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Investing in The Artist Grant Program Fiscal Year 2018-2019 July 17, 2018 Page 2 j. Heritage Museum of Orange County (Organization) will develop a mural with Santa Ana artists, students, and residents, depicting the rich cultural heritage capturing two historic milestones of Santa Ana: the 150th year anniversary of the founding in 1869 and the 130th year anniversary of the Santa Ana Unified School District, in the amount of $6,210. k. Active Learning Believe and Inspire [ALBI] (Organization) in partnership with the Delhi Center summer camp will provide visual art and poetry lessons for students ages 5-15 depicting their own personal community superheroes, and showcase the work created by the students at various venues throughout the city, in the amount of $6,190. I. Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center (Organization) will produce a large- scale youth art exhibition featuring the work of middle school students celebrating Santa Ana youth, history, culture, and diversity in partnership with the Mexican Consulate, Cambodian Family Community Center, and Southland Integrated Services, in the amount of $6,030. m. Outreach, Claire Trevor School of the Arts, UC Irvine (Organization) will provide scholarships for Santa Ana High School students to participate in college and career pathways in the arts workshops including transportation and meals, in the amount of $6,010. n. EI Centro Cultural de Mexico (Organization) will produce a Dia del Nino, or Day of the Child event on April 28, 2019, a free family arts festival celebrating the traditional Latin- American holiday that honors the important role of the child in the family and society in the amount of $5,690. o. Delhi Center (Organization) will present the history of the Delhi neighborhood through a permanent artistic display of student artwork capturing the history of the neighborhood since the late 1860's installed in the center's lobby in the amount of $5,590. ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION At a Special Meeting on July 2, 2018, the Arts and Culture Commission (ACC) recommended that City Council approve the Investing in the Artist Grant Opportunity funding recommendation for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 by a vote of 4:0 (Pena and Rubio absent). DISCUSSION For the past three years, the "Investing in the Artist Grant Opportunity' has distributed funds averaging $75,000 per year to assist artists, arts organizations, and community organizations who live and/or create work in the City of Santa Ana to enrich and invigorate the city's arts and culture landscape. This year, a total of $70,000 is available to be awarded to selected applicants. The grant funding may be applied towards artistic needs small and large, depending on the proposal. Often times, artists are faced with financial barriers and the grant will serve as a catalyst to further their endeavors. Grants for arts organizations and collectives would support special events, arts and 25C-2