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Ojai Arts Commission recommends $100,000 in grants to 28 applicants, raises several awards after debate
Summary
The Ojai Arts Commission on Nov. 20 voted to recommend $100,000 in grants to 28 organizations and individual artists, approving top-tier $6,000 awards for multiple groups and adjusting several mid-tier and seed grants after debate and public comment. The slate will be forwarded to City Council for final approval.
The Ojai Arts Commission voted on Nov. 20 to recommend distributing $100,000 in arts grants to 28 applicants, approving a slate of organizational and individual awards and forwarding the recommendations to City Council for final action.
Chair West opened the meeting by outlining the process and said the city had increased the grant pool from about $30,000 in prior cycles to $100,000 this year. The decisions followed a report from an ad hoc committee chaired by Commissioner Karina Wright, who told the commission the panel had individually scored 28 applications, averaged those scores and presented funding recommendations based on the rubric.
Two public commentators urged support for local arts projects. Kevin McDevitt, an independent filmmaker, described The Film Lab, a quarterly short-film screening and networking series in Ojai and asked for help to sustain screenings and modest stipends for…
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