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Arts Commission refines arts-grant rubric and examples; commissioners discuss venue-access and fee waivers

3802526 · June 6, 2025
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Staff returned revised grant guidelines with an added rubric to prioritize small arts organizations; commissioners discussed venue access, fee waivers and next steps toward implementing venue requests in the application process.

The Arts Commission reviewed recommended edits to the city’s arts-grant program guidelines on June 5 and discussed criteria changes, venue access and review processes that would support smaller arts organizations.

Art specialist Miss Gardner presented highlighted edits: a rubric awarding extra points to small arts organizations with financial need and a booklet of five comparative examples from other cities. Gardner said staff also plan to add a venue-request checkbox to the grant application so applicants can request…

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