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Home My WebLink About2008-12-04; Arts Commission; MinutesMINUTES Carlsbad Arts Commission December 4, 2008 Carlsbad Council Chambers I. Call to Order Chairman Heath Fox called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. II. Roll Call Commissioners Present: DeForest, Fox, Francis, Iserloth, and Voll Commissioners Absent: Millsap III. Approval of Minutes On motion by Commissioner Iserloth, second by Commissioner DeForest, to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held November 6, 2008. AYES: Commissioners DeForest, Fox, Francis, Iserloth, and Voll NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioner Millsap IV. New Business A. Review of and Action on Peer Review Panel recommendations for Community Arts Grants 2009 Motion by Commissioner DeForest, second by Commissioner Francis, to approve the following recommendations of the panel for the Organizations/Artist Partnerships and Arts Education Categories for the 2009 Community Arts Grants: 2009 CARLSBAD COMMUNITY GRANTS - Organizations / Artists Partnerships 1) Carlsbad-Oceanside Art REQUEST: $1,000 RECOMMENDED: $800 80% Support for nine (9) professional artist workshops in Carlsbad which are open to members and to the public. 2) Fern Street Circus REQUEST: $3,000 RECOMMENDED: $2400 80% Support for performances of its 2009 production (Neighborhood Tour 2009) at the ArtSplash Festival in September 2009. 3) Museum of Making Music REQUEST: $4,000 RECOMMENDED: 0 Support for a one day lecture, music, dance, and audience participation project plus meeting and rehearsals. 4) New Village Arts REQUEST: $5,500 RECOMMENDED: $5,500 100% Support for 2009 season with: five (5) main stage productions, twelve (12) show Off Nights Series, one (1) Shakespeare event, and numerous special events. 5) Partnerships with Industry / REQUEST: $3,000 RECOMMENDED: 0 Lynn Forbes School of Sculpture Support for a group of disabled students in Carlsbad to learn about creativity through the art of sculpting. 6) Patrons of the Arts REQUEST: $8,000 RECOMMENDED: $6,300 79% Foundation / Carlsbad Community Theatre Support for facility rental at Carlsbad Cultural Arts Center for a minimum of four (4) production workshops serving children ages 6-18 (three in the summer and one over sprint break). 2009 CARLSBAD COMMUNITY GRANTS - ARTS EDUCATION 1) Aviara Oaks Middle School REQUEST: $1,200 RECOMMENDED: $1,000 100% Support for beginning and intermediate orchestra students to be coached and mentored by professional musicians - working as guest artists. 2) Carlsbad High School REQUEST: $1,000 RECOMMENDED: $1,000 100% Band Boosters Support for four (4) guest artists, instrumental coaches. The Wind Symphony will be performing at two (2) festivals, three (3) community concerts, and a spring musical. 3) Carlsbad High School REQUEST: $1,000 RECOMMENDED: $500 50% Choral Boosters Support for a guest choreographer to work with both choirs, Sound Express and Encore, for their upcoming concerts and competitions. 4) Carlsbad High School REQUEST: $1,000 RECOMMENDED: $700 70% Drama Club Support for an artist-in-residence for their full-length dance musical in May 2009. 5) Carlsbad High School REQUEST: $1,200 RECOMMENDED: $1,000 100% Orchestras Support for both the Chamber and String Orchestra students to be coached once a month fc six (6) months. 6) Carlsbad High School T.V. REQUEST: $5,000 RECOMMENDED: $500 50% Support for the CHS Broadcasting of the We Must Remember project and the companion curriculum. The curriculum will be available to every middle and high school in the state of California. Arts Commission - 2 - December 4, 2008 7) Hope Elementary School REQUEST: $1,000 RECOMMENDED: $1,000 100C/ Support for specialized string instn will perform twice this school year. Support for specialized string instruction for the fifth (5th) graders at Hope Elementary, who 8) Jefferson Elementary School REQUEST: $1,000 RECOMMENDED: $1,000 100% Support for the Jefferson Elementary String program, which will provide two (2) forty-five (45 minute group violin classes per week (one class for beginners and one for intermediate students). 9) La Costa Canyon High School REQUEST: $1,000 RECOMMENDED: $700 70% Dance Program Support for two (2) twenty (20) hour workshops, one in the spring and one in the fall of 2009. These will be conducted by two (2) different artists-in-residence, from 2 different places. 10)Montessori Arts and Sciences REQUEST: $1,000 RECOMMENDED: $700 70% Support for a twenty (20) week outdoor glass and ceramic mosaic mural project that is artist- led. The project will provide two (2) hours of in-classroom and after-school instruction per week. 11) Pacific Rim Elementary REQUEST: $1,000 RECOMMENDED: $700 70% Support for six (6) in-school ballet assemblies; three (3) for grades K-2 and three (3) for grades 3-5. These assemblies would provide an opportunity for all students to participate am be exposed to the art of the dance. 12) St. Patrick School REQUEST: $1,000 RECOMMENDED: $700 70% Support for spring semester Readers Theatre program for 4-6 grades. 13) Valley Middle School REQUEST: $1,000 RECOMMENDED: $500 50% Support for an after-school mosaics program for all interested 6-9 graders. The program will be twenty (20) hours during five (5) months in 2009, and conducted by the middle school's a teacher. AYES: Commissioners DeForest, Fox, Francis, Iserloth, and Voll NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioner Millsap VI. Public Comment There was no public comment. VII. Committee Reports Commissioners' Reports Commission members reported on recent meetings attended. Arts Commission - 3 - December 4, 2008 Manager's Report Colleen Finnegan, Community Arts Coordinator, reported on the current activities of the Cultural Arts Office. VIM. Adjournment Chairman Fox adjourned the regular meeting of the Arts Commission at 10:29 a.m. Respectfully submitted, PETER GORDON Arts Manager Isabelle Paulsen Minutes Clerk Arts Commission - 4 - December 4, 2008