STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life, Arts & Culture
AGENDA DATE: November 8, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Arts and Culture
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize contracts with cultural organizations for the provision of artist services to the City through the Cultural Organizations Program for the period October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024 (list attached to Agenda Information Sheet) - Not to exceed $6,255,278.00 - Financing: General Fund
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BACKGROUND
The Cultural Organizations Program (COP) provides funding for cultural services with established Dallas-based non-profit cultural organizations to support an array of programs, including concerts, plays, exhibitions, performances, workshops, and other cultural services, including virtual cultural services, over a twelve-month period. The Office of Arts and Culture (OAC) reviewed proposals from cultural organizations and applied objective administrative scoring per the revised program guidelines, which were approved by City Council in March 2023. Proposals and scores were analyzed by the Allocations Committee of the Arts and Culture Advisory Commission. Considering equity, administrative scoring, and organization budget size, the Allocations Committee met three times over the summer and developed a funding recommendation unanimously approved by this standing committee. This recommendation was subsequently unanimously approved by the full Arts and Culture Advisory Commission in September 2023.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On March 8, 2023, the City Council approved a resolution which authorized and established the FY 2023-2024 Cultural Organizations Program within the Office of Arts and Culture to support cultural services in the City of Dallas and approved the program guidelines by Resolution No. 23-0371.
On September 7, 2023, the Allocations Committee of the Arts and Culture Advisory Commission approved a recommendation in support of the FY 2022-23 Cultural Organizations Program funding allocations.
On September 14, 2023, the Arts and Culture Advisory Commission approved a recommendation in support of the FY 2022-23 Cultural Organizations Program funding allocations.
The Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee will be briefed by memorandum regarding this matter on November 7, 2023.
FISCAL INFORMATION
|
Fund |
FY 2023 |
FY 2024 |
Future Years |
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General Fund |
$5,694,617.00 |
$6,255,278.00 |
$0.00 |
OWNERS
Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, Inc.
Judy Watson, President
Arts Mission Oak Cliff
Todd Lott, Board Chair
Artstillery, Nonprofit
Jermone Larez, Board President
Avant Chamber Ballet, Inc.
Stefan Smith, Board Chair
Ballet North Texas
Marcella Weibke, Board Chair
Big Thought
Vana Hammond Parham, Board
Cara Mia Theatre Co.
Daniel Casillas Villamizar, Board President
Color Me Empowered
Bri Wunderli, Board President
Creative Arts Center of Dallas
Blythe McPhail, Board President
Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Incorporated
Gilbert Gerst, Board Chair
Dallas Chamber Symphony
Ben Reimer, Board Chair/President
Dallas Children’s Theater
Jim Markus, President
Dallas County Heritage Society (Old City Park)
Dustin Bullard, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Dallas Historical Society
Roy Washburn, Board Chair
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Lee Michaels, Board Chair
Dallas Museum of Art
Gowri Sharma, President of the Board of Trustees
Dallas Symphony Association, Inc.
Cece Smith, Chair of the Board of Governors
Dallas Theater Center
Jennifer Altabef, Board Chair
Dallas Wind Symphony
Carrie Huff, Chairman
Fine Arts Chamber Players
Cindy Karm, Board President
Forest Forward
Matrice Ellis-Kirk, Board Chair
Foundation for African-American Art (African American Museum of Dallas)
Vonciel Jones Hill, Board Chair
Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra
Chris Stanton, Chairman of the Board
Julia Alcantara dba Flamenco Fever
Charmaine Wood, Chair
Junior Players Guild
Liz D’Aiola, President
Kitchen Dog Theater Company
Alexander Albritton, President
Orpheus Chamber Singers
Stuart Owen, Board President
OutLoud Dallas
Stephanie Drenka, Board Chair
Pegasus Musical Society (Orchestra of New Spain)
Alain Bellet, President of the Board
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
David Corrigan, Board Chair
Premier Lone Star Wind Orchestra
John Clutts, Board Chair
Sammons Center for the Arts
Mike Riddle, President
Second Thought Theatre
Joshua Terry, Board President
Soul Rep Theatre Company
Nedra James, Board Chair
Teatro Hispano de Dallas
John Fullinwider, Board President
TeCo Theatrical Productions, Inc. (Bishop Arts Theatre Center)
Rhiannon Martin, Board Chair
Texas International Theatrical Arts Society
Lee Cobb, Board President
Texas Winds Musical Outreach, Inc.
Norma Cisneros, President
The Bandan Koro Experience: Education and Inspiration
Ian Anthony Browne, President
The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc.
Robert Thomas, Chair
The Bruce Wood Dance Co., Inc.
Phil Clemmons, President
The Dallas County Historical Foundation (The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza)
Victor Elmore, Chair of the Board of Directors
The Dallas Opera
Quincy Roberts, Chair of the Board of Directors
The Flame Foundation
Kimberly Magill, Chair
The Shakespeare Festival of Dallas
Lauren York, Board Chair
The Verdigris Ensemble, Inc., a Texas Nonprofit Corporation
Keith Mankin, Board President
The Writer’s Garret
Michael Clay, Board President
Theatre Three, Inc.
Brad Brown, Board Chair
Turtle Creek Chorale, Inc.
Daniel Kuhn, Board Chair
Undermain Theatre
Lin Medlin, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Uptown Players, Inc.
Brian Jansen, Board President
USA Film Festival
Laura Fox, President