Education $3,000
48857Houston Symphony Health & Human Services $6,500
48870Lawndale Art Center Economic Development $3,500 48879Mercury Houston Education $4,500
48883Multicultural Education & Counseling Through th Public Safety & Criminal Justice $5,000
48884Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Public Safety & Criminal Justice $5,000
48885Nameless Sound Public Safety & Criminal Justice $6,000
48892Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Economic Development $3,500 48896Positive Project Economic Development $3,000
48898River Oaks Chamber Orchestra Health & Human Services $4,000
48900Samskriti Economic Development $3,000
48904Several Dancers Core Health & Human Services $5,000
48907Silambam Houston Education $5,000 48925Texas Photographic Society Natural Resources & Agriculture $3,000
48928Theatre Under the Stars Education $4,500
48938Washington Avenue Arts District Natural Resources & Agriculture $3,000
48943Writers In The Schools Public Safety & Criminal Justice $3,000 48945Young Audiences of Houston Health & Human Services $6,500
35 Grant(s) Total Funds: $147,720 Katy 48832Express Children's Theatre Economic Development $4,000
48865Katy Artreach Health & Human Services $2,880
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2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $6,880 Kerrville 48895Playhouse 2000 Education $6,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $6,000 Kilgore 48926Texas Shakespeare Festival/Kilgore College Economic Development $4,500
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,500 Kingsbury 48850Habitable Spaces Natural Resources & Agriculture $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000 Kyle 48829Down South Word Of Mouth Public Safety & Criminal Justice $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000 Lewisville 48813CYT (Christian Youth Theater) Dallas-Fort Wort Economic Development $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000 Longview 48873Longview Museum of Fine Arts Economic Development $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000 Lubbock 48787Ballet Lubbock Health & Human Services $5,000
48874Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts Economic Development $3,165
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $8,165 Marfa 48801Chinati Foundation/La Fundacion Chinati Public Safety & Criminal Justice $6,500
48876Marfa Live Arts (formerly Marfa Theatre) Health & Human Services $4,000
48877Marfa Studio of Arts Public Safety & Criminal Justice $2,000
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $12,500 McAllen 48910South Texas Symphony Association Education $2,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $2,000 Odessa
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48831Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin Public Safety & Criminal Justice $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000 Plano 48771ArtCentre of Plano Public Safety & Criminal Justice $2,500
48798Chamberlain Ballet Company Health & Human Services $4,000
48894Plano Symphony Orchestra Health & Human Services $6,500
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $13,000 Richardson 48954North Texas Metroplex Childrens Choir Economic Development $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000 Rockport 48899Rockport Center for the Arts Public Safety & Criminal Justice $4,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,000 Round Top 48861James Dick Foundation for the Performing Arts Economic Development $4,500
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,500 San Angelo 48792BT Studios (dba Be Theatre) Education $2,000
48901San Angelo Civic Ballet Natural Resources & Agriculture $0 48902San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Natural Resources & Agriculture $3,000
48903San Angelo Symphony Society Health & Human Services $3,000
4 Grant(s) Total Funds: $8,000 San Antonio 48761American Indians in Texas - Spanish Colonial M Public Safety & Criminal Justice $4,500 48773Artpace San Antonio Public Safety & Criminal Justice $5,500
48794Carver Development Board Public Safety & Criminal Justice $4,000
48797Centro Cultural Aztlan Education $5,000
48799Children's Chorus of San Antonio Public Safety & Criminal Justice $3,000 48803Classic Theatre of San Antonio Education $2,500
48807Contemporary Art for San Antonio/Blue Star Art Public Safety & Criminal Justice $5,000
48843Gemini Ink (dba) Public Safety & Criminal Justice $4,000
48849Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Public Safety & Criminal Justice $6,000
48862Jump-Start Performance Co. Education $3,000
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48891Olmos Ensemble Economic Development $3,000 48912Southwest School of Art Economic Development $5,000
48932Urban 15 Group Public Safety & Criminal Justice $5,000
48946Youth Orchestras of San Antonio Education $5,000
14 Grant(s) Total Funds: $60,500 San Marcos 48860Indigenous Cultures Institute Public Safety & Criminal Justice $6,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $6,000 Seguin 48916Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin Natural Resources & Agriculture $3,915
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,915 Smithville 48909Smithville Cultural District Education $1,650
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,650 Sugar Land 48952MB Foundation Public Safety & Criminal Justice $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000 Temple 48812Cultural Activities Center Public Safety & Criminal Justice $4,500
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,500 Tyler 48930Tyler Museum of Art Education $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000 Waco 48810Creative Waco Health & Human Services $4,000
48937Waco Cultural Arts Fest Health & Human Services $3,000
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $7,000 Wichita Falls 48775Arts Council of Wichita Falls/Kemp Center Economic Development $4,000
48939Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture Public Safety & Criminal Justice $6,500
48940Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra Economic Development $4,000
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $14,500
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Total Cities: 49 Total Awarded: $756,499
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AGENDA ITEM: X
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE COMMISSION ACTION APPROVAL OF ARTS RESPOND PERFORMANCE SUPPORT GRANTS
DISCUSSION: In accordance with TCA’s guidelines for Arts Respond Performance Support grant applications, TCA staff processed applications submitted and completed for the February 1, 2021 quarterly deadline. This batch of grants includes applications submitted for activities starting between March 15, 2021 and June 14, 2021. The Commission received and processed 60 applications in this quarter. Of these 60 applications, 5 were ineligible and withdrawn prior to panel review. The remaining 55 applications come from 39 organizations in 30 Texas cities. All of these applications are recommended by staff to receive funding.
Five advisory evaluators reviewed the requests, and a majority of the evaluators approved the funding recommendations made by TCA staff. These recommendations are now submitted to the Commission for its approval.
The following informational items are included: • Budget for Arts Respond Performance Support Grants • List of Evaluators for Arts Respond Performance Support Grants • Program Description • Funding Recommendations with Descriptions for Performance Support • Arts Respond Performance Support Grants - Recommended Awards by City
RECOMMENDATION: That the Commission approves the funding distribution for the third round of FY 2021 Arts Respond Performance Support grants as presented, with noted abstentions reflecting Commissioners’ conflicts of interest.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
75 TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
ARTS RESPOND PERFORMANCE SUPPORT GRANTS BUDGET
Fiscal Year 2021
INCOME SOURCE FY 2021 General Revenue* $ 281,500 State of the Arts License Plate 168,500 TOTAL $ 450,000 *Full or partially restricted funding source
EXPENDITURE BY PROGRAM YEAR TO DATE Arts Respond Performance Support 1ST Quarter Grants $ 66,170 nd 2 Quarter Grants $ 34,272 rd 3 Quarter Grants $ 75,315
REMAINING BUDGET $ 274,243
76 Arts Respond Performance Support LIST OF EVALUATORS WITH DECLARED CONFLICTS Fiscal Year 2021
EVALUATOR CONFLICT
Paul Beutel Austin Theatre Alliance Consultant The Long Center Merick Strategies Merick Strategies Austin, TX
Nanci Decker Cypress Creek FACE Executive Director Cypress Creek FACE Spring, TX
Cheryl A. Fisher Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre Assoc. Executive Director Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre Assoc. New Braunfels, TX
Todd Eric Hawkins City of Irving/Dept. of Arts & Culture Executive Director Irving Symphony Association City of Irving/Dept. of Arts & Culture Texans for the Arts Irving, TX
Toni Simmons City of Cedar Hill Zula B. Wylie Library Storyteller Houston, TX
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Arts Respond Performance Support
This program provides professional artist fees to schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations for hiring an artist from the TCA Touring Roster to do a performance.
Grant Type: Quarterly Application Limit: Multiple applications can be submitted, but only $12,000 cumulatively will be awarded to an organization per fiscal year (Sept.-Aug.). Minimum Request: $75 Maximum Request: $8,000 Match Requirement: dollar for dollar (1:1) Quarterly Grants Subject to Commission Approval
Eligibility: All Texas nonprofits, schools, colleges, and units of government
77 Texas Commission on the Arts ARTS RESPOND PERFORMANCE SUPPORT Fiscal Year 2021 Third Quarter Recommended Awards
The following recommendations have been approved by a majority of the evaluators.
ORGANIZATION REQUEST AWARD
Adventurers Academy of Lifelong Learning $200 $200 Artistic fee subsidy for George Ensle to conduct a songwriting workshop in Austin on March 19, 2021. AppID: 10090499
Adventurers Academy of Lifelong Learning $400 $400 Artistic fee subsidy for George Ensle to perform in Austin on April 10, 2021. AppID: 10090500
Angelina Arts Alliance $1,364 $1,364 Artistic fee subsidy for Montopolis Productions to perform in Lufkin on April 10, 2021. AppID: 10090406
Angelina Arts Alliance $4,620 $4,620 Artistic fee subsidy for Bike Zoo to perform in Lufkin on April 17, 2021. AppID: 10090432
Art Guild of Fayetteville Texas $1,000 $1,000 Artistic fee subsidy for Great Promise for American Indians to perform in Fayetteville and Schulenburg on March 30, 2021. AppID: 10089962
Art Guild of Fayetteville Texas $415 $415 Artistic fee subsidy for Bernadette Nason to perform in Weimar and Schulenburg on April 13, 2021. AppID: 10089966
Art Guild of Fayetteville Texas $1,350 $1,350 Artistic fee subsidy for Kathak Rhythms to perform in Fayetteville and Schulenburg on April 21, 2021. AppID: 10090547
Austin Playhouse $200 $200 Artistic fee subsidy for Bernadette Nason to perform in Austin, May 22-23, 2021. AppID: 10090534
78 Austin Playhouse $750 $750 Artistic fee subsidy for Bernadette Nason to perform in Austin, April 23-26, 2021. AppID: 10089389
Brazos Valley Symphony Society $4,950 $4,950 Artistic fee subsidy for Dallas String Quartet to perform in Bryan on March 28, 2021. AppID: 10089505
Bugle Boy Foundation $250 $250 Artistic fee subsidy for Guy Forsyth to perform in La Grange on March 27, 2021. AppID: 10090127
City of Pasadena/Library $458 $457 Artistic fee subsidy for Lucas Miller to perform in Pasadena on June 9, 2021. AppID: 10090446
City of Pflugerville/Community Library $100 $100 Artistic fee subsidy for Sue Kuentz to perform in Pflugerville on March 20, 2021. AppID: 10090440
City of Pflugerville/Community Library $112 $112 Artistic fee subsidy for Margaret Clauder to perform in Pflugerville on June 9, 2021. AppID: 10090441
City of Pflugerville/Community Library $200 $200 Artistic fee subsidy for Lucas Miller to perform in Pflugerville on June 12, 2021. AppID: 10090442
Downtown Georgetown Cultural District $2,400 $2,400 Artistic fee subsidy for J Muzacz to create a mural in Georgetown, April 1-May 31, 2021. AppID: 10090469
Irving Symphony Association $8,000 $8,000 Artistic fee subsidy for Asleep at the Wheel to perform in Irving on March 27, 2021. AppID: 10090354
Jackson County Memorial Library $275 $275 Artistic fee subsidy for Lucas Miller to perform in Edna on June 11, 2021. AppID: 10089972
Jones Middle School/Aldine ISD $400 $400 Artistic fee subsidy for Ensemble Theatre to perform in Humble on March 26, 2021. AppID: 10088913
79 Lake Travis Community Library District $250 $250 Artistic fee subsidy for Lucas Miller to perform in Austin on June 10, 2021. AppID: 10090504
Let’s Eat Community Services $1,350 $1,350 Artistic fee subsidy for Mrs. Dipsworth to perform monthly for children in a community center in Fort Worth, March 15-June 14, 2021. AppID: 10090539
Live Oak Art Center $1,401 $1,401 Artistic fee subsidy for Vickie McMillan-Hayes to lead art classes in Columbus, April 1-June 14, 2021. AppID: 10089951
Magik Theatre $750 $750 Artistic fee subsidy for Indigenous Cultures Institute to perform in San Antonio, March 15-June 14, 2021. AppID: 10090460
Mainspring Schools $1,000 $411 Artistic fee subsidy for Forklift Danceworks to lead dance classes in Austin, March 15-April 30, 2021. AppID: 10090510
MCL Grand/City of Lewisville $1,800 $1,800 Artistic fee subsidy for Los Texmaniacs to perform in Lewisville on May 15, 2021. AppID: 10090501
MCL Grand/City of Lewisville $750 $750 Artistic fee subsidy for Kelly Willis to perform in Lewisville on April 9, 2021. AppID: 10090478
McNay Art Museum $1,800 $1,800 Artistic fee subsidy for Guadalupe Dance Company to perform in San Antonio on May 14, 2021. AppID: 10089405
Mount Vernon Music Association $1,334 $1,334 Artistic fee subsidy for Evan Mitchell to perform in Mount Vernon, Commerce, and Arlington, March 22-May 9, 2021. AppID: 10090458
Mount Vernon Music Association $600 $600 Artistic fee subsidy for Jonathan Tsay to perform in Commerce on April 11, 2021. AppID: 10090494
80 National Polka Festival of Ennis $2,100 $2,100 Artistic fee subsidy for Brave Combo to perform in Ennis, May 29-30, 2021. AppID: 10090537
Panoramic Voices $1,400 $1,400 Artistic fee subsidy for ARCOS to perform in Austin on May 1, 2021. AppID: 10090449
Piney Woods Fine Arts Association $1,394 $1,394 Artistic fee subsidy for Axiom String Quartet to perform in Crockett on May 6, 2021. AppID: 10090511
Pre-K Academy at West Ave/NEISD $250 $250 Artistic fee subsidy for Sue Kuentz to perform in San Antonio on March 23, 2021. AppID: 10089433
Raasin in the Sun $8,000 $4,050 Artistic fee subsidy for J Muzacz to create a mural in Austin, April 20-May 20, 2021. AppID: 10090528
Richardson Symphony $1,560 $1,455 Artistic fee subsidy for Cliburn medalist Daniel Hsu to perform in Richardson, April 16-17, 2021. AppID: 10090517
San Angelo Symphony Society $7,160 $7,160 Artistic fee subsidy for Asleep at the Wheel to perform in San Angelo on April 17, 2021. AppID: 10090021
Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin $950 $950 Artistic fee subsidy for Mariachi Las Alteñas to perform in Seguin on March 20, 2021. AppID: 10089492
Texas Folklife $900 $900 Artistic fee subsidy for Conteño to perform in Brownsville on April 10, 2021. AppID: 10089399
TxSU/University College $1,350 $1,350 Artistic fee subsidy for Indigenous Cultures Institute to perform in San Marcos on March 31, 2021. AppID: 10090443
Tye Preston Memorial Library $212 $212 Artistic fee subsidy for Decee Cornish to perform in Canyon Lake on March 25, 2021. AppID: 10090476
81 Tye Preston Memorial Library $75 $75 Artistic fee subsidy for Tiny Tails to You to perform in Canyon Lake on March 20, 2021. AppID: 10089501
Waxahachie Symphony Association $2,100 $2,100 Artistic fee subsidy for Mercury Chamber Orchestra to perform in Waxahachie on April 17, 2021. AppID: 10090452
Waxahachie Symphony Association $1,800 $1,800 Artistic fee subsidy for Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra to perform in Waxahachie on May 8, 2021. AppID: 10090453
Wellington Ritz Theatre $3,750 $3,750 Artistic fee subsidy for State Artist Jimmie Vaughan to perform in Wellington on June 5, 2021. AppID: 10089358
Westbank Community Library District $300 $300 Artistic fee subsidy for Mr. Will/Will and The Wilderness to perform in Austin on March 15, 2021. AppID: 10090518
Window on a Wider World $1,406 $1,405 Artistic fee subsidy for Mr. Will/Will and The Wilderness to perform for 14 schools in rural Panhandle communities, April 12-16, 2021. AppID: 10090527
Woodlands Children's Museum $650 $650 Artistic fee subsidy for Juicebox Jukebox to perform in The Woodlands on March 19, 2021. AppID: 10090491
Woodlands Children's Museum $1,034 $1,033 Artistic fee subsidy for Le Theatre de Marionette to perform in The Woodlands on March 18, 2021. AppID: 10090447
Young Audiences of Houston $570 $570 Artistic fee subsidy for Open Dance Project to lead arts education classes at Buckner Family Hope Center in Houston, March 16-May 28, 2021. AppID: 10090477
Young Audiences of Houston $570 $570 Artistic fee subsidy for Ensemble Theatre to lead arts education classes at Buckner Family Hope Center in Houston, March 15-June 14, 2021. AppID: 10090467
82 Young Audiences of Houston $900 $900 Artistic fee subsidy for Open Dance Project to lead arts education classes at Field Elementary School in Houston, March 15-May 30, 2021. AppID: 10090486
Young Audiences of Houston $900 $900 Artistic fee subsidy for Brave Little Company to lead arts education classes at Field Elementary School in Houston, March 15-May 30, 2021. AppID: 10090487
Young Audiences of Houston $270 $270 Artistic fee subsidy for FLY Dance Company to perform for students in Houston, April 10-30, 2021. AppID: 10090488
Young Audiences of Northeast Texas $682 $682 Artistic fee subsidy for Margaret Clauder to perform for students in the Tyler area, May 10-14, 2021. AppID: 10090493
Young Audiences of Southeast Texas $1,200 $1,200 Artistic fee subsidy for Storybook Theatre of Texas to perform for students in Hardin, Jefferson, and Orange counties, April 1-June 30, 2021. AppID: 10090541
TOTAL: $79,962 $75,315
83 Texas Commission on the Arts PERFORMANCE SUPPORT ‐ RECOMMENDED AWARDS BY CITY Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 (September 1, 2020 ‐ August 31, 2021)
CITYAPP # APPLICANT NAME PERFORMER AWARD
Amarillo 10090527Window on a Wider World (formerly Globe News Mr. Will/Will and The Wilderness $1,405
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,405
Austin 10090500Adventurers Academy of Lifelong Learning George Ensle $400
10090499Adventurers Academy of Lifelong Learning George Ensle $200
10090534Austin Playhouse Bernadette Nason $200
10089389Austin Playhouse Bernadette Nason $750
10090504Lake Travis Community Library District Lucas Miller, the Singing Zoologist $250
10090510Mainspring Schools Forklift Danceworks $411
10090449Panoramic Voices (formerly Texas Choral Conso ARCOS $1,400
10090528Raasin in the Sun J Muzacz $4,050
10089399Texas Folklife Conteño $900
10090518Westbank Community Library District Mr. Will/Will and The Wilderness $300
10 Grant(s) Total Funds: $8,861
Beaumont 10090541Young Audiences of Southeast Texas Storybook Theatre of Texas $1,200
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,200
Canyon Lake 10090476Tye Preston Memorial Library Decee Cornish $212
10089501Tye Preston Memorial Library Tiny Tails to You $75
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $287
College Station 10089505Brazos Valley Symphony Society Dallas String Quartet $4,950
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85 CITYAPP # APPLICANT NAME PERFORMER AWARD
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,950
Columbus 10089951Live Oak Art Center Wildlife Conservation Artist Vickie McMilla $1,401
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,401
Crockett 10090511Piney Woods Fine Arts Association Axiom String Quartet $1,394
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,394
Edna 10089972Jackson County Memorial Library Lucas Miller, the Singing Zoologist $275
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $275
Ennis 10090537National Polka Festival of Ennis Brave Combo $2,100
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $2,100
Fayetteville 10089966Art Guild of Fayetteville Texas Bernadette Nason $415
10089962Art Guild of Fayetteville Texas Great Promise for American Indians $1,000
10090547Art Guild of Fayetteville Texas Kathak Rhythms $1,350
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $2,765
Fort Worth 10090539Lets Eat Community Services Mrs. Dipsworth $1,350
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,350
Georgetown 10090469Downtown Georgetown Cultural District J Muzacz $2,400
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $2,400
Houston 10090487Young Audiences of Houston Brave Little Company $900
10090467Young Audiences of Houston Ensemble Theatre $570
10090488Young Audiences of Houston FLY Dance Company $270
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86 CITYAPP # APPLICANT NAME PERFORMER AWARD
10090486Young Audiences of Houston Open Dance Project $900
10090477Young Audiences of Houston Open Dance Project $570
5 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,210
Humble 10088913Jones Middle School/Aldine ISD Ensemble Theatre $400
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $400
Irving 10090354Irving Symphony Association Asleep at the Wheel $8,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $8,000
La Grange 10090127Bugle Boy Foundation Guy Forsyth $250
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $250
Lewisville 10090478MCL Grand/City of Lewisville Kelly Willis $750
10090501MCL Grand/City of Lewisville Los Texmaniacs $1,800
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $2,550
Lufkin 10090432Angelina Arts Alliance Bike Zoo $4,620
10090406Angelina Arts Alliance Montopolis Productions $1,364
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,984
Mount Vernon 10090458Mount Vernon Music Association Evan Mitchell $1,334
10090494Mount Vernon Music Association Jonathan Tsay $600
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,934
Pasadena 10090446City of Pasadena/Library Lucas Miller, the Singing Zoologist $457
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $457
Pflugerville
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87 CITYAPP # APPLICANT NAME PERFORMER AWARD
10090442City of Pflugerville/Community Library Lucas Miller, the Singing Zoologist $200
10090441City of Pflugerville/Community Library MCP Shows/Margaret Clauder $112
10090440City of Pflugerville/Community Library Sue Kuentz $100
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $412
Richardson 10090517Richardson Symphony The Cliburn $1,455
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,455
San Angelo 10090021San Angelo Symphony Society Asleep at the Wheel $7,160
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $7,160
San Antonio 10090460Magik Theatre Indigenous Cultures Institute $750
10089405McNay Art Museum Guadalupe Dance Company $1,800
10089433Pre- K Academy at West Ave/NEISD Sue Kuentz $250
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $2,800
San Marcos 10090443TxSU/University College Indigenous Cultures Institute $1,350
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,350
Seguin 10089492Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin Mariachi Las Alteñas $950
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $950
The Woodlands 10090491Woodlands Children's Museum Juicebox Jukebox $650
10090447Woodlands Children's Museum Le Theatre de Marionette $1,033
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,683
Tyler 10090493Young Audiences of Northeast Texas MCP Shows/Margaret Clauder $682
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $682
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88 CITYAPP # APPLICANT NAME PERFORMER AWARD
Waxahachie 10090453Waxahachie Symphony Association Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra $1,800
10090452Waxahachie Symphony Association Mercury Chamber Orchestra $2,100
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,900
Wellington 10089358Wellington Ritz Theatre State Artist Jimmie Vaughan $3,750
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,750
Total Cities: 30 Total Awarded: $75,315 Total artists/companies supported: 41
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AGENDA ITEM: XI
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE COMMISSION ACTION APPROVAL OF YOUNG MASTERS GRANTS
DISCUSSION: The Young Masters grant program is a Commission Initiative. In accordance with TCA’s guidelines for distributing Commission Initiatives and Designated Funding grants, TCA staff is submitting recommendations to the Commission for its approval.
Included in this funding category is: • Fourteen grants to students selected as Young Masters for 2020-2021
Five advisory evaluators reviewed the requests, and a majority of the evaluators approved the funding recommendations made by TCA staff. These recommendations are now submitted to the Commission for its approval.
The following informational items are included: • Budget for Commission Initiatives - Young Masters Program • List of Evaluators for Commission Initiatives and Designated Funding Grants • Program Description • Funding Recommendation for Young Masters Grants with Description • Young Masters Grants - Recommended Awards by City
RECOMMENDATION: That the Commission approves the funding distributions for the FY 2021 Commission Initiatives - Young Masters Program grants as presented, with noted abstentions reflecting Commissioners’ conflicts of interest.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
91 TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
COMMISSION INITIATIVE – YOUNG MASTERS GRANTS BUDGET
Fiscal Year 2021
INCOME SOURCE FY 2021 Texas Cultural Trust Donation* $ 70,000 TOTAL $70,000 *Full or partially restricted funding source
EXPENDITURE BY PROGRAM DETAIL FY 2021
Young Masters– 14 Grants $70,000
TOTAL $70,000
92 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Young Masters
Eligibility: Texas 8th to 11th grade students (or homeschooled students who have achieved a comparable status towards high school graduation) who are legal US and Texas residents
Intent: To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the future of the arts.
This program awards grants to talented young artists to further their studies in their chosen field. This grant is not a college scholarship. The most talented young artists will receive the title of Young Master and will be awarded grants of up to $5,000 per year to further their studies in their chosen arts disciplines. Students are eligible to receive the grant for up to two years, but not beyond their senior year in high school, and they must reapply annually. Students must be participating in a school-based arts program, summer institute, a specialized course of study, or receiving private lessons from a qualified instructor. Students must maintain passing grades in all academic areas. Applications will be from the student, his or her parent/guardian, and his or her arts instructor. This program is available every other year.
Grant Type: Multi-year Application Limit: One Request Limit: $5,000 per year, up to two years Match Requirement: NA
93 Designated Funding/Commission Initiatives LIST OF EVALUATORS WITH DECLARED CONFLICTS Fiscal Year 2021
EVALUATOR CONFLICT
Paul Beutel Austin Theatre Alliance Consultant The Long Center Merick Strategies Merick Strategies Austin, TX
Nanci Decker Cypress Creek FACE Executive Director Cypress Creek FACE Spring, TX
Cheryl A. Fisher Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre Assoc. Executive Director Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre Assoc. New Braunfels, TX
Todd Eric Hawkins City of Irving/Dept. of Arts & Culture Executive Director Irving Symphony Association City of Irving/Dept. of Arts & Culture Texans for the Arts Irving, TX
Toni Simmons City of Cedar Hill Zula B. Wylie Library Storyteller Houston, TX
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Designated Funding/Commission Initiatives
This program is for designated dollars received from an external funder for specified purposes. From time to time, the Commission may designate funds for agency initiatives.
Grant Type: Quarterly Application Limit: Application by invitation only Request Limit: To be determined on case-by-case basis Match Requirement: To be determined on case-by-case basis Quarterly Grants Subject to Commission Approval
Eligibility: Nonprofits, schools, colleges, individuals, unincorporated/for-profit groups, and units of government
94 Texas Commission on the Arts COMMISSION INITIATIVES – YOUNG MASTERS Fiscal Year 2021 Third Quarter Recommended Awards
The following recommendations have been approved by a majority of the evaluators.
ORGANIZATION REQUEST AWARD
Jordan Apodaca $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
Ava Arbuckle $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
Hannah Bambach $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
Haley Beck $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
Christian Burse $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
Claire Druffner $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
Vincent Garcia-Hettinger $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
Colby Golightly $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
Cayden McCoy $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
95 Ellie Palacios $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
Isobel Perez $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
Keshav Srinivasan $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
Michelle Wang $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
Somesh Yatham $5,000 $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (year two of two).
TOTAL: $70,000 $70,000
96 Texas Commission on the Arts COMMISSION INITIATIVES/YOUNG MASTERS RECOMMENDED AWARDS BY CITY Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 (September 1, 2020 ‐ August 31, 2021)
CITY APP # APPLICANT NAME PROJECT TITLE AWARD Allen 10090592Haley Beck Commission Initiative $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
Dallas 10090591Christian Burse Commission Initiative $5,000
10090590Claire Druffner Commission Initiative $5,000 10090593Hannah Bambach Commission Initiative $5,000
10090595Jordan Apodaca Commission Initiative $5,000
4 Grant(s) Total Funds: $20,000
Frisco 10090594Ava Arbuckle Commission Initiative $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
Harlingen 10090586Ellie Palacios Commission Initiative $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
Houston 10090585Isobel Perez Commission Initiative $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
League City 10090587Cayden McCoy Commission Initiative $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
North Richland Hills 10090588Colby Golightly Commission Initiative $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
Round Rock 10090581Somesh Yatham Commission Initiative $5,000
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97 CITY APP # APPLICANT NAME PROJECT TITLE AWARD
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
San Antonio 10090589Vincent Garcia-Hettinger Commission Initiative $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
Sugar Land 10090582Michelle Wang Commission Initiative $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
Sunset Valley 10090584Keshav Srinivasan Commission Initiative $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
Total Cities: 11 Total Awarded: $70,000
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98 Texas Commission on the Arts RECOMMENDED AWARDS BY CITY ‐ 3rd QUARTER Fiscal Year 2021 (September 1, 2020 ‐ August 31, 2021)
CITY APP #PAPPLICANT NAME ROJECT TITLE AWARD
Abilene 48751Abilene Cultural Affairs Council Arts Respond Project $0 48752Abilene Philharmonic Association Arts Respond Project $1,250
48795Center for Contemporary Arts Arts Respond Project $2,000
48845Grace Museum Arts Respond Project $1,750
48887National Center for Children's Illustrated Lite Arts Respond Project $4,000
5 Grant(s) Total Funds: $9,000
Allen 48754Allen Arts Alliance Association Arts Respond Project $1,500
10090592Haley Beck Commission Initiative $5,000
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $6,500
Amarillo 48756Amarillo Museum of Art Arts Respond Project $4,000
48757Amarillo Symphony Arts Respond Project $4,500
48758Amarillo Youth Choirs Arts Respond Project $2,500 10090527Window on a Wider World (formerly Globe Performance Support $1,405
4 Grant(s) Total Funds: $12,405
Arlington 48914Symphony Arlington Arts Respond Project $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000
Austin 10090500Adventurers Academy of Lifelong Learning Performance Support $400
10090499Adventurers Academy of Lifelong Learning Performance Support $200
48763Anthropos Arts Arts Respond Project $6,000 48770Art Spark Texas Arts Respond Project $3,000
48777Austin Asian American Film Festival Arts Respond Project $4,500
48778Austin Bat Cave (dba) Arts Respond Project $2,500
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99 CITY APP #PAPPLICANT NAME ROJECT TITLE AWARD
48779Austin Chamber Music Center Arts Respond Project $6,500
48780Austin Classical Guitar Society Arts Respond Project $6,000 48781Austin Film Festival Arts Respond Project $6,000
48782Austin Lyric Opera Arts Respond Project $5,500
10089389Austin Playhouse Performance Support $750
10090534Austin Playhouse Performance Support $200 48783Austin Theatre Alliance Arts Respond Project $3,000
48784Ballet Austin Arts Respond Project $5,500
48788Beyond the Grade Arts Respond Project $4,000
48791Blue Lapis Light Arts Respond Project $3,250
48796Center for Women & Their Work Arts Respond Project $4,500 48802Christine Alberts Swan Songs Arts Respond Project $4,500
48806Conspirare Arts Respond Project $3,000
48808Creative Action (dba) Arts Respond Project $7,500
48835Forklift Danceworks (dba) Arts Respond Project $6,500
48841Fuse Box Austin Arts Respond Project $3,000 48851Hispanic Alliance for the Performing Arts Arts Respond Project $5,000
48951Hyperreal Film Club Arts Respond Project $3,000
48858Imagine Art Arts Respond Project $3,500
48859India Fine Arts Arts Respond Project $3,000 48868KMFA Arts Respond Project $3,000
48869La Fenice Arts Respond Project $2,500
10090504Lake Travis Community Library District Performance Support $250
48871Leap of Joy Arts Respond Project $4,500
10090510Mainspring Schools Performance Support $411 48880Mexic-Arte Museum Arts Respond Project $3,000
48882MindPOP Arts Respond Project $3,000
10090449Panoramic Voices (formerly Texas Choral C Performance Support $1,400
48897Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance Arts Respond Project $4,000
10090528Raasin in the Sun Performance Support $4,050 48955Red River Cultural District Arts Respond Project $2,500
48919Texas Association of Museums Arts Respond Project $3,000
48920Texas Bach Festival Arts Respond Project $3,000
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100 CITY APP #PAPPLICANT NAME ROJECT TITLE AWARD
48922Texas Early Music Project Arts Respond Project $3,000
48924Texas Folklife Arts Respond Project $4,500 10089399Texas Folklife Performance Support $900
48929TILT Arts Respond Project $4,000
48931Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum Arts Respond Project $5,000
48936Vortex Repertory Company Arts Respond Project $4,500 10090518Westbank Community Library District Performance Support $300
48942Women in Jazz Association Arts Respond Project $3,000
48944Writers' League of Texas Arts Respond Project $4,500
48 Grant(s) Total Funds: $165,111
Beaumont 48769Art Museum of Southeast Texas Arts Respond Project $2,500
48948Downtown Beaumont Cultural Arts District Arts Respond Project $4,000
48911Southeast Texas Arts Council Arts Respond Project $5,000
10090541Young Audiences of Southeast Texas Performance Support $1,200
4 Grant(s) Total Funds: $12,700
Canyon Lake 10090476Tye Preston Memorial Library Performance Support $212
10089501Tye Preston Memorial Library Performance Support $75
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $287
Cedar Hill 48765Art and Beyond Arts Respond Project $1,411
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,411
College Station 48774Arts Council of Brazos Valley Arts Respond Project $4,500
10089505Brazos Valley Symphony Society Performance Support $4,950
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $9,450
Columbus 10089951Live Oak Art Center Performance Support $1,401
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,401
Coppell
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101 CITY APP #PAPPLICANT NAME ROJECT TITLE AWARD
48786Ballet Ensemble of Texas Arts Respond Project $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000
Corpus Christi 48766Art Center of Corpus Christi Arts Respond Project $2,000
48768Art Museum of South Texas (formerly STIA) Arts Respond Project $4,500
48864K Space Contemporary Arts Respond Project $4,000
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $10,500
Crockett 48893Piney Woods Fine Arts Association Arts Respond Project $6,000
10090511Piney Woods Fine Arts Association Performance Support $1,394
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $7,394
Dallas 48759American Baroque Opera Company Arts Respond Project $3,000
48947Ballet North Texas Arts Respond Project $3,000
10090591Christian Burse Commission Initiative $5,000 10090590Claire Druffner Commission Initiative $5,000
48804Color Me Empowered Arts Respond Project $3,000
48809Creative Arts Center of Dallas Arts Respond Project $3,000
48811Cry Havoc Theater Company Arts Respond Project $5,000 48815Dallas Arts District Arts Respond Project $3,500
48816Dallas Black Dance Theatre Arts Respond Project $6,000
48817Dallas Chamber Symphony Arts Respond Project $4,500
48818Dallas Children's Theater Arts Respond Project $5,000
48819Dallas Contemporary Arts Respond Project $3,000 48820Dallas Museum of Art Arts Respond Project $2,000
48821Dallas Symphony Arts Respond Project $5,500
48822Dallas Theater Center Arts Respond Project $3,000
48823Dallas Wind Symphony Arts Respond Project $3,000
48824Dance Council Arts Respond Project $3,000 48834Fine Arts Chamber Players Arts Respond Project $4,000
48949Flamenco Fever Arts Respond Project $3,000
10090593Hannah Bambach Commission Initiative $5,000
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102 CITY APP #PAPPLICANT NAME ROJECT TITLE AWARD
10090595Jordan Apodaca Commission Initiative $5,000
48867Kitchen Dog Theater Arts Respond Project $3,500 48872Lone Star Wind Orchestra (dba) Arts Respond Project $6,000
48878Media Projects Arts Respond Project $3,000
48886Nasher Sculpture Center Arts Respond Project $5,000
48906Shakespeare Festival of Dallas Arts Respond Project $5,000 48915Teatro Dallas (dba) Arts Respond Project $3,500
48917TeCo Theatrical Productions Arts Respond Project $3,000
48927The Artist Outreach Arts Respond Project $5,000
48935Video Association of Dallas Arts Respond Project $3,000
30 Grant(s) Total Funds: $119,500
Decatur 48941Wise Performing Arts Guild Arts Respond Project $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000
Denton 48848Greater Denton Arts Council Arts Respond Project $4,000
48890Odysseus Chamber Orchestra Arts Respond Project $3,000
48918Tejas Storytelling Association Arts Respond Project $1,900
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $8,900
Edna 10089972Jackson County Memorial Library Performance Support $275
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $275
El Paso 48790Binational Independent Film Festival Arts Respond Project $1,683 48830El Paso Symphony Orchestra Arts Respond Project $6,500
48833Fab Lab El Paso Arts Respond Project $3,000
48933UTEP/Art Galleries Arts Respond Project $3,500
4 Grant(s) Total Funds: $14,683
Ennis 48888National Polka Festival of Ennis Arts Respond Project $5,000
10090537National Polka Festival of Ennis Performance Support $2,100
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2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $7,100
Fayetteville 10090547Art Guild of Fayetteville Texas Performance Support $1,350
10089962Art Guild of Fayetteville Texas Performance Support $1,000
10089966Art Guild of Fayetteville Texas Performance Support $415
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $2,765
Fort Worth 48762Amphibian Stage Productions Arts Respond Project $3,000
48772Artes de la Rosa (dba) Arts Respond Project $6,500
48785Ballet Concerto Arts Respond Project $3,000 48836Fort Worth Opera Arts Respond Project $5,000
48837Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Arts Respond Project $6,500
10090539Lets Eat Community Services Performance Support $1,350
48908SiNaCa Studios Arts Respond Project $3,000
48913Stage West Arts Respond Project $1,300 48921Texas Ballet Theater Arts Respond Project $5,000
48934Van Cliburn Foundation Arts Respond Project $2,625
10 Grant(s) Total Funds: $37,275
Fredericksburg 48838Fredericksburg Theater Company Arts Respond Project $4,500
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,500
Frisco 48776Astraios Arts Respond Project $4,500
10090594Ava Arbuckle Commission Initiative $5,000 48953Melody of Hope Arts Respond Project $3,000
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $12,500
Galveston 48842Galveston Arts Center Arts Respond Project $2,500 48846Grand 1894 Opera House Arts Respond Project $3,500
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $6,000
Georgetown
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104 CITY APP #PAPPLICANT NAME ROJECT TITLE AWARD
10090469Downtown Georgetown Cultural District Performance Support $2,400
48844Georgetown Art Works Arts Respond Project $3,000
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,400
Grand Prairie 48847Grand Prairie Arts Council Arts Respond Project $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000
Harlingen 10090586Ellie Palacios Commission Initiative $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
Horseshoe Bay 48793Camp Phoenix Arts Respond Project $4,500
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,500
Houston 48755Alley Theatre Arts Respond Project $3,000 48760American Festival for the Arts Arts Respond Project $5,000
48767Art League of Houston Arts Respond Project $4,500
48800Childrens Prison Arts Project Arts Respond Project $4,000
48805Community Artists' Collective Arts Respond Project $3,000
48814Da Camera of Houston Arts Respond Project $2,000 48825Dance Houston Arts Respond Project $5,500
48826Dance of Asian America Arts Respond Project $3,500
48827Diaz Music Institute Arts Respond Project $5,500
48828DiverseWorks Arts Respond Project $2,720
48839Freneticore Arts Respond Project $3,000 48840Fresh Arts (dba) Arts Respond Project $7,500
48852Hope Stone Arts Respond Project $3,500
48853Houston Ballet Foundation Arts Respond Project $5,500
48854Houston Boychoir Arts Respond Project $4,000 48855Houston Center for Photography Arts Respond Project $5,500
48950Houston Contemporary Dance Company Arts Respond Project $3,000
48856Houston Grand Opera Association Arts Respond Project $3,000
48857Houston Symphony Arts Respond Project $6,500
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10090585Isobel Perez Commission Initiative $5,000
48870Lawndale Art Center Arts Respond Project $3,500 48879Mercury Houston Arts Respond Project $4,500
48883Multicultural Education & Counseling Throug Arts Respond Project $5,000
48884Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Arts Respond Project $5,000
48885Nameless Sound Arts Respond Project $6,000 48892Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Arts Respond Project $3,500
48896Positive Project Arts Respond Project $3,000
48898River Oaks Chamber Orchestra Arts Respond Project $4,000
48900Samskriti Arts Respond Project $3,000
48904Several Dancers Core Arts Respond Project $5,000 48907Silambam Houston Arts Respond Project $5,000
48925Texas Photographic Society Arts Respond Project $3,000
48928Theatre Under the Stars Arts Respond Project $4,500
48938Washington Avenue Arts District Arts Respond Project $3,000
48943Writers In The Schools Arts Respond Project $3,000 48945Young Audiences of Houston Arts Respond Project $6,500
10090487Young Audiences of Houston Performance Support $900
10090486Young Audiences of Houston Performance Support $900
10090467Young Audiences of Houston Performance Support $570 10090477Young Audiences of Houston Performance Support $570
10090488Young Audiences of Houston Performance Support $270
41 Grant(s) Total Funds: $155,930
Humble 10088913Jones Middle School/Aldine ISD Performance Support $400
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $400
Irving 10090354Irving Symphony Association Performance Support $8,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $8,000
Katy 48832Express Children's Theatre Arts Respond Project $4,000
48865Katy Artreach Arts Respond Project $2,880
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2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $6,880
Kerrville 48895Playhouse 2000 Arts Respond Project $6,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $6,000
Kilgore 48926Texas Shakespeare Festival/Kilgore College Arts Respond Project $4,500
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,500
Kingsbury 48850Habitable Spaces Arts Respond Project $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000
Kyle 48829Down South Word Of Mouth Arts Respond Project $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000
La Grange 10090127Bugle Boy Foundation Performance Support $250
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $250
League City 10090587Cayden McCoy Commission Initiative $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
Lewisville 48813CYT (Christian Youth Theater) Dallas-Fort Arts Respond Project $3,000
10090501MCL Grand/City of Lewisville Performance Support $1,800
10090478MCL Grand/City of Lewisville Performance Support $750
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,550
Longview 48873Longview Museum of Fine Arts Arts Respond Project $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
Lubbock 48787Ballet Lubbock Arts Respond Project $5,000
48874Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the A Arts Respond Project $3,165
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107 CITY APP #PAPPLICANT NAME ROJECT TITLE AWARD
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $8,165
Lufkin 10090432Angelina Arts Alliance Performance Support $4,620
10090406Angelina Arts Alliance Performance Support $1,364
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,984
Marfa 48801Chinati Foundation/La Fundacion Chinati Arts Respond Project $6,500
48876Marfa Live Arts (formerly Marfa Theatre) Arts Respond Project $4,000
48877Marfa Studio of Arts Arts Respond Project $2,000
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $12,500
McAllen 48910South Texas Symphony Association Arts Respond Project $2,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $2,000
Mount Vernon 10090458Mount Vernon Music Association Performance Support $1,334
10090494Mount Vernon Music Association Performance Support $600
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,934
North Richland Hills 10090588Colby Golightly Commission Initiative $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
Odessa 48831Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basi Arts Respond Project $3,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,000
Pasadena 10090446City of Pasadena/Library Performance Support $457
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $457
Pflugerville 10090442City of Pflugerville/Community Library Performance Support $200
10090441City of Pflugerville/Community Library Performance Support $112
10090440City of Pflugerville/Community Library Performance Support $100
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3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $412
Plano 48771ArtCentre of Plano Arts Respond Project $2,500
48798Chamberlain Ballet Company Arts Respond Project $4,000
48894Plano Symphony Orchestra Arts Respond Project $6,500
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $13,000
Richardson 48954North Texas Metroplex Childrens Choir Arts Respond Project $5,000
10090517Richardson Symphony Performance Support $1,455
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $6,455
Rockport 48899Rockport Center for the Arts Arts Respond Project $4,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,000
Round Rock 10090581Somesh Yatham Commission Initiative $5,000
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
Round Top 48861James Dick Foundation for the Performing A Arts Respond Project $4,500
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,500
San Angelo 48792BT Studios (dba Be Theatre) Arts Respond Project $2,000
48901San Angelo Civic Ballet Arts Respond Project $0
48902San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Arts Respond Project $3,000 48903San Angelo Symphony Society Arts Respond Project $3,000
10090021San Angelo Symphony Society Performance Support $7,160
5 Grant(s) Total Funds: $15,160
San Antonio 48761American Indians in Texas - Spanish Coloni Arts Respond Project $4,500
48773Artpace San Antonio Arts Respond Project $5,500
48794Carver Development Board Arts Respond Project $4,000
48797Centro Cultural Aztlan Arts Respond Project $5,000
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48799Children's Chorus of San Antonio Arts Respond Project $3,000
48803Classic Theatre of San Antonio Arts Respond Project $2,500 48807Contemporary Art for San Antonio/Blue Star Arts Respond Project $5,000
48843Gemini Ink (dba) Arts Respond Project $4,000
48849Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Arts Respond Project $6,000
48862Jump-Start Performance Co. Arts Respond Project $3,000 10090460Magik Theatre Performance Support $750
10089405McNay Art Museum Performance Support $1,800
48891Olmos Ensemble Arts Respond Project $3,000
10089433Pre- K Academy at West Ave/NEISD Performance Support $250
48912Southwest School of Art Arts Respond Project $5,000 48932Urban 15 Group Arts Respond Project $5,000
10090589Vincent Garcia-Hettinger Commission Initiative $5,000
48946Youth Orchestras of San Antonio Arts Respond Project $5,000
18 Grant(s) Total Funds: $68,300
San Marcos 48860Indigenous Cultures Institute Arts Respond Project $6,000
10090443TxSU/University College Performance Support $1,350
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $7,350
Seguin 48916Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin Arts Respond Project $3,915
10089492Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin Performance Support $950
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,865
Smithville 48909Smithville Cultural District Arts Respond Project $1,650
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,650
Sugar Land 48952MB Foundation Arts Respond Project $3,000 10090582Michelle Wang Commission Initiative $5,000
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $8,000
Sunset Valley 10090584Keshav Srinivasan Commission Initiative $5,000
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1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $5,000
Temple 48812Cultural Activities Center Arts Respond Project $4,500
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $4,500
The Woodlands 10090447Woodlands Children's Museum Performance Support $1,033 10090491Woodlands Children's Museum Performance Support $650
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $1,683
Tyler 48930Tyler Museum of Art Arts Respond Project $3,000 10090493Young Audiences of Northeast Texas Performance Support $682
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,682
Waco 48810Creative Waco Arts Respond Project $4,000 48937Waco Cultural Arts Fest Arts Respond Project $3,000
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $7,000
Waxahachie 10090452Waxahachie Symphony Association Performance Support $2,100
10090453Waxahachie Symphony Association Performance Support $1,800
2 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,900
Wellington 10089358Wellington Ritz Theatre Performance Support $3,750
1 Grant(s) Total Funds: $3,750
Wichita Falls 48775Arts Council of Wichita Falls/Kemp Center Arts Respond Project $4,000
48939Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture Arts Respond Project $6,500
48940Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra Arts Respond Project $4,000
3 Grant(s) Total Funds: $14,500
Total Cities: 68 Total Awarded: $901,814
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AGENDA ITEM: XII
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE COMMISSION ACTION APPROVAL OF EVALUATORS FOR CULTURAL DISTRICT PROJECT GRANTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICTS DESIGNATIONS
DISCUSSION: Nominations for grant evaluators are accepted throughout the year. Nomination forms are found on the agency website and are available to anyone. Nominations are encouraged from Commissioners, past panelists, artists, and arts organizations. Evaluators volunteer their time and expertise to review applications submitted to the Commission. Their feedback is used by agency staff to make recommendations for the Commission.
Included in this group are panelists to evaluate applications to the following program: • Cultural Districts Designation • Cultural District Projects
RECOMMENDATION: That the Commission adopts the slate of grant evaluators as presented and that TCA staff be instructed to recruit individuals to serve as necessary in order to fill any vacancies.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
113 PROPOSED EVALUATORS FOR CULTURAL DISTRICTS DESIGNATION REVIEW PANELS
FY 2021-22
Panelist Name Community Background 1 Brenda Buck Winnsboro Director, Winnsboro Cultural Arts District 2 Eureka Gilkey Houston Executive Director, Project Row Houses/Third Ward Cultural District 3 Cynthia Hellen Longview Executive Director, Arts!Longview 4 Lindsey Maestri Lubbock Executive Director, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts 5 Henry Marroquin Sherman Vice President, Texoma Hispanic Heritage Festival 6 Manuel Martinez Houston Rural Economic Development Field Representative, Texas Department of Agriculture 7 Rebecca Munoz El Paso Cultural Development Coordinator, El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Dept. 8 Brad Patterson Austin Division Director, Community Heritage, Texas Historical Commission 9 James Petrick, Ph.D. College Station Assoc. Dept. Head, TAMU Dept. of Recreation, Parks & Tourism 10 Lily Cabatu Weiss Dallas Executive Director, Dallas Cultural District
114 PROPOSED EVALUATORS FOR CULTURAL DISTRICT PROJECTS REVIEW PANELS
FY 2021-22
Panelist Name Community Background 1 Lynn Barnett Abilene Executive Director, Abilene Cultural Arts District 2 Paul Beutel Austin Arts Producer; Retired Executive Director, Long Center 3 Al Borrego San Elizario Director, San Elizario Historic Art District 4 Wendie Cook Canadian City Council Member, City of Canadian 5 Patti Diou Arlington Retired Executive Director, Levitt Pavilion, Arlington Cultural District Board 6 Lucero Duran El Paso Art and Farmers Market Coordinator, El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Dept. 7 Nate Gieryn Austin Tourism Research Manager, Texas Tourism, Office of the Governor 8 Harrison Guy Houston Executive Director, Fifth Ward Cultural Arts District 9 Yadhira Lozano San Antonio Executive Director, Luminaria Festival 10 Alyssa Barrera Mason Corpus Christi Executive Director, Corpus Christi Downtown Management District 11 Vickie Meek Dallas Artist/Curator 12 Drew Nebrig Austin Director of Marketing and Communications, Zach Theatre 13 Jose Quintana College Station President & CEO, Advent GX 14 Reyes Ramirez Houston Programs Coordinator, FreshArts 15 Tim Roberts Alpine Cultural Resources Coordinator, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 16 Laura Robles McAllen Cultural Arts and Incubator Coordinator, McAllen Creative Arts Incubator 17 Lois Rodriguez Austin Strategic Partnership Manager, TxDOT 18 Kayleigh Thompson Beaumont Public Relations Coordinator, Art Museum of Southeast Texas 19 Spencer Wigmore Fort Worth Assistant Curator, Amon Carter Museum of American Art 20 Adam Witko Wimberley Executive Producer, Wimberley Players
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AGENDA ITEM: XIII
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE COMMISSION ACTION REPORT ON THE CULTURAL DISTRICTs DESIGNATION PROGRAM
DISCUSSION: Following the deadline to submit a letter of intent to apply to the Cultural Districts Designation program, nine districts located in eight communities indicated interest in applying for designation. TCA staff will consult with representatives from these communities by phone and by video conference leading up to the June 15, 2021 deadline for the full applications.
Letters of intent were received from the following:
Austin East Austin Arts District, coordinated by Center for Women and Their Work Dallas Fair Park Cultural District, coordinated by Fair Park First Del Rio Del Rio Cultural District, coordinated by VIDA Del Rio Eagle Pass Eagle Pass Cultural District, coordinated by City of Eagle Pass Laredo Laredo Cultural District, coordinated by Laredo Cultural District, Inc Leander Leander Cultural District, coordinated by Create Leander Lockhart Lockhart Cultural District, coordinated by Lockhart Economic Development Corp. San Antonio St. Paul Square, coordinated by St. Paul Square Association San Antonio Westside Cultural District, coordinated by Say Si
RECOMMENDATION: No action is required at this time.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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AGENDA ITEM: XIV
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE COMMISSION ACTION UPDATE ON THE 87th LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN RELATION TO TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
A verbal report will be provided at the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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AGENDA ITEM: XV
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION OF INFORMATIONAL REPORTS COMMISSIONER REPORTS ON ARTS ACTIVITIES IN EACH COMMISSIONER’S GEOGRAPHICAL AREA (DECEMBER 4, 2020 – MARCH 18, 2021)
Commissioners will provide a verbal report at the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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AGENDA ITEM: XVI
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION OF INFORMATIONAL REPORTS TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS ACTIVITIES (DECEMBER 4, 2020 – MARCH 18, 2021)
Dr. Gibbs will provide a verbal report at the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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AGENDA ITEM: XVII
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION OF INFORMATIONAL REPORTS TEXANS FOR THE ARTS ACTIVITIES (DECEMBER 4, 2020 – MARCH 18, 2021)
A verbal report on the activities of Texans for the Arts will be provided by a representative.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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AGENDA ITEM: XVIII
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTATION OF INFORMATIONAL REPORTS TEXAS CULTURAL TRUST ACTIVITIES (DECEMBER 4, 2020 – MARCH 18, 2021)
A verbal report on the activities of Texas Cultural Trust will be provided by a representative.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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AGENDA ITEM: XIX
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public may address the Commission on any matter within the authority of the Commission. Time for each comment may be limited by the Chairman.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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AGENDA ITEM: XX
DATE: MARCH 18, 2021
REPORT OF: COMMISSION MEETING ITEMS FOR INFORMATION ONLY FUTURE MEETINGS SCHEDULE
For your information and reference, here is a schedule of the upcoming Commission meetings.
2021 Commission Meeting Dates:
June 24, 2021 Austin, Texas
September 02, 2021 Austin, Texas
December 02, 2021 Austin, Texas
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. Executive Director
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