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Name of Applicant: Award Amount: Category: Average Score: Delhi Center $5,590 Organization 81.2 — 91" Organization's Description of Project: The Delhi Center Cultural History Project will present the history of the Delhi neighborhood through a permanent artistic display that will be installed in the center's lobby. The display will capture the history of the neighborhood since the late 1860's when James McFadden purchased 4,000 acres of the Rancho de Santiago land grant and named the property "Delhi". The rich cultural history will be presented through storytelling by seniors who have lived in the neighborhood for over 80 years, poetry, art, and photography, created by artists through a community engagement process. Organization is based in Santa Ana and proposes to use grant funds to provide arts and culture programming in Ward 1. Organization's proposed use of funds: In -Kind Administrative Support The Delhi Center Cultural History Project is a priority for the Delhi Center and for the residents. Resident engagement will be a significant element of the project, which will require support from administrative staff as well as the Community Engagement Program Coordinator. The cost for this work totals approximately $15,319 and will be provided in-kind to ensure that the project goes smoothly from planning to implementation. Artist Fees Artist fees will cover the cost of producing the art work that will be displayed in the lobby of Delhi Center that will depict the cultural history of the center and the neighborhood through a mixed media approach. A total of $3,210 has been allocated to this cost and the actual fee per artist will be determined based on the size and scope of each artists' work. There are a total of six wall panels in the lobby of approximately 42 square feet each. The panels are about nine feet wide and may range from four to eight feet high. Each artist will be assigned at least one panel and may be assigned up to three panels as deemed appropriate by the selection committee. A total of approximately 140 square feet will be produced. The artist recruitment process will take into account the talents of each artist and their capacity to complete one or more panels. Artists will also be hired based on their ability to work together as a team as well as to incorporate resident engagement in the artistic process. Video A video will be produced by Delhi Center staff at no cost to capture activities such as resident engagement, artistwork in progress, display development and construction, etc. Staff will produce an eight to ten-minute video that will be used to promote the work that was done as well as to encourage the general public to come to the Delhi Center to view the display. Delhi Center Page 1 of 4