Journal:
CARD
Spring
Update
The successful grant applicants so far are: Catch of the Bays: Celebrating the Italian Fishing Community in Santa Cruz (Marla Novo) Dancing Waters (Community Arts & Empowerment/Kathleen Crocetti) Diaspora Performance Showcase (Tannery World Dance Center/Micha Scott) Historias de Cultura: Oaxaca en Santa Cruz (Senderos/Fe Silva-Robles) Refocusing Ecology (Martabel Wasserman) Santa Cruz Jams (Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County/Kathy Blackburn) Santa Cruz Baroque Society Festival (Santa Cruz Baroque Society/Linda Burman-Hall Together We Rise: Artists and Responders of the CZU Fire (Mary Tartaro) What’s Home? Creative Listening Across Differences (Andrew Purchin) Landing (A. Laurie Palmer)
And it’s not over yet! The remaining ten projects are still very much under consideration. Most of them are fairly complex, and their execution involves either significant infrastructure improvements (such as repairs to a staircase or wall) or coordination by multiple stakeholders. City staff are working closely with these artists to plan their projects’ remaining logistic and budgetary details. As these hurdles are overcome, the Commission will evaluate these applications for funding.
In addition to being incredibly impressed and inspired by the breadth and depth of applications received through this program, the Arts Commission has been excited to be able to do some “matchmaking” between artists and city needs as well as between artists and private donors looking to support new initiatives. Maintaining a “docket” of projects and artists on hand has made it easier to coordinate efforts.
Stay tuned here and on CityArts’ Facebook and Instagram feeds for details on each of these projects as they roll out!
Questions? Email cityarts@cityofsantacruz.org