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INVESTING IN THE ARTIST <br />Santa Ana's Artists' feedback garnered from Facebook comments, texts, in-person meetings <br />and phone calls. Names have been removed where respondents indicated a desire to remain <br />anonymous due to fear of reprisals. ALL folks giving feedback are requesting their Panel <br />Comments and scores from all judges. Their emails will follow in a separate document. <br />Summary: Overall, everyone was asking for more clear guidelines, more time to apply, more <br />workshops, guidance on crafting proper budgets, a dedicated staffer to provide technical <br />support, the need for organizations and individual artists to be judged separately, separate <br />judging categories by discipline and for future judges to not be Art Commissioners. This last <br />issue was brought up again and again as members of the Commission may have or had <br />complicated relationships with local applicants. As staff has been informed, at least one <br />commissioner was seen promising some applicants funding prior to selection and did not <br />voluntarily recuse themselves from ethical conflicts during the judging process as required. <br />All applicants expressed a desire to have grants judged by professionals in their field as grant <br />panels are an important way artists build name recognition in the art field and have their work <br />seen by prospective supporters/patrons/employers. <br />General Questions <br />Why were organizations judged against individual artists? <br />Why did individual artists have to include work samples, but organizations didn't? <br />- If staff had questions about a project or incomplete application, why didn't they contact <br />applicant and offer a chance to set it right? <br />-- Why was technical assistance not offered and why only one grantwriting/budget <br />workshop when the submission period was so short? <br />-- Why did commissioners serve as judges instead of impartial peer artists brought in from <br />outside? <br />-- Were all organizations who applied legitimate art organizations? <br />-- Were all awards given to Santa Ana Natives, Residents or legitimate Arts Non -Profits? <br />-- How many grants were awarded in each Ward? <br />-- Why couldn't artists present their projects in-person like they do in other cities? <br />