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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017 - Cultural Resources Board - Work PlanCultural Resources Board 417 W. Magnolia St Fort Collins, CO 80521 970.221-6735 970.221-6373 – fax CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD ANNUAL REPORT - 2017 BACKGROUND The Cultural Resources Board (CuRB) consists of seven members. Regular meetings were held on the fourth Thursday of February, March, May, July, August, September, and October from 12:00 p.m., to 1:30 p.m. The November meeting was cancelled, and the December meeting was held at an earlier date due to the Holidays. The Board held three Fort Fund funding sessions on the fourth Wednesday of January, April, and June. The Board receives monthly updates from Cultural Services staff and acts in an advisory capacity to City Council for the Cultural Services Department that includes the Lincoln Center, the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, the Gardens on Spring Creek and the Community Creative Center. The Board reviews and advises staff on the following: The Cultural Services and City Biannual Budgeting for Outcomes process, Cultural Services facilities improvements, arts and cultural projects and other issues as they arise. The Board continues to interact with the community to better understand cultural issues. Members who served in 2017 were Mr. Steven Sorensen, Mr. Will Flowers, Ms. Tedi Cox, Mr. Jesse Solomon, Ms. Jane Folsom, Ms. Vicki Fogel Mykles, and Ms. Amy Cervenan. Mr. Sorensen served as Chairperson. Mr. Flowers served as Vice- Chairperson. Council liaison: Wade Troxell Staff Liaisons in 2017 were Wendy Williams, Assistant City Manager; Vincent Kitch, Director of Cultural Services; Cheryl Donaldson, Director of Fort Collins Museum of Discovery; Jack Rogers, Performing Arts Center Manager; Michelle Provaznik, Manager of Gardens on Spring Creek; and Megan Kelley, Administrative Clerk II. The liaison from Visit Fort Collins was Katy Schneider. YEARLY HIGHLIGHTS - 2017 The Cultural Resources Board’s (CuRB) overarching goal is “To serve as a catalyst in making Fort Collins a cultural center and destination.” To achieve this goal the CRB worked in three major areas: 1. Serve as a catalyst for the development of Fort Collins as a cultural center and destination by working with City Council, staff and cultural groups. • CuRB members served as liaisons to several groups to gain a broader understanding of the cultural activities in Fort Collins. The CRB was represented with the following groups: - Convention/Visitors Bureau – Katy Schneider - Art in Public Places – Will Flowers • CuRB conducted a comprehensive review and update of the Fort Fund program and created new guideline • CuRB attended the Super Issue meeting for the Boards and Commissions of the City of Fort Collins. • CuRB actively supported and participated in the FoCo Creates Arts and Culture Master Plan process working with the consultant Louise Stevens of ArtsMarket and attending community events and activities. 2. Enhance regional awareness of Fort Collins’ arts and cultural events and activities. • CuRB continued to support the Visit Fort Collin’s on-line events calendar and continued to required Fort Fund grantees to list their events on the calendar. The website calendar is located at www.visitftcollins.com/events . • CuRB encouraged Fort Fund applicants to broaden their promotional reach, specifically by adding questions to the application process that inquire about marketing plans. • CuRB members served as liaisons to events funded by Fort Fund, attending approximately 44 different cultural events in the community, lending support and assuring that the Fort Fund monies were being well spent. 3. Leverage available resources to the Board in forwarding the overarching goal. • The Board administered three funding sessions for Fort Fund and recommended grants for distribution as follows: January 2017 Session $59,850 to 16 applicants Tier 2 April 2017 Session $212,350 to 20 applicants, Tier 1 $84,000 to 5 applicants, Tier 3 June 2017 Session $49,600 to 16 applicants, Tier 2 Total $436,190 to 45 different organizations (listed below) • Fort Fund grants provided support to more than one hundred community cultural and recreational events in 2017. • The Board recommended six Tier 3: Cultural Innovation grants. These grants went to the Downtown Business Association: First Night Fort Collins; Fort Collins Museum of Art: Salvador Dali & Pablo Picasso: Selected Drawings from the Collection of Dr. Wayne Yakes; International Keyboard Odyssiad Festival, U.S.A.: International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival; Opera Fort Collins, Inc.: Season 38 Festival; and Poudre River Public Library District: Fort Collins Book Festival: Writing and Riffs. • The Board continued to work cooperatively with Visit Fort Collins in making recommendations for Fort Fund dollars that encourage tourism. 4. Provide networking opportunities for the exchange of ideas and resources. • The Board continued to distribute information about learning and granting opportunities to past grantees and the cultural community. • The CuRB continued to serve as liaisons to appropriate groups in meeting the CuRB’s overarching goal. • CuRB board members attended events funded with Fort Fund grants. • CuRB supported community events, focus groups, and interviews as part of the FoCo Creates Arts and Culture Master Plan process. 2017 Fort Fund Recipients ARCINDA BAS BLEU THEATRE COMPANY CANYON CONCERT BALLET CENTENNIAL CHILDREN’S CHORUS CINCO DE MAYO OF NORTHERN COLORADO, INC CLASSICAL REVOLUTION COLORADO BACH ENSEMBLE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DANCE EXPRESS DEBUT THEATRE COMPANY DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION FOOTHILLS POP BAND FORT COLLINS CHILDRENS THEATRE FORT COLLINS FIGURE SKATING FORT COLLINS MUSEUM OF ART FORT COLLINS MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY FORT COLLINS READS FORT COLLINS SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION FORT COLLINS WIND SYMPHONY FRIENDS OF THE GARDENS ON SPRING CREEK FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY/ FORT COLLINS SYMPHONY GUILD FRONT RANGE CHAMBER PLAYERS GLOBAL VILLAGE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND CULTURES HIGH PERFORMANCE DANCE THEATRE IMPACT DANCE COMPANY INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD ODYSSIAD & FESTIVAL, INC. JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FORT COLLINS LARIMER CHORAL SOCIETY LAUDAMUS CHAMBER CHORALE LINCOLN CENTER SUPPORT LEAGUE NEW HORIZONS BAND OF NORTHER COLORADO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERPRETATION NORTHERN COLORADO INTERTRIBAL POWWOW ASSOC., INC. OPENSTAGE THEATRE & COMPANY, INC. OPERA FORT COLLINS, INC. POUDRE LANDMARKS FOUNDATION, INC. POUDRE RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT PROJECT YOUTH AND CHAMBER MUSIC (OFF THE HOOK ARTS) PUBLIC RADIO FOR THE FRONT RANGE (KRFC FM) ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAPTOR PROGRAM SUSTAINABLE LIVING ASSOCIATION THE CENTER FOR FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY WINDSOR COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE