HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2018-R0220 - Cultural Arts Using Hotel Occupancy Tax - 07/12/2018Resolution No. 2018-RO220
Item No. 6.15
July 12, 2018
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the City Council hereby approves the recommendation from the Cultural Arts
Grant Review Committee and the Civic Lubbock, Inc. Board of Directors for the first of
two granting periods for the 2018 Cultural Arts Grant Program using Hotel Occupancy
Tax fiends allocated for FY 2017-2018.
Passed by the City Council on July 12, 2018
DANIEL M. POPE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Reb ca Garza, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Scott Snider, Assistant City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ryan : rooke, Assistant City Attorney
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art , culture • entertainment
June 26, 2018
Ms. Lisa Thomason
Director
Lubbock Memorial Civic Center
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium -Coliseum
1501 Mac Davis Ln
Lubbock, TX 79401
Dear Ms. Thomason,
The Cultural Arts Grant Review Committee for the City of Lubbock's Cultural Grants Program
has determined its recommendations for the first granting cycle of 2018. This recommendation
was presented to the entire Civic Lubbock, Inc. Board of Directors on June 25, 2018 and was
approved as recommended. All applicants recommended for grant awards are in good standing
with the City of Lubbock and Civic Lubbock, Inc.
The total Hotel Occupancy Tax allocation for 2018 provided for $437,924.23. Of that amount,
10% ($43,792.42) was allocated for the Public Art Program per the amended agreement between
the City of Lubbock and Civic Lubbock, Inc., leaving $394,131.81 available for the 2018
Cultural Arts Grant Program which will be granted over two granting cycles. In addition,
interest earned ($855.74) and carryover funds ($.85) less bank fees ($10.00) are available for the
2018 program, making the amount designated for the 2018 Cultural Arts Grant Program a total
of $394,978.40. The Board of Directors have elected to absorb all expenses related to
administering the program, therefore no administrative expenses will be deducted and the entire
allocation of $394,978.40 will be available for the 2018 Cultural Arts Grant Program.
The Cultural Arts Grant Review Committee is comprised of five members; three Civic Lubbock,
Inc. Directors assigned by Civic Lubbock, Inc. and two members -at -large appointed by the City
Council. They are as follows:
Kathy Horkey-Wolff, CLI Board of Directors/Chair of the Grant Review Committee
Idris, Traylor, CLI Board of Directors
Stephanie Massengale, CLI Board of Directors
Melinda Green Harvey, Member -a -Large appointed by City Council
Emily Wilkinson, Member -a -Large appointed by City Council
cli Ciuic Lubbock Inc • 1501 mac Dauis Lane • Lubbock, Texas 79401 • 806-775-2242 • Fax 806-775-3240 ttj.
www.cluiclubbock.com
Ms. Lisa Thomason
June 26, 2018
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In reviewing requests and developing funding recommendations for each application, the
Cultural Arts Grants Review Committee followed the approved Cultural Arts Grant Guidelines
and Procedures. A Grant Workshop was held on May 2, 2018 for organizations wishing to apply
for a Cultural Arts Grant. Included among the workshop presenters was a representative from
Visit Lubbock (the Lubbock Convention and Visitors Bureau).
Accompanying this document are the results of the Cultural Arts Grant Review Committee
meeting held on June 12, 2018. Twenty-two applications were received for this first grant (June
2018) funding cycle and twenty-two applications are recommended for full or partial funding.
The total amount of funding requested for this grant cycle was $290,350.00 of which
$201,850.00 is recommended for funding from the 2018 City of Lubbock Cultural Arts Grant
Program. The amount recommended is approximately 51 % of the total amount available for the
2018 Cultural Arts Grant Program.
The Civic Lubbock, Inc. Board of Directors requests that the City Council consider approval of
the Cultural Arts Grant allocations in the amount of $201,850.00 as recommended by the
Cultural Arts Grant Review Committee and approved by the Civic Lubbock, Inc Board.
Sincerely,
Sammie C. Prather
President
Civic Lubbock, Inc.
Attachments
City of Lubbock/Civic Lubbock, Inc. Cultural Arts Grant Program
June 2018 - 1st Cycle Grant Recommendations
January 12, 2018
Grant No. Organization
Proiect Reouested
Recommended
1806-001
West Texas Watercolor Society
West Texas Watercolor Society 2018 Fall Membership Show $
600
$ 600
I806-002
West Texas Watercolor Society
West Texas Watercolor Society 2018 Winter Show
600
600
1806-003
West Texas Watercolor Society
3 Wi tesfor 6Fatercolo s (Workshop and Demonstration)
2,000
1,300
1806-004
Lubbock Christian University Theatre
LCU Theatre presents Barnum
11,000
7,700
1806-005
Ballet Lubbock
The Nutcracker 2018
10,000
8,000
1806-006
Flatlands Dance Theatre
SpeakEasy: A 1920s Cabaret
1,550
1,550
1806-007
Underwood Center for the Arts
First Friday Art Trail
19,500
14,600
1806-008
Office of International Affairs - TTU
6th Annual Robert Burns Supper
7,000
4,550
1806-009
The Lubbock Chorale
Haydn "The Creation"
4,000
2,600
1806-010
Lubbock Moonlight Musicals
Moonlight Broadway 20182019 Season
50,000
30,000
1806-011
Lubbock Arts Alliance
20182019 Marketing of Lubbock's Cultural District
12,000
9,000
1806-012
Lubbock Arts Alliance
22nd Annual Take in the Local Color! Lubbock's Artist Studio Tour
11,900
8,925
1806-013
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
28,000
19,000
1806-014
Fiestas dell Llano
Fiestas Patrias 2018
12,000
7,800
1806-015
Lubbock Community Theatre
Lubbock Community Theatre 20182019 Fall/Winter Season
9,000
5,400
1806-016
Underwood Center for the Arts
2018 Flatland Film Festival
12,000
8,200
1806-017
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
LSO 20182019 Masterworks Season, Holiday and Pops
60,000
45,000
1806-018
University Interscholastic League, TTU
Texas Tech UIL One -Act Play Director's Workshop
5,000
3,575
1806-019
The Charles Adams Studio Project (CASP)
Inkslingers at CASP
2,000
1,800
1806-020
The Charles Adams Studio Project (CASP)
Sights and Sounds First Friday @ CASP
7,200
4,600
I806-021
Urban Tech/ College of Architecture, TTU
A Celebration of Architecture: Blue Lapis Light
9,000
5,850
1806-022
Urban Tech/ College of Architecture, TTU
A Celebration of Architecture: Buddy Holly Hall for the Performing
16,000
11,200
Arts and Sciences
TOTAL $
290,350
$ 201,850
HOT Funding for 2018 Cultural Arts Grant Program:
City of Lubbock Hotel Occupancy Tax allocation $ 437,924.23
Less 10% allocated for Public Art Acquisition/Maintenance per City./CLI Agreement (43,792.42)
Interest earned on 2016 funds not yet allocated as of 3 31 18 156.27
Interest earned on 2017 funds not yet allocated as of 3 31 18 699.47
Less Bank Fees (10.00)
Carry over from 2017 CAG Funds 0.85
Total available for 2018 CAG Program $ 394,978.40
Cultural Arts Grant Review Committee
Recommendations
June 2018 —1st Granting Cycle
1806-001 West Texas Watercolor Society
West Texas Watercolor Society 2018 Fall Membership Show
Amount Requested: $ 600
Amount Recommended: $ 600
The West Texas Watercolor Society requested $600 to assist with costs associated with the
presentation of their Fall Membership Show at the Legacy Events Center. The show will run
from September 7 through October 27, 2018. All artists, from novice to professional, are judged
together which allows the novice and intermediate artists to gage their growth in artistic
principles and techniques.
Committee Comments:
• Project has good artistic merit
• Applicant has a good marketing plan in place; plans to promote the show through various
online tourism websites and calendars
• Applicant has a good plan in place for tracking tourism and room nights generated
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($600) are to be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Judge) and Other (Artist Awards)
1806-002 West Texas Watercolor Society
West Texas Watercolor Society 2018 Winter Show
Amount Requested: $ 600
Amount Recommended: $ 600
The West Texas Watercolor Society requested $600 to assist with costs associated with the
presentation of a Winter Show at the Buddy Holly Center. The show will run from December 7,
2018 through January 20, 2019. All artists, from novice to professional, are judged together
which allows the novice and intermediate artists to gage their growth in artistic principals and
techniques.
Committee Comments:
• Project has good artistic merit
• Applicant has a good marketing plan in place; plans to promote the show through various
online tourism websites and calendars
• Applicant has a good plan in place for tracking tourism and room nights generated
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($600) are to be used towards the cost �f
Professional Services (Judge) ad Other (Artist Awards)
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1806-003 West Texas Watercolor Society
3 Whites for Watercolors
Amount Requested: $ 2,000
Amount Recommended: $ 1,300
The West Texas Watercolor Society requested $2,000 to assist with costs associated with the
presentation of a workshop and demonstration featuring Ruth Armitage from Oregon City,
Oregon. All students attending the workshop will gain an in-depth exploration of abstract
painting and elements of design using shape and the use of whites and opaque media. The
workshop will be held October 22-24, 2018.
Committee Comments:
• Project has good artistic and educational merit
• The multiple day workshop creates great potential for overnight stays
• Applicant is partnering with a local hotel
• Applicant has a good plan in place for tracking tourism and room nights generated
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($1,300) will be used towards the cost for
Professional Services( Artist Fees/Artist Demonstration)
1806-004 Lubbock Christian University Theatre
LCU Theatre presents Barnum:
Amount Requested: $11,000
Amount Recommended: $ 7,700
The Theatre area within the Communications/Fine Arts Department of Lubbock Christian
University requested $11,000 to assist with costume rental and orchestra musician fees for the
fall musical production of Barnum scheduled for October 5-6, 2018. The production will be held
in conjunction with LCU's Parent/Family Weekend festivities and will include a cast and crew of
over 40 and an orchestra of at least 15 professional musicians and 7 student musicians. The
musical is "suggested by the life of P.T. Barnum' and is set within a circus.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Project has a good arts education component; cast members are comprised of LCU
students
• Application indicates a good marketing plan outside the region to include posting the
event on travel websites and contacting newspapers in smaller cities in the region as well
as New Mexico; area teachers and students will be invited to visit Lubbock and attend the
production
• With the production being held in conjunction with LCU's Parent/Family weekend, there
is a good potential to genera e room nights
• Application indicates a gooc plan to track tourism
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($7,700) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Orchestra Musicians) and/or Rentals (Costumes)
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1806-005 Ballet Lubbock
The Nutcracker 2018
Amount Requested: $10,000
Amount Recommended: $ 8,000
Ballet Lubbock requested $10,000 to assist with advertising and promotion of The Nutcracker
which will be performed December 12-16, 2018 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The
production will feature over 165 local dancers as well as 45 musicians in the live Nutcracker
Symphony Orchestra. World-renowned guest artists, including New York City Ballet Principal
Amar Ramasar, will round out the cast.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Guest artists provide mentoring and educational opportunities for the younger local
dancers
• Application indicates a strong marketing plan; print, radio and television advertising will
be placed throughout the region; will promote extensively online through event calendars
and social media sites
• Applicant plans to partner with a local hotel
• Application indicates good foundation and corporate support
• Applicant has a good plan in place to track tourism, i.e. hotel room blocks and zip code
data provided from Select -a -Seat
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($8,000) will be used towards the cost of
Promotion/Publicity
1806-006 Flatlands Dance Theatre
Speakeasy: A 1920s Cabaret
Amount Requested: $ 1,550
Amount Recommended: $ 1,550
Flatlands Dance Theatre requested $1,550 to assist with professional services and
promotion/publicity expenses associated with the presentation of "Speakeasy: A 1920s Cabaret."
Performances will take place on November 30 and December 1, 2018 in the Underwood Center
Firehouse Theatre. The theatre will be transformed into a speakeasy, creating a vaudeville -like
performance showcasing the music and dance styles of the 1920s-1930s. The production will
feature original dance works by five local choreographers.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Application indicates a good marketing plan for generating tourism outside the Lubbock
area, including the use of tourism websites
• Application indicates a Igood plan for tracking out of town attendees through zip code
data provided from Sel0t-a-Seat
• Application indicates good foundation support
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• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($1,550) are to be used towards Professional
Services (Choreographers/Principal Dancers) and Promotion and Publicity
1806-007 Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts
First Friday Art Trail
Amount Requested: $19,500
Amount Recommended: $14,600
The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts (LHUCA) requested $19,500 to assist in
funding marketing efforts, artist -educator and performing artist honoraria, and
promotion/publicity for the First Friday Art Trail. The event will be held monthly from
September of 2018 through August of 2019 and is free to the public. Now in its 13th year, this
community -wide cultural event presents a wide variety of genres of visual, performing arts and
literary arts in fifteen partner venues. Venues include commercial galleries, arts organizations,
businesses, and artist studios.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Project creates great exposure for the venues and the artists
• Project continues to grow in attendance; over 48,000 individuals attended the Art Trail in
2017, which is an increase of about 4,000 over the prior year
• Application indicates a good plan for tracking tourism and room nights generated
• Application indicates a good marketing plan for advertising outside the region and will
include advertising in the statewide "Authentic Texas" and "Arts + Culture" publications
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($14,600) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Artist-Educator/Performing Artist Honoraria) and Promotion and
Publicity
• Grant funds were considered for the entire year -long program; future applications for this
timeframe may not be considered
1806-008 Office of International Affairs, TTU
6th Annual Robert Burns Supper
Amount Requested: $ 7,000
Amount Recommended: $ 4,550
The Office of International Affairs requested $7,000 to assist with costs associated with the 6th
Annual Robert Burns Supper to be held on January 26, 2019 at the Texas Tech University
International Cultural Center. This traditional celebration of Scottish heritage and culture will
highlight the life of Poet Laureate, Robert Burns, and is open to the general public. This year's
performance will provided by Ed Miller and Company. Mr. Miller is a singer and folklorist
originally from Edinburgh, Scotland. The group's program will highlight traditional Scottish
ballads, storytelling and sing -a -longs. Other traditional Scottish activities will incl�de piping in
the Haggis, Poetry and Immortal Memory to Robert Burns, and other elements of Scottish
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culture and heritage. Burns Suppers are most common in Scotland and Northern Ireland,
however, there has been a surge in Burns' Night celebrations in the U.S.
Committee Comments:
• Project has good artistic and cultural merit
• Applicant plans to partner with a local hotel
• Application indicates a good marketing plan for generating tourism outside the Lubbock
area; applicant plans to reach out to Scottish heritage groups throughout Texas and
surrounding regions, including groups in Boerne, Dallas, Decatur and Austin as well as
the St. Andrew Scottish Society of New Mexico, all of which have devout followers
• Application indicates a good method for tracking out of town attendees and room nights
generated
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($4,550) are to be used towards Professional
Services — Performer Fees ($3,250) and Promotion/Publicity ($1,300)
1806-009 The Lubbock Chorale
Haydn "The Creation"
Amount Requested: $ 4,000
Amount Recommended: $ 2,600
The Lubbock Chorale requested $4,000 to assist with costs associated with the presentation of
Joseph Haydn's masterpiece The Creation. The perfonnance will be held on October 12, 2018 in
the Hemmle Recital Hall at Texas Tech. The Creation is an oratorio that depicts and celebrates
the creation of the world as described by the book of Genesis. The work is structured in three
parts and scored for soprano, tenor and bass soloists, chorus and a symphonic orchestra.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Application indicates that it has been 17 years since this oratorio was perfonned by
Lubbock Chorale and another "sold out" performance is anticipated
• Application indicates a good plan for tracking tourism through zip code data provided
from Select -a -Seat
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($2,600) are to be used towards the cost of
Professional Services - Orchestra Musicians/Soloists ($2,100) and
Promotion/Publicity ($500)
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1806-010 Lubbock Moonlight Musicals, Inc.
Moonlight Broadway 2018/2019 Season
Amount Requested: $50,000
Amount Recommended: $30,000
Lubbock Moonlight Musicals requested $50,000 to assist with costs associated with its
2018/2019 Moonlight Broadway Season. Productions will include the family classic, Wizard of
Oz in November of 2018; Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella in February of 2019 and the
smash hit, Disney's Newsies in April of 2019. The performances will be presented at the
Lubbock Memorial Center Theater and will be produced in cooperation with various
organizations such as the Junior League of Lubbock and the Lubbock Arts Alliance.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Good collaboration with other local organizations
• Applicant plans to partner with a local hotel
• Application indicates strong corporate and foundation support
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($30,000) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Orchestra Musicians, Scenic Designers and Sound Designers)
and/or Promotion/Publicity
• Grant funds were considered for the entire season; future applications for the season may
not be considered
1806-011 Lubbock Arts Alliance
2018/2019 Marketing of Lubbock's Cultural District
Amount Requested: $12,000
Amount Recommended: $ 9,000
The Lubbock Arts Alliance requested $12,000 to assist with the marketing of Lubbock's Cultural
District. The funds requested would be used for professional services which will continue the
robust online presence of the Cultural District through email, social media, APP and dedicated
website. The project will also include the creation of 10 videos and several hundred photographs
highlighting the venues and activities within the Cultural District. These will be distributed via e-
mail, the website and social media, APP, Facebook and YouTube.
Committee Comments:
• Project supports the arts, humanities and cultural tourism
• Project provides additional advertising for cultural events by selling a complete
"package" of the arts in Lubbock to visitors and potential visitors
• Application indicates a good plan for marketing outside the local area
• Cultural A s Grant funds recommended ($9,000) will be used Itowards the cost of
Professional Services
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1806-012 Lubbock Arts Alliance, Inc.
22nd Take in the Local Color! Lubbock's Artist Studio Tour
Amount Requested: $11,900
Amount Recommended: $ 8,925
The Lubbock Arts Alliance requested $11,900 to assist with advertising and professional
services fees associated with the Take in the Local Color! Lubbock Artist's Studio Tour which
will be held on November 10-11, 2018. The goals of the project are to: provide community
awareness and education in the visual arts; offer a venue for artists to showcase and sell their
works, facilitate a quality visual art program for students to attend, and attract visitors/tourists to
the region. This event allows audiences the unique opportunity to observe the artists in their
working environment, many of which are private homes. The Studio Tour will showcase six
local artists at each studio location. Last year, forty-eight Lubbock County artists were
showcased in eight locations; thirteen of those were new artists showcasing their work. Artists
will display original art to include painting, drawing, pottery, fiber, jewelry, glass, leather, wood
and sculpture. In addition, there will be artist demonstrations and performances by local
musicians at the various studio locations.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Application indicates a strong marketing plan; marketing efforts will include the
distribution of full color brochures to 2,000 individuals, many of whom live outside the
region
• Project historically generates very good attendance as well as good tourism numbers;
application indicates that 2017 has a slight increase in numbers over the prior year
• Application indicates that tourists from New Mexico, Utah, California and throughout
Texas attended last year's event; good tracking methods are in place to determine out of
town attendees and room nights generated
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($8,925) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Juror, Graphic Designer), Postage and/or Promotion/Publicity
1806-013 National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration, Inc.
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
Amount Requested: $28,000
Amount Recommended: $19,000
The National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration requested $28,000 to assist with the cost of
producing the 30th Annual Cowboy Symposium and Celebration to be held on September 7-9,
2018 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The requested funds are for performer/presenter
fees, technical stagehand fees and advertising to promote the event nationally and regionally.
Over 85 performers and participants (poets, musicians, storytellers, panelists, chuck wagon
cooks, and spe ial presenters) will appear at the 2018 Celebration. reatured headliners will
include Pipp G llette, Mary Kaye, R. W. Hampton and Chris Issacs.I New sessions on Cattle
Barons and Outlaws of the American West in music, poetry and history will be presented. Other
planned components include a Youth Wild West Day (cultural and educational activities for
7
students), horse handling demonstrations, Native American activities and presentations as well as
exhibits of western artworks and merchandise. Texas State Historian, Bill O'Neal will be a
featured speaker. Re -enactors will also be a featured part of the 2018 event.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic and cultural merit
• Applicant plans to work in conjunction with the National Ranching Heritage Center on
several coordinated presentations for their 301h Anniversary event; provides an
opportunity for cross -promotion
• Project generally has a good history of generating tourism and room nights
• Application indicates good foundation and corporate support
• Applicant plans to partner with three local hotels
• Application indicates a strong marketing plan, both regionally and nationally;
• Applicant has a good plan for tracking tourism and room nights
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($19,000) are to be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Artist Fees) and/or Promotion/Publicity
1806-014 Fiestas del Llano, Inc.
Fiestas Patrias 2018
Amount Requested: $12,000
Amount Recommended: $ 7,800
Fiestas del Llano requested $12,000 to assist with costs associated with Fiestas Patrias 2018
which will be held on September 15-16, 2018. The main celebration will take place using the
outdoor stage at the Underwood Center for the Arts (LHUCA) and will feature local bands
including traditional Mariachi groups and Folklorico dancers. One of the goals of Fiestas Patrias
is to bring awareness of the rich heritage and traditions in music, dance and art of the Mexican -
Mestizo culture.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong cultural and artistic components that include music and dance
• Applicant plans to promote the project through the Visit Lubbock website, the
Underwood Center's website, social media and through press releases sent to newspapers
in Midland/Odessa, Amarillo and Eastern New Mexico
• Applicant plans to partner with a local hotel
• Application indicates good corporate support
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($7,800) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Performers) and/or Promotion/Publicity
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1806-015 Lubbock Community Theatre, Inc.
Lubbock Community Theatre 2018 Fall/Winter Season
Amount Requested: $ 9,000
Amount Recommended: $ 5,400
The Lubbock Community Theatre requested $9,000 to assist with promotion/publicity
expenditures associated with the presentation of their Fall/Winter Season of plays. The
productions presented will include Arsenic and Old Lace, Monty Python's Spamalot, Wait Until
Dark and Diary of Anne Frank. The season will also include special performances for the deaf
and hearing impaired as well as sensory -friendly performances for patrons on the autism
spectrum.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Application indicates growth in attendance, including out of town guests; continues to
maintain very good numbers given the size of the venue
• Applicant has a good plan in place to track tourism and room nights generated
• Application indicates a good marketing plan and includes the use of online calendars,
traditional marketing strategies and social media
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($5,400) will be used towards the cost of
Promotion/Publicity
1806-016 Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts
Flatland Film Festival
Amount Requested: $12,000
Amount Recommended: $ 8,200
The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts (LHUCA) requested $12,000 to assist with
costs to produce the 2018 Flatland Film Festival. The Festival will feature independent shorts by
filmmakers selected through a competitive Call for Entries and showcase regional and national
filmmakers. Funds requested are to assist with marketing, promotion and professional stipends.
The screenings will be held September 20-22, 2018 at venues on the LHUCA campus and the
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. The 2018 films will feature Talk Backs between the
filmmaker/producer and the audience members.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Application indicates a good marketing plan for promoting the Festival outside the region
• Application indicates a good strategy for tracking tourism and room nights generated
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($8,200) will be used towards the cost for
Services (Screening Fees/Filmmakers Hono ariaNideo Production),
�Professional
romotion/Publicity and/or Other (Film Shorts Award)
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1806-017 Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
2018/2019 Masterworks Season, Holiday and Pops Concert
Amount Requested: $60,000
Amount Recommended: $45,000
The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra requested $60,000 to assist with musician fees and guest
artist fees associated with the presentation of the 2018/2019 Masterworks Season, Holiday and
Pops Concerts. Performances will be held on various weekends beginning in September of 2018
and ending in May of 2019. In addition to the regular Masterworks performances, the Symphony
will join forces with The Lubbock Chorale for a performance of Handel's "Messiah" in
December. In March the Symphony will present "Wicked Divas" featuring two past cast
members of the hit show "Wicked" who will perform a variety of show tunes.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Application indicates good foundation and corporate support
• Application indicates a good history of generating tourism and room nights
• Applicant plans to partner with a local hotel
• The collaborative effort with The Lubbock Chorale creates the potential to reach new
audiences
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($45,000) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Musician and Guest Artist Fees)
• Grant funds were considered for the entire season; future applications for the
Masterworks Season may not be considered
1806-018 University Interscholastic League — TTU
UIL One -Act Play Director's Workshop
Amount Requested: $ 5,000
Amount Recommended: $ 3,575
The University Interscholastic League requested $5,000 to assist with costs associated with the
presentation of the UIL One -Act Play Director's Workshop that will be held November 16-17,
2018. The workshop is designed for theatre educators and will provide training on such topics as
selecting scripts, casting parts, designing sets/costumes and marketing/advertising.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic and educational merit
• Application indicates a good history of generating room nights
• Applicant plans to partner with a local hotel
• Application indicates a good marketing plan to promote the event to over 1,200 directors
in Texas; will send direct mail to private schools in t ze region
Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($3,575) fare to be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (State Director/Presenters)
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1806-019 Charles Adams Studio Project
Inkslingers @ CASP
Amount Requested: $ 2,000
Amount Recommended: $ 1,800
The Charles Adams Studio Project (CASP) requested $2,000 to assist with the costs associated
with hosting a national printmakers festival which will be held October 1-6, 2018 at the Helen
Devitt Jones Print Studio as well as the 51h & J Gallery and its outdoor space. The festival will
include workshops, exhibitions, artist talks and a print market along with food trucks and live
music. The featured presenter for the workshop will be internationally recognized printmaker
Dennis McNutt who has shown in London, Berlin, Copenhagen and Milano, Italy as well as in
the US.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Application indicates marketing efforts will be targeted to audiences interested in the arts
and will include social media paid advertising, advertising on state-wide arts websites,
such as Glass Tire, and the CASP website.
• Applicant has a good plan in place for measuring tourism and room nights generated
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($1,800) will be towards the cost of
Professional Services (Artist Fees) and Supplies/Materials (Construction Materials)
1806-020 Charles Adams Studio Project
Sights and Sounds First Friday Art Trail @ CASP
Amount Requested: $7,200
Amount Recommended: $4,600
The Charles Adams Studio Project (CASP) requested $7,200 to assist with the costs associated
with the monthly presentation of artist demonstrations, exhibitions and live music that they
provide at their venue as a primary participating organization in the First Friday Art Trail. Funds
requested are to assist with the payment of artist fees, security, and promotion/publicity of the
performances held at their venue during First Friday.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Application indicates that grant funds would assist in bringing higher profile artists and
bands each month to their venue
• Application indicates regional marketing will be utilized, including the use of a video
produced by CASP, that will be used to further market the project
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($4,600) are to be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Artist Fees) an Promotion/Publicity
• Grant funds were considered for the 4ntire year -long program; future applications for this
timeframe may not be considered
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1806-021 Urban Tech/College of Architecture, TTU
A Celebration of Architecture: Blue Lapis Light
Amount Requested: $ 9,000
Amount Recommended: $ 5,850
Urban Tech/College of Architecture at Texas Tech University has requested $9,000 to assist with
artist fees and production costs for a performance by Blue Lapis Light which will take place
during the First Friday Art Trail on October 5, 2018. Blue Lapis Light, a site -specific aerial
dance company, will perform each hour of the First Friday Art Trail integrating images of Buddy
Holly Hall into the performance. In addition, the steel skeletal frame of Buddy Holly Hall will
be lit, literally giving an outline to the future, and will be visible from the performance site.
Committee Comments:
• Project has good artistic merit
• The application indicates that the production will offer a unique performance style rarely
seen in Lubbock
• Applicant has a good strategy for tracking tourism and room nights generated
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($5,850) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Performers/Production)
1806-022 Urban Tech/College of Architecture, TTU
A Celebration of Architecture: Buddy Holly Hall for the Performing
Arts and Sciences
Amount Requested: $16,000
Amount Recommended: $11,200
Urban Tech/College of Architecture at Texas Tech University has requested $16,000 to assist
with costs associated with an exhibition and lecture by the architects involved in the design and
construction of Buddy Holly Hall. The 51h & J Gallery will be transformed into an exhibition
featuring drawings and artifacts of the design process and materials for Buddy Holly Hall. The
exhibition will open September 7, 2018 in conjunction with the First Friday Art Trail and will
include performances by Ballet Lubbock and the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. The exhibit is
being designed by Terah Maher, an experienced exhibition designer, in collaboration with Larry
Simmons, neon artist and space fabricator.
Committee Comments:
• Project has good artistic merit
• Good collaboration with other arts groups, i.e. Ballet Lubbock, Lubbock Symphony
Orchestra and the Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Alliance
• Applicant has a good strategy for tracking tourism and room nights generated
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($11,200) will be used towards the cost o�
Professional Services (Exhibition Designer, Artist Fees), Facilities, Rentals,
Supplies/Materials, and/or Promotion/Publicity
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Civic Centers
First Cycle - Cultural Arts Grant Funding
June 2013 through June 2017
June
June
June
June
June
Organization
Project
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
TOTAL
American Wind Power Center
Windmill Museum Visitor's Guide Book
8,848
8,848
Art League of West Texas
Art League of West Texas Fall Show
450
400
850
Ballet Lubbock
The Nutcracker
8,000
9,000
9,000
9,000
6,500
41,500
Charles Adams Studio Project
Screenprint Workshop
1,700
1,700
Sight and Sounds First Friday Art Trail a CASP
3,600
3,600
7,200
Fiestas del Llano, Inc.
Fiestas Patrias Celebration "Grito de Dolores"
8,343
8,500
5,830
7,500
30,173
Flatlands Dance Theatre
Origin Stories: Exploring Ancestry through Dance
1,550
1,550
Friends of the Lubbock Public Library
40th Anniversary Celebration with Author Jessica Fellowes
4,500
4,500
Los Hermanos Familia
West Texas Latino Art Show and Dia de los Muertos Cele.
1,150
1,150
Lubbock -Arts -Alliance
Take in the Local Color Studio Tour
7,000
12,000
I2,500
12,500
6,600
50,600
Lubbock Cultural District Marketing
5.900
7.500
8,500
9,000
10,800
41.700
Lubbock -Con 2016
4,000
4.000
3rd Annual Scottish Ceilidh & Robert Burns Supper
3,750
4,000
7,750
Lubbock Chorale
Handel's Messiah: A Community Singalong
3,500
2,000
5,500
Lubbock Christian University
Sound of Music
9,000
9.000
The Boy Friend
9,000
9,000
Into the Woods
9,000
9,000
The Addams Family
6,000
6,000
Will Rogers Follies
7,000
7,000
Lubbock Community Theatre
Fall Season
6,500
7,000
7,000
8,000
4,600
33,100
Lubbock Moonlight Musicals
Moonlight Broadway
15,500
20,000
21,500
42,790
32,500
132,290
Dinner Theatre Series
14,000
16,000
30,000
Lubbock Roots Historical Arts Council
2nd Annual Caprock Jazz Festival
15,000
15,000
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks Concert Series
39,000
42,000
45,000
43,650
35,750
205,400
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
18,000
19,750
25,000
22,000
16,900
101,650
TTU International Cultural Center
Annual Robert Burns Supper
5,000
5,000
TTU Public Media - KTTZ-TV
24 Frames: Art and Music Events
25,000
25,000
TTU Public Media - KTTZ-FM
From the Top
10,000
10,000
TTU University Interscholastic League
One -Act Play Director's Workshop
4,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
3,575
22,575
TTU University Press
Lubbock Book Festival
8,125
8,125
Underwood Center for the Arts
First Friday Art Trail
12,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
10,400
64A00
Flatland Film Festival
11,000
11,500
8.700
31,200
Helen DeVitt Jones Clay Studio "Creative Workshops in Clay
6.000
6,000
West Texas Watercolor Society
Jean Haines Watercolor Workshop
1,800
1,800
Peggi Habets Workshop
1,750
1,750
Fall Membership Show
500
500
500
1,500
Winter Membership Show
600
600
Julie Schumer Watermedia Workshop
2,000
2,000
Robert Burridge Workshop
2,000
2,000
Jan Sitts Watercolor Workshop
1,500
I,500
146,200
196,593
194,700
222,720
187,698
947,911
City of Lubbock, Texas
Civic Centers
Second Cycle - Cultural Arts Grant Funding
January 2014 through January 2018
January
January
January
January
January
Organization
Project
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
TOTAL
All Saints Episcopal School of Lubbock
Private School Interscholastic Assn One -Act Play Competition
750
750
Art League of West Texas Foundation
Spring Show and/or Workshop
1,600
450
375
525
2,950
Ballet Lubbock
Spring Performance
5.725
5,658
7,500
6.350
7,500
32,733
Broadway Festivals, Inc.
4th on Broadway Celebration
25.000
29.200
37.600
35.115
35,115
162.030
Charles Adams Studio`s oject
Summer Celebration: Printmaking/Metal Workshops
1,500
1,500
Cindy Hughlett Music Ministry
Smallest Gifts Concert
5,000
7,500
12,500
Christ in the Arts of West Texas
Workshop and Performance
1,450
Each One Reach One
Youth Gospel Choir
15,000
8,700
23,700
Area Wide GospelFest
11,200
15,413
12,000
38,613
Flatlands Dance Theatre
Spring Peformance
1,550
Flatlands Productions/Cactus Kids Theatrical Co
Musical Production
11,000
11,000
22,000
Lubbock Arts Alliance
Lubbock Arts Festival
28.000
24,200
34,250
36,000
39.500
161,950
The Maines Bros: Live in the Cultural Dist
14,500
18,617
15,000
48,117
Riyaaz Qawwali @ Lubbock Arts Festival
4,200
4.200
Lubbock Centro Aztlan/Ballet Folklorico Aztlan
Viva Aztlan Festival
5.400
7,200
9.000
5.000
6.681
33.281
Lubbock Christian University
LCU/Wayland Baptist Combined Choir Concert
2.400
5.000
7.400
Lubbock Community Theatre
Spring Season
3,600
6,700
9,150
6,000
6,000
31,450
Lubbock Moonlight Musicals
Summer Season
25,000
23,200
34,000
26,500
28,000
136,700
Spring Musical Production
19,200
19,200
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
No. American Saxophone Alliance Conf - Featured Concert
7,500
7,500
Medieval & Renaissance Studies Center, TTU
Symposium
2,850
Science Spectrum
Exhibits
2,500
2,500
TTU College of Architecture
Urban Stage
15,000
15,000
TTU University Interscholastic League
Workshop/Area-Regional Competition -High School Students
5.000
5,000
7,150
6,000
6,500
29,650
UIL Summer Theatre Camp
5,500
6,000
9,000
6,000
8,500
35,000
Underwood Center for the Arts
Flatland Film Program (entire year)
10,500
10,500
Exhibition
13,500
15,025
28,525
Latino Arts And Culture Festival
10,350
10,350
West Texas Watercolor -Society
Spring Show
800
800
750
650
700
3,700
40th Annual Exhibition Western Federation of Watercolor Soc.
6.700
6,700
$ 159,525 $ 177,658 $ 193,392 $ 173,903 $ 189,871 894,349
City of Lubbock, Texas
Civic Centers
Cultural Arts Grant Funding
June 2013 through January 2018
June
January
June
January
June
January
June
January
June
January
Organization
Project
2013
2014
2014
2015
2015
2016
2016
2017
2017
2018
TOTAL
All Saints Episcopal School/Lubbock
Private School Interscholastic One -Act Play Comp
750
750
American Wind Power Center
Windmill Museum Visitor's Guide Book
8,848
8,848
Art League of West Texas
Fall/Spring Shows and Workshop
1,600
450
450
375
400
525
3,800
Ballet Lubbock
The Nutcracker
8,000
9,000
9,000
9,000
6,500
41,500
Spring Performance
5,725
5,658
7,500
6,350
7,500
31,233
Broadway Festivals, Inc.
4th on Broadway Celebration
25,000
29,200
37,600
35,115
35,115
148,115
Charles Adams Studio Project
Printmaking/Metal Workshops
1,500
1,700
4,940
Sight and Sounds First Friday Art Trail Q CASP
3,600
3,600
Cindy 1-lughlett Music Ministry
Concert
5,000
7,500
5,000
Christ in the Arts of West Texas
Workshop and Performance
1,450
Each One Reach One
Gospel Concerts
15,000
19,900
15,413
12,000
50,313
Fiestas del Llano, Inc.
Fiestas Patrias Celebration
8,343
8,500
5,830
7,500
30,173
Flatlands Dance Theatre
Spring/Fall Performances
1,550
1,550
1,550
Flatlands Prod/Cactus Kids Theatrical
Musical Production
11,000
11,000
21,000
Friends of the Lubbock Public Library
40dr Anniversary wth Author Jessica Fellowes
4,500
4,500
Los Hemranos Familia
West Texas Latino Art Show
1,150
1,150
Lubbock Arts Alliance
Take in the Local Color Studio Tour
7,000
12,000
12,500
12,500
6,600
50,600
Lubbock Arts Festival
28,000
24,200
34,250
36,000
39,500
145,623
Lubbock Cultural District Marketing
5,900
7,500
8,500
9,000
10,800
41,700
Riyaaz Qawwali a Lubbock Arts Festival
4,200
4,200
The Maines Bros. Band - Live in Lubbock's Cultural
District
14,500
18,617
15,000
59,117
Lubbock -Con 2016
4,000
4,000
3rd Annual Scottish Ceilidh/Robert Burns Supper
3,750
4,000
7,750
Lubbock Centro Azilan
Viva Aztlan Festival
5,400
7,200
9,000
5,000
6,681
31,100
Lubbock Chorale
Handel's Messiah: A Community Singalong
3,500
2,000
5,500
Lubbock Christian University
LCU/Wayland Baptist Combined Choir Concert
2,400
5,000
7,400
LCU Theatre Spring Musical Productions
7,000
9,000
9,000
9,000
6,000
40,000
Lubbock Community Theatre
Fall Season
6,500
7,000
7,000
8,000
4,600
33,100
Spring Season
3,600
6,700
9,150
6,000
6,000
28,950
Lubbock Moonlight Musicals
Summer Season
25,000
23,200
34,000
26,500
28,000
128,100
Dinner Theatre Series
14,000
16,000
30,000
Moonlight Broadway
15,500
20,000
19,200
21,500
42,790
32,500
151,490
Lubbock Roots Historical Arts Council
2nd Annual Caproek Jazz Festival
15,000
15,000
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks Concert Series
39,000
42,000
45,000
43,650
35,750
205,400
No American Saxophone Conference Concert
7,500
7,500
Medrval & Renaissance Studies, TTU
Symposium
2,850
National Cowboy Symposium & Cele
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
18,000
19,750
25,000
22,000
16,900
101,650
Science Spectrum
Exhibitions
2,500
6,000
TTU College of Architecture
Urban Stage
15,000
15,000
TTU Office of International Affairs
Annual Robert Burns Supper
5,000
5,000
TTU Public Media - KTTZ-TV
24 Frames: Art and Music Events
25,000
25,000
TTU Public Media - KTTZ-FM
From the Top
10,000
10,000
TTU University Interscholastic League
Workshop/Area-Regional Competition -High School
Students
5,000
5,000
7,150
6,000
6,500
27,750
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One -Act Play Director's workshop
4,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
3,575
22,575
UIL Summer Theatre Camp
5,500
6,000
9,000
6,000
8,500
31,500
TTU University Press
Lubbock Book Festival
8,125
8,125
Underwood Center for the Arts
First Friday Art Trail
12,000
14,000
I4,000
14,000
10,400
64,400
Flatland Film Festival
11,000
11,500
8,700
31,200
Flalland Film Program (entire year)
8,700
Clay Workshops
6,000
10,500
16,500
Exhibition
13,500
15,025
13,500
Latino Arts and Culture Festival
10,350
10,350
West Texas Watercolor Society
Watercolor Show/Workshops
1,800
800
800
500
750
500
650
1,100
700
7,700
Workshops
1,500
2,000
1,750
2,000
7,250
40th Annual Exhibition Watercolor Societies
6,700
6,700
$ 146,200 $
159,525 $
196,593 $
177,658 $
194,700 $
193,392 $
219,120 $
173,903 $
187,698 $
189.871
1,771,902