Item 07 - Staff briefing on the Cultural Arts Funding Programs by Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor — original pdf

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Cultural Arts Funding Update Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor Cultural Arts Division Economic Development Department September 16, 2024 C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 1 Status Reports Contracts and Payments Funding Programs Grant Funded Activities for August and September C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 2 Contracts and Payments Contracts and Payments Update Elevate Nexus Fall/Winter Nexus Spring/ Summer Thrive Year 1 Thrive Year 2 Total Contracts 199 51 51 36 See year 1 19 Signed & Processed Contracts Test payments issued & verified Payment 1 Issued Payment 2 Issued Payment 3 Issued Total Dist. to date 199 (100%) 199 (100%) 199 (100%) 188 (94%) 70 (35%) 51 (100%) 51 (100%) 51 (100%) 44 (86%) n/a 51 (100%) 50 (98%) 49 (96%) 0 (0%) n/a 36 (100%) 36 (100%) 36 (100%) 36 (100%) n/a See year 1 See year 1 35 (97%) - (0%) n/a $5,632,500 (90%) $251,500 (99%) $220,500 (86%) $3,901,500 (100%) $3,345,000 (86%) $470,000 (99%) Total Allocation $6,250,000 $255,000 $255,000 $3,901,500 $3,901,500 $475,000 C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 4 Arts Ed Relief Grant 19 (100%) 19 (100%) 19 (100%) 17 (89%) n/a Funding Programs Program Dates Live Music Fund • Awards announced • Universal acceptance date September 27, 2024 Thrive/Elevate • Awards announced September 20, 2024 • Universal acceptance date September 27, 2024 Nexus Fall/Winter • Awards announced September 30, 2024 • After universal acceptance date Heritage Preservation • Launched September 10, 2024 • Closes October 8, 2024 AIPP Open Calls • Launches September 24, 2024 • Closes October 22, 2024 C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 6 Nexus Applications Received 294 applications received 261 eligible applications •4 Spanish applications •290 English applications •89% eligible •All Spanish applications eligible C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 7 Thrive/Elevate Applications Received 514 applications received 488 eligible applications •7 Spanish applications •507 English applications •95% eligible •All Spanish applications eligible C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 8 Thrive/Elevate Applications by Program Thrive • 155 applicants • 35 grants • 23% acceptance rate Elevate for Nonprofits • 192 applicants o72 Elevate only o120 from Thrive • 125 grants • 65% acceptance rate Elevate for Individuals/Creative Businesses • 261 applicants • All 7 Spanish applicants • 100 grants • 38% acceptance rate C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 9 Thrive/Elevate Review Panels 19 Review Panels • 10 Elevate for Individual/Creative Business Panels • 3 Elevate for Nonprofits Panels • 6 Thrive/Elevate Nonprofit Panels Panels held between August 26 – September 12 • Most days had simultaneous panels C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 10 Panel Feedback Brave and avant-garde with real teeth in the work. A direct and intentional approach to equity. The quality of applications went up from last year. Our city doesn’t do this: no rubric so all applicants know is whether or not they got funding. C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 11 Activities Austin Women in Jazz Festival • September 21 – 22 • Women in Jazz – Austin PBS (Pfluger Keller Community Sound Stage) (Dist 1) Free Tango Monday September 23 Esquina Tango – Vaquero Taquero (Dist 3) Stories About Birth Order September 28 Color Arc Productions – Austin Cinemaker Space (Dist 8) Sip and Paint • October 12 • Capitol View Arts – Big Medium (Dist 3) s t n e v E e e t n a r G e v i r h T C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 13 Oita Japan Festival #ATX • September 22 • Austin Oita Sister City Committee – Long Center (Dist 1) Hindustani Classical/Semi-Classical Vocal Concert September 27 Kala Darpan – Covenant United Methodist Church (Dist 6) Story Sessions: Percival Everett and Roger Reeves • September 27 • American Short Fiction – Huston-Tillotson University (Dist 3) s t n e v E e e t n a r G e t a v e l E C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 14 Austin Summer Carnival • September 28 • Austin Intercultural Network – The Venue ATX (Dist 7) Future Traditions Fest September 28 Future Traditions Fest – Dadalab (Dist 1) Costa Rica Canta September 28 Centroamericanto Fest – Blackerby Studios (ETJ) Eastside Kings Festival • September 28 – 29 • Eastside Kings Foundation – Various Venues at 12th & Chicon (Dist 8) s t n e v E e e t n a r G e t a v e l E C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 15 s t n e v E r e m m u S / g n i r p S s u x e N Austin Arts Foundation presents Los Articulós • September 12 – 14 • Austin Arts Foundation – Austin Cinemaker Space (Dist 5) Inclusion Prom • September 28 • Unboredroom – Wanderlust Wine Co. (Dist 9) Hungry Teenage Track Stars • September 26 – October 12 • Broad Theatre – Hyde Park Theatre (Dist 3) C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 16 Questions? C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 17