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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022 - Cultural Resources Board - Annual Report CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD ANNUAL REPORT - 2022 BACKGROUND Cultural Resources Board 215 N. Mason St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 970.416.4225 The Cultural Resources Board (CuRB) consists of seven members. The January meeting was held virtually due to COVID19. Regular meetings were held at The Lincoln Center on the fourth Thursday of the month. The November meeting was held on November 17, 2022 and the December meeting was held on December 15, 2022, due to the Holidays. The Board receives monthly updates from Cultural Services staff and acts in an advisory capacity to City Council and the Cultural Services Department that includes The Lincoln Center, the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, the Gardens on Spring Creek, Cultural Community Programs, and Art in Public Places. The Boards’ specific advisory functions as defined in the City Ordinance No. 113, 2017 are: (1) To advise and make recommendations to the Director of Cultural Services and Facilities and the City Council as to rules, regulations, policies, administrative and budgetary matters pertaining to the Cultural Services Department's programs, services and facilities and any other cultural facility constructed or operated by the City. (2) To review proposals for funding from the Cultural Development and Programming Account and the Tourism Programming Account, following established and published guidelines, and to submit recommendations regarding such proposals to the City Council to be approved by the City Council by resolution. (3) To advise and make recommendations to the City Manager regarding any proposed revisions to the guidelines used by the Cultural Resources Board to make the funding recommendations referred to in Paragraph (2) above. (4) To assist, advise and make recommendations to the Director of Cultural Services and Facilities and the City Council on arts and culture related matters and regarding opportunities to promote awareness, understanding, and appreciation for the value of cultural resources in the community. Members who served in 2022 were Will Flowers, Jean McGinnis, Vicki Fogel Mykles, Nandini Singh, Timothy Vavra, Leslie Walker, and Jennifer Zidon. Will Flowers served as Chair and Jennifer Zidon served as Vice Chair. Council liaison: Susan Gutowski Staff Liaisons in 2022 were Jim McDonald, Director of Cultural Services and Solara Clark, Business Support lll. YEARLY HIGHLIGHTS - 2022 1. The Board administered three funding sessions for Fort Fund and recommended grants for distribution as follows: Project Support ll January 2022 $60,000 to 16 applicants Project Support March 2022 $185,000 to 18 applicants Organization Support May 2022 $185,000 to 8 applicants Total: $430,000 awarded through 42 grants 2022 Fort Fund Recipients: ACT Human Rights Film Festival ARCINDA Bas Bleu Theatre Company Canyon Concert Ballet Centennial Children's Chorus Colorado Bach Ensemble Dance Express Foothills Pops Band Fort Collins Comic Con Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Fort Collins Musicians Association Fort Collins Symphony Association Fort Collins Wind Symphony Friends of the Gardens on Spring Creek Friends of the Symphony Front Range Chamber Players Global Village Museum of Arts & Cultures Gregory Allicar Museum of Art Hatton Gallery Health and Wellness Community Orchestra High Performance Dance Theatre Howdy Neighbor Events IMPACT Dance Company International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival, Inc. Larimer Choral Society Launch: Community Through Skateboarding Lincoln Center Support League LuneAseas Museum of Art | Fort Collins New Horizons Band of Northern Colorado Off the Hook Arts Openstage Theatre & Company Opera Fort Collins Guild Opera Fort Collins, Inc. Poudre Landmarks Foundation, Inc. Sustain Music and Nature Sustainable Living Association The Center for Fine Art Photography Wolverine Farm Publishing 2. CuRB members encouraged Fort Fund applicants to broaden their promotional reach, specifically by adding questions to the application process that inquire about marketing plans and use of social media. 3. CuRB members served as liaisons to events funded by Fort Fund, attending cultural events in the community and virtually, lending support and assuring that the Fort Fund monies were being well spent and acknowledged. 4. CuRB members worked with staff to review and update all Fort Fund grant applications and the Fort Fund Guidelines 5. CuRB members continued to support the Visit Fort Collin’s on-line events calendar and continued to require Fort Fund grantees to list their events on the calendar.