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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 21, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />ARTS AND CULTURE ,ARTIST GRANT <br />PROGRAM <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 55} <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 181 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute grant agreements with the <br />selected applicants, subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City Manager and the <br />City Attorney. <br />ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION <br />At the rescheduled Regular Meeting on February 26, 2015, by a vote of 7:0, the Arts and Culture <br />Commission (ACC) recommended that City Council authorize the Community Development <br />Agency to release the Investing in the Artist Grant Opportunity application, subject to non - <br />substantive changes, <br />DISCUSSION <br />Staff is requesting authorization to release the Investing In the Artist Grant Opportunity <br />application (Exhibit 1) to solicit project proposals to emerging and established artists and arts <br />organizations. The Arts and Culture Commission will be evaluating and recommending the <br />applications for awards In the amounts of $5,000 and $10,000, The recommendations will be <br />presented to City Council for approval. <br />Often times, artists are faced with financial barriers. The Investing In the Artist Grant Opportunity <br />will distribute small, but impactful funds to emerging and established artists In Santa Ana serving <br />to enrich and Invigorate the Santa Ana arts and culture landscape. The funds will aid artists to <br />further their artistic creativity while residing, working or creating a specific project for the benefit of <br />Santa Ana's arts and culture community. The artist grant funding may be applied towards artistio <br />needs small and large, depending on the proposal. Grants for arts organizations would support <br />special events, arts and cultural programming, and non - profit essentials such as, materials, <br />supplies, special event production, and community engagements. <br />25F -1 <br />