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Name of Applicant: Amount Requested: Category: Score: <br />Alicia Rojas for the $10,000 Organization 64.7 <br />Santa Ana Community <br />Artist(s) Coalition <br />Brief Description of Project: <br />The Santa Ana Community Artist(a) Coalition (aka "the Coalition ") proposes to undertake the creation <br />of a 60 feet wide by 19 feet high community mural located at the "Art Alley ". A public street alley <br />between N. Bush St. and N. Main St. Behind 4th St. in downtown Santa Ana; to engage local artists, <br />youth, business, and residents in a collaborative and transformational art- making process. The mural <br />itself will be composed of images gathered through and inspired by a wide - reaching community <br />interview process, with the final work of art representing the dreams and aspirations of the Santa Ana <br />Community. <br />Community Benefit: <br />For the mural, a Core Team is selected; many team members have in the past considered <br />themselves "just" an artist and not a leader, "just" someone who volunteers and not an artist, etc. The <br />Core Team has the responsibility of facilitating, listening, having conversations, and then serving as a <br />catalyst for a community vision. They are well - supported by a team who can consult on matters of <br />muralism, history, art administration, organizational skills, budgeting and financial issues, youth <br />involvement, and other topics that may come up. By investing in new leadership and empowering <br />them to lead each effort, we nurture emerging arts and community leaders who might not otherwise <br />have had the opportunity to shine. <br />We actively recruit new participants for the new Community Mural at the "Art Alley ", and participation <br />is open to all interested community members in all phases of the project. We have already reached <br />out and plan to connect with a wide range of community groups in order to increase community <br />participation. These include the Santa Ana Business Council, the Mexican Consulate, TeenSpace at <br />the Santa Ana Public Library, and Santa Ana College Upward Bound, among many others. In the <br />end, the City of Santa Ana will have new public art project to celebrate- a new community mural to <br />enhance our downtown, and a symbol of pride and collaboration for all those that participated in the <br />project. <br />Portfolio: <br />See pages 34 -37 <br />25A -39 <br />