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Arts committee outlines grant strategy and flags communications gap after print newsletter cut
Summary
The committee reviewed artist outreach, grant coordination and event planning, urged staff to package projects for competitive grants, and raised concerns that the city discontinued the 'Hello Farmers Branch' print publication, asking staff to identify alternate channels.
Committee members reviewed committee rosters, artist inventory and grant opportunities and agreed the next step is project-focused grant narratives. David and others recommended packaging a specific project (for example, a pocket park or a Westside installation) with a clearly defined scope, budget and outcomes so grant applications to bodies such as the National Endowment for the Arts and the Texas Commission on the Arts will be competitive.
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