2021-07-23 Agenda-And-Materials

Oregon Arts Commission Meeting Friday, July 23, 2021 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

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Page 1 of 55 Oregon Arts Commission Meeting Agenda July 23, 2021 8:30am to 12:30pm Via GoToMeeting

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1 Action 8:30 AM Call to Order, Welcome and Chair's Report Anne Taylor, Chair

2 Action - Vote Page 6 8:35 AM Commission Governance Anne Taylor

3 Action - Vote Page 7 & 8:50 AM Board Minutes, March 12, 2021, Jenny Green, Chair Page 12 and July 7, 2021 4 Information Page 16 9:00 AM Executive Director Report Brian Rogers, Executive Director

5 Action - Vote Page 18 9:20 AM Spending Plan FY2021, Grant Program Brian Rogers and Kat Bell, Allocations Grants and Office Coordinator 6 Break 9:50 AM Break

7 Action - Vote Page 26 10:05 AM Operating Support, Abbreviated and New Brian Rogers, Panel Chair Applications Jenny Green and Liora Sponko, Community Arts

8 Action - Vote Page 40 10:45 AM Small Operating Support Liora Sponko

Page 2 of 55 9 Action - Vote Page 47 11:15 AM Arts Learning Panel Chair Matthew Stringer and Liora Sponko, Interim Education Coordinator

10 Information Page 50 11:45 AM Arts Access Report Liora Sponko 11 Information Page 51 12:00 PM Commissioner and Staff Updates All 12 Action 12:30 PM Adjourn Jenny Green

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Page 3 of 55 To enhance the quality of life for all Oregonians To lead in building an environment in which cultural Mission through the arts by stimulating creativity, leadership organizations are sustained and valued as a core and economic vitality part of vibrant Oregon communities.

 Policy development and advice to government on programs related to arts  Policy development and advice to government on programs related to  Official state arts agency culture Overview  Grantmaking  Fund development Purpose  Advocacy  Grantmaking  Multiple programs (Community Development, Arts Education, Percent for  Advocacy Art)  County/Tribal Coalition development

11 Members Appointed by the Governor, confirmed by the Senate Governance 9 Members Appointment by the Governor 1 House Member; 1 Senate Member

4.5 Admin & Programs 1 3.5 FTE Executive 3 Contract (Percent for Art) Fund Development, Communications, Assistant Director Budget $3,376,329 $3,481,442

General Fund, Federal Fund (NEA) Revenue Other Funds (Percent for Art, Cultural Trust, The Ford Family Foundation, Other Funds (Contributed, License Plate, Interest Earnings) Sources Oregon Community Foundation, Lottery) Services & Technical Percent for Art Grant Trainings s Staff Outreach s Online Resources s Communications Coalition Leadership Assistance Shared Office  Technology/Software  Financial  Contracts  Human Resources  Administrative  Communication Staff Services

Grants FY2020: July 1 2019 – June 30, 2020

 Arts Access Reimbursement, $9,300  Cultural Development, $1,364,012  Arts Build Communities, $205,397  Coalitions, $682,005  Arts Learning, $190,000  Cultural Partners  Career Opportunity, $177,500  Oregon Arts Commission, $181,868 FY19  Designated, $52,500  Oregon Heritage Commission, $60,623 Donations  Fellowship, $45,000  Oregon Historical Society, $60,623 $4,571,693  Operating Support, $1,134,576  Oregon Humanities, $181,868  Small Operating, $150,976  State Historic Preservation, $60,623  Total = $1,965,249  Total = $2,591,622 Page 4 of 55 Revised 07/09/2020 Oregon Arts Commission Population:CLATSOP 119,265 Oregon Arts Commission Population:% of Population: 16,425 2.79% TotalKnown Grants: Arts Orgs: $21,832 27 % of Population:% of Known .41% Orgs:COLUMBIA 4.11% % of Grants:Population: 1.46% 16,425 FY2021 Grant Distribution Per Capita: $.08 Regional Data UMATILLA % of Population: .41% WALLOWA Population: 16,425 Population: 79,155 Population: 7,100 % of Population: .41% % of Population: 1.97% % of Population: .18% % of Population: .41% TILLAMOOK Population: 24,245 Population: 1,790 Portland1 Population:4 16,425 % of Population: .60% % of Population: .04% MORROW 11 MULTNOMAH WASHINGTON Population: 1,876,155 HOOD Gresham 7 Population:Population: 11,630 105,065 Population: 50,910 Hillsboro % of Population: 43.96% RIVERPopulation: 54,730 % of Population: .29% % of Population: 1.19% TotalKnown Grants: Arts $897,492Orgs: 303 % of Population: 1.28% % of Population: 2.46% UNION Known Arts Orgs: 8 GILLIAM Known Arts Orgs: 14 YAMHILL %% of of Known Grants: Orgs: 59.82% 46.12% Total Grants: $10,679 TotalKnown Grants: Arts Orgs: $31,278 8 Population:Total 26,625 Grants: $33,755 Per CLACKAMASCapita: $.71 % of Known Orgs:SHERMAN 1.23% % of Known Orgs: 1.22% % of Population:% of Known .66% Orgs: 2.13% % of Grants: 0.71% % of Grants: 2.08% %Per of Capita: Grants: $.89 2.25% BeavertonPopulation: 16,4255 Population: 16,425 Per Capita: $.69 10A Population: 1,975 Per Capita: $.42 % of Population: .41% % of Population: .41% Population: 541,530 WASCO % of Population: .05% %Population:Known of Population: Arts16,425 Orgs: 12.69%55 Population: 26,370 MARION % of Population: .66% %Total% of ofPopulation: KnownGrants: .41% Orgs: $59,631 8.37% Population: 16,425 %Per of Capita: Grants: $.20 3.97%% of Population: .41% SalemPOLK WHEELER BAKER Population: 1,445 Population: 16,425 JEFFERSON % of Population: .04% % of Population: .41% GRANT LINCOLN Population: 22,445 % of Population: .41% % of Population: .56% Population: 16,425 Population:LINN 651,655 Population: 7,430 % of Population: .19% Population: 16,425 % Population:of Population: 16,425 15.27% BENTON Known% of Population: Arts Orgs: .41% 121 8 Population: 244,560 % of Population: .41%Total Grants: $243,166 % of Known Orgs: 18.42% % of Population: 5.73% 2 % of Grants: 16.21% Per Capita: $.56 TotalKnown Grants: ArtsCROOK Orgs: $48,009 31 % of Known Orgs: 4.72% Corvallis % of Grants: 3.20%Population: 21,085 Per Capita: $.27 % of Population: .53% LANE DESCHUTES Population: 16,425 % of Population: .41% Population: 170,740 Population: 39,385 % of Population: .4.25% % of Population: .92% TotalKnown Grants: Arts Orgs: $10,807 5 Eugene MALHEUR Springfield 10B %% of KnownGrants: Orgs: 0.72% .76% Bend Per Capita: $.10

Population: 31,480 % of Population: .78%

3 Population:DOUGLAS 198,850 HARNEY % of Population: 4.66% COOS TotalKnownPopulation: Grants: Arts Orgs: 16,425$30,273 29 % of Known Orgs: 4.41% % of %Grants: of Population: 2.02% .41% LAKE Population: 16,425 Per Capita: $.16 Population:Per 7,295 capita is the average of FY 2014-2016 % of Population: .41% % of Population: .18% 9 Population: 8,010 Grant programs included: Population: 76,150% of Population: .20%  Art Acquisition % of Population: 1.78%  ArtsAccess Reimbursement KLAMATH TotalKnown Grants: Arts Orgs: $81,720 6  Arts Build Communities Population: 67,110 %% of KnownGrants: Orgs: 2.11% 0.91%  Arts Learning % of Population: 1.67%Per Capita: $.60  Arts Recognition  Arts Services JACKSON  Capacity Building CURRY Population: 309,800  6 % of Population: 7.26% Career Opportunity JOSEPHINE  Cultural Tourism TotalKnown Grants: ArtsPopulation: Orgs: $526,491 50 16,425  Population: 16,425% of Known Orgs: 7.61% Individual Artist Fellowship % of Grants:% of 5.45% Population: .41%  Operating Support Population: 16,425 % of Population:Per .41% Capita: $.49 % of Population: .41%  Small Operating  World of Work Page 5 of 55 Revised: 3/13/2017 Medford

July 23, 2021

TO: Oregon Arts Commission FROM: Brian Rogers, Executive Director SUBJ: Commission Governance

In June 2019 the Commission acted on a 24-month period for Chair and Vice Chair to align the terms with our fiscal year (July to June).

Anne Taylor has served as Chair for 24 months (July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020). We are very grateful for Anne’s leadership and guidance during some very difficult times.

We are recommending that Vice Chair Jenny Green become Chair of the Commission for a period of 24 months ending June 2023.

We would also like to defer recommending a new Vice Chair until the October 15, 2021, meeting.

Requested Action:

Informational only For commission input/discussion For commission action

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Oregon Arts Commission Meeting Minutes

March 12, 2021 Teleconference

Commission Members Present: Anne Taylor, Chair; Jenny Green, Vice Chair; Avantika Bawa; Michael Dalton; Harlen Springer, Matt Stringer.

Board Members Absent: Christopher Acebo

Staff Present: Brian Rogers, Executive Director; Kat Bell, Grants & Office Coordinator; Carrie Kikel, Communications Manager; Eleanor Sandys, Interim Visual Arts Coordinator/Registrar & Research Specialist; Liora Sponko, Community Arts Coordinator; Deb Vaughn, Arts Education Coordinator

Call to Order and Welcome, and Chair’s Report Anne Taylor called the meeting to order at 8:39 a.m.

Taylor said Hawaii was wonderful.

Board Minutes December 12, 2020 Taylor asked if there were corrections or comments. She asked for a motion to approve the minutes.

Motion: Harlen Springer moved approval of December 12, 2020, minutes. Seconded by Avantika Bawa. Motion passed unanimously.

Executive Director Report & Legislative Process Brian Rogers presented his report. He expects another round of CARES Act funding from the NEA and it will likely be awarded to Operating Support recipients.

He is working with Nick Batz of Business Oregon to advocate for holding the Arts Commission budget even.

Jenny Green asked if the reduction includes the FTE. Rogers said yes but the grantmaking program would likely take the bulk of the reduction.

Michael Dalton asked about the item for rural opportunities initiatives. Rogers said there is a big push at Business Oregon to better serve rural areas. He will gather more information.

Springer asked if we are now at the point in the process where the CAC is doing advocacy. Rogers said yes, we have asked them to advocate for holding the budget and FTE even.

Arts Advocacy Day will be on April 23. We are sharing information with the field.

Page 7 of 55 Discussion about how staff works with the CAC. The POP for an increase in the Percent for Art program is not moving forward.

Springer asked if the Commission could receive an update on the conversations with the CAC. Rogers said the CAC Executive Director was invited to this meeting but wasn’t available.

Dalton asked if minutes for meetings with the CAC were posted or if meeting dates are posted. Rogers said he would share the meeting schedule and ask if Commissioners might attend. The next meeting is 9 a.m. on April 23.

Green asked if the capital projects use general funds. Rogers said the funds come from lottery bonds. If the projects are under $500,000 they might come from lottery funds. The Arts Commission works with Business Oregon to manage the contracts. Green asked if we receive a fee for managing the funds; Rogers said no there is actually a cost to us for legal fees. He asked Kat Bell to pull out the DOJ costs.

Rogers said this is the first year the Cultural Trust raised more than $5 million. There was a 17.5 percent increase. There were more than 2,000 new donors and over 11,000 gifts. The staff presented at more than 160 virtual board meetings. The result is there will be more money for grantmaking.

Rogers updated the Commission on the design for the new Cultural Trust license plate. Carrie Kikel gave an overview of the design process.

Arts Access Reimbursement Update Deb Vaughn presented report.

Artist Relief Program Report Sandys presented her report. Checks have now been mailed to almost all of the artists.

Matt Stringer congratulated Sandys on a wonderful effort; he wishes there were more applicants from his region. Sandys said we want to serve artists from everywhere and we have a plan with the Ford Foundation for an artist registry so that we can share opportunities with them.

Bawa said we need to do more promotion and social media.

Stringer asked if there are plans for additional relief programs. Sandys said we continue to have conversations but there are no current plans.

Discussion about applying the same level of outreach to all funding programs.

Green said it’s very impressive work and she loves the idea of an artist registry. She thanked Sandys for her work.

Discussion about recruiting interns to manage more social media including Instagram.

Joint Committee Governance Structure Rogers presented his report.

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Springer gave an overview of the Oregon Solutions report. We have until August of 2022 to come up with a proposal. We are thinking about the big benefit that will come out of combining the two boards. Everyone should benefit from the new structure. We’ve developed some interesting concepts. We need to move arts and culture from a nicety to a necessity. We want to touch more Oregonians more frequently. Most people don’t understand the difference between the agencies. We need to convince funders and the legislature that what we do is valuable.

Green said the meetings have been like a master class watching Springer move us through the process. There is potential excitement about what might come from the process.

Bawa said the Trust board members want to ensure that all areas of culture is protected in the new structure.

Taylor asked about other states that have combined structures and if they could help identify the benefits. Springer said almost every other state has arts and culture combined.

Springer said the group met with NASAA yesterday and heard about some states that have done a good job with advocacy and protecting funding. There are some good models we can follow.

Rogers said we are bringing a CAC board member into the conversation.

Planning Process Rogers presented report.

Liora Sponko said the Arts Services gathering was very informative. There was a lot of discussion about capacity and wanting to serve the needs of the community.

Dalton asked whether there could be some cross pollinization between the listening sessions and the governance committee. Rogers said that is important to keep that in the front of our minds.

Springer said to do a big strategic plan before we’ve decided on the structure wouldn’t make sense. Could we just extend the current plans until we decide on the structure? It would be helpful if the listening sessions provided feedback to the governance committee.

Rogers said the big value is the listening sessions. It might be we get one major theme like capacity and we can focus on that. We may not need a formal plan until the governance structure is determined. It’s not a necessity to do a formal plan.

Sponko said the value is listening and trying to be responsive during recovery.

Springer said the listening sessions are critical. He is very supportive of that.

Rogers said he will share the dates of the sessions and encourage participation.

Taylor called for a 10-minute break at 10:20 a.m.

Page 9 of 55 Taylor reconvened the meeting at 10:32 a.m.

Percent for Art Update Sandys presented her PowerPoint.

Discussion about an increasing reliance on contractors to manage projects and the need to rehire the Visuals Arts Coordinator position.

Green asked if we could ask for funds to be set aside for maintenance. Sandys said that is a possibility but it’s not a law nor a policy so it would be harder to get people to do it. Risk management offices are more receptive to the concept.

Discussion about routine maintenance versus conservation.

Springer said his public art projects always include a recommended maintenance schedule.

The current administrative fee does not cover the staff time to manage the program.

Springer said this is a great example of great artwork around the state that is deteriorating. We need to communicate that to the legislature.

Discussion about the POP not moving forward as it would increase the cost of construction. It does not have Governor support.

Operating Support Program Report Sponko and Vaughn presented report.

Stringer asked whether a Data Arts profile is required for 2020 because it will be an anomaly. Sponko said yes.

Rogers walked through the approach to the funding formula.

Commissioner and Staff Updates Sandys presented her report.

Sponko presented her report. Green volunteered to lead the Operating Support New Applicants panel. Stringer volunteered to lead the Arts Learning panel. Sponko invited ideas for a rural outreach list she is developing.

Vaughn presented her report. She highlighted the Virtual Poetry Out Loud State Contest that is taking place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, on the Arts Commission Facebook page. She thanked Sponko for taking on additional responsibilities after her transition off the team. Green said thank you we will miss you. Echoed by other Commissioners. Virtual toast to Vaughn.

Bawa said the Artist Relief Program has helped a lot of artists. Her show will be open for two more weeks.

Page 10 of 55 Green said the Roundhouse Foundation gave the High Desert Museum a $6 million grant which will expand their arts programs and collections. Scalehouse started an artist relief program with applications open on a rolling basis.

Stringer said the Oregon Department of Human Services gave Four Rivers an award for their work with disadvantaged young people. He shared the story of a student the center supported who passed away four days after high school graduation. He asked when Commissioners might be able to gather together again. Discussion about the vaccination schedule. Four Rivers is a vaccination site and so far 6,800 have received vaccinations there. Discussion about how arts and culture centers can pivot to serve community need.

Springer gave a shout out to the Lane Arts Council on their move to the Mid Town Arts Center, which is also housing several other arts groups and a gallery. He thanked Kikel for her work to get word of the Arts Commission’s programs in rural media.

Rogers said it’s been an honor and a privilege to work with Vaughn and cited her many contributions including managing the Poetry Out Loud program.

Taylor added her thanks to Vaughn for her support and wisdom.

Adjourn Taylor adjourned the meeting at 11:45 a.m.

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Oregon Arts Commission Meeting Minutes

July 9, 2021 Teleconference

Commission Members Present: Anne Taylor, Chair; Jenny Green, Vice Chair; Avantika Bawa; David Harrelson; Harlen Springer; Matt Stringer

Board Members Absent: Christopher Acebo, Michael Dalton

Staff Absent:

Others Present:

Welcome and Call to Order Anne Taylor called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. She welcomed David Harrelson to the Commission and asked everyone to introduce themselves.

NEA American Rescue Plan Funding Proposal Brian Rogers presented the proposal in the packet. The staff recommends Option 2.

Matt Stringer asked if this was separate from a communication Liora Sponko recently sent out listing ARP grant opportunities. Sponko said yes, this was not included in that list.

Jenny Green said she knows some organizations are doing just fine and other are really hurting. The Museum of Warm Springs, for instance, needs a lot of help right now. It’s hard to know who needs it.

Rogers said he’s been hearing that as well. It is hard to tell. With the CARES Act fund we asked for budget information and adjusting as needed.

Harlen Springer said to delve into that detail would be a lot of work and take a lot of time. You’d be opening yourself up to criticism about who received funding. He supports Option 2.

Discussion about small awards to large organizations and whether they need the funds.

Springer said Option 2 is a good balance. Do the large organizations promote us?

Taylor said she thinks about the number of people the large organizations receive and she thinks a $10,000 award would be meaningful. It might help them bring their programs to rural parts of the state.

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Rogers said the advocacy by the large organizations was a big factor in securing the ARP funding recently awarded to the Cultural Trust.

Kat Bell said it is required that all grant recipients post our logo and recognize as a funder.

David Harrelson asked about the administrative overhead for small grant awards.

Bell said the staff spends half an hour to 45 minutes processing each grant, regardless of the size of the award.

Green asked if Oregon Folklife Network receives Operating Support. Bell said yes, they do.

Motion: Springer moved approval of Option 2 for ARP funding. Avantika Bawa seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

Motion: Green moved approval of the additional $1,000 award for Small Operating Support recipients. Stringer seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

Rogers asked Sponko to talk about the proposal from Oregon Folklife Network to support folklife artists. They don’t have as much access to funding opportunities. We supported them in putting together the program.

Sponko presented the memo.

Bawa asked about the nominations. What if there is a wonderful quilt maker no one knows about?

Sponko said there would be different levels of people on the nomination list, people who know the entire scope of workers as well as those who know artists in geographic areas.

Bawa said it would be important to allow people to self-nominate.

Stringer said OFN knows a broad group of artists and there aren’t that many awards available.

Sandys said there was a lot of consideration given to the process and this is the recommendation.

Discussion about how many people might self-nominate.

Springer said he supports what Bawa is saying. Limiting it to a nominating process seems to run counter to inclusion.

Harrelson said if this were an ongoing program he would agree but for a “one off” he is fine with it. He asked how the $5,000 award figure was agreed.

Green said she likes viewing it as a trial and consider doing again in the future. She said a self- nominating process would allow us to learn about new artists.

Page 13 of 55 Rogers said $5,000 is our typical fellowship award and we will be asking the artists to create work. He said we can include a self-nominating process.

Bawa asked if there would need to be a focus on the arts or any folk worker?

Discussion about folk artists and disciplines to include. Sandys said we should discuss with OFN whether we should limit disciplines.

Rogers said there is a distinction between folklife and folk and traditional arts.

Green asked about the allocation for administration. Sponko said it covers their staff time and she thinks it’s fair.

Motion: Springer moved approval of the Oregon Folklife Network proposal with the addition of self-application opportunity. Bawa seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

Springer asked about the $50,000 for administration for the NEA ARP funds and whether it will add FTE. Rogers said we are about to post the Visual Arts position and we are recreating the Assistant Director position. We’ll also hire the Arts Learning position. We hope to use the $50,000 for a new grant application system.

FY2022 Draft Program Allocations Rogers presented the memo. The Governor hasn’t yet signed our budget bill but should soon.

Green asked if we considered having performing and visual arts annually.

Rogers said the reasons they alternate is funding and staff resources.

Bell said visual arts rotates with performing, media and literary.

Bawa said another issue is getting panelists. It’s a lot of work and we don’t compensate.

Rogers said we are working on that.

Stringer said people shouldn’t be paid for a special community service.

Bawa said not paying limits those who can afford to participate. It’s a way of honoring and thanking people.

Stringer said it’s a gesture recognizing the work. He supports it.

Rogers said the staff agrees we should provide a fee for service. He said the Artist Relief Program was able to pay panelists through the Oregon Community Foundation. We’ve had people turn us down when we can’t pay.

Rogers asked for feedback on the options.

Springer said Option 3 reducing Operating Support by only $30,000 but increases support to Small Organizations significantly. He thinks that’s worth doing.

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Rogers said we’ll bring this back for the July 23 meeting.

Updates – Board and Staff David Harrelson it’s good to be here and thanks for the welcome.

Adjourn Taylor adjourned the meeting at 2:28 p.m.

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July 23, 2021

TO: Oregon Arts Commission FROM: Brian Rogers, Executive Director SUBJ: Executive Director Report

The Legislative Session concluded and we are currently waiting for the Governor to sign the final budget; when the Legislative Fiscal Office completes the final audit the budget will be official. Currently we are operating under a continuing resolution. The final audit is typically concluded in late September; until then we are not able to make awards nor engage in major spending. At this meeting we will ask that you approve the spending plan and specific grant programs with a “contentment upon final approval of state budget.” Also, we are recommending that if for some reason the budget changes plus or minus 5% that we will reduce or increase across the board all the budget line items by the same percentage amount. We are fairly confident that the allocation to the Arts Commission will remain the same, including the positions.

We are about to begin augmenting the FY2021 Operating Support, Small Operating Support and Oregon Folklife Network awards to include the National Endowment for the Arts American Rescue Plan funding. Thank you for your input at the last Commission meeting regarding the OFN program; we have incorporated a self-nominating process and “the following folk and traditional arts disciplines are eligible (as defined by the NEA): dance, music, crafts and visual arts, literature, theatre and performance art, and oral traditions.”

The Joint Committee for Governance Structure continues to meet every other week. Currently we are working on Goals and Action Steps that might be part of a combined organization. At the meeting Harlen will cover a few key points. Currently the following goals are under consideration. • Dramatically increase the number of Oregonians who engage in artistic and cultural activities. • Transform Oregon into one of the top five states in per capita cultural funding. • Develop Oregon’s cultural ecology to become a model, both Nationally and Internationally

We are in conversations with the Oregon Community Foundation about establishing another round of Artist Relief Funding, OCF feels fairly positive about funding again. We are also in the initial stages of discussion with the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation about partnering again.

The Legislature has allocated $50 million of American Rescue Plan Funding to Business Oregon and the Cultural Trust to develop another round of cultural relief funding as well as

Page 16 of 55 funding for venue and event support businesses. In addition, there is direction to award $5 million to small and community movie theatres. The US Treasury will not release guidelines until September and there is a fair amount of debate around program design. We are in the very initial stages of program design, which is based on the CARES program of $26 million.

The Cultural Trust will be launching a new license plate in October! During the staff reports Carrie Kikel will give an overview and a preview of the new plate.

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July 23, 2021

TO: Oregon Arts Commission FROM: Brian Rogers, Executive Director SUBJ: Grant Program Allocation Options

Attached is a report that details three grant program allocation options for the Commission to consider for FY2022. There is a page with each option and a comparison to last fiscal year. The Arts Commission received a mid-biennium General Fund reduction, which was applied in FY2021. This biennium (2021-23) we are receiving a General Fund increase over the starting point of the previous biennium (2019-21).

General Fund Allocation Comparison Beginning 2019-21 Biennium $3,916,920 2021-23 Biennium $4,089,492 Difference $172,572 Percent Change 4.4%

Ending 2019-21 Biennium $3,621,778 2021-23 Biennium $4,089,492 Difference $467,714 Percent Change 12.9%

Our overall grant program budget is $2,288,419 including NEA, and other funds (Cultural Trust and The Ford Family Foundation).

General Notes Line 8 - Fellowship disciplines rotate every other year; this year we are offering Visual Arts. We offer more fellowships in Visual Arts due to the high number of applications.

Line 9 - Career Opportunity Grants General Fund was decreased last biennium due to a surplus from previous years. We are recommending increasing the amount for this biennium to reflect the previous funding level.

Line 12 – The NEA has increased the support for Folk and Traditional Arts from $35,000 to $40,000. In order to match the award we are recommending an increase.

Page 18 of 55 Option 1 Maintains Operating Support at 57% percent of the grant program budget. Increases Small Operating Support by $80,000 (8% of budget). Increases Arts Learning by $50,000 and Arts Build Communities by $40,000.

Option 2 Reduces Operating Support to 56% of the grant program budget. Increases Small Operating Support by $77,000 (8% of budget). Increases Arts Learning by $50,000 and Arts Build Communities by $50,000.

Option 3 Reduces Operating Support to 55% of the grant program budget. Increases Small Operating Support by $125,000 (10% of budget). Increases Arts Learning by $30,000 and Arts Build Communities by $40,000.

Comparison of Options There is also a page that has a side-by-side comparison of the three options.

Career Opportunity and Fellowship Detail There is also a page detailing these two programs.

At this meeting we will ask that you approve the spending plan and specific grant programs with a “contentment upon final approval of state budget.” Also, we are recommending that if for some reason the budget changes plus or minus 5% that we will reduce or increase across the board all the budget line items by the same percentage amount. If there is a change greater than 5% we will reconvene the Commission to review.

Requested Action:

Informational only For commission input/discussion For commission action

Page 19 of 55 Oregon Arts Commission OPTION 1 Fiscal Year 2021 Program Budget Recommendation FY2021 Final FY2022

General Federal Other Revised Total % of General Federal Revised % of Program Fund Funds Funds Total Reduction budget Fund Funds Other Funds Total budget

1 Operating Support $296,957 $533,000 $80,338 $910,295 ($208,138) 57% $629,703 $594,100 $80,338 $1,304,141 57% 2 Operating for Small Orgs $95,000 $17,500 $112,500 ($5,000) 7% $180,000 $17,500 $197,500 9% 3 Subtotal Operating Support Grants $391,957 $550,500 $80,338 $1,022,795 ($213,138) 63% $809,703 $611,600 $80,338 $1,501,641 66%

4 Arts Learning $85,000 $95,000 $10,000 $190,000 $0 12% $120,000 $110,000 $10,000 $240,000 10% 5 Arts Build Communities $70,000 $110,000 $180,000 ($10,000) 11% $100,000 $120,000 $220,000 10% 6 Arts Access $10,000 $3,500 $13,500 $4,000 1% $15,000 $3,500 $18,500 1% 7 Subtotal Project Grants $165,000 $205,000 $13,500 $383,500 ($6,000) 24% $235,000 $230,000 $13,500 $478,500 21%

Performing Artist FY21 8 Visual Arts FY22 $25,000 $25,000 ($12,500) 2% $45,000 $45,000 2% 9 Career Opportunity Grants $40,000 $87,500 $127,500 ($50,000) 8% $90,000 $128,278 $218,278 10% 10 Subtotal Artist Grants $65,000 $0 $87,500 $152,500 ($62,500) 9% $135,000 $0 $128,278 $263,278 12%

11 Arts Northwest $5,000 $5,000 $0 0% $5,000 $5,000 0% 12 Oregon Folklife Network (UofO)) $35,000 $35,000 $0 2% $40,000 $40,000 2% NWFM Media Fellowship FY21 13 Literary FY22 $12,000 $12,000 ($500) 1% $0 $0 0% 14 Subtotal Designated Grants $52,000 $0 $0 $52,000 ($500) 3% $45,000 $0 $0 $45,000 2%

15 $673,957 $755,500 $181,338 $1,610,795 ($282,138) 100% $1,224,703 $841,600 $222,116 $2,288,419 100%

Budget ($332,938) $755,500 $181,338 $1,610,795 Budget $1,224,703 $841,600 $222,116 $2,288,419 Balance $673,957 $0 $0 $0 Balance $0 $0 $0 $0

Page 20 of 55 Oregon Arts Commission OPTION 2 Fiscal Year 2021 Program Budget Recommendation FY2021 Final FY2022

General Federal Other Total % of General Federal Revised % of Program Fund Funds Funds Revised Total Reduction budget Fund Funds Other Funds Total budget Difference

1 Operating Support $296,957 $533,000 $80,338 $910,295 ($208,138) 57% $610,000 $594,100 $80,338 $1,284,438 56% $374,143 2 Operating for Small Orgs $95,000 $17,500 $112,500 ($5,000) 7% $196,000 $17,500 $213,500 9% $101,000 3 Subtotal Operating Support Grants $391,957 $550,500 $80,338 $1,022,795 ($213,138) 63% $806,000 $611,600 $80,338 $1,497,938 65% $475,143

4 Arts Learning $85,000 $95,000 $10,000 $190,000 $0 12% $110,000 $110,000 $10,000 $230,000 10% $40,000 5 Arts Build Communities $70,000 $110,000 $180,000 ($10,000) 11% $110,000 $120,000 $230,000 10% $50,000 6 Arts Access $10,000 $3,500 $13,500 $4,000 1% $13,703 $3,500 $17,203 1% $3,703 7 Subtotal Project Grants $165,000 $205,000 $13,500 $383,500 ($6,000) 24% $233,703 $230,000 $13,500 $477,203 21% $93,703

Performing Artist FY23 8 Visual Arts FY22 $25,000 $25,000 ($12,500) 2% $50,000 $50,000 2% $25,000 9 Career Opportunity Grants $40,000 $87,500 $127,500 ($50,000) 8% $90,000 $128,278 $218,278 10% $90,778 10 Subtotal Artist Grants $65,000 $0 $87,500 $152,500 ($62,500) 9% $140,000 $0 $128,278 $268,278 12% $115,778

11 Arts Northwest $5,000 $5,000 $0 0% $5,000 $5,000 0% $0 12 Oregon Folklife Network (UofO)) $35,000 $35,000 $0 2% $40,000 $40,000 2% $5,000 NWFM Media Fellowship FY23 13 Literary FY22 $12,000 $12,000 ($500) 1% $0 $0 0% ($12,000) 14 Subtotal Designated Grants $52,000 $0 $0 $52,000 ($500) 3% $45,000 $0 $0 $45,000 2% ($7,000)

15 $673,957 $755,500 $181,338 $1,610,795 ($282,138) 100% $1,224,703 $841,600 $222,116 $2,288,419 100% $677,624

Budget ($332,938) $755,500 $181,338 $1,610,795 Budget $1,224,703 $841,600 $222,116 $2,288,419 Balance $673,957 $0 $0 $0 Balance $0 $0 $0 $0

Page 21 of 55 Oregon Arts Commission OPTION 3 Fiscal Year 2021 Program Budget Recommendation FY2021 Final FY2022

General Federal Other Total % of General Federal Revised % of Program Fund Funds Funds Revised Total Reduction budget Fund Funds Other Funds Total budget Difference

Operating Support $296,957 $533,000 $80,338 $910,295 ($208,138) 57% $590,703 $594,100 $80,338 $1,265,141 55% $354,846 Operating for Small Orgs $95,000 $17,500 $112,500 ($5,000) 7% $220,000 $17,500 $237,500 10% $125,000 Subtotal Operating Support Grants $391,957 $550,500 $80,338 $1,022,795 ($213,138) 63% $810,703 $611,600 $80,338 $1,502,641 66% $479,846

Arts Learning $85,000 $95,000 $10,000 $190,000 $0 12% $110,000 $110,000 $10,000 $230,000 10% $40,000 Arts Build Communities $70,000 $110,000 $180,000 ($10,000) 11% $104,000 $120,000 $224,000 10% $44,000 Arts Access $10,000 $3,500 $13,500 $4,000 1% $15,000 $3,500 $18,500 1% $5,000 Subtotal Project Grants $165,000 $205,000 $13,500 $383,500 ($6,000) 24% $229,000 $230,000 $13,500 $472,500 21% $89,000

Performing Artist FY21 Visual Arts FY22 $25,000 $25,000 ($12,500) 2% $50,000 $50,000 2% $25,000 Career Opportunity Grants $40,000 $87,500 $127,500 ($50,000) 8% $90,000 $128,278 $218,278 10% $90,778 Subtotal Artist Grants $65,000 $0 $87,500 $152,500 ($62,500) 9% $140,000 $0 $128,278 $268,278 12% $115,778

Arts Northwest $5,000 $5,000 $0 0% $5,000 $5,000 0% $0 Oregon Folklife Network (UofO)) $35,000 $35,000 $0 2% $40,000 $40,000 2% $5,000 NWFM Media Fellowship FY21 Literary FY22 $12,000 $12,000 ($500) 1% $0 $0 0% ($12,000) Subtotal Designated Grants $52,000 $0 $0 $52,000 ($500) 3% $45,000 $0 $0 $45,000 2% ($7,000)

$673,957 $755,500 $181,338 $1,610,795 ($282,138) 100% $1,224,703 $841,600 $222,116 $2,288,419 100% $677,624

Budget ($332,938) $755,500 $181,338 $1,610,795 Budget $1,224,703 $841,600 $222,116 $2,288,419 Balance $673,957 $0 $0 $0 Balance $0 $0 $0 $0

Page 22 of 55 Comparison of Options OPTION 1 OPTION 2 OPTION 3 FY2022 FY2022 FY2022 General Federal Other Revised % of General Federal Other Revised % of General Federal Other Revised % of Program Fund Funds Funds Total budget Difference Fund Funds Funds Total budget Difference Fund Funds Funds Total budget Difference Operating Support $629,703 $594,100 $80,338 $1,295,141 57% $384,846 $610,000 $594,100 $80,338 $1,284,438 56% $374,143 $590,703 $594,100 $80,338 $1,265,141 55% $354,846 Operating for Small Orgs $180,000 $17,500 $192,500 8% $80,000 $196,000 $17,500 $189,500 8% $77,000 $220,000 $17,500 $237,500 10% $125,000 Subtotal Operating Support Grants $809,703 $611,600 $80,338 $1,487,641 65% $464,846 $806,000 $611,600 $80,338 $1,473,938 64% $451,143 $810,703 $611,600 $80,338 $1,502,641 66% $479,846

Arts Learning $120,000 $110,000 $10,000 $240,000 10% $50,000 $110,000 $110,000 $10,000 $240,000 10% $50,000 $110,000 $110,000 $10,000 $220,000 10% $30,000 Arts Build Communities $100,000 $120,000 $220,000 10% $40,000 $110,000 $120,000 $230,000 10% $50,000 $104,000 $120,000 $220,000 10% $40,000 Arts Access $15,000 $3,500 $18,500 1% $5,000 $13,703 $3,500 $17,203 1% $3,703 $15,000 $3,500 $18,500 1% $5,000 Subtotal Project Grants $235,000 $230,000 $13,500 $478,500 21% $95,000 $233,703 $230,000 $13,500 $487,203 21% $103,703 $229,000 $230,000 $13,500 $458,500 20% $75,000

Performing Artist FY21 Visual Arts FY22 $45,000 $45,000 2% $20,000 $50,000 $50,000 2% $25,000 $50,000 $50,000 2% $25,000 Career Opportunity Grants $90,000 $128,278 $218,278 10% $90,778 $90,000 $128,278 $218,278 10% $90,778 $90,000 $128,278 $218,278 10% $90,778 Subtotal Artist Grants $135,000 $0 $128,278 $263,278 12% $110,778 $140,000 $0 $128,278 $268,278 12% $115,778 $140,000 $0 $128,278 $268,278 12% $115,778

Arts Northwest $5,000 $5,000 0% $0 $5,000 $5,000 0% $0 $5,000 $5,000 0% $0 Oregon Folklife Network (UofO)) $40,000 $40,000 2% $5,000 $40,000 $40,000 2% $5,000 $40,000 $40,000 2% $5,000 NWFM Media Fellowship FY21 Literary FY22 $0 $14,000 1% $2,000 $0 $14,000 1% $2,000 $0 $14,000 1% $2,000 Subtotal Designated Grants $45,000 $0 $0 $59,000 3% $7,000 $45,000 $0 $0 $59,000 3% $7,000 $45,000 $0 $0 $59,000 3% $7,000

$1,224,703 $841,600 $222,116 $2,288,419 100% $677,624 $1,224,703 $841,600 $222,116 $2,288,419 100% $677,624 $1,224,703 $841,600 $222,116 $2,288,419 100% $677,624

$1,224,703 $841,600 $222,116 $2,288,419 $1,224,703 $841,600 $222,116 $2,288,419 $1,224,703 $841,600 $222,116 $2,288,419 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Page 23 of 55 Career Opportunity Grant FY22 Funding

General Fund Summary FY22 General Fund 90,000$ Allocated FY22 R1 Allocated FY22 R2 Total Allocated FY21 ‐$ Balance General Fund 90,000$

The Ford Foundation Family Summary Balance FY21 28,278$ TFFF Fund FY22 100,000$ Total FY22 128,278$ Allocated FY22 R1 Allocated FY22 R2 Total Allocated FY21 ‐$ Balance TFFF Fund 128,278$

Combined TFFF and General Fund Total Fund for FY22 190,000$ TFFF balance FY21 28,278$ Total 218,278$ Allocated FY22 R1 ‐$ Allocated FY22 R2 ‐$ Balance Combined Funds 218,278$

Page 24 of 55 2021-23 Biennium Recommendation Total Total Awarded Awarded Total Total Discipline Administrator Frequency at $5,000 at $3,500 Admin Fellowships Award FY23 Literary Literary Arts Odd Years 4 $2,000 $14,000 $16,000 FY23 Media NWFC Odd Years 2 $2,000 $10,000 $12,000 FY23 Performing OAC Odd Years 5 $25,000 $25,000 FY22 Visual OAC Even Years 10 $50,000 $50,000 Totals 17 4 $4,000 $99,000 Total Budget $103,000 $103,000

Page 25 of 55

July 23, 2021

TO: Oregon Arts Commission FROM: Brian Rogers, Executive Director SUBJ: Operating Support Program Funding Recommendations

The Operating Support Program is for arts organizations over a fiscal size of $150,000, and funds may be used to support the general operations of organizations including art programing, administration and facilities. The application process is a full application every three years and an abbreviated in the ‘off-years’. Full applications are reviewed by peer review panels based on the artistic discipline; abbreviated applications are reviewed by staff. Scores are determined by the panels and are used for a two-year period as one of the elements of calculating awards. This year all organizations are on abbreviated application status due to COVID-19.

A funding formula is used to calculate grant awards in the Operating Support Grant program. This memo outlines and details how the Operating Support Funding Formula works.

The budget for the Operating Support Program- FY2018 = $1,211,778 FY2019 = $1,138,461 FY2020 = $1,118,433 FY2021 = $910,295 FY2022 = $1,265,141

There are six new organizations in the Operating Support Program this year (17 in FY2020 and 14 in FY2021), which is increasing demand for program funding. The combined fiscal size of the new organizations is $1,763,335.

There are now a total of 154 organizations in the program with a total fiscal size of $231,748,074. On average, the awards represents 1.8% of the organizations’ operating budget. The average award is $8,215.

In order to move closer to parity and equity in funding organizations of like fiscal size and like panel score we developed a funding formula to incorporate all of the organizations simultaneously and develop three recommendations for your review and action.

Page 26 of 55 Most importantly, the funding formula enables the Commission to review and act on the policy of Operating Support awards rather than set individual grant amounts as previously recommended by panels.

FY2022’s funding formula is largely similar to previous formulas. Awards are calculated using three key elements: Panel Scores, Fiscal Size and the Previous Year’s Operating Support Award (if applicable).

How the Formula Works While the formula is highly detailed and involves some complex calculations, the process can be broken down into a series of steps that are each fairly straightforward. A summary of these steps is outlined below.

1. Full Applications (new applicants in FY2020) - Individual panelist’s scores for each application are entered into the formula.

2. Full and Abbreviated Applications – The average score for each application is normalized (converted to a standard distribution). This allows the different panels to be compared on the same scale and evens out panels that might score high or low in comparison to others.

3. The normalized Full Application scores are added to a spreadsheet with the normalized Abbreviated Application scores from last year’s panels.

4. We use DataArts to collect financial and non-financial data. Both Full and Abbreviated applicants complete DataArts annually. The total expenses (fiscal size) from DataArts are entered into the formula.

5. A ‘base award’ is calculated for each organization based on fiscal size. This is a curve in which larger organizations have a larger base award, but a smaller percentage of award to fiscal size.

6. Each organization’s base award is then either increased or decreased based on the panel score. An organization with a very high score could have their base amount increase, while a lower scoring organization might have their base amount reduced.

7. The adjusted base award is then modified by averaging it with the organization’s FY2019 grant award (if applicable).

8. Awards are then limited to a maximum increase and decrease from the previous award. The formula scales based on last year’s award size. For example, an organization that received a $5,000 award last year might have the potential to increase or decrease by more than an organization that received a $30,000 award last year. Awards are also checked against ‘ceiling’ and ‘floor’ constraints.

9. Low scoring applications are those that scored well below the normalized score medium score of 82.2, those organizations are recommended to receive higher recommended reductions than those that had only slightly low scores.

10. The awards are then rebalanced to make sure they are within our Operating Support budget.

Page 27 of 55 11. For new Full Applicants to the Operating Support Program we are recommending calculating an average of last year’s award for 10 similar fiscal size organizations. This puts the new applicant at a similar starting point in the formula while not advantaging or disadvantaging previous recipients.

Summary • Use this year’s panel scores for Full Applications and last year’s panel scores from Abbreviated Applications • Normalization each individual panel’s scores then all panels within Operating Support are normalized. • Fiscal size of each organization is from DataArts. • Average increase or decrease changes under the four recommendations • Maximum award changes under the four recommendations • Minimum award is set at $3,000 for all three options

The three recommendations we are presenting provide slightly different approaches, which are summarized below and on the attached funding report.

Last year the selected recommendation was: Minimum Award ...... $3,000 Maximum Award ...... $30,000 Average Award ...... $6,069 Maximum Increase ...... 0% Maximum Decrease ...... -24.4% Maximum Decrease Low Scoring ...... -29.4% Number of Increases ...... 0 Number of Decreases ...... 148 Number Same as Last FY ...... 2 Total Applications ...... 150

Funding Options for FY2020

Option A *Minimum Award ...... $3,000 Maximum Award ...... $30,000 Average Award ...... $8,215 Maximum Increase ...... 80% Maximum Decrease ...... 0% Maximum Decrease Low Scoring ...... -24.6% Number of Increases ...... 148 Number of Decreases ...... 0 Number Same as Last FY ...... 0 Total Applications ...... 154 *Except for two low scoring new applicants in which case we are recommending a maximum award of $2,000.

Page 28 of 55 Option B *Minimum Award ...... $3,000 Maximum Award ...... $25,000 Average Award ...... $8,215 Maximum Increase ...... 80% Maximum Decrease ...... 0% Maximum Decrease Low Scoring ...... 0% Number of Increases ...... 148 Number of Decreases ...... 0 Number Same as Last FY ...... 0 Total Applications ...... 154 *Except for two low scoring new applicants in which case we are recommending a maximum award of $2,000.

Option C *Minimum Award ...... $3,000 Maximum Award ...... $20,000 Average Award ...... $8,215 Maximum Increase ...... 81% Maximum Decrease ...... 0% Maximum Decrease Low Scoring ...... 0% Number of Increases ...... 148 Number of Decreases ...... 0 Number Same as Last FY ...... 0 Total Applications ...... 154

*Except for two low scoring new applicants in which case we are recommending a maximum award of $2,000.

Requested Action:

Informational only For commission input/discussion For commission action

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July 23, 2021

TO: Oregon Arts Commission FROM: Jenny Green, Panel Chair, and Liora Sponko, Community Arts Coordinator SUBJ: FY2022 Operating Support: New Applicants

In response to COVID-19, returning FY2021 Operating Support grantees in all disciplines were invited to submit an abbreviated application for FY2022 funding, which did not involve a panel review. Organizations applying for Operating Support who did not receive funding in FY2021 from this grant program (new applicants) were required to complete a full application and were reviewed and scored by a multidisciplinary panel. We received six eligible applications.

Panel for FY2022 Operating Support: New Applicants 1. Jenny Green, Panel Chair, Oregon Arts Commissioner (Bend) 2. Mike Midlo, Program Director, Fishtrap (Enterprise) 3. Lisa DeGrace, Director of Development, Sitka Center for Arts and Ecology (Otis) 4. Crystal de Alba, Executive Director, Ethos Music Center (Portland) 5. John Park, Instructor, University of Oregon; Founder, Harmonic Laboratory (Eugene) 6. Van Pham, Interim Deputy Director, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (Portland)

Notes from Panel Meeting: • We enjoyed a strong panel with a lively discussion on each application. Panelists had a strong DEI lens and DEI was discussed in each application. • This year we added a separate DEI question to this grant program. Panelists recommended DEI questions be integrated into all of the narrative sections of the application instead of a separate question. • Panelists recommended more guidance and specific questions to help applicants know how to best answer the questions while making it easier for the reviewers to find information (ie, metrics of people being served, program components, etc.) • Panelists would like to make sure applicants address DEI not only with their work BIPOC but other underserved communities as well. They also recommend

Page 30 of 55 we inform applicants that DEI can look different in various communities, and we want to hear how they are addressing it in their specific community and field.

Ranking of FY2022 Operating Support: New Applicants

Ranking Organization City Score Previous Relationship 1 Shaking the Tree Theatre Portland 90.6 New Applicant Previous Small Operating 2 Portland Street Art Alliance Portland 88.25 Grantee Previous Small Operating 3 Delgani String Quartet Eugene 81.2 Grantee Community Center for the Performing Previous Operating Support 4 Arts Eugene 78.4 (FY12) Previous Operating Support 5 Enlightened Theatrics Salem 67.8 (FY19) 6 Whiteside Theatre Foundation Corvallis 65.4 New Applicant

Region # of # Region Applicants 1 North Coast 0 South Valley/Mid- 2 Coast 3 3 South Coast 0 4 Metro 2 5 Mid-Valley 1 6 Southern 0 7 North Central 0 8 Central 0 9 South Central 0 10A Greater Eastern North 0 10B Greater Eastern South 0 11 Northeast 0

Staff Recommendations: 1. Staff recommends four applicants for funding consideration through our funding formula for Operating Support Grants. This includes Shaking the Tree Theatre, Portland Street Art Alliance, Delgani String Quartet and Community Center for the Performing Arts.

Page 31 of 55 2. Because of their lower scores, staff recommends funding the remaining two applicants at $2,000 each, including Enlightened Theatrics and Whiteside Theatre Foundation. They will also be asking to submit another full application for FY2023 funding and the grant coordinator will work with them to strengthen their application.

Requested Action:

Informational For commission For commission only input/discussion action

Page 32 of 55 Oregon Arts Commission FY 2022 Award Recommendation A FY 2022 Award Recommendation B FY 2022 Award Recommendation C Operating Support Funding Recommendations FY2021 Max Award $30,000 Max Award $25,000 Max Award $20,000

% % % Grant as Grant as Grant as Adj FY21 Grant $ Change Change FY21 Grant $ Change Change FY21 Grant $ Change Change % of # Name Panel Fiscal Size FY21 Award % of % of Score (Rec A) FY20-FY21 FY20- (Rec B) FY20-FY21 FY20- (Rec C) FY20-FY21 FY20- Fiscal Fiscal Size Fiscal Size FY21 FY21 FY21 Size

Oregon Shakespeare Festival 1 Association Theatre $42,327,733 $22,888 102 $28,610 $5,722 25.0% 0.07% $25,000 $2,112 9.2% 0.06% $20,000 -$2,888 -12.6% 0.05% 2 Oregon Symphony Music $20,687,786 $22,101 96 $27,626 $5,525 25.0% 0.13% $25,000 $2,899 13.1% 0.12% $20,000 -$2,101 -9.5% 0.10% Visual 3 Portland Art Museum Arts $18,757,229 $22,371 94 $27,964 $5,593 25.0% 0.15% $25,000 $2,629 11.8% 0.13% $20,000 -$2,371 -10.6% 0.11% Regional Arts and Culture Arts 4 Council Services $12,919,805 $22,099 97 $27,624 $5,525 25.0% 0.21% $25,000 $2,901 13.1% 0.19% $20,000 -$2,099 -9.5% 0.15% Portland Center Stage at The 5 Armory Theatre $9,143,196 $15,214 91 $19,018 $3,804 25.0% 0.21% $19,018 $3,804 25.0% 0.21% $19,018 $3,804 25.0% 0.21% 6 Oregon Ballet Theatre Dance $7,699,134 $7,409 68 $11,114 $3,705 50.0% 0.14% $11,114 $3,705 50.0% 0.14% $11,114 $3,705 50.0% 0.14% 7 Portland Opera Association Music $6,449,049 $17,847 90 $22,309 $4,462 25.0% 0.35% $22,309 $4,462 25.0% 0.35% $20,000 $2,153 12.1% 0.31% Visual 8 The High Desert Museum Arts $4,852,094 $14,180 93 $17,725 $3,545 25.0% 0.37% $17,725 $3,545 25.0% 0.37% $17,725 $3,545 25.0% 0.37% UNIVERSITY OF OREGON - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Visual 9 Art Arts $4,115,182 $8,618 91 $12,065 $3,447 40.0% 0.29% $12,065 $3,447 40.0% 0.29% $12,065 $3,447 40.0% 0.29% 10 All Classical Public Media Music $3,993,400 $8,500 84 $11,900 $3,400 40.0% 0.30% $11,900 $3,400 40.0% 0.30% $11,900 $3,400 40.0% 0.30% Film Action Oregon dba 11 Hollywood Theatre Media $3,576,200 $5,496 73 $8,794 $3,298 60.0% 0.25% $8,794 $3,298 60.0% 0.25% $8,794 $3,298 60.0% 0.25% 12 Artists Repertory Theatre Theatre $3,498,882 $6,768 72 $10,490 $3,722 55.0% 0.30% $10,490 $3,722 55.0% 0.30% $10,490 $3,722 55.0% 0.30% Shedd Institute for the Arts, 13 The John G. Music $3,301,998 $9,868 85 $13,322 $3,454 35.0% 0.40% $13,322 $3,454 35.0% 0.40% $13,322 $3,454 35.0% 0.40% 14 Literary Arts Inc Literary $3,087,071 $11,203 89 $14,004 $2,801 25.0% 0.45% $14,004 $2,801 25.0% 0.45% $14,004 $2,801 25.0% 0.45% Eugene Symphony 15 Association, Inc. Music $3,050,908 $14,409 87 $18,011 $3,602 25.0% 0.59% $18,011 $3,602 25.0% 0.59% $18,011 $3,602 25.0% 0.59% Oregon Children's Theatre Visual 16 Company Arts $2,971,393 $11,980 88 $14,975 $2,995 25.0% 0.50% $14,975 $2,995 25.0% 0.50% $14,975 $2,995 25.0% 0.50% 17 Open Signal Media $2,774,588 $12,772 96 $15,965 $3,193 25.0% 0.58% $15,965 $3,193 25.0% 0.58% $15,965 $3,193 25.0% 0.58% Interdiscip 18 Caldera linary $2,504,198 $9,697 86 $13,091 $3,394 35.0% 0.52% $13,091 $3,394 35.0% 0.52% $13,091 $3,394 35.0% 0.52% 19 Eugene Ballet Company Dance $2,144,442 $8,334 83 $11,668 $3,334 40.0% 0.54% $11,668 $3,334 40.0% 0.54% $11,668 $3,334 40.0% 0.54% Northwest Children's Theater 20 & School Inc Theatre $2,065,232 $7,441 87 $11,162 $3,721 50.0% 0.54% $11,162 $3,721 50.0% 0.54% $11,162 $3,721 50.0% 0.54%

21 MetroEast Community Media Media $2,019,313 $9,072 71 $11,764 $2,692 29.7% 0.58% $11,970 $2,898 31.9% 0.59% $12,461 $3,389 37.4% 0.62% 22 Historic Elsinore Theatre Inc Theatre $1,992,381 $4,072 82 $6,922 $2,850 70.0% 0.35% $6,922 $2,850 70.0% 0.35% $6,922 $2,850 70.0% 0.35% Tower Theatre Foundation, Interdiscip 23 Inc. linary $1,778,634 $4,751 88 $8,077 $3,326 70.0% 0.45% $8,077 $3,326 70.0% 0.45% $8,077 $3,326 70.0% 0.45%

Page 33 of 55 Oregon Arts Commission FY 2022 Award Recommendation A FY 2022 Award Recommendation B FY 2022 Award Recommendation C Operating Support Funding Recommendations FY2021 Max Award $30,000 Max Award $25,000 Max Award $20,000

24 Youth Music Project Music $1,698,681 $3,550 74 $6,390 $2,840 80.0% 0.38% $6,390 $2,840 80.0% 0.38% $6,390 $2,840 80.0% 0.38% Portland Institute for Interdiscip 25 Contemporary Art linary $1,678,981 $10,791 89 $13,489 $2,698 25.0% 0.80% $13,489 $2,698 25.0% 0.80% $13,489 $2,698 25.0% 0.80% Broadway Rose Theatre 26 Company Theatre $1,598,625 $7,510 86 $11,265 $3,755 50.0% 0.70% $11,265 $3,755 50.0% 0.70% $11,265 $3,755 50.0% 0.70% Arts 27 Lakewood Theatre Company Services $1,585,264 $8,239 90 $11,535 $3,296 40.0% 0.73% $11,535 $3,296 40.0% 0.73% $11,535 $3,296 40.0% 0.73% 28 White Bird Dance $1,501,772 $7,416 79 $11,124 $3,708 50.0% 0.74% $11,124 $3,708 50.0% 0.74% $11,124 $3,708 50.0% 0.74% Young Audiences of Oregon Arts 29 Inc Services $1,494,758 $5,120 81 $8,192 $3,072 60.0% 0.55% $8,192 $3,072 60.0% 0.55% $8,192 $3,072 60.0% 0.55% 30 Chamber Music Northwest Music $1,384,098 $10,581 93 $13,226 $2,645 25.0% 0.96% $13,226 $2,645 25.0% 0.96% $13,226 $2,645 25.0% 0.96% 31 Oregon Bach Festival Music $1,310,721 $13,027 86 $15,755 $2,728 20.9% 1.20% $16,081 $3,054 23.4% 1.23% $16,284 $3,257 25.0% 1.24% Oregon BRAVO Youth 32 Orchestras Music $1,253,883 $6,044 91 $9,670 $3,626 60.0% 0.77% $9,670 $3,626 60.0% 0.77% $9,670 $3,626 60.0% 0.77% Northwest Professional Dance 33 Project Dance $1,251,877 $7,255 90 $11,245 $3,990 55.0% 0.90% $11,245 $3,990 55.0% 0.90% $11,245 $3,990 55.0% 0.90% 34 Ross Ragland Theater Theatre $1,178,828 $9,749 86 $12,586 $2,837 29.1% 1.07% $12,806 $3,057 31.4% 1.09% $13,161 $3,412 35.0% 1.12% 35 Portland Playhouse Theatre $1,162,506 $7,375 94 $11,431 $4,056 55.0% 0.98% $11,431 $4,056 55.0% 0.98% $11,431 $4,056 55.0% 0.98% Arts 36 Western Arts Alliance Services $1,157,035 $4,101 75 $6,972 $2,871 70.0% 0.60% $6,972 $2,871 70.0% 0.60% $6,972 $2,871 70.0% 0.60% 37 Portland Baroque Orchestra Music $1,103,272 $7,758 86 $11,637 $3,879 50.0% 1.05% $11,637 $3,879 50.0% 1.05% $11,637 $3,879 50.0% 1.05% Visual 38 Portland Youth Philharmonic Arts $1,008,083 $4,495 88 $7,642 $3,147 70.0% 0.76% $7,642 $3,147 70.0% 0.76% $7,642 $3,147 70.0% 0.76% 39 BodyVox Dance $1,003,394 $10,953 80 $13,247 $2,294 20.9% 1.32% $13,521 $2,568 23.4% 1.35% $13,691 $2,738 25.0% 1.36% 40 Ethos Inc. Music $887,539 $4,841 87 $8,230 $3,389 70.0% 0.93% $8,230 $3,389 70.0% 0.93% $8,230 $3,389 70.0% 0.93% Interdiscip 41 Neskowin Coast Foundation linary $884,618 $5,292 63 $6,400 $1,108 20.9% 0.72% $6,533 $1,241 23.4% 0.74% $6,800 $1,508 28.5% 0.77% Arts 42 Four Rivers Cultural Center Services $882,679 $5,335 90 $8,536 $3,201 60.0% 0.97% $8,536 $3,201 60.0% 0.97% $8,536 $3,201 60.0% 0.97% Interdiscip 43 Liberty Restoration Inc linary $860,070 $3,719 82 $6,694 $2,975 80.0% 0.78% $6,694 $2,975 80.0% 0.78% $6,694 $2,975 80.0% 0.78% Oregon Coast Council for the Arts 44 Arts Services $825,682 $9,628 82 $11,644 $2,016 20.9% 1.41% $11,885 $2,257 23.4% 1.44% $12,372 $2,744 28.5% 1.50% 45 The Portland Ballet Dance $823,378 $5,417 83 $8,667 $3,250 60.0% 1.05% $8,667 $3,250 60.0% 1.05% $8,667 $3,250 60.0% 1.05% Arts 46 Chehalem Center Association Services $810,975 $5,335 85 $8,536 $3,201 60.0% 1.05% $8,536 $3,201 60.0% 1.05% $8,536 $3,201 60.0% 1.05%

47 Metropolitan Youth Symphony Music $782,006 $6,618 91 $10,241 $3,623 54.7% 1.31% $10,421 $3,803 57.5% 1.33% $10,589 $3,971 60.0% 1.35%

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Interdiscip 48 The Circus Project linary $766,913 $5,604 82 $8,966 $3,362 60.0% 1.17% $8,966 $3,362 60.0% 1.17% $8,966 $3,362 60.0% 1.17% 49 Sisters Folk Festival, Inc. Music $746,979 $5,368 90 $8,589 $3,221 60.0% 1.15% $8,589 $3,221 60.0% 1.15% $8,589 $3,221 60.0% 1.15% Visual 50 Willamette University Arts $741,678 $5,656 90 $9,050 $3,394 60.0% 1.22% $9,050 $3,394 60.0% 1.22% $9,050 $3,394 60.0% 1.22% 51 Red Door Project Theatre $715,564 $4,670 86 $7,939 $3,269 70.0% 1.11% $7,939 $3,269 70.0% 1.11% $7,939 $3,269 70.0% 1.11% Bag & Baggage Productions, 52 Inc. Theatre $689,439 $4,430 87 $7,531 $3,101 70.0% 1.09% $7,531 $3,101 70.0% 1.09% $7,531 $3,101 70.0% 1.09% Portland Jazz Festival, Inc. 53 dba PDX Jazz Music $682,134 $5,670 89 $9,072 $3,402 60.0% 1.33% $9,072 $3,402 60.0% 1.33% $9,072 $3,402 60.0% 1.33% Interdiscip 54 Phame Academy linary $675,653 $5,824 93 $9,318 $3,494 60.0% 1.38% $9,318 $3,494 60.0% 1.38% $9,318 $3,494 60.0% 1.38% 55 Miracle Theatre Group Theatre $675,301 $16,894 93 $20,432 $3,538 20.9% 3.03% $20,854 $3,960 23.4% 3.09% $20,000 $3,106 18.4% 2.96% Visual 56 Friends of Chamber Music Arts $656,788 $6,322 90 $9,041 $2,719 43.0% 1.38% $9,200 $2,878 45.5% 1.40% $9,577 $3,255 51.5% 1.46% Artula Institute for Art & Visual 57 Environmental Education Arts $648,207 $3,000 68 $4,812 $1,812 60.4% 0.74% $4,899 $1,899 63.3% 0.76% $5,099 $2,099 70.0% 0.79% 58 Profile Theatre Project Theatre $646,900 $4,398 86 $7,477 $3,079 70.0% 1.16% $7,477 $3,079 70.0% 1.16% $7,477 $3,079 70.0% 1.16% Arts 59 Lane Arts Council Services $641,693 $10,767 103 $13,022 $2,255 20.9% 2.03% $13,291 $2,524 23.4% 2.07% $13,459 $2,692 25.0% 2.10% Arts 60 Salem Art Association Services $632,230 $9,539 88 $11,537 $1,998 20.9% 1.82% $11,775 $2,236 23.4% 1.86% $12,258 $2,719 28.5% 1.94%

61 Oregon Contemporary Theatre Theatre $622,871 $3,769 88 $6,784 $3,015 80.0% 1.09% $6,784 $3,015 80.0% 1.09% $6,784 $3,015 80.0% 1.09% 62 BendFilm Media $586,558 $3,898 84 $7,016 $3,118 80.0% 1.20% $7,016 $3,118 80.0% 1.20% $7,016 $3,118 80.0% 1.20% 63 Cappella Romana Inc Music $577,631 $6,478 85 $7,835 $1,357 20.9% 1.36% $7,997 $1,519 23.4% 1.38% $8,324 $1,846 28.5% 1.44% Arts 64 Lincoln City Cultural Center Services $550,970 $3,174 80 $5,713 $2,539 80.0% 1.04% $5,713 $2,539 80.0% 1.04% $5,713 $2,539 80.0% 1.04% 65 Ballet Fantastique Dance $535,897 $3,011 80 $5,420 $2,409 80.0% 1.01% $5,420 $2,409 80.0% 1.01% $5,420 $2,409 80.0% 1.01% 66 Eugene Opera Music $522,928 $4,235 81 $5,762 $1,527 36.1% 1.10% $5,863 $1,628 38.4% 1.12% $6,103 $1,868 44.1% 1.17%

67 Portland Columbia Symphony Music $514,049 $2,828 71 $4,812 $1,984 70.2% 0.94% $4,899 $2,071 73.2% 0.95% $5,099 $2,271 80.3% 0.99% 68 Echo Theater Company Theatre $492,785 $3,898 80 $5,523 $1,625 41.7% 1.12% $5,620 $1,722 44.2% 1.14% $5,850 $1,952 50.1% 1.19% Portland Gay Men's Chorus 69 Inc Music $492,477 $5,488 89 $7,361 $1,873 34.1% 1.49% $7,490 $2,002 36.5% 1.52% $7,797 $2,309 42.1% 1.58% 70 Live Wire Radio Media $491,324 $7,052 82 $8,529 $1,477 20.9% 1.74% $8,705 $1,653 23.4% 1.77% $9,062 $2,010 28.5% 1.84% Visual 71 Southern Oregon Film Society Arts $486,237 $3,417 91 $6,151 $2,734 80.0% 1.26% $6,151 $2,734 80.0% 1.26% $6,151 $2,734 80.0% 1.26%

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72 Curious Comedy Productions Theatre $480,000 $5,393 69 $6,522 $1,129 20.9% 1.36% $6,657 $1,264 23.4% 1.39% $6,930 $1,537 28.5% 1.44% Visual 73 Old Church Society, Inc. Arts $479,952 $4,488 88 $7,226 $2,738 61.0% 1.51% $7,353 $2,865 63.8% 1.53% $7,630 $3,142 70.0% 1.59% Visual 74 Bosco-Milligan Foundation Arts $470,298 $0 80 $5,342 $5,342 New 1.14% $5,435 $5,435 New 1.16% $5,658 $5,658 New 1.20% Community Center for the Arts 75 Performing Arts Services $462,059 $4,783 87 $7,033 $2,250 47.0% 1.52% $7,156 $2,373 49.6% 1.55% $7,449 $2,666 55.7% 1.61% 76 My Voice Music Music $460,635 $3,617 87 $6,433 $2,816 77.8% 1.40% $6,511 $2,894 80.0% 1.41% $6,511 $2,894 80.0% 1.41% 77 Portland Piano International Music $450,444 $4,293 83 $6,331 $2,038 47.5% 1.41% $6,442 $2,149 50.0% 1.43% $6,706 $2,413 56.2% 1.49% 78 Pacific Youth Choir Music $442,079 $5,363 94 $7,382 $2,019 37.6% 1.67% $7,512 $2,149 40.1% 1.70% $7,819 $2,456 45.8% 1.77% Visual 79 Third Rail Repertory Theatre Arts $440,763 $6,976 73 $8,437 $1,461 20.9% 1.91% $8,611 $1,635 23.4% 1.95% $8,964 $1,988 28.5% 2.03%

80 A-WOL Dance Collective, Inc Dance $427,115 $3,503 75 $4,812 $1,309 37.4% 1.13% $4,899 $1,396 39.8% 1.15% $5,099 $1,596 45.6% 1.19% 81 Polaris Dance Company Dance $422,560 $5,524 100 $7,698 $2,174 39.3% 1.82% $7,833 $2,309 41.8% 1.85% $8,154 $2,630 47.6% 1.93% Arts 82 Alberta Abbey Foundation Services $421,855 $3,504 85 $6,041 $2,537 72.4% 1.43% $6,147 $2,643 75.4% 1.46% $6,307 $2,803 80.0% 1.50% 83 Enlightened Theatrics Theatre $408,173 $0 69 $2,000 $2,000 New 0.49% $2,000 $2,000 New 0.49% $2,000 $2,000 New 0.49% 84 Oregon Repertory Singers Music $407,136 $3,000 83 $5,400 $2,400 80.0% 1.33% $5,400 $2,400 80.0% 1.33% $5,400 $2,400 80.0% 1.33% Umpqua Valley Arts Arts 85 Association Services $406,392 $5,183 73 $6,268 $1,085 20.9% 1.54% $6,398 $1,215 23.4% 1.57% $6,660 $1,477 28.5% 1.64% 86 Artichoke Community Music Music $401,588 $3,930 84 $5,832 $1,902 48.4% 1.45% $5,934 $2,004 51.0% 1.48% $6,178 $2,248 57.2% 1.54% Imago the Theatre Mask 87 Ensemble Theatre $394,707 $3,410 82 $4,812 $1,402 41.1% 1.22% $4,899 $1,489 43.7% 1.24% $5,099 $1,689 49.5% 1.29% 88 Pentacle Theatre Inc Theatre $390,988 $4,121 80 $4,984 $863 20.9% 1.27% $5,087 $966 23.4% 1.30% $5,296 $1,175 28.5% 1.35% Oregon Symphony Association 89 in Salem Music $389,143 $3,728 86 $5,702 $1,974 53.0% 1.47% $5,802 $2,074 55.6% 1.49% $6,040 $2,312 62.0% 1.55% Arts 90 Corvallis Arts Center Inc Services $383,324 $5,467 77 $6,612 $1,145 20.9% 1.72% $6,749 $1,282 23.4% 1.76% $7,025 $1,558 28.5% 1.83% Visual 91 Disjecta Interdisciplinary Arts Arts $383,036 $8,919 77 $10,787 $1,868 20.9% 2.82% $11,010 $2,091 23.4% 2.87% $11,461 $2,542 28.5% 2.99%

92 Portland Actors Conservatory Theatre $371,454 $3,728 75 $4,812 $1,084 29.1% 1.30% $4,899 $1,171 31.4% 1.32% $5,099 $1,371 36.8% 1.37% Visual 93 Children's Healing Art Project Arts $357,219 $3,000 67 $4,812 $1,812 60.4% 1.35% $4,899 $1,899 63.3% 1.37% $5,099 $2,099 70.0% 1.43% 94 Write Around Portland Literary $357,119 $7,957 89 $9,623 $1,666 20.9% 2.69% $9,822 $1,865 23.4% 2.75% $10,225 $2,268 28.5% 2.86% 95 Fishtrap Inc Literary $353,623 $5,631 82 $6,810 $1,179 20.9% 1.93% $6,951 $1,320 23.4% 1.97% $7,236 $1,605 28.5% 2.05%

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Visual 96 Eugene Concert Choir Arts $347,941 $5,135 91 $6,222 $1,087 21.2% 1.79% $6,339 $1,204 23.4% 1.82% $6,599 $1,464 28.5% 1.90% 97 CoHo Productions Ltd Theatre $344,331 $3,023 78 $4,812 $1,789 59.2% 1.40% $4,899 $1,876 62.0% 1.42% $5,099 $2,076 68.7% 1.48% 98 Music Workshop Music $340,868 $3,024 81 $4,812 $1,788 59.1% 1.41% $4,899 $1,875 62.0% 1.44% $5,099 $2,075 68.6% 1.50% 99 Oregon Mozart Players Music $339,129 $3,280 82 $4,812 $1,532 46.7% 1.42% $4,899 $1,619 49.3% 1.44% $5,099 $1,819 55.5% 1.50% Oregon Center for the Visual 100 Photographic Arts Arts $336,738 $3,398 92 $6,078 $2,680 78.9% 1.80% $6,116 $2,718 80.0% 1.82% $6,116 $2,718 80.0% 1.82% Arts 101 Columbia Arts Services $335,416 $5,632 74 $6,811 $1,179 20.9% 2.03% $6,952 $1,320 23.4% 2.07% $7,237 $1,605 28.5% 2.16% 102 Outside the Frame Media $330,241 $3,780 88 $5,533 $1,753 46.4% 1.68% $5,630 $1,850 48.9% 1.70% $5,861 $2,081 55.0% 1.77% Visual 103 Coos Art Museum Arts $327,634 $4,454 87 $5,502 $1,048 23.5% 1.68% $5,598 $1,144 25.7% 1.71% $5,827 $1,373 30.8% 1.78%

104 Newport Symphony Orchestra Music $318,505 $3,000 78 $4,812 $1,812 60.4% 1.51% $4,899 $1,899 63.3% 1.54% $5,099 $2,099 70.0% 1.60% Crow's Shadow Institute of the Visual 105 Arts Arts $311,018 $4,398 88 $5,319 $921 20.9% 1.71% $5,429 $1,031 23.4% 1.75% $5,652 $1,254 28.5% 1.82% Eugene-Springfield Youth Visual 106 Orchestras Arts $304,065 $3,800 88 $5,216 $1,416 37.3% 1.72% $5,307 $1,507 39.7% 1.75% $5,525 $1,725 45.4% 1.82% 107 In a Landscape Music $303,559 $3,780 81 $4,812 $1,032 27.3% 1.59% $4,899 $1,119 29.6% 1.61% $5,099 $1,319 34.9% 1.68% Third Angle New Music 108 Ensemble Music $296,863 $3,607 88 $5,127 $1,520 42.1% 1.73% $5,217 $1,610 44.6% 1.76% $5,431 $1,824 50.6% 1.83% Visual 109 Portland Street Art Alliance Arts $289,982 $0 88 $5,042 $5,042 New 1.74% $5,131 $5,131 New 1.77% $5,341 $5,341 New 1.84% Interdiscip 110 Oregon Folklife Network linary $284,619 $3,697 75 $4,812 $1,115 30.2% 1.69% $4,899 $1,202 32.5% 1.72% $5,099 $1,402 37.9% 1.79% Visual 111 Schneider Museum of Art Arts $278,190 $3,578 73 $4,812 $1,234 34.5% 1.73% $4,899 $1,321 36.9% 1.76% $5,099 $1,521 42.5% 1.83% 112 triangle productions Theatre $277,494 $5,005 80 $6,053 $1,048 20.9% 2.18% $6,178 $1,173 23.4% 2.23% $6,432 $1,427 28.5% 2.32% Josephy Center for Arts and Arts 113 Culture Services $270,721 $3,000 78 $4,812 $1,812 60.4% 1.78% $4,899 $1,899 63.3% 1.81% $5,099 $2,099 70.0% 1.88% Visual 114 Maude I. Kerns Art Center Arts $265,785 $3,728 86 $4,812 $1,084 29.1% 1.81% $4,899 $1,171 31.4% 1.84% $5,099 $1,371 36.8% 1.92% Southern Oregon Repertory Visual 115 Singers Arts $265,273 $3,000 90 $4,812 $1,812 60.4% 1.81% $4,899 $1,899 63.3% 1.85% $5,099 $2,099 70.0% 1.92% 116 Chamber Music Concerts Music $264,233 $3,817 86 $4,812 $995 26.1% 1.82% $4,899 $1,082 28.3% 1.85% $5,099 $1,282 33.6% 1.93% Independent Publishing 117 Resource Center Inc Literary $258,716 $5,938 69 $7,181 $1,243 20.9% 2.78% $7,330 $1,392 23.4% 2.83% $7,630 $1,692 28.5% 2.95%

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Corvallis Youth Symphony Visual 118 Association Arts $258,659 $3,211 89 $4,812 $1,601 49.9% 1.86% $4,899 $1,688 52.6% 1.89% $5,099 $1,888 58.8% 1.97% 119 Stumptown Stages Theatre $257,408 $3,844 64 $4,812 $968 25.2% 1.87% $4,899 $1,055 27.4% 1.90% $5,099 $1,255 32.7% 1.98% Crossroads Creative and Arts 120 Performing Arts Center Inc Services $255,640 $3,020 68 $4,812 $1,792 59.3% 1.88% $4,899 $1,879 62.2% 1.92% $5,099 $2,079 68.9% 1.99% Arts 121 Arts Council of Pendleton Services $251,878 $8,858 91 $10,713 $1,855 20.9% 4.25% $10,935 $2,077 23.4% 4.34% $11,383 $2,525 28.5% 4.52% 122 Delgani String Quartet Music $238,933 $0 69 $4,902 $4,902 New 2.05% $5,003 $5,003 New 2.09% $5,208 $5,208 New 2.18% Visual 123 The Very Little Theatre Arts $237,680 $2,904 69 $4,812 $1,908 65.7% 2.02% $4,899 $1,995 68.7% 2.06% $5,099 $2,195 75.6% 2.15% 124 Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls Music $228,291 $3,402 74 $4,812 $1,410 41.4% 2.11% $4,899 $1,497 44.0% 2.15% $5,099 $1,697 49.9% 2.23% Eastern Oregon Regional Arts Arts 125 Council, Inc. Services $223,903 $3,000 85 $4,812 $1,812 60.4% 2.15% $4,899 $1,899 63.3% 2.19% $5,099 $2,099 70.0% 2.28% Portland Experimental Theatre Visual 126 Ensemble Arts $221,954 $3,355 73 $4,812 $1,457 43.4% 2.17% $4,899 $1,544 46.0% 2.21% $5,099 $1,744 52.0% 2.30% Rogue Valley Chorale Visual 127 Association Arts $219,001 $3,000 90 $4,812 $1,812 60.4% 2.20% $4,899 $1,899 63.3% 2.24% $5,099 $2,099 70.0% 2.33% 128 Cottage Theatre Theatre $211,952 $3,000 87 $4,812 $1,812 60.4% 2.27% $4,899 $1,899 63.3% 2.31% $5,099 $2,099 70.0% 2.41% 129 45th Parallel Music $205,444 $3,024 70 $4,812 $1,788 59.1% 2.34% $4,899 $1,875 62.0% 2.38% $5,099 $2,075 68.6% 2.48% Arts 130 Vibe of Portland Services $198,787 $3,057 72 $4,812 $1,755 57.4% 2.42% $4,899 $1,842 60.2% 2.46% $5,099 $2,042 66.8% 2.57% 131 Corrib Theatre Theatre $197,095 $3,057 69 $4,812 $1,755 57.4% 2.44% $4,899 $1,842 60.2% 2.49% $5,099 $2,042 66.8% 2.59% Clackamas County Arts Arts 132 Alliance Services $188,858 $6,772 83 $8,190 $1,418 20.9% 4.34% $8,360 $1,588 23.4% 4.43% $8,702 $1,930 28.5% 4.61% Visual 133 Rogue Valley Art Association Arts $186,737 $5,111 71 $6,181 $1,070 20.9% 3.31% $6,309 $1,198 23.4% 3.38% $6,568 $1,457 28.5% 3.52% 134 Sunriver Music Festival Music $185,532 $3,335 81 $4,812 $1,477 44.3% 2.59% $4,899 $1,564 46.9% 2.64% $5,099 $1,764 52.9% 2.75% 135 Shaking the Tree Theatre Theatre $183,112 $0 97 $4,812 $4,812 New 2.63% $4,899 $4,899 New 2.68% $5,099 $5,099 New 2.78% Arts 136 Whiteside Theatre Foundation Services $181,076 $0 67 $2,000 $2,000 New 1.10% $2,000 $2,000 New 1.10% $2,000 $2,000 New 1.10% Interdiscip 137 PLAYA linary $175,232 $4,913 89 $5,942 $1,029 20.9% 3.39% $6,065 $1,152 23.4% 3.46% $6,313 $1,400 28.5% 3.60% Collaborative Theatre Project Visual 138 Inc Arts $170,671 $3,057 77 $4,812 $1,755 57.4% 2.82% $4,899 $1,842 60.2% 2.87% $5,099 $2,042 66.8% 2.99% 139 Chamber Music Amici Music $164,616 $3,024 73 $4,812 $1,788 59.1% 2.92% $4,899 $1,875 62.0% 2.98% $5,099 $2,075 68.6% 3.10% Visual 140 Willamette Art Center Arts $160,274 $3,414 67 $4,812 $1,398 40.9% 3.00% $4,899 $1,485 43.5% 3.06% $5,099 $1,685 49.4% 3.18% 141 Oregon East Symphony, Inc Music $157,777 $3,000 81 $4,812 $1,812 60.4% 3.05% $4,899 $1,899 63.3% 3.10% $5,099 $2,099 70.0% 3.23%

Page 38 of 55 Oregon Arts Commission FY 2022 Award Recommendation A FY 2022 Award Recommendation B FY 2022 Award Recommendation C Operating Support Funding Recommendations FY2021 Max Award $30,000 Max Award $25,000 Max Award $20,000

Visual 142 Grants Pass Museum of Art Arts $155,956 $2,824 63 $4,812 $1,988 70.4% 3.09% $4,899 $2,075 73.5% 3.14% $5,099 $2,275 80.6% 3.27% 143 Hand2Mouth Theatre $154,106 $3,024 73 $4,812 $1,788 59.1% 3.12% $4,899 $1,875 62.0% 3.18% $5,099 $2,075 68.6% 3.31% Youth Symphony of Southern 144 Oregon Music $147,475 $3,611 80 $4,812 $1,201 33.3% 3.26% $4,899 $1,288 35.7% 3.32% $5,099 $1,488 41.2% 3.46% Interdiscip 145 Salem Multicultural Institute linary $137,926 $5,728 73 $6,928 $1,200 20.9% 5.02% $7,071 $1,343 23.4% 5.13% $7,361 $1,633 28.5% 5.34% Visual 146 Young Musicians & Artists Arts $132,493 $3,193 75 $4,812 $1,619 50.7% 3.63% $4,899 $1,706 53.4% 3.70% $5,099 $1,906 59.7% 3.85% 147 Oregon Festival Choirs Music $130,954 $3,024 49 $4,812 $1,788 59.1% 3.67% $4,899 $1,875 62.0% 3.74% $5,099 $2,075 68.6% 3.89% 148 Portland Symphonic Choir Music $130,020 $3,520 83 $4,812 $1,292 36.7% 3.70% $4,899 $1,379 39.2% 3.77% $5,099 $1,579 44.9% 3.92% 149 Rogue World Ensemble Music $125,022 $3,024 60 $4,812 $1,788 59.1% 3.85% $4,899 $1,875 62.0% 3.92% $5,099 $2,075 68.6% 4.08% Visual 150 Joint Forces Dance Company Arts $109,288 $4,289 85 $5,187 $898 20.9% 4.75% $5,294 $1,005 23.4% 4.84% $5,511 $1,222 28.5% 5.04%

151 Clackamas Repertory Theatre Theatre $100,589 $3,000 80 $4,812 $1,812 60.4% 4.78% $4,899 $1,899 63.3% 4.87% $5,099 $2,099 70.0% 5.07% Visual 152 Camp45 Contemporary Arts $99,496 $4,460 81 $5,394 $934 20.9% 5.42% $5,506 $1,046 23.4% 5.53% $5,731 $1,271 28.5% 5.76%

153 Children's Educational Theatre Theatre $56,263 $3,057 80 $4,812 $1,755 57.4% 8.55% $4,899 $1,842 60.2% 8.71% $5,099 $2,042 66.8% 9.06% Visual 154 Art In The Pearl Arts $23,214 $3,024 76 $4,812 $1,788 59.1% 20.73% $4,899 $1,875 62.0% 21.10% $5,099 $2,075 68.6% 21.97%

$231,748,074 $895,357 $1,265,141 $369,784 $1,265,141 $369,784 $1,265,141 $369,784 Number of Organizations 154 Average % Change 45.0% Average % Change 46.3% Average % Change 49.0% Number of New Organizations Median % Change 45.3% Median % Change 47.9% Median % Change 50.0% Average Award % to Fiscal Size 1.8% Average Award % to Fiscal Size 1.8% Average Award % to Fiscal Size 1.9% Median Award % to Fiscal Size 1.4% Median Award % to Fiscal Size 1.4% Median Award % to Fiscal Size 1.5% Number of Increases 148 Number of Increases 148 Number of Increases 144 Number of Decreases 0 Number of Decreases 0 Number of Decreases 4 Number of Same as last FY 0 Number of Same as last FY 0 Number of Same as last FY 0 Average Award Amount $8,215 Average Award Amount $8,215 Average Award Amount $8,215 Median Award Amount $6,477 Median Award Amount $6,595 Median Award Amount $6,745

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July 23, 2021

TO: Oregon Arts Commission FROM: Liora Sponko, Community Arts Coordinator SUBJ: FY2022 Small Operating Grants

Small Operating Grants support the core operation of small nonprofit arts organizations with annual cash operating expenses of less than $150,000. Eligible applicants are arts organizations that offer ongoing, sustained, artistic programming and outreach programs in the community. One of the program's goals is to make it easier and less time consuming for organizations to access and apply for operating support. We streamline and simplify the grant application and review process and therefore have made this a non-competitive grant program.

We received 109 applications for FY2021 Small Operating Grants. This is a 12% increase compared to last year. The expected budget for this program is $237,500. Therefore, each organization is expected to receive $2,178. This is a 47% increase compared to last year.

Typically the grant award period for Small Operating Grants is Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. Staff recommends changing the grant award cycle to July 1-June 30 to align with Operating Support Grants.

At least one applicant represents every region:

Region # of # Region Name Applications 1 North Coast 10 2 South Valley/Mid-Coast 19 3 South Coast 3 4 Metro 53 5 Mid-Valley 11 6 Southern 4 7 North Central 2 8 Central 3 9 South Central 1 10A Greater Eastern North 1

Page 40 of 55 10B Greater Eastern South 1 11 Northeast 1 FY22 Small Operating Grant Applicants Organization City County Region Multnomah Airlie Press Portland 4 County

Anima Mundi Productions Phoenix Jackson County 6

Applegate Regional Theatre Inc Veneta Lane County 2

Tillamook Art Accelerated Tillamook 1 County Clackamas Art in Oregon Oregon City 4 County Arts and Business Alliance of Eugene Lane County 2 Eugene

Ashland New Plays Festival Ashland Jackson County 6

Astoria Arts and Movement Center Astoria Clatsop County 1

Astoria Visual Arts, Inc Astoria Clatsop County 1

Multnomah Bach Cantata Choir Portland 4 County

Ballet Folklorico Ritmo Alegre Medford Jackson County 6

Bandon Showcase, Inc. Bandon Coos County 3

Washington Beaverton Symphony Orchestra Beaverton 4 County

Blueprint Ensemble Arts & Theatre Multnomah Portland 4 Iniative County

Multnomah Boom Arts Portland 4 County

Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Multnomah Portland 4 Theatre County

Page 41 of 55 Bump in the Road Theatre Multnomah Portland 4 (Northwest Theatre Workshop) County

Multnomah C.C. Stern Type Foundry Portland 4 County Cannon Cannon Beach Arts Association Clatsop County 1 Beach Government Clackamas Cascadia Center 4 Camp County

Cascadia Chapter of National Multnomah Portland 4 Association of Composers County

Cascadia Concert Opera Astoria Clatsop County 1

Cathedral Park Performing Arts Multnomah Portland 4 Collective County

Ceili of the Valley Society Salem Marion County 5

Multnomah Choro in Schola Portland 4 County Washington Classical Up Close Tigard 4 County Columbia Columbia Columbia Arts Guild 1 City County

Columbia Gorge Orchestra Hood River Hood River 7 Association County

Washington Conchords Chorale Tualatin 4 County

Corvallis Guitar Society Corvallis Benton County 2

Corvallis Repertory Singers Corvallis Benton County 2

Multnomah CymaSpace Portland 4 County Multnomah Dance Wire PDX Portland 4 County

Drexel H. Foundation Vale Malheur County 10B

Page 42 of 55 Multnomah Eastside Theater Company Gresham 4 County

Emerald Empire Art Association Springfield Lane County 2

Washington Experience Theatre Project Beaverton 4 County Multnomah Fear No Music Portland 4 County

Festival Chorale Oregon Salem Marion County 5

Multnomah Future Prairie Portland 4 County Gallery Calapooia Albany Linn County 2

Grande Ronde Symphony La Grande Union County 11 Association

Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre Multnomah Portland 4 Northwest County

Deschutes High Desert Chamber Music Bend 8 County Washington Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra Hillsboro 4 County Tillamook Hoffman Center for the Arts Manzanita 1 County

Inland Northwest Musicians Inc Hermiston Umatilla County 10A

Integrated Arts (DBA Harmonic Eugene Lane County 2 Laboratory)

Keizer Creative Art Association Salem Marion County 5

Klamath Klamath Film Makers Group Klamath County 9 Falls Multnomah Live On Stage Portland 4 County Multnomah Media-Rites Portland 4 County

Mid-Valley Prelude Sinfonia Inc. Albany Linn County 2

Page 43 of 55 Multnomah Montavilla Jazz Festival Portland 4 County Multnomah Morpheus Youth Project Portland 4 County

Music Education & Performing Eugene Lane County 2 Artists Association

North Coast Chorale Astoria Clatsop County 1

Cottage Opal Center for Arts and Education Lane County 2 Grove Multnomah Open Hearts Open Minds Portland 4 County Deschutes Opera Bend Bend 8 County Orchestra Next Eugene Lane County 2

Oregon Artists Series Foundation Salem Marion County 5

Multnomah Oregon Arts Watch Portland 4 County

Oregon Brass Society Eugene Lane County 2

Oregon Children's Choir Eugene Lane County 2 Association

Oregon Coast Children's Theatre Toledo Lincoln County 2

Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Newport Lincoln County 2 Festival Association

Oregon Spirit Chorus Salem Marion County 5

Washington Oregon Symphonic Band Beaverton 4 County Orgelkids USA Corvallis Benton County 2

Pacific Crest Wind Symphony Multnomah Portland 4 (Portland Wind Symphony) County

Partners for the PAC Astoria Clatsop County 1

Page 44 of 55 Multnomah PDX Contemporary Ballet Portland 4 County Multnomah Performance Works NorthWest Portland 4 County Peruvian Cultural Festival and Washington Beaverton 4 Events County Multnomah Piano Santa Foundation Portland 4 County Washington Play It Forward Beaverton 4 County Multnomah PlayWrite Portland 4 County Multnomah Portland Chamber Music Portland 4 County Multnomah Portland Chamber Orchestra Portland 4 County Multnomah Portland Festival Symphony Portland 4 County

Multnomah Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble Portland 4 County

Multnomah Portland Taiko Portland 4 County Washington Rasika Society for Arts of India Hillsboro 4 County Multnomah Resonance Vocal Ensemble Portland 4 County Multnomah Risk-Reward Portland 4 County Riverbend Live! Winston Douglas County 3

Salem Philharmonia Orchestra Salem Marion County 5

Salem Pops Orchestra Salem Marion County 5

Salem Symphonic Winds Salem Marion County 5

Salem Youth Symphony Association Salem Marion County 5

Page 45 of 55 Deschutes Scalehouse Bend 8 County Cave Josephine Southern Oregon Guild 6 Junction County Multnomah Steps for Youth Portland 4 County

The Dalles Art Association The Dalles Wasco County 7

Multnomah The Geezer Gallery Portland 4 County The Verona Studio Salem Marion County 5 Cannon Tolovana Arts Colony Clatsop County 1 Beach Washington Tualatin Valley Community Band Tigard 4 County Washington Tualatin Valley Creates Beaverton 4 County Multnomah Twilight Theater Company Portland 4 County

Umpqua Symphony Association Roseburg Douglas County 3

Forest Washington Valley Art Association 4 Grove County

Willamette Jazz Society Eugene Lane County 2

Willamette University Salem Marion County 5

Willamette Valley Symphony Albany Linn County 2

Multnomah Women in Film-Portland Portland 4 County

Wordcrafters in Eugene Eugene Lane County 2

Multnomah ZENAZEZZA INC Portland 4 County

Requested Action:

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July 23, 2021

TO: Oregon Arts Commission FROM: Matthew Stringer, Panel Chair, and Liora Sponko, Community Arts Coordinator SUBJ: FY2022 Arts Learning Grant

The purpose of Arts Learning grants is to support high-quality projects that: • Provide a responsive opportunity for learning in and through the arts to benefit K-12 students; • Foster exchange of knowledge between artists and educators; and • Impact the achievement, skills and/or attitudes of learners.

Arts Learning grant awards are $10,000 each. There were 38 eligible applications.

FY2022 Arts Learning Grant Panelists • Panel Chair: Matthew Stringer, Executive Director of Four Rivers Cultural Center (Ontario) • Maya Rabasa, Eugene 4J School Board Member, Former Educator (Eugene) • Maria Velez- Olguín, Associate Director of SUN Community Schools at Latino Network (Portland) • Lindsey Jones, Community Engagement at Illinois Valley Community Development Organization and Dance Theatre Teacher (Cave Junction) • Elizabeth Quinn, Co-Director of Fieldworks Consulting (Summer Lake)

One additional panelist was unable to attend panel meeting and did not score the applications.

Meeting Notes • Most applicants are planning for in-person programming and had COVID contingency plans to include virtual programming. • Panelists brought a strong equity lens to the discussion and noted expectations around DEI will look different in different communities (especially rural). • The rubric help panelists navigate criteria and scoring. They noted afterschool offerings are at a disadvantage in the rubric.

Page 47 of 55 • Panelists noted that the impact of this program is broader than arts learning outcomes; it includes social, emotional learning and transformation in how schools approach education. They recommended this be included in the rubric as well.

Funding Recommendation Staff recommends funding 23 applications at $10,000 each, pending approval of spending plan.

Ranking of FY2022 Arts Learning Applicants

Recommended Ranking Applicant City Score Region Award Oregon BRAVO Youth 1 Orchestras Portland 98.00 4 $10,000 2 Portland Art Museum Portland 97.67 4 $10,000 Portland Youth Philharmonic 3 Association Portland 97.25 4 $10,000 4 Caldera Portland 95.67 4 $10,000 5 Ethos Inc Portland 94.33 4 $10,000 Klamath 6 Ross Ragland Theater Falls 94.25 9 $10,000 7 Oregon Ballet Theatre Portland 94.00 4 $10,000 7 Wordcrafters in Eugene Eugene 94.00 2 $10,000 9 Fishtrap Inc Enterprise 93.50 11 $10,000 10 Portland Playhouse Portland 92.50 4 $10,000 11 Literary Arts Inc Portland 92.00 4 $10,000 11 The Circus Project Portland 92.00 4 $10,000 13 Lane Arts Council Eugene 91.00 2 $10,000 14 The High Desert Museum Bend 90.00 8 $10,000 15 Rogue World Music Ashland 89.50 6 $10,000 15 Sitka Center for Art Ecology Otis 89.50 2 $10,000 Young Audiences of Oregon 17 Inc Portland 86.50 4 $10,000 18 Miracle Theatre Group Portland 86.33 4 $10,000 Rogue Valley Symphony 19 Association Ashland 85.75 6 $10,000 Eugene-Springfield Youth 20 Orchestras Eugene 85.33 2 $10,000 21 Bay City Arts Center Bay City 84.00 1 $10,000 21 Hand2Mouth Portland 84.00 4 $10,000 21 OK You Inc Portland 84.00 4 $10,000

Page 48 of 55 Eastern Oregon Regional Arts 24 Council, Inc. La Grande 82.00 11 $0 24 Oregon East Symphony, Inc Pendleton 82.00 11 $0 26 Oregon Coast School of Art Gardiner 79.50 3 $0 Portland Center Stage at The 27 Armory Portland 75.00 4 $0 Oregon Children's Theatre 28 Company Portland 74.75 4 $0 Michael Allen Harrison's Play It 29 Forward Beaverton 74.50 4 $0 30 Youth Music Project West Linn 71.50 4 $0 31 BodyVox Inc. Portland 71.00 4 $0 32 Portland Opera Association Portland 70.50 4 $0 Klamath 33 Klamath Film Falls 69.25 9 $0 34 Music Workshop Portland 68.75 4 $0 35 Tumblewheel Studios Scappoose 68.50 4 $0 36 Enlightened Theatrics Salem 65.25 5 $0 37 en Taiko Portland 58.75 4 $0 38 Monroe Arts Association MONROE 43.75 2 $0

The table below provides the number of applications received and recommended for funding from each Oregon region.

# of # Recommended Region Applications for Funding 1 1 1 2 5 4 3 1 0 4 22 13 5 1 0 6 2 2 7 0 0 8 1 1 9 2 1 10a 0 0 10b 0 0 11 3 1

Requested Action:

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July 23, 2021

TO: Oregon Arts Commission FROM: Liora Sponko, Community Arts Coordinator SUBJ: Arts Access Reimbursement (AAR) Program Updates

The purpose of Arts Access Reimbursement grants is to support: • Offset of expenditures for specific access expenses; • Public access to all individuals who want to participate in arts activities offered by Oregon arts nonprofits; • The importance of complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42, USC Sec. 12101, et seq.; and • Identification of best practices in accessibility throughout Oregon.

During FY2021, we received 11 applications and awarded eight reimbursements. Below is a list of awarded applicants. There was $7,585.58 remaining in this grant program at the end of FY2021.

FY21 Arts Access Reimbursement Budget Tracking TOTAL allocated to the program $13,500.00

Awarded Applicants 10-20-.20 to10-29-20 $1,000.00 Portland Center Stage 11-9-20 to 11-30-20 $514.12 PICA 2-6-21 $300.00 Portland Lesbian Choir 1-27-21 to 2-.2-21 $800.00 LineStorm Playwrites Portland Area Theatre 2-20-21 to 2-.27-21 $1,000.00 Alliance 3.-7-21 $1,000.00 World Muse 4-14-21 $1,000.00 Oregon Society of Artists 6-1-21 $300.00 Portland Lesbian Choir

Total awarded in FY21 $5,914.12 TOTAL remaining $7,585.88

Of the three not funded, one request did not demonstrate compliance with ADA (it was for virtual programming in general). The other two applications not funded fell outside of our guidelines to submit for reimbursement within 60 days after the access service was provided. Staff decided to extend the reimbursement timeline to 190 after the access service was provided to make this grant program more accessible.

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July 23, 2021

TO: Oregon Arts Commission FROM: Eleanor Sandys, Interim Visual Arts Coordinator/ Registrar & Research Specialist SUBJ: Staff Report

Percent for Art Projects: Seven contractor project coordinators and I are managing 23 Percent for Art in Public Places projects across the state. One of our longtime contractors, Rebecca, is retiring at the end of the year. I am now beginning to manage projects and have my first selection committee meeting in August. Three projects have recently come to a close with art installed at PSU’s new Vanport Building, the renovated student recreation center at OIT in Klamath Falls and the science library at UO in Eugene.

Legislative Update: We thought it was likely that the Visual Arts Coordinator position would be reduced by .4 FTE during the legislative session, but have learned we will be able to hire a full-time position in the near future.

Program Oversight: I continue to fulfill the duties of the Visual Arts Coordinator position. A new contracting process required by Business Oregon has been my focus over the last month. We will now track billable hours against each project, which should help with budget oversight and projections.

Career Opportunity Program The spring Career Opportunity deadline was March 4. Thirty-one artists received Career Opportunity awards in that cycle, totaling $41,364 from the Arts Commission and $41,957 from The Ford Family Foundation. Thank you to Anne for chairing the panel in April. The next deadline for COG is Sept. 8.

Individual Artist Fellowship The Fellowship program will fund visual artists in FY2022. The deadline is Oct. 13.

Art in the Governor’s Office

Page 51 of 55 The Capitol Building is now open, but the Governor’s Office remains closed to the public. Five artists previously scheduled for 2020-2021 will be re-scheduled for exhibitions as soon the Office reopens.

Listening Sessions I organized two Listening Sessions for individual artists, which Liora facilitated (I took notes). It was meaningful to hear the experience of artists and their needs and priorities as we come out of the pandemic shutdown.

Artist Registry In a partnership with The Ford Family Foundation, the Arts Commission has recently announced an artist registry project. I have worked closely with TFFF and the Arts Commission team to develop the registry questions and system for receiving artist’s information, as well as with Carrie to devise and implement an outreach plan. We are gathering data that we will be able to report in aggregate and also growing the number of artists that we alert to funding or programmatic opportunities.

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July 23, 2021

TO: Oregon Arts Commission FROM: Liora Sponko, Community Arts Coordinator SUBJ: Staff Report

Listening Sessions The Arts Commission and Cultural Trust have been conducting listening sessions with our stakeholders to better understand their current priorities and how we can better serve them. These are important conversations that will inform the development of our three-year bridge plan.

Thus far, we have conducted listening sessions with the following cohorts: • Arts Services Organizations • Small Operating Grantees (two sessions) • Operating Support Grantees (three sessions: music; dance/theatre; visual/film/media/multidisciplinary) • Large Arts Organizations • Artists (two sessions)

Upcoming listening sessions include: • Cultural Advocacy Coalition Board • Arts Learning Applicants • Arts and Culture Media

The Cultural Trust has also conducted a session with partners and plans for sessions with Cultural Coalitions, heritage organizations, humanities organizations and donors.

Cultural District The Arts Commission, Cultural Trust and Business Oregon Rural Development Officers are organizing listening sessions about Cultural Districts. During these sessions, we are sharing the possibilities of Cultural Districts while gaining input from communities on what they need. Our first listening session was a lively discussion with community

Page 53 of 55 leaders of the Central Coast. Upcoming sessions include Grant/Harney/Malheur counties and Central Oregon.

I will be leading an interactive workshop on Cultural Districts at the Oregon Main Street Conference in October (virtual).

Arts and Economic Prosperity Study 6 We are now recruiting communities to participate in AEP6 during the 2022 calendar year. Contracts need to be signed with Americans for the Arts by Sept. 30. Contracts have be signed by Clatsop County, Washington County and the City of Eugene. Multnomah County, Clackamas County, Lincoln County and the City of Medford have verbally confirmed their participation as well. I am working with many other regions to confirm their participation including Pendleton, Central Oregon, Yamhill County and Southern Oregon. I will be making in-person presentations to the City of Florence and stakeholders in The Gorge.

Grant Coordination • Because we are low on staff, I am currently coordinating all organizational grants including Operating Support, Small Operating Grant, Arts Learning, Arts Access and Arts Build Communities. • Arts Build Communities guidelines are now available and the deadline is Oct.1. • Operating Support awardees’ final reports are due. I have been supporting many applicants in accessing the system (password reset, change of applicant, merging duplicate organizations, etc.) • Arts Access Reimbursement grant guidelines are now available for the new fiscal year.

Technical Assistance • Arts Services Meet-Ups continue bimonthly. In April, Randy Cohen from Americans for the Arts joined the meeting to talk about the Arts and Economic Prosperity Study. • I provided technical assistance to arts orgs including The Dalles Art Center, Eugene Concert Choir, The Jazz Station, and more. • I have been emailing organizations lists of upcoming grant deadlines with us and other funders—particularly ARP funds. Many organizations shared this was extremely helpful.

Other Activities

Page 54 of 55 • Working with our team and the Oregon Folklife Network to develop the partnership plan for ARP funds to artists • Attended the Cultural Advocacy Coalition’s meeting with funded capital construction projects and am coordinating an orientation with projects and Business Oregon to help them navigate the process • Participated in Governance Structure meetings • Presented Arts Commission programs to Business Oregon’s Managers Meeting • Developed arts and culture slides and talking points for Business Oregon Global Strategies • Participated in Conversations with Funders • Facilitated a conversation about art funding for Tualatin Valley Creates networking group • Met with the Redmond Airport to determine the location of the new Cultural Trust license plate • Upcoming meeting with Jenny Green and the Roadhouse Foundation in Sisters • Representing the Arts Commission at Cultural Trust Board Meetings and Partner Meetings

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