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Seminole Cultural Arts Council director introduces goals after City Council appointment as ex officio board representative
Summary
Dr. Deborah Bauer, the new executive director of the Seminole Cultural Arts Council, introduced herself to the Oviedo Public Arts Board after her recent City Council appointment as the council’s ex officio representative and outlined priorities including countywide coordination, public-art advocacy and school partnerships.
Dr. Deborah Bauer, the recently appointed executive director of the Seminole Cultural Arts Council, introduced herself to the Oviedo Public Arts Board Wednesday and outlined three priorities: countywide coordination of arts efforts, raising the profile of public art to support quality-of-life and cultural tourism, and strengthening ties with public schools and education partners.
Why it matters: The Seminole Cultural Arts Council (SCAC) receives county appropriations and state movie-license-plate funds and serves as a grantmaker and coordinator for arts activity across Seminole County. Board members welcomed SCAC representation as a means to connect city arts planning with countywide resources and institutional knowledge.
What Bauer told the board: Bauer said SCAC was founded about 30 years ago as a 501(c)(3) to administer county arts funds and distribute grants to artists, nonprofits and cultural projects. She said roughly 80–85% of SCAC funding comes from Seminole County’s general budget and that the state “art license plate” returns $20 from each sale to Seminole County. Bauer said she wants "this board to see me as a resource" and described SCAC’s role in maintaining an artist registry, facilitating district and school partnerships, and recovering institutional knowledge lost over time.
Education and outreach: Bauer said SCAC currently works with the Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools and district representatives who sit on SCAC’s grant review panels. She told the board she can help facilitate educational outreach and connections between the board, schools and other municipalities.
Ending: Bauer encouraged board members to draw on SCAC as a resource and suggested staff and board members review the Orange County "State of the Arts" presentation she cited as a recent example of regional planning; she also asked board members to consider how SCAC can support interagency grant development and public-art visibility.
