HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2015-R0226 - Approve Cultural Arts Grant Program FY2015 - 07_09_2015Resolution No. 2015-RO226
Item No. 6.7
July 9, 2015
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 2015 Cultural Arts Grant Program using Hotel
Occupancy Tax funds allocated for FY 2014-2015.
Passed by the City Council on July 9, 2015
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art • culture • entertainment
June 23, 2015
Mr. Freddy Chavez
Director
Lubbock Memorial Civic Center
City Bank Auditorium -Coliseum
1501 Mac Davis Lane
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Dear Mr. Chavez,
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 2015. This recommendation
was presented to the entire Civic Lubbock, Inc. Board of Directors on June 22, 2015 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 Hotel Occupancy Tax allocated for the 2015 Cultural Arts Grant Program provided for
$380,150.06 to be granted over two granting cycles. In addition, interest earned ($784.89) and
returned/unused grant funds from the 2014 Cultural Arts Grant Program ($7,157.20) are
available for the 2015 program, making the amount designated for the 2015 Cultural Arts Grant
Program a total of $388,092.15. 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 will be available for the 2015 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:
Dr. Donald Haragan, CLI Board of Directors and Chair of the Grant Review Committee
Dr. Idris Traylor, CLI Board of Directors
Jake Seideman, CLI Board of Directors
Martha Ann McDonald, Member -at -Large appointed by City Council
Emily Wilkinson, Member -at -Large appointed by City Council
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Mr. Freddy Chavez
June 22, 2015
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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 April 28, 2015 for organizations wishing to
apply for a Cultural Arts Grant. Included among the workshop presenters were representatives
from the Lubbock Hotel -Motel Association and 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 8, 2015. Seventeen applications were received for this first grant (June
2015) funding cycle. All seventeen applications are recommended for full or partial funding. The
total amount of funding requested for this grant cycle was $225,450.00 of which $194,700.00 is
recommended for funding from the City of Lubbock Cultural Arts Grant Program. The amount
recommended for Cycle 1 represents 50% of the Hotel Occupancy Tax and interest available for
the 2015 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 $194,700.00 as recommended by the
Cultural Arts Grant Review Committee and approved by the Civic Lubbock, Inc Board.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Massengale
President
Civic Lubbock, Inc.
Attachments
City of Lubbock/Civic Lubbock, Inc. Cultural Arts Grant Program
June 2015 -1st Cycle Grant Recommendations
July 9, 2015
Grant No. Organization
1506-001 Ballet Lubbock
1506-002 Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
1506-003 Lubbock Christian University Theatre
1506-004 Lubbock Community Theatre, Inc.
1506-005 KTTZ-FM Texas Tech Public Radio
1506-006 University Interscholastic League, TTU
1506-007 Art League of West Texas Foundation
1506-008 West Texas Watercolor Society
1506-009 National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration, Inc.
1506-010 Lubbock Arts Alliance, Inc.
1506-011 Lubbock Arts Alliance, Inc.
1506-012 Lubbock Arts Alliance/Panhandle Pop Culture Ventures
1506-013 Lubbock Arts Alliance/Robert Burns Society of Lubbock
1506-014 Underwood Center for the Arts
1506-015 Fiestas del Llano, Inc.
1506-016 Lubbock Moonlight Musicals, Inc.
1506-017 Underwood Center for the Arts
Pro sect
The Nutcracker 2015
Masterworks Season, Holiday Messiah & Beatles Trib-Classical Mystery Tour
LCU Theatre presents The Boy Friend
Lubbock Community Theatre 2015-2016 Fall Season
From the Top
UIL One -Act Play Director's Workshop
Art League of West Texas Foundation 2015 Fall Show
West Texas Watercolor Society 2015 Fall Membership Show
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
2015 Lubbock Cultural District Marketing
19th Annual Take in the Local Color! Lubbock's Artist Studio Tour
Lubbock -Con 2016
3rd Annual Scottish Ceilidh & Robert Bums Supper
Flatland Film Festival
Fiestas Patrias 2015
Moonlight Broadway - Cinderella
First Friday Art Trail
TOTAL
NOTE: Funding for 2015 Cultural Arts Grant Program:
City of Lubbock - Hotel Occupancy Tax allocation budgeted
Interest earned on 2013 funds not yet allocated as of 3/31/15
Interest earned on 2014 funds not yet allocated as of 3/31/15
Carry over from 2014 CAG funds - grant funds returned/not used
Total available for 2015 CAG Program
Requested Recommended
$ 10,000 $
9,000
50,000
45,000
12,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
12,000
10,000
6,000
5,000
450
450
500
500
28,000
25,000
10,000
8,500
15,000
12,500
5,000
4,000
5,000
3,750
12,500
11,000
10,000
8,500
25,000
21,500
16,000
14,000
$ 225,450 $ 194,700
$ 380,150.06
76.02
708.87
7,157.20
$ 388,092.15
Cultural Arts Grant Review Committee
Recommendations
June 2015 —1st Granting Cycle
1506-001 Ballet Lubbock
The Nutcracker 2015
Amount Requested: $10,000
Amount Recommended: $ 9,000
Ballet Lubbock requested $10,000 to assist with advertising and promotion of The
Nutcracker which will be performed December 9-13, 2015 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic
Center. The production will feature over 150 local dancers as well as 45 musicians in the
live Nutcracker Symphony Orchestra. 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 as well as the use of online event calendars
• Applicant plans to partner with a local hotel
• Application indicates strong 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 ($9,000) will be used towards the cost of
Promotion/Publicity
1506-002 Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
2015/2016 Classical Masterworks Season, Holiday -Messiah & A
Tribute to the Beatles: Classical Mystery Tour
Amount Requested: $50,000
Amount Recommended: $45,000
The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra requested $50,000 to assist with musician fees and guest
artist fees associated with the presentation of the 2015/2016 Classical Masterworks Season,
Holiday Concert featuring Handel's classical masterpiece Messiah, and the return of the
popular A Tribute to the Beatles: Classical Mystery Tour. The theme for the 2015/2016
season is entitled "Genesis." The Holiday Concert will be a collaborative effort with the
Broadway Church of Christ. Performances will be held on various weekends beginning in
September of 2015 and ending in May of 2016.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Application indicates strong foundation and corporate support
• Application indicates a good history of generating tourism and room nights;
attendance figures have grown steadily over the past three years
• The collaborative effort with Broadway Church of Christ creates the potential to
reach new audiences
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($45,000) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Musician Fees and Guest Artist Fees)
• Grant funds were considered for the entire season; future applications for the
Masterworks Season may not be considered
1506-003 Lubbock Christian University Theatre
LCU Theatre presents The Boy Friend
Amount Requested: $12,000
Amount Recommended: $ 9,000
The Theatre area within the Community/Fine Arts Department of Lubbock Christian
University requested $12,000 for costume rental and orchestra musician fees for the musical
production of The Boy Friend scheduled for October 1-3, 2015. 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 musicians. The production will require the
rental of at least 100 costumes.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• 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
and in 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 generate room nights
• Application indicates a good plan to track tourism
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($9,000) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Orchestra Musicians) and Rentals (Costumes)
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1506-004 Lubbock Community Theatre, Inc.
Lubbock Community Theatre 2015-2016 Fall Season
Amount Requested: $ 8,000
Amount Recommended: $ 7,000
The Lubbock Community Theatre requested $8,000 to assist with promotion/publicity
expenditures associated with the presentation of their Fall Season of plays. The productions
will include 5 Men Wearing the Same Dress, The Boys Next Door, and Ruthless! The
Musical. An annual Christmas production, which will cast both youth and adult performers,
will also be presented. All performances will take place at the Boston Avenue Theatre,
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Application indicates 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 as well as social media
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($7,000) will be used towards the cost of
Promotion/Publicity
1506-005 KTTZ-FM Texas Tech Public Radio
From the Top
Amount Requested: $12,000
Amount Recommended: $10,000
KTTZ-FM Texas Tech Public Radio requested $12,000 to assist with promotion/publicity
expenditures associated with bringing in the nationally syndicated musical program From
the Top on February 27, 2016 at the Texas Tech Allen Theatre. The program, which will be
taped live and broadcast on 225 national public radio stations, is an entertaining, accessible,
and often inspirational mix of outstanding musical performances, informal interviews, skits
and games that celebrate extraordinary young musicians. The goal is to find young talented
classical musicians, locally and nationally, to perform at the event.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Application indicates a very good plan for advertising outside the Lubbock area
• Good collaboration on the project; applicant will be working with the Lubbock
Symphony Orchestra, Youth Orchestras of Lubbock, TTU School of Music, All
Saints Episcopal School and LISD on this project
• The application indicates that the last two times this event was brought to Lubbock
(2002 and 2008), the performances sold out
• Applicant has a good plan in place for tracking tourism and room nights generated
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($10,000) will be used towards the cost of
Promotion/Publicity
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1506-006 University Interscholastic League — TTU
UIL One -Act Play Director's Workshop
Amount Requested: $ 6,000
Amount Recommended: $ 5,000
The University Interscholastic League requested $6,000 to assist with costs associated with
the UIL One -Act Play Director's Workshop that will be held October 9-10, 2015. 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. The
funds requested are to cover guest presenter fees, state director/judging panelists, class
instructors, and demonstration materials.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic and educational merit
• Applicant plans to partner with a local hotel
• To further support the educational merit of the project, the participants will attend a
performance of You Can't Take It With You at the Texas Tech Maedgen Theatre and
will participate in a Q&A session with the production's Director after the
performance
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($5,000) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services - Guest Presenters, State Director/Judging Panelists, Class
Instructors, and/or Presentation Materials
1506-007 Art League of West Texas Foundation
Art League of West Texas Foundation 2015 Fall Show
Amount Requested: $ 450
Amount Recommended: $ 450
The Art League of West Texas Foundation requested $450 to assist with costs associated
with their Fall Show which will be held September 15-October 31, 2015 at the Legacy
Events Center. The Art League of West Texas Foundation supports artists of 2D and 3D
artistic media. The judge for the show will be Ms. Maureen Muhlbauer, Professor of Art at
Eastern New Mexico University.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong 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 for tracking tourism and room nights generated
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($450) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Judge) and Other (Artist Awards)
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1506-008 West Texas Watercolor Society
West Texas Watercolor Society 2015 Fall Membership Show
Amou,pt Requested: $ 500
Amount Recommended: $ 500
The West Texas Watercolor Society requested $500 to assist with costs associated with the
presentation of their Fall Membership Show at the Underwood Center for the Arts. The
show will run from October 2 through October 31, 2015 and will include a First Friday
event on October 2nd. Exhibiting artists will be encouraged to attend the First Friday event
to interact with the public.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• The artists exhibiting in the Fall Show will gain goo
the First Friday Art Trail at the Underwood Center
displayed at the Center during the month -long exhibit
• Applicant has a good marketing plan in place; plans
various online tourism websites and calendars
d exposure by participating in
as well as having their work
to promote the show through
• Applicant has a good plan in place for tracking tourism and room nights generated
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($500) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Judge) and Other (Artist Awards)
1506-009 National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration, Inc.
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
Amount Requested: $28,000
Amount Recommended: $25,000
The National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration requested $28,000 to assist with the cost
of producing the 27th Annual Cowboy Symposium and Celebration to be held on September
11-13, 2015 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The requested funds would be used for
performer/presenter fees, technical stagehand fees and to advertise and promote the event
nationally and regionally. Over 75 performers and participants (poets, musicians,
storytellers, panelists, chuck wagon cooks, and special presenters) will appear at the 2015
Celebration. Other planned activities include a Youth Wild West Day and featured sessions
on how the Scottish and Irish cultures influenced the American West's music, food, and
history. Texas State Historian, Bill O'Neal, will also be featured at the 2015 event.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic and cultural merit
• Project generally has a good history of generating tourism and room nights
• Organization has good foundation and corporate support
• Applicant plans to partner with two local hotels
• Application indicates a very strong marketing plan, both regionally and nationally;
• Applicant has a good plan for tracking tourism and room nights
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• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($25,000) will be used towards the cost of
Promotion/Publicity and Professional Services (Artist Fees/Technical Stagehand
Fees)
1506-010 Lubbock Arts Alliance
2015 Lubbock Cultural District Marketing
Amount Requested: $10,000
Amount Recommended: $ 8,500
The Lubbock Arts Alliance requested $10,000 to assist with the marketing of Lubbock's
Cultural District. These marketing efforts include the continued online presence of dedicated
websites, weekly email blasts about the facilities and activities in the Cultural District, and
the use of social media such as Facebook. Other marketing includes advertisements in the
LCVB Visitor's Guide which are distributed throughout the region as well local hotels and
the airport; cooperative ads in Texas Monthly and Texas Highways; and an APP for IPhone
and Android. Business size cards are being developed to promote the new
lubbockculturalcalender.org website, complete with APP information and a QR tag. The
cards will be placed at local restaurants, hotels and attractions.
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 marketing plan outside then local area
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($8,500) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services and/or Promotion/Publicity
1506-011 Lubbock Arts Alliance, Inc.
1911 Annual Take in the Local Color! Lubbock's Artist Studio
Tour
Amount Requested: $15,000
Amount Recommended: $12,500
The Lubbock Arts Alliance requested $15,000 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 14-15, 2015. The goals of the project are to: provide
community awareness and education in the visual arts; offer a venue for local artists to
showcase 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, over 49
Lubbock County artists were showcased at 10 studio locations. Artists will display original
art to include painting, drawing, pottery, fiber, jewelry, glass, leather, wood and sculpture.
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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 Lubbock region
• Project historically has very good attendance; application indicates that tourists from
throughout Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Illinois attended last year's event;
good tracking methods are in place to determine out of town attendees and room
nights generated
• Application indicates strong foundation support
• Applicant will be working with Visit Lubbock to disseminate information on the
Studio Tour through their tourism contacts
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($12,500) will be used towards the cost of
Promotion/Publicity and Professional Services (Graphic/Designer/Photographer/
Website Designer)
1506-012 Lubbock Arts Alliance, Inc/Panhandle Pop Culture Ventures
Lubbock -Con 2016
Amount Requested: $ 5,000
Amount Recommended: $ 4,000
The Lubbock Arts Alliance requested $5,000 to assist with facility rental and decorator fees
associated with Lubbock -Con 2016 which will be held at the Lubbock Memorial Civic
Center on February 20, 2016. The Lubbock Arts Alliance is partnering with Panhandle Pop
Culture Ventures and assisting with the event. The pop culture convention will feature
alternative art, panel discussions with comic book artists and fantasy fiction writers, gamer
development and demonstrations, costume and makeup workshops, podcast and filmmaker
presentations, and alternative performances. Lubbock-Con's mission is to promote literacy
through the mediums of comic books, film and related pop culture media.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic and educational merit; unique first-time event
• Application indicates an estimated attendance of 2,000-3,000; a similar event held in
Odessa drew 4,000 attendees
• Since this is a first time event, there is no history of room nights generated; however,
applicant expects artists and vendors from Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and San
Antonio as well as out-of-state participants from California, Oklahoma and New
Mexico
• Application indicates a good method for tracking out of town attendees and room
nights generated through ticket sales as well as vendor and guest registrations by
Visit Lubbock
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• Funds awarded to the Arts Alliance are to be expended directly by the Arts Alliance
for the expenditures covered by the grant
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($4,000) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Event Setup/Decorator Fees) and/or Facility Rental
1506-013 Lubbock Arts Alliance, Inc/Robert Burns Society of Lubbock
311 Annual Scottish Ceilidh and Robert Burns Supper
Amount Requested: $ 5,000
Amount Recommended: $ 3,750
The Lubbock Arts Alliance requested $5,000 to assist artist fees, promotion/publicity and
supplies for the 3`d Annual Scottish Ceilidh and Robert Burns Supper to be held on January
23, 2016 at the Texas Tech Club. The Robert Burns Society of Lubbock will be assisting in
promoting the event. This celebration highlights the Scottish heritage and the living legacy
of Poet Laureate, Robert Burns, and is open to the general public. Activities will include
demonstrations of Scottish Country Dancing, readings from the poems of Robert Burns,
lecture on the history of the Burns Supper, and a concert by noted Texas -born bagpiper, EJ
Jones. Burns Suppers are most common in Scotland and Ireland, however, there has been a
surge in Burns' Night celebrations in the U.S.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic and cultural merit
• Application indicates that attendance increased 100% between the first and second
year
• Applicant plans to partner with a local hotel
• Application indicates a good marketing plan for generating tourism outside the
Lubbock area; The Robert Burns Society will promote the event to their contacts at
the Texas Scottish Festival in Arlington, Salado Highland Games, Clan Douglas
Society in Boerne, North Texas Caledonian Pipes and Drums in Dallas and Midland
Scottish -Irish Faire and Highland Games, all of which have devout followers and
considerable tourism draws
• Application indicates a good method for tracking out of town attendees and room
nights generated
• Funds awarded to the Arts Alliance are to be expended directly by the Arts Alliance
for the expenditures covered by the grant
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($3,750) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Performer Fees), Supplies/Materials (Haggis, Signage,
Banners) and/or Advertising and Promotion
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1506-014 Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts
Flatland Film Festival
Amount Requested: $12,500
Amount Recommended: $11,000
The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts requested $12,500 to assist with costs
associated with producing the 2015 Flatland Film Festival. Highlights of the Festival include
independent shorts by filmmakers selected through a competitive call for entries, the 5ch
Annual Kids' Film Fest, the classic cult film "Nosferatu" with newly composed live music;
an award winning documentary, "Barge" with an appearance by its Austin -based Director,
Ben Powell; and "Unspoken", a documentary by Selasi Kudowor and students from TTU's
Mass Communications Department. The Festival will take place October 15-17, 2015 at
venues on the Underwood Center campus and the Alamo Drafthouse.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Application indicates a good marketing plan for the region, however applicant is
encouraged in the future to provide a bit more detail on marketing efforts proposed
outside the region
• Applicant plans to partner with a local hotel
• Application indicates good attendance and tourism numbers over the last three years
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($11,000) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Speaker Stipend, Graphic Design, Videographer) and
Promotion/Publicity
1506-015 Fiestas del Llano, Inc.
Fiestas Patrias 2015
Amount Requested: $10,000
Amount Recommended: $ 8,500
Fiestas del Llano requested $10,000 to assist with costs associated with Fiestas Patrias 2015
which will take place on September 12, 2015 at Club Pink. Additional events planned
include the Reina Hispana de Lubbock on September llth and the traditional Grito
Ceremony on September 15th. Fiestas Patrias celebrates Hispanic history, music, art and
culture on the South Plains and strives to maintain cultural purity in music, dance, and art as
well as present currently popular Hispanic music. Funds requested are to assist with
performance fees for the headliner acts Massore and La Mafia.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong cultural components, including music and dance
• Application indicates strong in -kind support from local and area media; applicant
plans to promote the project through the Visit Lubbock website, the venue's website,
social media and through press releases sent to newspapers in Midland/Odessa,
Amarillo and Eastern New Mexico
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• The project provides an after -game cultural entertainment option for visitors
attending the Texas Tech/UTEP football game; applicant plans to promote the event
to those potential visitors
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($8,500) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services — Headliner Performances
1506-016 Lubbock Moonlight Musicals, Inc.
Midnight Broadway - Cinderella
Amount Requested: $25,000
Amount Recommended: $21,500
Lubbock Moonlight Musicals requested $25,000 to assist with costs associated with the
professional presentation of the musical Cinderella by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The
performances will be presented at the Lubbock Memorial Center Theater on November 19-
22, 2015. Cinderella will be produced in cooperation of the Junior League of Lubbock, the
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and Texas Tech Music Theatre and Dance. The production
will feature the professional direction and choreography of Monroe Moore.
Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Good collaborative effort with other local organizations
• Application indicates good attendance and tourism numbers for the last three musical
productions
• Applicant is encouraged to consider more promotion/publicity outside the Lubbock
area as well as the use of tourism websites.
• Applicant has a good plan in place for tracking tourism numbers
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($21,500) will be used towards the cost of
Professional Services (Professional Actors, Orchestra Musicians and Costumers)
1506-017 Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts
First Friday Art Trail
Amount Requested: $16,000
Amount Recommended: $14,000
The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts requested $16,000 to fund marketing
efforts and shuttle transportation to and from the various downtown venues for the First
Friday Art Trail, The event will be held monthly from September of 2015 through August of
2016 and is free to the public. Now in its tenth year, this premier cultural event presents a
wide variety of genres of visual and performing arts in seventeen venues. Partner venues
include galleries, museums, nonprofit arts organizations, businesses and artists' studios.
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Committee Comments:
• Project has strong artistic merit
• Event continues to grow each year; Over 42,000 individuals attended the Art Trail in
2014, which is up by about 3,900 over the prior year
• Project creates great exposure for the venues and the artists
• Application indicates a good marketing plan for advertising outside the region
• The Committee encourages the applicant to proofread their application a bit more
prior to submitting; The Committee does understand, however, that this year was
challenging with the staff transitions taking place
• Cultural Arts Grant funds recommended ($14,000) will be used towards the cost of
Promotion and Publicity
• Grant funds were considered for the entire year -long program; future applications for
this time frame may not be considered
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City of Lubbock, Texas
Civic Centers
First Cycle - Cultural Arts Grant Funding
June 2010 through June 2014
Amount Awarded
June
June
June
June
June
Organization
Project
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
TOTAL
American Wind Power Center
History of the American Windmill Mural Project
5,000
5,000
Flowerdew Hundred Post Mill Documentary
15,000
15,000
Ballet Lubbock
The Nutcracker
6,500
6,500
7,500
8,000
9,000
37,500
Fall Performance
1,400
1,400
Broadway Festivals, Inc.
Street Dance
10,000
10,000
Fiestas del Llano, Inc.
Fiestas Patrias Celebration "Grito de Dolores"
4,700
12,000
12,000
28,700
Heavenly Productions
It's Not Over .... Yet
5,000
-
5,000
Lubbock Arts Alliance
Take in the Local Color Studio Tour
7,000
7,000
9,000
7,000
12,000
42,000
Lubbock Cultural District Marketing
5,000
5,900
7,500
18,400
Lubbock Christian University
Sound of Music
9,000
9,000
Carousel
3,000
3,000
Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
3,000
3,000
Meredith Willson's The Music Man
7,500
7,500
Will Rogers Follies
7,000
7,000
Master Follies
2,500
2,500
Lubbock Community Theatre
Fall Season
7,000
4,000
6,000
6,500
7,000
30,500
Lubbock Moonlight Musicals
"White Christmas" Dinner Theatre
7,000
7,000
Dinner Theatre Series
20,000
20,000
14,000
16,000
70,000
"Les Miserables"
15,500
15,500
"CATS!" by Andrew Lloyd Webber
20,000
20,000
Lubbock Roots Historical Arts Council
Arts Roast ofTJ Patterson
1,500
1,500
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
Lubbock Youth Symphony
8,000
8,000
Masterworks Concert Series
30,000
30,000
37,500
39,000
42,000
178,500
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
15,000
15,000
16,000
18,000
19,750
83,750
Science Spectrum
Da Vinci - The Genius, An Exhibition of Science and Art
6,000
6,000
TTU Public Media - KTTZ-TV
24 Frames: Art and Music Events
25,000
25,000
TTU University Interscholastic League
One -Act Play Director's Workshop
3,000
2,500
3,500
4,000
5,000
18,000
Underwood Center for the Arts
First Friday Art Trail
9,000
10,000
14,000
12,000
14,000
59,000
Flatland Film Festival
3,250
3,250
Helen Devitt Jones Clay Studio "Creative Workshops in Clay
6,000
6,000
West Texas Watercolor Society
Jean Haines Watercolor Workshop
3,000
1,800
4,800
Julie Schumer Watermedia Workshop
2,000
2,000
Jan Sitts Watercolor Workshop
1,500
1,500
125,150
127,700
136,000
146,200
200,250
735,300
City of Lubbock, Texas
Civic Centers
Second Cycle - Cultural Arts Grant Funding
January 2011 through January 2015
January
January
January
January
January
Organization
Project
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
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
2,050
Ballet Lubbock
Spring Performance
1,500
4,000
6,000
5,725
5,658
22,883
Broadway Festivals, Inc.
4th on Broadway Celebration
25,000
23,800
21,200
25,000
29,200
124,200
Cindy Hughlett Music Ministries
Concert
3,500
3,500
Charles Adams Studio Project
Summer Celebration: Printmaking/Metal Workshops
1,740
1,500
3,240
Each One Reach One
Youth Gospel Choir
15,000
8,700
23,700
Area Wide GospelFest
11,200
11,200
Flatlands Productions/Cactus Kids Theatrical Co
Musical Production
10,000
11,000
21,000
Lubbock Arts Alliance
Lubbock Arts Festival
27,000
25,000
23,173
28,000
24,200
127,373
The Maines Bros: Live in the Cultural Dist
7,500
11,000
14,500
33,000
Lubbock Cultural District Marketing
4,437
4,437
Riyaaz Qawwali @ Lubbock Arts Festival
4,200
4,200
Lubbock Centro Aztlan/Ballet Folklorico Aztlan
Viva Aztlan Festival
6,000
4,365
4,500
5,400
7,200
27,465
Lubbock Christian University
LCU/Wayland Baptist Combined Choir Concert
2,000
2,400
4,400
Lubbock Community Theatre
Spring Season
4,029
4,003
3,500
3,600
6,700
21,832
Lubbock Moonlight Musicals
Summer Season
27,000
23,300
19,400
25,000
23,200
117,900
Spring Musical Production
19,200
19,200
Science Spectrum
Exhibits
3,500
2,500
6,000
TTU College of Architecture
Urban Stage
15,000
15,000
TTU - Museum Association
Lubbock Museums: Celebrating Our Heros
6,500
6,500
TTU University Interscholastic League
Workshop/Area-Regional Competition -High School Students
5,200
5,000
4,600
5,000
5,000
24,800
U I L Summer Theatre Camp
6,000
4,475
5,000
5,500
6,000
26,975
Underwood Center for the Arts
Flatland Film Program (entire year)
8,250
10,000
8,700
10,500
37,450
West Texas Watercolor Society
Spring Show
800
800
800
2,400
40th Annual Exhibition Western Federation of Watercolor Soc.
6,700
6,700
$ 117,479
$ 116,880
$ 123,113
$ 159,525
$ 181,158
698,155
City of Lubbock, Texas
Civic Centers
Cultural Arts Grant Funding
June 2010 through January 2015
June
January
June
January
June
January
June
January
June
January
Organization
Project
2010
2011
2011
2012
2012
2013
2013
2014
2014
2015
TOTAL
American Wind Power Center
History of the American Windmill Mural Project
5,000
5,000
Flowerdew Hundred Post Mill Documentary
15,000
15,000
All Saints Episcopal School/Lubbock
Private School Interscholastic One -Act Play Comp
750
750
Art League of West Texas
Spring Show and Workshop
1,600
450
2,050
Ballet Lubbock
The Nutcracker
6,500
6,500
7,500
8,000
9,000
37,500
Spring Performance
1,500
4,000
6,000
5,725
5,659
22,883
Fall Performance
1,400
1,400
Broadway Festivals, Inc.
4th on Broadway Celebration
25,000
23,800
21,200
25,000
29,200
124,200
Street Dance
10,000
10,000
Charles Adams Studio Project
Printmaking/Metal Workshops
1,740
1,500
3,240
Cindy Hughlett Music Ministry
Concert
3,500
3,500
Each One Reach One
Gospel Concerts
15,000
19,900
34,900
Fiestas del Llano, Inc.
Fiestas Patrias Celebration
4,700
12,000
12,000
29,700
Flatlands Prod/Cactus Kids Theatrical
Musical Production
10,000
11,000
21,000
Heavenly Productions
It's Not Over .... Yet
5,000
5,000
Lubbock Arts Alliance
Take in the Local Color Studio Tour
7,000
7,000
9,000
7,000
12,000
42,000
Lubbock Arts Festival
27,000
25,000
23,173
28,000
24,200
127,373
Lubbock Cultural District Marketing
5,000
4,437
5,900
7,500
22,837
Riyaaz Qawwali @ Lubbock Arts Festival
4,200
4,200
The Maines Bros. Band - Live in Lubbock's Cultural
7,500
11,000
14,500
33,000
Lubbock Centro Aztlan
Viva Aztlan Festival
6,000
4,365
4,500
5,400
7,200
27,465
Lubbock Christian University
LCU/Wayland Baptist Combined Choir Concert
2,000
2,400
4,400
LCU Theatre Spring Musical Productions
3,000
3,000
7,500
7,000
9,000
29,500
Master Follies
2,500
2,500
Lubbock Community Theatre
Fall Season
7,000
4,000
6,000
6,500
7,000
30,500
Spring Season
4,029
4,003
3,500
3,600
6,700
21,832
Lubbock Moonlight Musicals
Summer Season
27,000
23,300
19,400
25,000
23.200
117,900
Dinner Theatre Series
7,000
20,000
20,000
14,000
16,000
77,000
Fall Musical Production
15,500
20,000
35,500
Spring Musical Production
19,200
19,200
Lubbock Roots Historical Arts Council
Arts Roast of TJ Patterson
1,500
1,500
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
Lubbock Youth Symphony
8,000
8,000
Masterworks Concert Series
30,000
30,000
37,500
39,000
42,000
178,500
Museum of Texas Tech Association
Lubbock Museums: Celebrating Our Heros
6,500
6,500
National Cowboy Symposium & Cele
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
15,000
15,000
16,000
I8,000
19,750
83,750
Science Spectrum
Exhibitions
6,000
3,500
2,500
12,000
TTU College of Architecture
Urban Stage
15,000
15,000
TTU Public Media - KTTZ-TV
24 Frames: Art and Music Events
25,000
25,000
TTU University Interscholastic League
Workshop/Area-Regional Competition -High School
5,200
5,000
4,600
5,000
5,000
24,800
One -Act Play Director's workshop
3,000
2,500
3,500
4,000
5,000
18,000
UIL Summer Theatre Camp
6,000
4,475
5,000
5,500
6,000
26,975
Underwood Center for the Arts
First Friday Art Trail
9,000
10,000
14,000
12,000
14,000
59,000
Flatland Film Festival
3,250
3,250
Flatland Film Program (entire year)
8,250
10,000
8,700
26,950
Clay Workshops
6,000
10,500
16,500
West Texas Watercolor Society
Watercolor Show/Workshops
3,000
800
1,800
800
800
7,200
Workshops
1,500
2,000
3,500
40th Annual Exhibition Watercolor Societies
6,700
6.700
$
125,150
$ 117,479
$ 127,700
$ 116,880
$ 136,000
$ 123,113
$ 146,200
$ 159,525
$ 200,250
$ 181,158
1,433,455