Panel Report Arts in Education and Underserved Cultural Community Development

Memorandum

TO: Florida Council on Arts and Culture
FROM: LaVon Bracy, Panel Chair
DATE: September 9, 2015
SUBJECT:

Arts in Education and Underserved Cultural Community Development Panel, Meeting Report and Recommendations

The Arts in Education and Underserved Cultural Community Development grant panel meeting was held via teleconference on September 9, 2015. Thirty-three (33) eligible applications were reviewed and twenty-eight (28) applications were recommended for funding.

A complete list of all reviewed applications, with the request amounts and final scores, is provided in the following sections.

Panel comment was as follows:

There were no panel comments.

Public comment was as follows:

There were no public comments.

Panel Biographies

Cicely Bosley

Lake County

  • Teacher, Theatre and English, Leesburg High School, Leesburg, Florida
  • Previously, Arts in Education Coordinator, West Virginia Division of Culture and History; Teaching Artist, Central Florida arts organizations including the Orlando Repertory Theatre and the Center for Digital Media
  • B.A., Education, Fairmont State University; M.F.A., Theatre for Young Audiences, University of Central Florida

Anissa Ford

Gadsden County

  • Education Director, Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, Florida
  • M.A., Arts Administration with a certificate in Museum Studies; B.A., Art History with a minor in Museum Studies, Florida State University

Juliana Forero

Houston, Texas

  • Director of Education, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas
  • Ph.D. in Arts Education, Florida State University; M.A. in Arts Administration and a Museum Studies Certificate, Florida State University; B.F.A. in Photography and Digital Art, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia; Certificate in Portrait Photography, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City

 

Rosie Gordon-Wallace

Miami-Dade County

  • Founder, Director and Curator of Diaspora Vibe and Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, Miami, Florida
  • Previously, National Panelist and Speaker, The Grant Makers Conference; Selection Panel for US Artists and Zora Neal Hurston Festival Judges; Museum Panelist Speaker on Caribbean Art Topics
  • Licensed Medical Microbiology and Immunology graduate from University College Hospital of the West Indies

Andrea O'Naghten

Miami-Dade County

  • President & Founder, Rhodes Arts Consulting, Coral Gables, Florida
  • National Chair, Arts & Culture Special Interest Group of the Grant Professionals Association; and Marketing Chair,  GPA South Florida chapter
  • Previously, Senior Program Director, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
  • M.B.A, Florida International University; B.F.A., Fine Art Photography, Rochester Institution of Technology

Mary Palmer

Orange County

  • President, Mary Palmer & Associates, LLC, Consultants in Education and the Arts, Orlando, Florida
  • Professor Emerita, University of Central Florida
  • Previously, Dean, College of Education, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida; Arts for a Complete Education/Florida Alliance for Arts Education – Consultant to statewide consortium to improve and enhance arts education in Florida's schools and communities
  • Founder, Florida Alliance for Arts Education
  • Florida Arts Recognition Award for Outstanding Initiative and Leadership to Advance Culture and the Arts in the State of Florida – Florida Department of State
  • Ph.D., Music Education, University of Illinois; M.S., Music Education, University of Illinois; B.S., Music Education, University of Illinois

Curtis Richardson

Leon County

  • STEM Coordinator, Gadsden District Schools, Florida; and Tallahassee City Commissioner
  • Previously, Representative in the Florida House of Representatives; Deputy Director of Cabinet Affairs for Governor Lawton Chiles; Interim Executive Director, Commission on Education Reform and Accountability; Board Chairmen, Leon County School Board
  • M.A., Counseling Psychology, University of West Florida; M.S., and B.S., Psychology, Florida State University

Panel Recommendations

Date & Time September 9, 2015 9:00 AM - to conclusion
Application Types

SCP - Arts In Education : Artist Residency
SCP - Arts In Education : Arts Partnership
SCP - Underserved Cultural Community Development : Salary Assistance

This list contains the panel recommendations to the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. This is not a final funding recommendation. Panel review is step 2 in a 4 step review process.

# App Num Applicant
Project Title
County
Application Type Request Recommendation Avg Score
1 17.5.200.503 Steinway Society of Central Florida, Inc.
After School Piano Lesson Program
Seminole County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$25,000 $25,000 98.333
2 17.5.200.234 Fantasy Theatre Factory, Inc.
Fantasy Theatre Factory's "Theatre Alive" (Arts & Literacy Infusion for Vibrant Education)
Miami-Dade County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$25,000 $25,000 97.857
3 17.5.400.253 Emerald Coast Theatre Company
Salary Assistance for Producing Artistic Director for the 2016 - 2017 Season
Walton County
SCP: Underserved Cultural Community Development
(Salary Assistance)
$20,000 $20,000 94.571
4 17.5.200.532 Brevard Schools Foundation, Inc.
Next Generation Artist Residencies
Brevard County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Artist Residency)
$25,000 $25,000 94.286
5 17.5.200.311 Miami Momentum Dance Company, Inc.
Four-Tiered Residency
Miami-Dade County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Artist Residency)
$22,200 $22,200 94.000
6 17.5.200.125 Charlotte Local Education Foundation
Arts Integration and the Florida Standards
Charlotte County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$24,250 $24,250 94.000
7 17.5.400.520 Ground Up and Rising, Inc.
Salary Assistance For Executive Director during 2016-2017 Season
Miami-Dade County
SCP: Underserved Cultural Community Development
(Salary Assistance)
$20,000 $20,000 93.857
8 17.5.200.242 Miami Dance Futures, Inc.
Art Changes People/People Change the World
Miami-Dade County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Artist Residency)
$10,000 $10,000 93.429
9 17.5.400.102 The Quincy Music Theatre, Inc.
Salary Assistance Request
Gadsden County
SCP: Underserved Cultural Community Development
(Salary Assistance)
$20,000 $20,000 93.429
10 17.5.200.057 Karen Peterson and Dancers, Inc.
The 11th Talent Showcase - Dance for Teens with Special Needs
Miami-Dade County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Artist Residency)
$20,000 $20,000 93.286
11 17.5.200.534 Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, Inc.
QLC Dance
Lee County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Artist Residency)
$25,000 $25,000 93.286
12 17.5.200.299 City of Apalachicola
Artist in Residence Program, Apalachicola Center for History, Culture and Art
Franklin County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Artist Residency)
$25,000 $25,000 93.143
13 17.5.200.424 Arts for Health Florida, Inc.
Building Bridges Between Arts in Health Communities
Hillsborough County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$25,000 $25,000 93.000
14 17.5.400.249 Okaloosa Arts Alliance, Inc.
Executive Director Salary Assistance
Okaloosa County
SCP: Underserved Cultural Community Development
(Salary Assistance)
$6,000 $6,000 92.286
15 17.5.400.489 Art Mundo, Inc.
Art Mundo Salary Assistance Request for Executive Director
St. Lucie County
SCP: Underserved Cultural Community Development
(Salary Assistance)
$20,000 $20,000 92.286
16 17.5.200.290 Franklin's Promise Coalition, Inc.
Strenghtening Resiliency Through the Arts
Franklin County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$25,000 $25,000 92.000
17 17.5.400.240 The Flagler Playhouse, Inc.
Flagler Playhouse Capacity Building
Flagler County
SCP: Underserved Cultural Community Development
(Salary Assistance)
$25,000 $25,000 90.571
18 17.5.200.037 Deco Echo Artists' Delegation, Inc.
"Who Ever Said Life Was Fair!"
Miami-Dade County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Artist Residency)
$25,000 $25,000 89.143
19 17.5.200.531 The Centre for Women, Inc.
Heartlandscapes: Tampa Girls Explore America Through Multi-Arts Cultural Exchange
Hillsborough County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$24,500 $24,500 89.143
20 17.5.400.149 Lake Eustis Museum of Art, Inc.
Salary Assistance Request for Lake Eustis Museum of Art's Director
Lake County
SCP: Underserved Cultural Community Development
(Salary Assistance)
$20,000 $20,000 89.000
21 17.5.200.373 South Miami Drug-Free Coalition, Inc.
Street to Stage Afterschool Program
Miami-Dade County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$25,000 $25,000 88.857
22 17.5.200.185 Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Where in the World is the Symphony?
Charlotte County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$20,300 $20,300 88.571
23 17.5.200.028 The Gulf Beach Art Center, Inc.
Beach Art Center's Veterans Creating for Community
Pinellas County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$2,900 $2,900 87.714
24 17.5.400.450 Heartland Cultural Alliance, Inc.
Salary Assistance for Executive Director During 2016-2017 Season
Highlands County
SCP: Underserved Cultural Community Development
(Salary Assistance)
$20,000 $20,000 86.143
25 17.5.400.135 Don't Miss A Beat, Inc.
Don't Miss A Beat: Arts Programming for Underserved Youth
Duval County
SCP: Underserved Cultural Community Development
(Salary Assistance)
$10,000 $10,000 85.429
26 17.5.200.481 Rootz of Music, Inc.
American Roots of Jamaican Music
Broward County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Artist Residency)
$2,500 $2,500 84.714
27 17.5.200.439 Virtual Schools of Excellence, Inc.
Virtual School of Excellence Theatre Production Project
St. Lucie County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$25,000 $25,000 82.571
28 17.5.200.356 South Florida Chamber Ensemble, Inc.
PLUMA (Pre Literacy Using Music and Art)
Broward County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Artist Residency)
$22,000 $22,000 81.286
29 17.5.400.216 Anniversary to Commemorate the Civil Rights Demonstrations, Inc.
ACCORD 1960s Civil Rights Commemorative Museum Staffing Grant
St. Johns County
SCP: Underserved Cultural Community Development
(Salary Assistance)
$20,000 $0 79.143
30 17.5.200.269 Shawn & Jessica Doolittle Children's Charity Fund, Inc.
Dance in the Rain with Shawn & Jessica Doolittle (D.R. Doolittle)
Orange County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$21,500 $0 78.857
31 17.5.200.205 Southside Arts Complex, Inc.
SAC S.T.E.A.M. After School Program
Leon County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$25,000 $0 75.714
32 17.5.200.388 Earth Learning, Inc.
Proyecto Papalotl
Miami-Dade County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$24,500 $0 71.286
33 17.5.200.519 Global Outreach Charter Academy Inc
Global Outreach Charter Arts in Education Program
Duval County
SCP: Arts In Education
(Arts Partnership)
$25,000 $0 62.000