Meeting Minutes
June 5, 2008
Orlando

In Attendance:

Florida Arts Council	Department Staff
Jim Shaw, Chairman	Sandy Shaughnessy, Director
Jeffrey Tucker, Vice Chairman	Don Blancett
Margaret Wise, Secretary	Gaylen Phillips
Lois Benson	Sarah Stage
Jacqueline Bradley	Patty Warren
Donald Browning
Tim Deratany
Katharine Dickenson
Stephen Hogge
Janeen Mason
Norma Roth
Jon Ward

Call to Order
Chairman Jim Shaw called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m.
Introduction of Council, Staff and Guests
Mr. Shaw asked the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, department staff, and audience members to introduce themselves.
Adoption of Agenda
Chairman Shaw announced that Patty Warren would be presenting item 8D - Governmental Affairs Report, in place of Sandy Shaughnessy, and asked that the agenda be approved with this change. Jacqueline Bradley moved approval of the agenda as amended with Katharine Dickenson seconding. The motion carried.
Approval of Minutes
Katharine Dickenson moved approval of the April 3, 2008 meeting minutes with Jacqueline Bradley seconding. The motion was approved.
Chairman’s Comments
Jim Shaw reported that Tax Watch had identified over $80 million in cultural appropriations in the 08-09 budget that bypassed the grant funding process embedded in other state agency budgets. Katharine Dickenson asked that the staff obtain a list of these projects and email the list to the members so that they could write letters to their legislators. He reiterated the need for a dedicated funding source and urged the Dedicated Funding Task Force to make this a priority. A short discussion ensued about the reminding the legislature of the importance of the arts with the Chairman repeating the grass roots approach as the best advocacy tool.
Department of State Update
Sandy Shaughnessy again thanked the members for their advocacy efforts during the 08-09 Legislative Session. The Division’s 08-09 grants budget may see a four percent reduction as it did last year in the 07-08 budget if state tax revenues continue to decline. Ms. Shaughnessy also announced that the Division lost one FTE position with 2008-09 budget reductions, providing for only 18 FTE positions.

Division staff has been exceedingly busy with panel meetings held in April and May, working with the Auditor General’s onsite audit of the Division and Department, and preparing the Sunset Review Report to the Legislature due in July.

Janeen Mason attended one of the Division’s Individual Artist workshops facilitated by Creative Capital in May.

The Poetry Out Loud state contest winner, Monique Henry from Douglas Anderson School of Arts in Jacksonville, competed in the national contest held in Washington April 28-29.

Ms. Shaughnessy is scheduled to attend the Executive Directors’ Conference in Denver hosted by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA). She will be networking with other Executive Directors regarding budget strategies, funding sources and the challenges facing the arts.

The Division will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2009, along with the 30th anniversary of the State Touring Program. This will present a marketing and branding opportunity for the Division.

Ms. Shaughnessy announced that the Museum of Florida History and Historical Museum Grants Program will officially come under the management of the Division of Cultural Affairs on July 1, 2008, upon the Governor’s signature approval of HB 987.
Other important conferences coming up
1. LEAD Conference August 21-24, Broward Performing Arts Center
2. Cultural Heritage Tourism Alliance, November 5-8, Delray Beach
Guest Speaker(s) on Agenda by Special Request
Margo Knight, CEO of United Arts of Central Florida, welcomed the Council to Orlando and shared her concerns about the negative growth of the cultural funding from the public sector.
Business Items
1. Review of Florida Council on Arts and Culture Meeting Calendar
  Chairman Shaw reviewed the upcoming Florida Council on Arts and Culture dates. The Chairman moved that the September 18, 2008 meeting be changed to September 9, 2008 and held in person in Tallahassee. Don Browning seconded. A brief discussion followed with Margaret Wise asking if the Council members did not request reimbursement, could they write it off as a charitable donation? Patty Warren was asked to look into the matter with General Counsel. The motion carried.
2. 2007-08 Grants Program Budget Update
  Don Blancett presented an update on the 2007-08 grants program budget.
3. 2008-09 Proposed Grants Program Budget
  Don Blancett reported that the budget has been restructured to match the appropriation line items in the Conference Report in House Bill 5001. Grant program budget allocations reflecting the actual grant awards, pending the Art Council’s recommendation and approval of the Secretary of State, were presented to the Council.
4. Governmental Affairs Report
  Patty Warren reported on the bills passed during the 2008 Legislative Session and pending approval by the Governor that will impact the Division and/or the cultural community. House Bill 987 will move the Museum of Florida History and the History Museum Grants under the management of the Division adding 27.5 FTEs and approximately another $3 Million dollars to the Division’s budget.
5. Art in State Buildings Program Recommendations
  Gaylen Phillips reported that one selection of artwork was made for Levin College of Law Advocacy Center at the University of Florida for $25,000. Ms. Phillips assured the Council that all required procedural forms had been collected, reviewed and accepted, documenting that established procedures were followed for these selections.
  Janeen Mason moved approval of the selection process with Lois Benson seconding. The motion carried.
6. State Touring Program
  
  Presenters - Gaylen Phillips reported that the State Touring Program companies and individuals are given specific booking allocations and are instructed to work with underpopulated counties first. These bookings are reflected in the applications submitted by the presenters.
  
  The deadline for 2008-2009 State Touring Presenter applications was May 1, 2008 for projects that take place from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009. Applications were then processed by staff and a listing of recommended awards was distributed to the Council.
  The 08-09 legislative appropriation for this program is $237,781. Due to budget challenges, some applications may be “wait-listed.” Should funding become available through the decline of any current State Touring Program grants, wait-listed applications will become active as funds allow.
  
  Following review of the presenter recommendations, Lois Benson moved approval with Stephen Hogge seconding. The motion carried.

State Touring Presenter Panel Awards
County/#	Presenter	Discipline	Artist	Request
Bradford	Underpopulated
09-3701	Santa Fe Community College	Music	St. Johns River City Band	$2,400
09-3702	Santa Fe Community College	Dance	Dance Alive National Ballet	$2,000
County Total				$4,400
Broward
09-3704	Broward County School Board	Dance	Dance Now! Ensemble	$3,000
09-3706	Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Inc.	Theatre	Kuniko Yamamoto	$500
County Total				$3,500
Charlotte
09-3708	Charlotte County Public Schools	Theatre	Atlantic Coast Theatre (A.C.T) for Youth	$1,995
County Total				$1,995
Collier
09-3716	United Arts Council of Collier County, Inc.	Music	Kirk Whipple & Marilyn Morales	$3,333
County Total				$3,333
Columbia	Underpopulated
09-3717	Community Concerts of Lake City, Inc.	Dance	Dance Alive National Ballet	$4,000
09-3718	Community Concerts of Lake City, Inc.	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$2,333
County Total				$6,333
DeSoto	Underpopulated
09-3722	School District of DeSoto County	Music	Kevin Sharpe	$2,000
09-3723	School District of DeSoto County	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$5,000
09-3724	School District of DeSoto County	Music	Bill Schustik	$2,667
09-3725	School District of DeSoto County	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$4,200
09-3726	School District of DeSoto County	Music	Kirk Whipple & Marilyn Morales	$6,667
County Total				$20,534
Duval
09-3721	Theatreworks, Inc.	Theatre	Atlantic Coast Theatre (A.C.T) for Youth	$3,300
09-3805	Live Oak Music & Arts Foundation, Inc	Music	Tammerlin	$3,000
County Total				$6,300
Flagler	Underpopulated
09-3727	The Flagler Auditorium Governing Board, Inc.	Dance	Dance Alive National Ballet	$5,667
County Total				$5,667
Gadsden	Underpopulated
09-3728	Gadsden Arts, Inc.	Music	Donna Wissinger	$3,200
County Total				$3,200
Glades	Underpopulated
09-3729	Glades County School Board	Music	The Core Ensemble	$5,000
09-3730	Glades County School Board	Music	The Core Ensemble	$5,000
County Total				$10,000
Gulf	Underpopulated
09-3731	Gulf County School Board	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$2,333
County Total				$2,333
Hardee	Underpopulated
09-3732	Hardee County School Board	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$1,400
09-3733	Hardee County School Board	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$1,500
09-3734	Hardee County School Board	Dance	Clarita Filgueiras	$800
09-3735	Hardee County School Board	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$1,400
09-3736	Hardee County School Board	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$1,400
09-3737	Hardee County School Board	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$1,200
09-3738	Hardee County School Board	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$1,200
09-3739	Hardee County School Board	Music	Lorna Bracewell	$667
County Total				$9,567
Hendry	Underpopulated
09-3740	Hendry County School Board	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$1,400
09-3741	Hendry County School Board	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$1,400
County Total				$2,800
Highlands	Underpopulated
09-3803	South Florida Community College	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$1,867
09-3804	South Florida Community College	Music	Ayako Yonetani	$1,067
County Total				$2,934
Jackson	Underpopulated
09-3742	Chipola Junior College Foundation, Inc.	Music	Donna Wissinger	$3,200
County Total				$3,200
Jefferson	Underpopulated
09-3743	Monticello Opera House, Inc.	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$1,867
09-3744	Monticello Opera House, Inc.	Music	Tammerlin	$1,333
09-3745	Monticello Opera House, Inc.	Music	Stephen Robinson	$1,867
County Total				$5,067
Levy	Underpopulated
09-3746	Central Florida Community College	Music	Donna Wissinger	$8,800
09-3747	Levy County School Board	Theatre	Atlantic Coast Theatre (A.C.T) for Youth	$933
County Total				$9,733
Liberty	Underpopulated
09-3748	Liberty County Board of County Commissioners	Theatre	Florida Studio Theatre	$800
09-3749	Liberty County Board of County Commissioners	Music	Donna Wissinger	$2,400
09-3750	Liberty County Board of County Commissioners	Music	Bill Schustik	$1,000
County Total				$4,200
Madison	Underpopulated
09-3751	North Florida Community College	Music	St. Johns River City Band	$5,000
09-3752	North Florida Community College	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$2,333
County Total				$7,333
Martin
09-3754	Friends of the Lyric Theatre, Inc	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$933
County Total				$933
Nassau	Underpopulated
09-3757	Nassau County School Board	Music	Donna Wissinger	$2,600
09-3758	Amelia Arts Academy, Inc.	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$2,333
09-3759	Amelia Arts Academy, Inc.	Dance	Dance Alive National Ballet	$5,667
County Total				$10,600
Okaloosa
09-3760	The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation, Inc.	Theatre	Atlantic Coast Theatre (A.C.T) for Youth	$1,100
09-3761	The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation, Inc.	Music	Lorna Bracewell	$450
09-3799	Okaloosa-Walton Community College	Music	Donna Wissinger	$6,000
09-3800	The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation, Inc.	Theatre	Atlantic Coast Theatre (A.C.T) for Youth	$1,467
County Total				$9,017
Okeechobee	Underpopulated
09-3763	Okeechobee County School Board	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$7,600
09-3764	Okeechobee County School Board	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$5,000
09-3765	Okeechobee County School Board	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$8,000
County Total				$20,600
Palm Beach
09-3807	School District of Palm Beach County	Music	The Lee Boys	$833
County Total				$833
Pinellas
09-3770	City of Tarpon Springs	Dance	Clarita Filgueiras	$833
09-3771	City of Tarpon Springs	Music	Bill Schustik	$500
09-3772	City of Tarpon Springs	Theatre	Kuniko Yamamoto	$667
County Total				$2,000
Polk
09-3808	Lake Region High School	Music	Stephen Robinson	$500
09-3809	Polk County School Board	Music	Caribbean Sound Steel Pan & World Music Ensemble	$1,000
County Total				$1,500
Putnam	Underpopulated
09-3775	Arts Council of Greater Palatka, Inc.	Music	Stephen Robinson	$2,600
09-3776	Arts Council of Greater Palatka, Inc.	Music	Tammerlin	$2,533
09-3777	Arts Council of Greater Palatka, Inc.	Dance	Dance Alive National Ballet	$6,000
09-3778	Arts Council of Greater Palatka, Inc.	Theatre	Florida Studio Theatre	$4,000
09-3779	Arts Council of Greater Palatka, Inc.	Music	Lorna Bracewell	$4,800
09-3780	St. Johns River Community College	Music	Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra	$16,667
09-3781	St. Johns River Community College	Music	Donna Wissinger	$3,000
09-3782	St. Johns River Community College	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$1,600
09-3783	St. Johns River Community College	Music	Davis and Dow Jazz Duo	$2,000
09-3784	St. Johns River Community College	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$1,667
County Total				$44,867
Sarasota
09-3811	The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch, Inc	Music	Davis and Dow Jazz Duo	$1,000
09-3813	The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch, Inc	Music	Ayako Yonetani	$433
County Total				$1,433
Seminole
09-3787	Ritz Community Theatre Projects, Inc.	Theatre	Atlantic Coast Theatre (A.C.T) for Youth	$500
09-3788	Ritz Community Theatre Projects, Inc.	Theatre	Atlantic Coast Theatre (A.C.T) for Youth	$500
County Total				$1,000
St. Johns
09-3810	Memorial Presbyterian Church	Music	Stephen Robinson	$900
County Total				$900
Sumter	Underpopulated
09-3789	Sumter County School District	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$1,333
09-3790	Young Performing Artists Corporation	Music	Caribbean Sound Steel Pan & World Music Ensemble	$2,000
09-3791	Young Performing Artists Corporation	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$3,333
County Total				$6,666
Suwannee	Underpopulated
09-3792	Advent Christian Village, Inc.	Music	Davis and Dow Jazz Duo	$2,000
09-3793	Advent Christian Village, Inc.	Music	Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra	$14,000
09-3794	Advent Christian Village, Inc.	Music	Donna Wissinger	$1,500
09-3795	Advent Christian Village, Inc.	Music	St. Johns River City Band	$2,400
09-3796	Advent Christian Village, Inc.	Music	Stephen Robinson	$1,500
County Total				$21,400
Wakulla	Underpopulated
09-3797	Wakulla County Public Library	Theatre	Atlantic Coast Theatre (A.C.T) for Youth	$417
09-3798	Wakulla County Public Library	Music	Lorna Bracewell	$667
County Total				$1,084
Walton	Underpopulated
09-3801	South Walton Montessori Academy, Inc.	Music	Lorna Bracewell	$667
09-3802	The Florida Chautauqua, Inc.	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$1,800
County Total				$2,467
Total				$237,729

State Touring Presenter - Waitlist
County/#	Presenter	Discipline	Artist	Request
Broward
09-3703	Enrichment Through the Arts	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$833
09-3705	Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Inc.	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$416
09-3707	Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Inc.	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$833
				$2,082
Charlotte
09-3709	Charlotte County Public Schools	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$800
09-3710	Charlotte County Public Schools	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$1,833
09-3711	Charlotte County Public Schools	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$1,260
				$3,893
Collier
09-3714	United Arts Council of Collier County, Inc.	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$2,000
09-3715	United Arts Council of Collier County, Inc.	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$1,333
				$3,333
Duval
09-3719	Theatreworks, Inc.	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$833
09-3720	Theatreworks, Inc.	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$3,200
				$4,033
Marion
09-3814	Central Florida Community College Foundation	Dance	Dance Now! Ensemble	$1,750
				$1,750
Martin
09-3753	Friends of the Lyric Theatre, Inc	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$933
09-3755	Friends of the Lyric Theatre, Inc	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$700
				$1,633
Monroe
09-3756	Friends of Key Largo Library	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$300
				$300
Okaloosa
09-3762	The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation, Inc.	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$1,500
				$1,500
Palm Beach
09-3766	Sonfest Chapel of Boynton Beach	Music	Stephen Robinson	$1,200
09-3767	Palm Beach Community College	Theatre	Eckerd Theatre Company	$1,333
09-3768	Palm Beach Community College	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$1,667
09-3806	School District of Palm Beach County	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$833
				$5,033
Pinellas
09-3769	Great Explorations, Inc.	Theatre	Bits 'N Pieces Puppet Theatre	$5,000
09-3773	City of Tarpon Springs	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$600
				$5,600
Polk
09-3774	Polk Theatre, Inc.	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$700
				$700
Sarasota
09-3812	The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch, Inc	Music	St. Johns River City Band	$1,300
				$1,300
Seminole
09-3785	Ritz Community Theatre Projects, Inc.	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$700
09-3786	Ritz Community Theatre Projects, Inc.	Theatre	Fantasy Theatre Factory	$700
				$1,400
Total				$32,557

Grant Panel Reports
1. Quarterly Panel Reports
  - Jim Shaw, Panel Chair, reviewed the report as follows:
  - The Quarterly Grant Review Panel was held via teleconference on May 21, 2008 to recommend grant awards to organizations and individual artists.
  - Quarterly Assistance: One eligible Mini-grant, two Consultant, and five Special Project applications, requesting a total of $28,500, were reviewed. One Mini-grant, one Consultant, and four Special Project applications were recommended for funding. The panel chose to fully fund the Mini-grant, Consultant, and the top scoring Special Project, and the remaining Special Project applications were recommended for funding for $3,000 each for a total of $16,500.
  - Underserved Arts Communities Assistance: Two eligible Basic Salary Assistance Year 1, four eligible Basic Salary Assistance Year 2, and two eligible Basic Salary Assistance Year 3 applications were reviewed by the panel with requests totaling $60,000. One Basic Salary Assistance Year 1 and all of the Basic Salary Assistance Year 2 and 3 applications were recommended for funding based on 07-08 budget figures. Additional funding from the NEA is now available to fund the one remaining Basic Salary Assistance Year 1 application in the amount of $10,000.
  - Artist Enhancement: A total of 101 eligible grant applications were reviewed by the panel. Forty-nine applications were recommended for funding. The panel chose to fully fund all applications that achieved a minimum score of eight points.
  - Panel comment was as follows:
    No panel comment was received.
  - Public comment was as follows:
    Two applicants thanked Sarah Stage for her assistance helping them through the grant process. Someone from an arts commission in Florida commented that the panel did an excellent job and they were impressed with our grant review process! An artist enhancement applicant said that he liked the cost effectiveness of the teleconference and also thought the meeting went very well. Thanked the chair.
  - At the conclusion of his report, Mr. Shaw moved approval of the Quarterly Assistance Program funding recommendations. Jacqueline Bradley seconded the motion, which carried. The list of funding recommendations is listed below.

Quarterly Assistance Awards
App# Applicant Name Application Title Applicant County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Recommend.
Mini-Grant
09.5422 Ground Up & Rising Inc. The Miami-Manhattan Project Miami-Dade	$1,500	89.7	$1,500
Consultant
09.5415 PAN Performing Arts Network, A Guild of Performing Artists, Inc. Consultant Miami-Dade	$1,000	88.3	$1,000
09.5418 Ballet Flamenco La Rosa Consultant Miami-Dade	$1,000	82.3	$0
Special Project
09.5421 The Naples Players Rising Stars Collier	$5,000	89.0	$3,000
09.5425 National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill, Inc. Outsider Our Art Miami-Dade	$5,000	89.7	$3,000
09.5427 South florida Composers alliance, Inc. SFCA's Archive Assesment and Development Strategy Miami-Dade	$5,000	89.7	$3,000
09.5428 Temple Israel of Greater Miami The Guava Rugelach Festival Miami-Dade	$5,000	81.3	$0
09.5429 The Arts Council of Northwest Florida, Inc. Cinco Banderas II Escambia	$5,000	96.0	$5,000
QA First Quarter Total			$16,500

UACAP Awards
App# Applicant Name Application Title Applicant County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Rec.	% of Request
Year 1 Basic Salary Assistance
09.5004 Walenstein Musical Organization Inc. Salary Assistance for 2008-2009 Music Season Miami-Dade	$10,000	86.7	$10,000	100.00%
09.5007 Monticello Opera House, Inc. Salary Assistance Jefferson	$10,000	88.3	$10,000	100.00%
Year 2 Basic Salary Assistance
09.5016 Okaloosa Arts Alliance, Inc. UACAP Salary Assistance for Executive Director Okaloosa	$7,500	86.0	$7,500	100.00%
09.5017 Stage Aurora Theatrical Company, Inc. 2nd Year Salary Assistance Duval	$7,500	93.0	$7,500	100.00%
09.5022 Gulf Alliance for Local Arts, Inc. Basic Salary Assistance II Gulf	$7,500	90.0	$7,500	100.00%
09.5025 Northwest Florida Symphony Association, Inc. UACAP Salary Assistance: Year II Okaloosa	$7,500	94.7	$7,500	100.00%
Year 3 Basic Salary Assistance
09.5012 Artists Showcase of the Palm Beaches, Inc. Salary Assistance, Year 3 Palm Beach	$5,000	77.0	$5,000	100.00%
09.5019 Lake Eustis Museum of Art, Inc. Basic Salary Assistance for the Executive Director Lake	$5,000	93.3	$5,000	100.00%
UACAP Funding Total	$60,000		$60,000

AEG Awards
App # Applicant Name County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Recommend.
09.2148 Ms. Neverne Covington Pinellas	$1,000	8.0	$1,000
09.2388 Ms. Cecilia Lueza Pinellas	$1,000	8.3	$1,000
09.2395 Mr. Steven Sylvester Broward	$1,000	8.3	$1,000
09.2398 margaret tolbert Alachua	$1,000	8.7	$1,000
09.2476 Miss Patricia Engel Miami-Dade	$1,000	8.7	$1,000
09.2477 Ms. Julie Weaver Pinellas	$1,000	8.7	$1,000
09.2478 Mr. James Cullinane Orange	$1,000	9.0	$1,000
09.2505 Dr. Diana Kirkpatrick Alachua	$1,000	9.0	$1,000
09.2506 Mr. Edward Simon Volusia	$1,000	9.3	$1,000
09.2508 Darryl Reuben Hall Duval	$1,000	8.3	$1,000
09.2540 Mr. Richard Lang Orange	$1,000	9.0	$1,000
09.2541 Mrs. Lauren Lake Alachua	$1,000	8.7	$1,000
09.2544 Ms. Donna Wissinger Clay	$1,000	8.7	$1,000
09.2550 Ms. Chris Chomick Pinellas	$1,000	8.0	$1,000
09.2560 Dr. Mary Lancaster Monroe	$1,000	8.3	$1,000
09.2569 Ms. Julie Davidow Miami-Dade	$1,000	9.0	$1,000
09.2572 Ms. Sara Morsey Alachua	$1,000	8.3	$1,000
09.2585 Mrs. Trina Soumare Broward	$1,000	8.3	$1,000
09.2586 Ms. Harriette Yahr Miami-Dade	$1,000	8.7	$1,000
09.2588 Mr. Eric Breitenbach Seminole	$1,000	9.3	$1,000
09.2590 Ms. Kathy Kissik Miami-Dade	$1,000	8.3	$1,000
09.2592 Mr. Timothy Weeks Bay	$1,000	9.0	$1,000
09.2600 Ofra Friedman Pinellas	$1,000	8.0	$1,000
09.2617 Carelle Flores Palm Beach	$1,000	8.3	$1,000
09.2619 Mr. Soliman Lawrence Leon	$1,000	9.0	$1,000
09.2621 Ms. Wendy Wischer Miami-Dade	$1,000	8.7	$1,000
09.2623 Mr. Christopher Harris Seminole	$500	8.3	$500
09.2627 Ms. Melanie Mays Jefferson	$1,000	9.0	$1,000
09.2628 Ms. Elaina Wahl-Temple Saint Johns	$1,000	9.0	$1,000
09.2630 Jon Manchester Orange	$1,000	8.3	$1,000
09.2639 Ms. Ilana Reynolds Miami-Dade	$1,000	9.0	$1,000
09.2650 Ms. Crystal Haralambou Hillsborough	$1,000	8.7	$1,000
09.2654 Ms. Jennylin Duany Miami-Dade	$1,000	8.7	$1,000
09.2658 Miss Toby Millman Miami-Dade	$1,000	9.0	$1,000
09.2659 Dr. Stephen Robinson Volusia	$1,000	9.3	$1,000
09.2660 Mr. Marius Moore Pinellas	$1,000	8.0	$1,000
09.2663 Tammy Marinuzzi Bay	$1,000	9.3	$1,000
09.2668 Mr. Ric Rose Alachua	$1,000	8.3	$1,000
09.2674 Jennifer Case Miami-Dade	$1,000	8.7	$1,000
09.2676 Mr. John Mann Leon	$750	9.7	$750
09.2677 Ms. Tracie Heller Okaloosa	$1,000	8.0	$1,000
09.2679 Ms. Judith King Miami-Dade	$1,000	8.7	$1,000
09.2680 Ms. Kelle Groom Volusia	$1,000	9.7	$1,000
09.2682 Ms. M. Laine Wyatt Volusia	$1,000	8.3	$1,000
09.2683 Melody Cooper Monroe	$1,000	8.0	$1,000
09.2684 Sharon Crute Marion	$1,000	8.0	$1,000
09.2685 Ms. Michelle Weinberg Miami-Dade	$1,000	8.0	$1,000
09.2696 Mr. Nathan Selikoff Orange	$500	9.0	$500
09.2699 Ms. Lynn Tomlinson Orange	$1,000	9.3	$1,000
Artist Enhancement Total			$47,750

Cultural Support Grants Program Panel Reports:
1. Theatre (Community)
  Jim Shaw, Panel Chair, reviewed the report as follows:
  - The Community Theatre Grant Review Panel was held via teleconference on April 25, 2008 to recommend grant awards to organizations.
  - Two eligible Specific Project and eighteen General Program Support applications, requesting a total of $908,048, were reviewed by the panel. Two Specific Project and seventeen General Program Support applications were recommended by the panel for funding.
  - Specific Project Funding Method: The panel chose to fund applications using the Score-based Pro-Rata Formula.
  - Panel comment was as follows:
    Panel said the OASIS process went smoothly.
  - Public comment was as follows:
    Thanked Division staff and chair. Mary Britt thought having the meetings via teleconference was a good choice because it saved the Division and applicant’s money.

Theatre (Community) Panel Awards
App # Organization Name Project Title County	Request Amount	verage Score	Funding Recommend.
Specific Project
09.0805 University of Florida AIM for Africa: Rwanda Alachua	$25,000	88.0	$3,474
09.0825 The Arts at St. Johns, Inc. American Popular Musicals Series Miami-Dade	$22,500	84.8	$3,013
Specific Project Total			$6,487

Cultural Organizations
09.0801 Theatre A La Carte, Inc. 2008-2009 Season Leon	$4,600	83.5	$2,500
09.0803 Brevard Regional Arts Group, Inc. 2008-2009 Theatre Season Brevard	$48,801	94.8	$6,987
09.0806 Lake Worth Playhouse, Inc. Cultural Support Grant Palm Beach	$50,000	88.3	$6,667
09.0807 Theatre Jacksonville, Inc. General Program Support Duval	$55,400	89.8	$7,513
09.0809 Young Actors Theatre of Tallahassee, Inc. Young Actors Theatre Leon	$50,000	85.0	$6,418
09.0810 Players by the Sea, Inc. 2008-2010 General Program Support Duval	$31,355	81.3	$3,850
09.0812 Surfside Players, Inc. Surfside Players Brevard	$17,583	84.0	$2,500
09.0816 Theatre Winter Haven, Inc. Acting Out Your Dreams Polk	$76,095	93.5	$10,745
09.0817 The Marion Players, Inc. General Program Support Marion	$100,000	92.5	$13,969
09.0819 Venice Little Theatre, Inc. 2008-09 General Program Support Sarasota	$100,000	93.8	$14,165
09.0820 The Players, Inc. The Players Theatre 80th Season Sarasota	$50,000	86.0	$6,494
09.0821 Pensacola Little Theatre, Inc. PLT's 72nd Anniversary Season Escambia	$80,000	92.8	$11,212
09.0822 Manatee Players, Inc. General Program Support Manatee	$80,000	86.0	$10,390
09.0823 Martin Theatre, Inc. Martin Theatre General Support 2008-2009 Bay	$33,099	88.8	$4,439
09.0826 Lakeland Community Theatre, Inc. 2008-2009 Operating Support Polk	$34,835	86.0	$4,524
09.0827 The Quincy Music Theatre, Inc. Quincy Music Theatre: General Program Support Gadsden	$7,380	81.8	$2,500
09.0828 Spanish Lyric Theatre, Inc. 2008/2009 Spanish, Latin and Musical Theatre Program Hillsborough	$20,000	77.8	$0
09.0829 Curtain Call Playhouse, Inc. 2008-09 and 2009-10 SEASON Broward	$21,400	82.0	$2,650
Cultural Organizations Total			$117,523
Community Theatre Total			$124,010

Sponsor/Presenter
Janeen Mason, Panel Chair, reviewed the report as follows:
- The Sponsor/Presenter Grant Review Panel was held via teleconference on
  April 28, 2008 to recommend grant awards to organizations.
- Eight eligible Specific Project and seventeen General Program Support applications, requesting a total of $1,097,100, were reviewed by the panel. All applications were recommended by the panel for funding.
- Specific Project Funding Method: The panel chose to fund applications using the Score-based Pro-Rata Formula.
- Panel comment was as follows:
  Thanked staff and chair.
- Public comment was as follows:
  Thanked staff and chair.

Sponsor/Presenter Panel Awards
App # Organization Name Project Title County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Recommend.
Specific Projects
09.0703 Center for Emerging Art, Inc. BACH DANCES and BUSY BLUES Miami-Dade	$25,000	83.6	$2,500
09.0713 Coral Gables Congregational Church (United Church of Christ ), Inc. CGCC Community Arts Program 2008 Summer Concert Series & Young Musicians' Summer Master Classes Miami-Dade	$25,000	95.4	$2,649
09.0714 Ocala Community Concert Association, Inc. OCCA 2009 Series Marion	$7,000	84.2	$2,500
09.0715 Cedar Key Area Chamber of Commerce Old Florida Celebration of the Arts 2009 Levy	$10,000	85.6	$2,500
09.0729 Shands Teaching Hospital & Clinics, Inc. AIM Together Alachua	$25,000	97.0	$2,693
09.0730 Florida Literary Arts Coalition, Inc. Other Words Literary Conference Leon	$8,000	78.4	$2,500
09.0732 African Caribbean Dance Theatre, Inc. 12th Annual Florida African Dance Festival Leon	$25,000	90.2	$2,505
State Supported
09.0739 University of Florida Performing Arts Arts in Education Alachua	$25,000	95.0	$2,638
Specific Projects Total			$20,485
Cultural Organizations
09.0701 Gold Coast Jazz Society, Inc. Gold Coast Jazz Society - Classic Jazz Season Broward	$20,000	92.5	$2,630
09.0705 Beaches Fine Arts Series, Inc. General Support 08-10 Duval	$30,000	91.8	$3,915
09.0707 Melbourne Chamber Music Society, Inc. Chamber Music Community Expansion Brevard	$6,547	92.6	$2,500
09.0708 The Florida Theatre Performing Arts Center, Inc. 2008-09 Performing Arts Series Duval	$100,000	92.2	$13,106
09.0710 Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center at PBCC 2008-2009 Performing Arts Season Palm Beach	$70,186	93.3	$9,308
09.0712 SunFest of Palm Beach County, Inc. SunFest Palm Beach	$100,000	89.4	$12,708
09.0721 Theatreworks, Inc. Our Children's Ticket to Art in Education Duval	$45,000	91.0	$5,821
09.0725 Riverside Fine Arts Association, Inc. Riverside Fine Arts Association Duval	$31,000	87.2	$3,842
09.0726 Sunday Afternoons of Music, Inc. (SAM) General Program Support Miami-Dade	$29,695	89.6	$3,782
09.0727 The Artist Series of Tallahassee, Inc. The Artist Series of Tallahassee, Inc. General Program Support Leon	$10,000	90.2	$2,500
09.0731 Miami Light Project, Inc. Miami Light Project's 2008-08 Season Miami-Dade	$75,000	93.0	$9,915
09.0733 Duncan Theatre at PBCC 2008-2009 Duncan Theatre Guest Artist Series Palm Beach	$82,126	95.6	$11,160
09.0735 Miami Dade College , Cultural Affairs Cultura del Lobo Performance Series 2008-2009 Miami-Dade	$80,471	93.0	$10,638
09.0736 Flagler Auditorium General Program Support Flagler	$34,900	90.4	$4,485
09.0737 Daytona Beach International Festival, Inc. Grant Writer Volusia	$100,000	92.0	$13,075
09.0738 Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, Inc. The 2009 Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival Orange	$53,000	93.6	$7,052
09.0740 Daytona Beach Symphony Society, Inc. The Daytona Beach Symphony Society Cultural Support Volusia	$79,175	90.8	$12,907
Cultural Organizations Total			$129,344
Sponsor Presenter Total			$149,829

Folk Arts
Tim Deratany, Panel Chair, reviewed the report as follows:
- The Folk Arts Grant Review Panel was held via teleconference on April 29, 2008 to recommend grant awards to organizations.
- Eight eligible Specific Project applications, requesting a total of $176,909, were reviewed by the panel. Four applications were recommended by the panel for funding.
- Specific Project Funding Method: The panel chose to raise the minimum threshold to be recommended for funding to 80 points. They also decided to fund applications using the Score-based Pro-Rata Formula.
- Panel comment was as follows:
  Panel prefers in person meetings. Thanked staff and chair.
- Public comment was as follows:
  Thanked staff and chair.

Folk Arts Panel Awards
App # Organization Name Project Title County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Recommend.
Specific Projects
09.0101 Siempre Flamenco, Inc. 4th Festival of Flamenco Song in Miami Miami-Dade	$25,000	79.0	$0
09.0104 Heritage Education Resources, Inc. Home Is Where the Heart Is Leon	$6,017	78.0	$0
09.0107 Florida Cultural Resources, Inc. Florida Cattle Ranching Exhibition Alachua	$25,000	96.0	$6,734
09.0108 Jackson County Development Council, Inc. African American Folklife Homecoming Jackson	$25,000	70.0	$0
09.0109 Florida Storytelling Association, Inc. Story Camp 2009 25th Anniversary Duval	$24,892	64.0	$0
09.0110 ACA of Central Florida, Inc. Music and Dance of India Seminole	$21,000	85.0	$5,009
09.0113 Stephen Foster Citizen Support Organization, Inc. The Folk Cultures of Southwest Florida Hamilton	$25,000	90.0	$6,314
09.0112 Florida A&M University : Office of Black Diasporan Culture BAHAMIAN JUNKANOO Leon	$25,000	87.0	$6,103
Total Folk Arts			$24,160

Literature and Multidisciplinary
Janeen Mason, Panel Chair, reviewed the report as follows:
- The Literature and Multidisciplinary Grant Review Panel was held via teleconference on May 1, 2008 to recommend grant awards to organizations.
- Literature: Two eligible Specific Project and one General Program Support applications, requesting a total of $104,796, were reviewed by the panel. All applications were recommended by the panel for funding.
- Multidisciplinary: Seventeen eligible Specific Project and seventeen General Program Support applications, requesting a total of $1,377,199 were reviewed by the panel. Ten Specific Project and seventeen General Support applications were recommended for funding.
- Specific Project Funding Method: The panel chose to raise the minimum score required to be recommended for funding to 85 points. They also decided to fund applications using the Score-based Pro-Rata Formula.
- Panel comment was as follows:
  The panel thought OASIS was a very valuable system. Thanked staff and chair.
- Public comment was as follows:
  Thanked staff and chair.

Literature and Multidisciplinary Panel Awards
App # Organization Name Project Title County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Rec.
Literature Specific Projects
09.0302 Anhinga Press, Inc. New Anhinga books and audio alternatives Leon	$14,000	87.0	$2,500
09.0303 Tigertail Productions, Inc. WordSpeak Miami-Dade	$25,000	94.0	$2,826
Total Specific Projects			$5,326

Literature Cultural Organizations
09.0301 Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College 2008-2009 Season Program Miami-Dade	$65,796	90.3	$8,986
Total Cultural Organzations			$8,986
Total Literature			$14,312

Multidisciplinary Specific Projects
09.0514 Hispanic Unity of Florida, Inc. Maroone HispanicFest 2009 Broward	$25,000	89.0	$5,773
09.0517 Tigertail Productions, Inc. Tigertail Events Miami-Dade	$25,000	93.0	$6,033
09.0518 Lynn University Multicultural Audience Development Project Palm Beach	$25,000	83.0	$0
09.0520 ACA of Central Florida, Inc. THE ART OF GANESH Seminole	$12,925	86.8	$2,911
09.0521 Shands Teaching Hospital & Clinics, Inc. Artists in Residence Program Alachua	$25,000	93.8	$6,084
09.0522 Classical Christian School for the Arts, Inc. Community Visual and Performing Arts Series Pinellas	$25,000	87.8	$5,695
09.0523 PAN Performing Arts Network, A Guild of Performing Artists, Inc. 2009 Season Miami-Dade	$25,000	85.3	$5,533
09.0526 Brevard Achievement Center, Inc. VSA arts of Florida-Brevard Brevard	$25,000	92.0	$5,968
09.0529 Quant Productions, Inc. Director of Programming/Activities Miami-Dade	$25,000	81.0	$0
09.0530 Chiumba Ensemble, Inc. Africa 's Middle Passage Journey Alachua	$25,000	83.5	$0
09.0533 Communities In Schools of Miami , Inc. Whole Village Theater Miami-Dade	$10,680	93.3	$2,586
09.0539 Cultural Arts Coalition, Inc. Annual Fifth Avenue Arts Festival Alachua	$25,000	81.3	$0
09.0544 Creative Clay, Inc. Folkfest 2008 Performance and Music Project Pinellas	$25,000	90.5	$5,870
09.0546 Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History, Inc. Children's Mathematics Narrated Bus Tour of Historic Delray Beach Palm Beach	$10,000	80.3	$0
09.0547 Community Performing Arts Association, Inc. Cultural Integration Day 2008 & Independence of Central America Miami-Dade	$25,000	80.3	$0
State Supported Specific Projects
09.0528 City of Hollywood Parks, Rec & Cultural Arts City of Hollywood ArtsPark Broward	$25,000	83.0	$0
09.0535 Santa Fe Community College Cultural Programs Bradford Fest Alachua	$25,000	91.5	$5,935
Total Specific Projects			$52,388

Multidisciplinary Cultural Organizations
09.0506 Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida, Inc. 2008-2010 Cultural Season Orange	$50,000	89.8	$6,620
09.0524 Cathedral Arts Project, Inc. Changing Young Lives Through the Arts Duval	$79,902	91.0	$10,720
09.0525 South Florida Composers Alliance, Inc. General Program Support Miami-Dade	$18,900	86.5	$2,500
09.0531 Association of Performing Arts of India General Program support for Music & Dance of India Broward	$7,000	82.0	$2,500
09.0532 The Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center, Inc. General Program Support Miami-Dade	$35,250	85.0	$4,418
09.0536 Gainesville Association for the Creative Arts, Inc. 2008-2010 Season Alachua	$20,000	93.0	$2,742
09.0537 Arts & Business Council of Miami, Inc. General Operating Support to serve over 500 arts groups/ 2500 artists Miami-Dade	$17,215	95.0	$2,500
09.0538 Circus Sarasota, Inc. General Program Support Sarasota	$100,000	89.0	$13,122
09.0542 The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, Inc. general program support St. Johns	$68,000	91.8	$9,204
09.0543 The Studio @ 620, Inc. Capacity Building @ 620 Pinellas	$19,645	86.8	$2,514
09.0545 Miami Design Preservation League, Inc. MDPL General Program Support Miami-Dade	$90,000	87.8	$11,651
09.0548 Lake Wales Arts Council, Inc. General Program Support Polk	$50,000	85.5	$6,303
09.0549 The Children's Coalition Incorporated Beleive And Achieve Palm Beach	$7,540	92.5	$2,500
State Supported Cultural Organizations
09.0510 Vizcaya Museum and Gardens General Program Support for Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Miami-Dade	$100,000	89.5	$13,196
09.0516 Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation Department-Division of Arts and Culture MDPR Division of Arts and Culture General Program Support Miami-Dade	$100,000	93.5	$13,786
09.0519 Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Inc. General Program Support (Visual Arts Program) Broward	$100,000	93.0	$13,712
09.0540 Dept. of Cultural and Civic Services Tarpon Springs Cultural Treasures 2008-2009 Season General Program Support Pinellas	$73,325	92.0	$9,946
Total Cultural Organizations			$127,934
Total Multidisciplinary			$180,322

Theatre (Professional)
Janeen Mason, Panel Chair, reviewed the report as follows:
- The Professional Theatre Grant Review Panel was held via teleconference on May 5th, 2008 to recommend grant awards to organizations.
- Two eligible Specific Project and fourteen General Program Support applications, requesting a total of $1,097,100, were reviewed by the panel. All applications were recommended by the panel for funding.
- Specific Project Funding Method: The panel chose to fund applications using the Score-based Pro-Rata Formula.
- Panel comment was as follows:
  Elizabeth Wills said that she loves OASIS and that because she is disabled the teleconference meeting format gave her the opportunity to serve as a panelist. Panel thought the system worked very well. One panelist said that they would like to have the support materials uploaded into OASIS rather than mailed hard copy. Thanked staff and chair.
- Public comment was as follows:
  Requested OASIS workshops. Thanked staff and chair.

Theatre (Professional) Panel Awards
App # Organization Name Project Title County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Recommend.
Specific Projects
09.0865 Teatro en Miami Corp, Inc. Enema Miami-Dade	$15,000	82.8	$2,500
09.0868 Teatro Avante, Inc. "MEET LORCA" Miami-Dade	$25,000	90.8	$2,963
Specific Projects Total			$5,463

Cultural Organizations
09.0851 Key West Players, Inc. Key West Players Cultural Support Monroe	$46,500	87.0	$6,012
09.0853 Mad Cow Theatre, Inc. Mad Cow Theatre 2008-2009 Cultural and Educational Season Orange	$63,787	92.2	$8,740
09.0855 Palm Beach Dramaworks, Inc. General Program Suport Palm Beach	$83,400	94.0	$11,650
09.0856 Seaside Music Theater, Inc. General Operating Support Volusia	$100,000	89.8	$13,345
09.0858 Fantasy Theatre Factory, Inc. 2008-2009 General Support Miami-Dade	$47,329	93.6	$6,583
09.0859 City Theatre, Inc. City Theatre: Season Support 2008 - 2009 Miami-Dade	$53,790	92.0	$7,354
09.0860 Stage Aurora Theatrical Company, Inc. Strengthening Theatrical Arts on the Jacksonville North Side Duval	$17,200	88.6	$2,500
09.0861 The Civic Theatre of Central Florida, Inc. 2008-09 Season of Theatre for Young Audiences Orange	$100,000	93.0	$13,820
09.0862 Florida Repertory Company, Inc. General Program Support Lee	$100,000	94.4	$14,029
09.0863 Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Inc. Orlando Shakespeare Theater Orange	$100,000	91.2	$13,553
09.0864 Bits N Pieces Puppet Theatre, Inc. 2008-2009 Cultural and Educational Season Hillsborough	$23,325	88.4	$3,064
09.0866 GABLESTAGE, Inc. 2008-2009 Season Miami-Dade	$100,000	90.8	$13,494
09.0867 Stage Works, Inc. General Program Support for Actors Hillsborough	$17,199	88.2	$2,500
09.0869 Red Barn Actor's Studio, Inc. General Program Support 08-10 Monroe	$34,300	88.2	$4,496
Cultural Organizations Total			$121,140
Professional Theatre Total			$126,603

Media Arts
Jeff Tucker, Panel Chair, reviewed the report as follows:
- The Media Arts Grant Review Panel was held via teleconference on May 7, 2008 to recommend grant awards to organizations.
  Ten eligible Specific Project and five General Program Support applications, requesting a total of $640,115, were reviewed by the panel. Four Specific Project and two General Program Support applications were recommended by the panel for funding.
  
  Specific Project Funding Method: The panel chose to fund applications using the Score-based Pro-Rata Formula.
  
  Panel comment was as follows:
  Panel prefers in person meetings. Victor Nunez said he wanted the meeting in person so that he could look the applicants in the eye and the panel could discuss philosophical issues. Thanked staff and chair.
  
  Public comment was as follows:
  Thanked staff and chair. Applicants very unhappy with Victor Nunez because he scored unusually low and they felt he was biased and did not follow the score criteria.

Media Arts Panel Awards
App # Organization Name Project Title County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Recommend.
Specific Projects
09.0405 Florida Film Institute, Inc. Alternative Media Workshops Miami-Dade	$15,000	69.5	$0
09.0406 Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education, Inc. Miami Jewish Film Festival Miami-Dade	$25,000	76.3	$6,495
09.0409 Florida Defenders of the Environment, Inc. Natural Florida On Film Alachua	$25,000	69.3	$0
09.0410 Acrosstown Repertory Theatre Workshop, Inc. Florida ART Film Festival Alachua	$25,000	74.3	$0
09.0414 Tampa Educational Cable Consortium, Inc. Independents' Film Fesival Hillsborough	$25,000	74.3	$0
09.0416 University of Florida English Department FLEX Fest 2008 Alachua	$5,300	94.3	$2,500
09.0418 Jewish Community Center of the Greater Palm Beaches, Inc. Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival Palm Beach	$25,000	74.8	$0
09.0419 The Women's International Film & Arts Festival, Inc. 2009 Women's International Film & Arts Festival (WIFF) Miami-Dade	$25,000	77.3	$6,579
09.0422 Hillsborough Community College HCC-Ybor Festival of the Moving Image Hillsborough	$25,000	93.0	$7,916
09.0423 WJCT, Inc. Frederick Delius: Mists of the Past Duval	$25,000	77.5	$6,596
Specific Projects Total			$30,086

Cultural Organizations
09.0407 Sarasota Film Society, Inc. Sarasota Film Society Manatee	$95,000	96.8	$28,306
09.0412 Tampa Theatre, Inc. Tampa Theatre Hillsborough	$100,000	94.3	$29,027
09.0415 Palm Beach International Film Festival, Inc. Palm Beach International Film Festival Cultural Support Grant Request Palm Beach	$79,315	72.0	$0
09.0417 Sarasota Film Festival, Inc. Sarasota Film Festival and Year-Round Programs Sarasota	$100,000	75.0	$0
09.0420 Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Inc. 11th Annual Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Miami-Dade	$45,500	77.0	$0
Cultural Organizations Total			$57,333
Media Arts Total			$87,419

Museums (Science and Youth & Children’s)
Janeen Mason, Panel Chair, reviewed the report as follows:
The Science, Youth & Children’s Museums Grant Review Panel was held via teleconference on May 8, 2008 to recommend grant awards to organizations.

One eligible Specific Project and nine General Program Support applications for Science Museums, requesting a total of $805,406 were reviewed by the panel. All applications were recommended by the panel for funding.

Six General Program Support applications for Youth &Children’s Museums, requesting a total of $466,951 were reviewed by the panel. All applications were recommended by the panel for funding.

Panel comment was as follows:
Thanked staff and chair. Specific thanks to Dale Scheetz for his calculating.

Public comment was as follows:
Thanked staff and chair. Praise for the OASIS System.

Museums (Science & Youth & Childrens) Panel Awards
App # Organization Name Project Title County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Recommend.
Science Museums
Specific Projects
09.7006 Stetson University Gillespie Museum Volcanism - Insight into Earth's Interior Volusia	$25,000	88.6	$13,531
Specific Projects Total			$13,531

Cultural Organizations
09.7003 Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science, Inc. Preserving and Interpreting the Natural Heritage of North Florida Leon	$98,000	96.4	$54,933
09.7007 The Florida Aquarium, Inc. Cultural Programs at The Florida Aquarium Hillsborough	$100,000	95.0	$55,240
09.7008 The Science Center of Pinellas County, Inc. 2008-09 General Program Support Pinellas	$73,900	89.0	$38,244
09.7009 Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, Inc. GPS 2008-09 Monroe	$100,000	92.2	$53,612
09.7010 Central Florida Zoological Society, Inc. General Program Support Seminole	$100,000	92.0	$53,496
09.7011 East Coast Zoological Society of Florida, Inc. General Program Support Brevard	$100,000	93.0	$54,077
09.7012 Harry P. Leu Gardens General Program Support Orange	$100,000	94.6	$55,008
09.7014 The Shell Museum and Educational Foundation, Inc. General Program Support Lee	$70,363	93.0	$38,051
State Supported
09.7005 Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory General Program Support Brevard	$38,143	89.0	$19,739
Cultural Organizations Total			$422,400
Science Museums Total			$435,931

Youth and Children's Museums
Cultural Organizations
09.7102 Explorations V Children's Museum, Inc. General Program Support Polk	$100,000	94.2	$46,026
09.7104 Sebring Main Street Inc. General Operating Support Highlands	$33,921	91.8	$15,214
09.7105 Great Explorations, Inc. Making Learning Fun Pinellas	$100,000	92.2	$45,049
09.7106 Young At Art of Broward, Inc. General Program Support 2008-2010 Broward	$100,000	95.4	$46,611
09.7108 Children's Museum, Inc. General Operating Support Palm Beach	$33,030	91.0	$14,686
09.7109 Miami Children's Museum, Inc. Program Season 2008-2009 Miami-Dade	$100,000	95.0	$46,417
Youth and Children's Museums Cultural Organizations Total			$214,003

Music
Norma Roth, Panel Chair, reviewed the report as follows:
The Instrumental and Vocal Music Grant Review Panel was held via teleconference on May 13, 2008 to recommend grant awards to organizations.

Instrumental: Eight eligible Specific Project and nineteen General Program Support applications, requesting a total of $1,281,475, were reviewed by the panel. Four Specific Project and nineteen General Program Support applications were recommended by the panel for funding.

Vocal: Three eligible Specific Project and twelve General Program Support applications, requesting a total of $407,913, were reviewed by the panel. Two Specific Project and twelve General Support applications were recommended for funding.

Specific Project Funding Method: The panel chose to raise the minimum score required to be recommended for funding to 80 points for Instrumental and Vocal. They also decided to fund applications using the Score-based Pro-Rata Formula.

Music Panel Awards
App # Organization Name Project Title County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Recommend.
Instrumental Music
Specific Projects
09.0604 Center for Emerging Art, Inc. CEA 2008 CHAMBER CONCERT SERIES Miami-Dade	$25,000	77.8	$0
09.0609 University of Miami , Frost School of Music Festival Miami 2008 Miami-Dade	$25,000	93.8	$7,506
09.0610 Patrons of Exceptional Artists, Inc. The 2009 Miami International Piano Festival Miami-Dade	$20,000	81.0	$5,186
09.0612 Gulf Jazz Society, Inc. Eighth Annual Jazz-By-the-Bay Festival Bay	$10,434	85.0	$2,841
09.0620 St. Johns River City Band, Inc. A Sampler of American Music Duval	$20,000	78.5	$0
09.0630 The Educational Coalition for Monroe County, Inc. CAMP/Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble (BRE) Community Clinics and Concerts Monroe	$25,000	73.5	$0
09.0633 Shands Jacksonville Foundation, Inc. AIM Music, at Shands Jacksonville Duval	$12,500	73.3	$0
09.0640 Jazz Society of Pensacola, Inc. 2009 Pensacola JazzFest Escambia	$23,925	85.8	$6,572
Instrumental Music Specific Projects Total			$22,105

Cultural Organizations
09.0605 Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia, Inc. General Program Support Palm Beach	$45,000	85.5	$6,391
09.0607 Greater Miami Youth Symphony of Dade County, FL, Inc. GMYS Concerts and Outreach Program Miami-Dade	$70,000	91.0	$10,581
09.0608 Aequalis, Inc. Core Ensemble General Program Support Palm Beach	$28,397	92.5	$4,363
09.0615 Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Inc. We're Making Music! Brevard	$84,000	85.3	$11,902
09.0616 Clearwater Jazz Holiday Foundation, Inc. Clearwater Jazz Holiday Pinellas	$79,236	86.5	$11,385
09.0617 All Florida Youth Orchestra, Incorporated Florida Youth Orchestra Broward	$58,705	89.8	$8,757
09.0621 Atlantic Classical Orchestra, Inc. Atlantic Classical Orchestra General Operating Support St. Lucie	$41,000	90.0	$6,129
09.0622 Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County, Inc. General Program Support Palm Beach	$19,263	86.5	$2,768
09.0623 Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, Inc. 2009 Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Nassau	$36,200	85.3	$5,129
09.0626 Key West Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Music Outreach Programs Monroe	$50,000	82.0	$6,810
09.0627 Greater Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Programs of Pensacola Symphony Escambia	$100,000	92.5	$15,365
09.0628 Imperial Symphony Orchestra, Inc. General Support Polk	$57,778	83.0	$7,966
09.0629 Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra Association, Inc. 2008-2009 Performing Season Brevard	$17,000	90.3	$2,550
09.0631 Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra Concerts and Education Leon	$50,000	91.0	$7,558
09.0632 Southwest Florida Symphony, Inc. General Program Support Lee	$100,000	86.0	$14,285
09.0635 Miami Symphony Orchestra, Inc. MSO 08-09 Season Miami-Dade	$52,488	82.8	$7,219
09.0638 Orlando Philharmonic, Inc. General Program Support for the Orlando Philharmonic Orange	$100,000	96.0	$15,946
09.0639 Miami Bach Society, Inc. 2008 - 2009 Concert Season Miami-Dade	$26,950	86.3	$3,863
09.0642 Symphony of the Americas, Inc. Symphony of the Americas 2008-09 Season Broward	$100,000	88.8	$14,750
Instrumental Music Cultural Organizations Total			$163,717
Instrumental Music Total			$185,822

Vocal Music
Specific Projects
09.0670 Music Sweet Music, Inc. Music As Medicine Pinellas	$9,000	88.5	$2,500
09.0676 Bach Festival of Central Florida, Inc. Getting a Handel on Baroque Throughout Polk County Polk	$11,100	76.5	$0
09.0678 Young Patronesses of the Opera, Inc. YPO In School Opera-Papageno Miami -Dade	$18,000	82.8	$2,703
Vocal Music Specific Projects Total			$5,203

Cultural Organizations
09.0655 Florida 's Singing Sons, Inc. Florida 's Singing Sons Boychoir 2008-2009 General Programming Broward	$52,500	94.8	$6,605
09.0661 Treasure Coast Opera Society, Inc. EXCELLENCE IN OPERA St. Lucie	$27,900	83.5	$3,092
09.0662 The Choral Society of Pensacola, Inc. 2008-2009 Artistic Season Escambia	$6,654	84.8	$2,500
09.0663 Gloria Musicae, Inc. 2008-2009 Concert Season Sarasota	$6,700	87.8	$2,500
09.0665 Choral Masterworks Festival, Inc. Master Chorale of Tampa Bay Operating Support Hillsborough	$28,000	92.7	$3,444
09.0666 Key Chorale, Inc. General Program Support Sarasota	$12,500	88.5	$2,500
09.0668 The Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Inc. General Program Support Duval	$25,736	95.0	$3,245
09.0669 Gainesville Youth Chorus, Inc. General Program Support Alachua	$23,719	86.0	$2,707
09.0675 Pensacola Opera, Inc. Pensacola Opera - General Program Support Escambia	$71,000	95.0	$8,951
09.0677 Young Singers of the Palm Beaches, Inc. Young Singers 2008-2009 Season Palm Beach	$16,280	86.8	$2,500
09.0679 Seraphic Fire, Inc. Seraphic Fire / Firebird 2008-2009 Concert Season Miami-Dade	$20,000	96.3	$2,556
09.0681 Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Inc. General Program Support Orange	$78,824	94.7	$9,905
Vocal Music Cultural Organizations Total			$50,505
Vocal Music Total			$55,708

Visual Arts and Museums
Katharine Dickenson, Panel Chair, reviewed the report as follows:
The Visual Arts and Art Museums Grant Review Panel was held via teleconference on May 14th, 2008 to recommend grant awards to organizations.

Six eligible Specific Project and Eight General Program Support applications, requesting a total of $579,503 were reviewed by the panel for Visual Arts. Two eligible Specific Project and nine General Program Support applications, requesting a total of $714,536 were reviewed by the panel for Art Museums.

Specific Project Funding Method: The panel chose to fund applications using the Score-based Pro-Rata Formula.

Panel comment was as follows:
Natalie Ellis commented on the funding amount as being a shame and that the staff did an excellent job and that OASIS was difficult to get used to. Alexa Favata echoed Natalie on the difficulty of OASIS and thanked the chair and her co-panelists. Steven Klindt commented that OASIS was easier to use and that the teleconference format was difficult. Kristen Miller-Zohn thought that having a teleconference was easier.

Public comment was as follows:
Rosie Gordon Waters commented that the process was smooth and fair and that she really liked OASIS. Elizabeth Wills thought that four panelists was too small. Elizabeth also commented that the phones aided accessibility.

Visual Arts and Museums Panel Awards
App # Organization Name Project Title County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Recommend.
Visual Arts
Specific Projects
09.0906 Cinderic Documentaries, Inc. Monkey Fishing and Moonshine: River Rats and Outlaws of the St. Johns Volusia	$17,000	66.3	$0
09.0920 National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill, Inc. XX Annual Art Exhibition by the Mentally Ill Miami-Dade	$14,000	83.0	$2,500
09.0922 Women's Center of Jacksonville, Inc. Art & Soul Duval	$20,000	77.0	$3,110
09.0931 Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, Inc. Caribbean Crossroads Series Miami-Dade	$15,000	88.3	$2,675
State Supported
09.0908 Hillsborough Community College , Ybor Art Gallery Jerry Uelsmann/Maggie Taylor: "Just Suppose" Hillsborough	$25,000	87.0	$4,392
09.0910 University of Florida - University Gallery The Roar of the Crowd Alachua	$25,000	89.8	$4,534
09.0919 Santa Fe Community College Visual and Performing Arts Healing by Design Alachua	$19,400	71.0	$0
09.0929 City of Tampa Lights On Tampa Hillsborough	$25,000	93.0	$4,695
Visual Arts Specific Projects Total			$21,906

Cultural Organizations
09.0903 Edge Zones, Inc. Edge Zones General Program Support Miami-Dade	$12,200	82.0	$2,500
09.0905 Crealde School of Art, Inc. Crealde General Operating Support Orange	$85,000	93.8	$13,319
09.0913 Maitland Art Association, Inc. Maitland Art Center Orange	$60,788	83.5	$8,479
09.0915 Florida Craftsmen, Inc. Cultural Support Pinellas	$50,000	88.0	$7,351
09.0916 Arts Center Association, Inc. General Program Support Pinellas	$100,000	92.0	$15,369
09.0917 Artel, Inc. General Program Support Escambia	$5,305	88.3	$2,500
09.0932 LeMoyne Art Foundation, Inc. LeMoyne GPS 09-0928 Leon	$64,129	77.3	$0
09.0933 621 Gallery, Inc. The 621 Gallery Leon	$7,471	83.8	$2,500
State Supported
09.0927 Florida Atlantic University , University Galleries 2008/09 Exhibitions & Programs Palm Beach	$34,230	91.3	$5,221
Visual Arts Cultural Organizations Total			$57,239
Visual Arts Total			$79,145

Art Museums
Specific Projects
09.0955 Coral Springs Museum of Art, Inc. The Art of Britto Broward	$25,000	80.8	$3,404
State Supported
09.0960 The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum Modern Masters: Mid-Century Art from the Smithsonian Miami-Dade	$25,000	81.3	$3,425
Art Museums Specific Projects Total			$6,829

Cultural Organizations
09.0951 Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Inc. Promoting Scholarly and Programming Excellence Pinellas	$80,000	91.8	$11,170
09.0953 Brevard Art Museum, Inc. General Program Support Brevard	$71,500	91.3	$9,929
09.0954 Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Inc. Cultural Support Grant Proposal 2008-09 Pinellas	$100,000	90.5	$13,763
09.0957 Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Inc. MOCA Jacksonville Arts Alive Duval	$100,000	84.0	$12,776
09.0961 The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, Inc. General Program Support Leon	$79,207	88.8	$10,698
09.0962 Rollins College General Program Support Orange	$77,821	88.5	$10,475
09.0963 The Deland Museum of Art, Inc. General Program Support Volusia	$53,308	88.8	$7,200
State Supported
09.0956 Florida State University General Operating Support Leon	$59,000	96.3	$8,641
09.0959 Southeast Museum of Photography Southeast Museum of Photography General Operating Support Volusia	$43,700	91.8	$6,102
Art Museums Cultural Organizations Total			$90,754
Art Museums Total			$97,583

Dance
Stephen Hogge, Panel Chair, reviewed the report as follows:
The Dance Grant Review Panel was held via teleconference on May 15, 2008 to recommend grant awards to organizations.

Six eligible Specific Project and ten General Program Support applications, requesting a total of $661,154, were reviewed by the panel. All applications were recommended by the panel for funding.

Specific Project Funding Method: The panel chose to fund applications using the Score-based Pro-Rata Formula, with one exception to the formula. If an award amount drops below the minimum amount of $2,500 then that application will not be funded and those funds will be distributed among the remaining organizations.

Panel comment was as follows:
The panel is very happy with the online application system. Jill Sonke would like applicants to submit survey results and an example of a survey instrument with their support materials. She also suggested that the operating budget form be more detailed.

Public comment was as follows:
Thanked staff and chair.

Dance Panel Awards
App # Organization Name Project Title County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Recommend.
Specific Project
09.0016 Moving Current, Inc. NewGrounds 2009 Hillsborough	$18,000	90.3	$2,500
09.0017 Karen Peterson and Dancers, Inc. Integrated Dance - Workshops and Performance Miami-Dade	$25,000	93.0	$3,538
09.0019 Brazz Dance Theater Incorporated Dreaming Amazonia Miami-Dade	$25,000	81.8	$3,113
09.0023 Miami Momentum Dance Company, Inc. Miami Beach Dance Festival 2009 Miami-Dade	$25,000	90.8	$3,454
09.0029 Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, Inc. Concert Series Miami-Dade	$25,000	85.5	$3,253
State Supported
09.0013 University of Florida Limon Repertory Project Alachua	$25,000	96.5	$3,671
Specific Project Total			$19,529

Cultural Organizations
09.0011 The Tallahassee Ballet, Inc. 2008-2009 Season Leon	$41,000	91.7	$5,658
09.0014 Northwest Florida Ballet, Inc. Level II General Support Okaloosa	$81,000	96.3	$11,738
09.0018 Florida Dance Theatre, Inc. General Support Polk	$22,350	83.5	$2,808
09.0020 Dance Alive!, Inc. General Program Support Alachua	$50,000	94.5	$7,110
09.0021 Ballet Pensacola, Inc. General Support Grant Escambia	$46,762	82.3	$5,791
09.0022 The Dance Now! Ensemble, Inc. Dance Now! General Program Support 2008/9/10 Miami-Dade	$10,394	89.3	$2,500
09.0024 Boca Ballet Theatre Company, Inc. Boca Ballet Theatre's 2008 - 2009 Season of Dance Palm Beach	$78,948	87.3	$10,371
09.0026 Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, Inc. Season Support 2008-2009 Miami-Dade	$25,000	84.0	$3,160
09.0030 Miami Hispanic Ballet Corp. International Ballet Festival 2008 and Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami Season Miami-Dade	$62,700	86.0	$8,114
09.0031 Maximum Dance Company, Inc. General Operating Support Miami-Dade	$100,000	89.8	$13,513
Cultural Organizations Total			$70,763
Dance Total			$90,292

Arts in Education Program Panel Reports
Jim Shaw, Panel Chair, reviewed the report as follows:
The Arts In Education Grant Review Panels convened via teleconference on April 23 and 24, 2008 to recommend awards for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. A complete list of all applications reviewed by the panel, including panel scores, is provided on the following pages.

April 23 Panel
The panel reviewed 66 applications (Arts Education Partnership Level II), and recommended funding for 57 applications. A motion was passed unanimously by the panel.

Panel comment was as follows:
“There are many quality projects happening across our state.”
“The partnerships are reaching beyond boundaries into underserved areas.”
“It is important to advocate all year long. Invite your Legislators to your events.”
“ADA self-evaluation is important. If you have not done one, please do so. We are here to help those of you who need assistance making your organizations and programs more accessible to the public.”

Public comment was as follows:
“Thank you to the panelists for the work that you do during our evaluations.”

Arts in Education Panel Awards - Partnership Level II
App # Organization Name Project Title County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Recommend.
Partnerships Level 2
09.6001 Art Behind Bars, Inc. Art Behind Bars Art AFTER Bars Monroe	$15,000	92.8	$6,708
09.6003 Center for Emerging Art, Inc. PREVENTION through the ARTS Miami-Dade	$15,000	65.6	$0
09.6006 All Florida Youth Orchestra, Incorporated Music STEPS Program Broward	$15,000	89.2	$6,448
09.6007 Gainesville Association for the Creative Arts Dramatic Discoveries Alachua	$15,000	87.8	$6,347
09.6009 ArtSouth ArtSouth's Service Learning Program Miami-Dade	$15,000	85.2	$6,159
09.6010 Children's Coalition Incorporated, The Believe And Achieve Palm Beach	$15,000	76.6	$0
09.6011 Brevard Symphony Orchestra "American Celebration" Children's Concert Brevard	$15,000	84.8	$6,130
09.6012 Broward County Cultural Division Exercising Creativity: Developing the Whole Child Through the Arts Broward	$15,000	89.4	$6,463
09.6013 Civic Theatre of Central Florida, Inc. Professional Development--Infusing Arts with Core Curriculum Orange	$10,000	90.8	$4,376
09.6016 Monroe Council of the Arts Corporation Senior Art, Concert & Vans to Venues Program Monroe	$15,000	83.8	$6,058
09.6017 ACPS - Project Development Dept. Everyday Art Alachua	$14,662	86.2	$6,091
09.6018 United Arts Council of Collier County, Inc. Miracle Enrichment Project Collier	$15,000	88.0	$6,361
09.6021 VSA Arts of Florida, Inc. "Creativity Expressed" Hillsborough	$15,000	90.3	$6,528
09.6023 Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Inc. Integrated Arts School Pilot Program Duval	$15,000	84.0	$6,072
09.6026 Vero Beach Museum of Art, Inc. Community Outreach Program Indian River	$15,000	82.4	$5,957
09.6027 Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia, Inc. Young People's Concerts Palm Beach	$14,525	82.8	$5,796
09.6028 Brevard Art Museum Art-n-Soul Brevard	$12,000	74.6	$0
09.6029 PlayGround Theatre, Inc., The 2008-2009 Education and Community Outreach Program Miami-Dade	$15,000	82.5	$5,964
09.6030 Pensacola Opera, Inc. Two Worlds: A Partnership Between Pensacola Opera and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services of Northwest Florida Escambia	$15,000	85.8	$6,202
09.6034 Center for Creative Education, Inc. Project LEAP Palm Beach	$15,000	84.6	$6,116
09.6037 Dance Alive!, Inc. Discovering Dance: Partnership Level II Alachua	$15,000	87.2	$6,304
09.6041 Florida Defenders of the Environment "Natural Florida " Educators' Workshops and Users' Guide Alachua	$15,000	76.2	$0
09.6042 Levy County Schools Art Teachers Building Bridges: Artists in Our Community Levy	$14,000	81.8	$5,519
09.6044 Arts Center Association, Inc. 2008-2009 KidVentures in Art School Program Pinellas	$15,000	86.6	$6,260
09.6046 Arts Council of Hillsborough County REMEMBER ME: ARTS FOR EVERYONE! Hillsborough	$15,000	90.2	$6,520
09.6049 Tallahassee-Leon County Cultural Resources Commission Dancing Classrooms Implementation Leon	$15,000	88.3	$6,383
09.6050 Great Explorations, Inc. Start with the Arts Preschool Pinellas	$15,000	88.8	$6,419
09.6054 Florida Grand Opera, Inc. 2008-09 "In-School Opera Program" Miami-Dade	$15,000	87.2	$6,304
09.6055 Florida Orchestra, Inc., The The Florida Orchestra Youth Concerts, 2008-09 Hillsborough	$15,000	85.8	$6,202
09.6057 Stage Aurora Theatrical Company, Inc. 100 Youth Voices Musical Theatre Program Duval	$15,000	85.2	$6,159
09.6058 Dance Now! Ensemble, Inc., The Dance Now! (DNE) 2008/2009 Educational Miami-Dade	$15,000	83.0	$6,000
09.6061 Educational Coalition for Monroe County, Inc., The CAMP & Careers 2008 Monroe	$15,000	83.2	$6,014
09.6066 Florida Studio Theatre, Inc. WRITE A PLAY in Manatee County Sarasota	$15,000	92.4	$6,679
09.6073 Florida Department of Corrections The Bridge Program Leon	$15,000	81.6	$5,899
09.6074 Florida Stage, Inc. Children of Conflict Palm Beach	$15,000	82.6	$5,971
09.6076 Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Inc. The "Art Exploration Station" Broward	$15,000	85.2	$6,159
09.6077 Deland Museum of Art, Inc., The Legendary Florida Volusia	$14,900	91.4	$6,563
09.6078 Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Inc. Metropolitan Ministries Level 2 Partnership Hillsborough	$15,000	92.8	$6,708
09.6079 City of Tampa Lights On Tampa Hillsborough	$15,000	83.8	$6,058
09.6080 Deco Echo Artists Delegation Rebuilding Lives by Telling Stories Through Visuals Miami-Dade	$15,000	80.2	$5,798
09.6081 Southwest Florida Symphony Arts In Education Lee	$15,000	84.2	$6,087
09.6082 Esteem Music, Inc. Senior Lesson Program Polk	$9,932	90.5	$4,332
09.6083 Palm Beach Opera Family Opera Series Palm Beach	$15,000	81.0	$5,855
09.6087 Orlando Opera Opera on Tour! Orange	$12,000	84.8	$4,904
09.6092 Florida Atlantic University , University Galleries University Galleries Museum Education & Arts Educators in Training Palm Beach	$15,000	87.4	$6,318
09.6094 Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, Inc. Arts Ballet Community Arts Education Programs Miami-Dade	$15,000	88.2	$6,376
09.6096 Stage Works, Inc. Rainbow Tribe Multi-Ethnic Partnership Hillsborough	$14,500	86.2	$6,024
09.6097 Symphony of the Americas, Inc. Symphony of the Americas Orchestral Education Broward	$15,000	83.2	$6,014
09.6099 Florida Film Institute, Inc. Cinematographers in Education and Media Arts (CINEMA) Miami-Dade	$15,000	90.8	$6,564
09.6101 Hippodrome State Theatre, Inc. One City, One Story Alachua	$15,000	91.6	$6,622
09.6104 Orlando Philharmonic Young People's Concerts Orange	$15,000	87.3	$6,311
09.6105 Brevard Cultural Alliance , Inc. Growing Community Through the Arts Brevard	$15,000	81.8	$5,913
09.6106 Northwest Florida Ballet, Inc. NFB Academie Okaloosa	$15,000	86.4	$6,246
09.6108 Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc. Educating Youth about Personal Power through the Arts Pinellas	$15,000	85.4	$6,173
09.6113 Teatro en Miami Corp Elder's Theatre Miami-Dade	$15,000	83.6	$6,043
09.6115 Central Florida Ballet, Inc. 2008-2009 Season of Service Orange	$15,000	87.3	$6,311
09.6116 Classical Christian School for the Arts, Inc Community Arts Educational Programs and Performing Series Pinellas	$15,000	79.2	$0
09.6117 Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Inc. The Discovery Program at Fairchild Miami-Dade	$15,000	75.0	$0
09.6123 Manatee County Cultural Alliance, Inc. Integrating Art and Science Manatee	$10,000	67.4	$0
09.6124 Miami Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Symphonie Funtastique Miami-Dade	$15,000	84.4	$6,101
09.6125 Orlando Shakespeare Theater Orlando Shakespeare Theater: Shakespeare for a New Generation Program Orange	$15,000	91.0	$6,577
09.6126 Acrosstown Repertory Theatre Workshop, Inc. The ART thou, Readers Theatre Alachua	$5,000	80.8	$3,000
09.6131 Cathedral Arts Project, Inc. After-school Dance Instruction Duval	$15,000	91.0	$6,577
09.6132 Palm Beach County Cultural Council, Inc. Arts Partnership for At-Risk Youth Palm Beach	$15,000	79.2	$0
09.6133 Jacksonville Symphony Association, Inc. Teen & Parent Sound Check Card Club Membership Duval	$5,000	76.4	$0
09.6137 Young At Art of Broward, Inc. ArtREACH Broward	$15,000	88.6	$6,405
Partnerships Level II Total			$346,448

April 24 Panel
The panel reviewed 28 applications; one application in the Rural Development grant category, 22 applications in the Artist Residency, and five applications in the Arts Education Partnership Level I. Twenty-four were recommended for funding. A motion was passed unanimously by the panel.

Panel comment was as follows:
“We like seeing hard copies of support materials but would like the amount of support materials to be limited.”
“It is really important to be able to see a hard copy of the application when reviewing. For me, it is easier to be able to mark and highlight directly onto a hard copy of the application.”
“Thanks to the staff for all their hard work; we know this process and this budget year has not been easy for any of you.”
“Thank you to our wonderful Chair, Jim Shaw for running such efficient meetings the past two days. We could not have done it without your commitment.”

Public comment was as follows:
“Thanks to the Staff and Panel for their very hard work.”

Arts in Education Panel Awards - Partnership Level I
App # Organization Name Project Title County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Recommend.
Rural Development Planning Year (1)
09.6128 Holley-Navarre Primary School Schools in Harmony Santa Rosa	$3,000	85.8	$3,000
Artist Residency
09.6004 Center for Emerging Art, Inc. PRESERVING the LEGACY Miami-Dade	$10,000	79.0	$0
09.6005 Advent Christian Village, Inc. Suwannee County Arts in Education Suwannee	$10,000	87.8	$4,102
09.6020 United Arts Council of Collier County, Inc. Dance Immokalee I, II, III Collier	$10,000	89.3	$4,172
09.6038 Aequalis, Inc. Belle Glade /Telling Our Story Artist Residency Palm Beach	$10,000	90.3	$4,219
09.6043 Fantasy Theatre Factory, Inc. 2008-2009 Theatre Arts Residency at Miami Children's Museum Miami-Dade	$10,000	89.5	$4,182
09.6048 Brevard Cultural Alliance, Inc. School Arts Residencies: Learning for Life Brevard	$10,000	91.8	$4,289
09.6052 Creative Clay, Inc. Days of Dance, Drama, and Drumming Pinellas	$10,000	91.5	$4,275
09.6053 Manatee County Cultural Alliance, Inc. School Season of Sculpture Manatee	$5,000	80.0	$3,000
09.6063 ArtSpring, Inc. ArtSpring Artist Residency at LCI and in the Marion County community Miami-Dade	$10,000	85.2	$3,981
09.6064 Miami Momentum Dance Company, Inc. Two Tiered Residency, R.R. Moton Elementary School & South Miami Middle School Miami-Dade	$10,000	91.5	$4,275
09.6067 The Deland Museum of Art, Inc. "Private Spaces:" West Volusia Project Volusia	$9,980	84.2	$3,926
09.6069 Dance Alive!, Inc. Dancin' Alachua	$8,375	96.7	$3,785
09.6085 Miami Light Project, Inc. Miami Light Project's Out of the Box Residencies Miami-Dade	$10,000	90.2	$4,214
09.6088 Atlantic Center for the Arts, Inc. Teen Creative Writing Residency Volusia	$10,000	82.7	$3,864
09.6095 Stage Works, Inc. YEA! Artists' Residency Hillsborough	$10,000	88.5	$4,135
09.6098 Miami Hispanic Ballet Corp. Miami Hispanic Ballet - Classical Dance Outreach Miami-Dade	$8,420	79.5	$0
09.6102 Hippodrome State Theatre, Inc. Senior Playwright Festival Alachua	$10,000	94.2	$4,401
09.6103 The Artist Series of Tallahassee, Inc. Artist in Residence Project Leon	$10,000	87.0	$4,065
09.6107 Shands Teaching Hospital & Clinics, Inc. Dance for [Long] Life Alachua	$10,000	94.3	$4,406
09.6109 The American Stage Company, Inc. Write On Pinellas! Pinellas	$10,000	87.7	$4,098
09.6121 Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Inc. No Strings Attached Broward	$10,000	77.3	$0
09.6130 Young At Art of Broward, Inc. Girls 'N Power Broward	$10,000	88.3	$4,126
Artist Residency Total			$77,515

Partnership Level 1
09.6022 Miami Dade College , Cultural Affairs Wisdom of the Wolf: Documenting Artist Thought for future generations from the Cultura del Lobo Performance Series Miami-Dade	$5,000	87.5	$2,987
09.6024 Boynton Beach Cultural Centre ArtWorks Classroom Expedition: Sights & Sounds of History Palm Beach	$5,000	75.2	$0
09.6033 Tallahassee Writers Association, Inc. Big Bend Writers Guild Expansion Leon	$4,500	82.4	$0
09.6047 The Arts Council, Inc. Arts Education Partnership Martin	$5,000	87.0	$2,970
09.6071 Rossier Productions, Inc. Operation Filmlmaker Leon	$5,000	88.2	$3,011
Partnership Level 1 Total			$8,968

Local Arts Agencies Program Panel Report
Janeen Mason, Panel Chair, reviewed the report as follows:
The Local Arts Agency Grant Review Panel convened via teleconference on May 19, 2008 to recommend funding for the next three-year grant cycle - 08/09, 09/10, 10/11. A complete list of all applications reviewed by the panel, including panel scores, is provided on the following pages.

The panel reviewed and scored 22 applications. All of the applications received a score of 75 or above. A motion to accept the scores was passed unanimously by the panel; therefore, all of the applications were recommended for funding.

Panel comment was as follows:
“Teleconference provides a great opportunity to use panelists from around the state and the country without the loss of travel time.”

“It is really important to be able to see a hard copy of the application when reviewing. For me, it is easier to be able to mark and highlight directly onto a hard copy of the application.”

“I would like more discussion among the panelists before scoring, as happens when the panels are in person.”

“Clearly, from reading these applications, wonderful things are happening in Florida.”

Public comment was as follows:
“Thank you to the panelists for their hark work in evaluating the applications.”

“We would like to receive more regular communication from the Division about the grants calendar, upcoming deadlines, etc.”

“The Division should explore web-casting to provide a visual component to panels and for networking meetings.”

Local Arts Agencies Panel Awards
App # Organization Name Project Title County	Request Amount	Average Score	Funding Recommend.
Pre-Level I
09.8019 St. Johns County Cultural Council, Inc. 2009 Local Arts Agency Grant - St. Johns County Cultural Council, Inc. Saint Johns	$5,000	80.0	$5,000
Pre-Level I Total			$5,000

Level I
09.8007 Arts & Humanities Council of Charlotte County, Inc. General Program Support Charlotte	$25,000	85.2	$6,421
09.8014 Arts Council of Greater Palatka General Support 08/09 Putnam	$23,500	78.2	$6,421
09.8015 Pasco Fine Arts Council, Inc. General Program Support Pasco	$10,000	84.8	$6,421
09.8021 Heartland Cultural Alliance , Inc. Heartland Cultural Alliance, Inc. Highlands	$6,563	75.4	$6,421
Level I Total			$25,684

Level II
09.8005 The Arts Council, Inc. General Operating Support Martin	$40,000	90.8	$10,273
09.8016 Monroe Council of the Arts Corporation LAA 2008-2011 Monroe	$40,000	90.0	$10,273
09.8018 United Arts Council of Collier County, Inc. Local Arts Agency Collier	$40,000	85.0	$10,273
09.8020 The Arts Council of Northwest Florida, Inc. The Arts Council of NWFL Escambia	$40,000	86.2	$10,273
09.8022 Bay Humanities Council Local Arts Agency General Support Bay	$40,000	85.8	$10,273
09.8023 Brevard Cultural Alliance , Inc. General Operating Support Brevard	$40,000	86.4	$10,273
09.8025 Cultural Council of Indian River County Local Arts Agency Indian River	$40,000	86.0	$10,273
09.8026 Leisure Services Division of Volusia County Local Arts Agency Grant Application Volusia	$40,000	85.6	$10,273
Level II Total			$82,184

Level III
09.8001 Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville , Inc. Local Arts Agency Duval	$60,000	93.8	$15,410
09.8002 Broward County Cultural Division General Program Support Broward	$60,000	92.2	$15,410
09.8003 Tallahassee-Leon County Cultural Resources Commission General Support - FY09 Leon	$60,000	89.8	$15,410
09.8006 Arts Council of Hillsborough County General Support Hillsborough	$60,000	87.0	$15,410
09.8008 Pinellas County Cultural Affairs Department General Program Support Pinellas	$60,000	91.6	$15,410
09.8011 Palm Beach County Cultural Council, Inc. General Program Support Palm Beach	$60,000	93.6	$15,410
09.8013 COG - DIVISION OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS General Program Support Alachua	$60,000	80.2	$15,410
09.8017 Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs General Program Support Miami-Dade	$60,000	95.4	$15,410
09.8024 United Arts of Central Florida General Program Support Orange	$60,000	88.4	$15,410
Level III Total			$138,690
Total All Levels			$251,558

Culture Builds Florida’s Future Program Panel Reports
Janeen Mason, chair of the Expansion Funding panel, reviewed the report as follows:
May 22, 2008
The Culture Builds Florida Expansion Funding Panel Meeting was held via teleconference on May 22, 2008 to recommend grant awards to organizations for projects in the Culture Builds Florida Grant Program.

The panel reviewed forty-four eligible applications and recommended the four highest scoring applications for full funding. Applications were accepted for projects that explored the connections between arts and cultural programming and the four key areas of the Division’s strategic plan.

Project applications were accepted for a variety of activities including a cultural tourism web site, an artist residency project, an exhibition accessibility expansion, and a library dance program. The four organizations recommended for funding for this first cycle are:

App #	Applicant Name	Award Rec.
09.2371	Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Inc.	$25,000
09.2386	Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival	$15,500
09.2363	Artists Alliance of North Florida	$25,000
09.2339	Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.	$25,000

Panel comment was as follows:
Panelists mentioned that they were impressed with the overall quality of the applications. One out of state panelist mentioned that she would highly recommend some of the projects reviewed to other private funding sources. Panelists mentioned that with the high quality of projects submitted, they wished there were more funding available. One panelist raised concern over the cost effectiveness of administering this new grant program when funding for all arts programs is so limited.

Public comment was as follows:
Applicants raised the question of REDI bonus points and expressed concern that REDI bonus points were not offered. One applicant mentioned that OASIS made it hard for them to thoroughly explain their project information as it had to be edited to fit the space provided. Audience members commented that they appreciated the teleconference process. They found it much less of a hardship to participate via phone in the panel meetings and appreciated not having to make the trip to Tallahassee. Several applicants and panelists on the call stressed the importance of advocacy for arts funding and urged their colleagues to be in touch with their legislators.

May 23, 2008
Katharine Dickenson, chair of the Seed Funding panel, reviewed the report as follows:

The Culture Builds Florida Seed Funding Panel Meeting was held via teleconference on May 23, 2008 to recommend grant awards to organizations for projects in the Culture Builds Florida Grant Program.

The panel reviewed twenty eligible applications and recommended the two highest scoring applications for full funding. Applications were accepted for projects that explored the connections between arts and cultural programming and the four key areas of the Division’s strategic plan.

Project applications were accepted for a variety of activities including an arts and business board development program, a residency program pairing seniors and at-risk youth, and the development of an arts district. The two organizations recommended for funding for this first cycle are:

App #	Applicant Name	Award Rec.
09.2352	Digital Worlds Institute	$25,000
09.2331	The Studio @ 620	$25,000

Panel comment was as follows:
Panelists commented that though they wished there were more funding available, they were glad that they could launch the two terrific projects that funding allowed. A panelist commented that these two organizations now had a greater burden to publicize the benefits of their programs and make sure that they are clearly expressed to the legislators and other authorizers in hopes of increased funding for the program next year. Two panelists commented that they would like to see the application format more closely mirror the scoring criteria, and suggested perhaps editing the application narrative questions. Panelists also commented that scoring criteria could be adjusted to make the scoring more welcoming for those organizations applying with science and humanities projects. Panelists also stressed the importance of applicants familiarizing themselves with the vision areas outlined in the strategic plan. They suggested that applicants reread this information and submit verification with future applications that they are familiar with the plan and have read the Executive Summaries provided on the Division’s website.

Public comment was as follows:
Applicants thanked the panel members for their time reviewing the applications. Another applicant thanked both the panel and staff and mentioned that their organization looks forward to applying to the program again. Members of the panel and audience stressed the importance of advocacy for arts funding and encouraged one another to be in touch with their legislators.

Public Comment on All Grant Panel Reports

Jennifer Berges and Hans Wohlgefahrt, employees of the Sarasota Film Festival, requested that the Council exclude the scores of Media Arts Panelist, Victor Nunez on the grounds that Mr. Nunez did not recuse himself from scoring the Sarasota Film Festival Application (09-0417) by declaring a conflict of interest.

Russell Allen, Orlando Ballet, cautioned the Council on the potential effect of eliminating a panelist’s scores on future panels and that he thought the issue of conflict of interest was being too widely construed. Ilene Joyce Johnson with Esteem Music, Inc., Donna McBride of the Tampa Bay Performing Arts, and former FAC Chairwoman, Sibille Pritchard, also spoke about the panel process and the definition of conflict of interest.

G. Council Vote on All Grant Panel Funding Recommendations
Chairman Shaw asked for guidance from the staff as to the Council’s options regarding Media Arts application #09-0417. Sarah Stage read several of the comments regarding this particular application from the actual panel meeting. Tim Deratany, following discussion with Margaret Wise from Sarasota County, moved to drop Mr. Nunez’s score from the application’s total score. Katharine Dickenson seconded the motion.

Discussion on the motion was as follows: Jeff Tucker, chair of the Media Arts Panel, cautioned the Council on setting a precedent by changing the scores of a panel. Stephen Hogge noted that if a conflict of interest situation is not able to be addressed during the panel meeting, it should be able to be addressed at the Arts Council level. Also if Mr. Nunez’s score is removed, the final scores for the applicant should revert to the preliminary score. Lois Benson suggested that a new panel be convened to rescore the Media Arts Panel applications.

Don Blancett reviewed the Chapter 265, Florida Statutes, governing the Council’s authority to amend a panel’s recommendations. Jim Shaw read the administrative rule covering the Council’s authority.

Lois Benson presented a substitute motion that the Council vote on the all the panel recommendations, with the exception of the Media Arts Panel, and defer the conflict of interest issue to the department’s general counsel’s office for review. Katharine Dickenson seconded the motion.

Jon Ward presented another substitute motion that the Council vote on all the panel recommendations, except for the Media Arts Panel recommendations. Katharine Dickenson seconded the motion. The motion carried.

Lois Benson moved that Victor Nunez’s conflict of interest issue be referred to the department’s general counsel’s office for review and final legal opinion. Jon Ward seconded the motion. The motion carried.

Katharine Dickenson suggested that the Council’s position on whether or not a conflict existed, should accompany the Council’s request for legal opinion. Lois Benson noted that by requesting a legal opinion, already expresses a doubt as to whether or not a conflict existed which members of the Council are not equipped to determine due to lack of all evidence and legal expertise.

Sandy Shaughnessy will communicate the general counsel’s office findings as soon as possible, as well as what the next step will be in regard to final recommendations for the Media Arts Panel.

Gaylen Phillips reminded the Council that grant award documents will be delayed for all organizations recommended for funding in the Media Arts Panel. Many of the projects have a start date of July 1, 2008.

Stephen Hogge and Tim Deratany moved that if the department’s general counsel’s office determines that a conflict of interest did exist, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture recommends that Victor Nunez’s score be dropped only from application number #09-0417 and the preliminary scores be utilized to determine funding. Don Browning seconded the motion. The motion carried.

Note: See Addendum A for outcome of the legal opinion.

Other Business
1. Public Art Inventory/Guide
  Stephen Hogge presented ideas for providing more exposure and access for public art, such as a “Trail of Public Art” which some local arts agencies have already begun to develop. His suggestions included the creation of statewide, county or regional panels (similar to process and function of grant panels) to select the art for the trail. Lois Benson recommended utilizing the local arts agencies to develop local art trails. Don Browning and Jackie Bradley volunteered to work with Mr. Hogge on this project and report back to the Council.
Open Council Discussion
No open discussion was offered.
Public Comment
Margo Knight, United Arts of Central Florida
Conclusion
With no further public comment, the meeting concluded at 1:30 p.m.

Addendum A

Florida Council on Arts and Culture
Meeting Minutes
June 30, 2008
Conference Call

Florida Arts Council	Department Staff
Jim Shaw, Chairman	Sandy Shaughnessy, Director
Jeffrey Tucker, Vice Chairman	Don Blancett
Margaret Wise, Secretary	Gaylen Phillips
Lois Benson	Sarah Stage
Jacqueline Bradley	Patty Warren
Donald Browning
Tim Deratany
Katharine Dickenson
Stephen Hogge
Janeen Mason
Norma Roth
Jon Ward

Call to Order
Chairman James Shaw called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m.
Introduction of Council, Staff and Guests
Mr. Shaw asked the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, department staff, and audience members to introduce themselves.
Update of Conflict of Interest Issue

Don Blancett reviewed the legal opinion of the Office of the General Counsel regarding whether or not Victor Nunez had a conflict of interest regarding his scoring of the Sarasota Film Society’s Media Arts grant application (#09-0417). It was concluded that there was no conflict of interest. See the attached memorandum of legal opinion from the department’s General Counsel’s Office.

Lois Benson moved that the final scores from the Media Arts Panel Meeting be accepted as recommended, with Margaret Wise seconding. The motion passed.

Sandy Shaughnessy reported that a letter will be sent to the Sarasota Film Festival notifying them of the outcome and encouraging them to apply again in the future.
Public Comment
No public comment was received.
Conclusion
With no further business, the meeting concluded at 9:34 a.m.

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Addendum A

Meeting Minutes
June 5, 2008
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