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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Approving Arts Grants for Fiscal Year 2022/2023
MEETING DATE: December 7, 2022
PREPARED BY: Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution approving Arts Grants for Fiscal Year 2022/2023.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Each year, City Council allocates funding to support the arts. In FY
2022/23, Council allocated $39,060 for Arts Grants. The Lodi Arts
Commission (LAC) is tasked with soliciting applicants for arts grants,
reviewing grant applications and recommending applicants for funding.
For FY 2022/23 funding, the LAC is recommending Council earmark $16,000 to support the Lodi Arts
Foundation's Taco Truck Cook -Off, First Friday Art Hop and miscellaneous community events and allocate the
remaining $23,060 to local arts nonprofit organizations to further the arts in Lodi.
Three grant applications were received for six projects by the April 21, 2022, due date and reviewed by a
subcommittee of the LAC (Exhibit A). On November 9, 2022, the LAC voted 7-0 to recommend the three
applications for funding.
The grants are being submitted for a total of $12,924 for Council approval. They are: Changing Faces Theater
Company, $6,000; Breakthrough Project, $1,400; and Lodi Community Art Center, $5,524. The remaining
$10,136 will be used for additional Arts Grants throughout the balance of the fiscal year.
FISCAL IMPACT:
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
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Funds are included in FY 2022/23 budget.
Account # 100 10 102.72607
Andrew Keys
Andrew Keys, Deputy City Manage
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Ch istina Jarom
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Attachment: Exhibit A
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Stephen Schwabauer, City Manager
Exhibit A
LODI ARTS COMMISSION PROJECT GRANTS
2022-2023 PROGRAM CYCLE
SUMMARY OF GRANT APPLICATIONS
Group Name: Changing Faces Theater Company (CFTC)
Art Form(s): Theater
Grant Request: $6,000.00
Project Expenses: $8,500.00
Previous Funding: 2022- $3,500, 2021 - $4,000, 2020 - $8,500, 2019 - $7,500, 2018 - $6,000,
2017 - $5,500, 2016 - $10,000, 2015 - $10,000, 2014 - $11,000, 2013 - $10,000, 2012 - $9,000,
2011 — $7,500, 2009 - $4,250, 2008 - $16,952, 2007 - $12,000
Recommended for Funding for 2022/23: YES Award: $6,000.00
Project Name: "Peter Pan"— Pop -Up Theater Production
Project Date and Location: September - October at various locations in Lodi
Project Description: "For the Fall 2023, CFTC has chosen "Peter Pan" as its Pop -Up
production. The company has staged summer productions of this show twice, and it is one the
stories most beloved by young people and their families. It is both a grand adventure story and
a thoughtful exploration of what it means to be a child facing the transitions to adulthood."
Benefit to the Community: "The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into clear focus the
immense human need for community and communication. CFTC has been gratified that its Pop -
Up shows have enabled them to share stories and bring people together safely, and the process
has deepened their own appreciation for the vital role of the arts and the joy of forging a bond
between audiences and performers."
Group Name: Breakthrough Project
Art Form(s): Visual, Music
Grant Request: $1,400.00
Project Expenses: $1,700.00
Previous Funding: 2022 — $1,000, 2021 - $1,300, 2020 - $1,300, 2019 - $1,075, 2018 - $1075,
2017 - $1075, 2016 - $1000, 2015 - $1,000, 2014 - $918
Project Name: "MILK Annual Celebration of Unity"
Project Date and Location: January 16, 2023 at First United Methodist Church (Tentative)
— 200 W. Oak St. Lodi, CA 95240
Recommended for funding for 2022/23: YES Award: $1,400.00
Project Description: "BPSJ's 24' Celebration of Unity, a free community event honoring Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr's legacy will be held January 16, 2023. The theme chosen annually to
represent issues of inclusion and diversity in Lodi; includes speakers, essay reading, music, and
art.,,
Benefit to the Community: "The annual MLK Celebration of Unity is free and open to the
public. The primary benefit of the project is exposing the community to new viewpoints and
increasing awareness"
Group Name: Lodi Community Art Center (LCAC)
Grant Requested for Four Projects: $5,524.00
Recommended for funding totals for 2022/23: YES to 4 out of 4 projects Award:
$5,524.00
Previous funding: 2021/22; $2,100 (Juried Photography Show, $700; Youth Gallery and
Program Renewal, $700; Advanced Art Classes, $700) 2020/21; $1950 (Online Gallery Shows,
$700; Youth Art, $1,250) 2019/20; $2,500 (Juried Photography Show $1,000, Lodi Plein Aire
Event, $1,500) 2018/19; 8,350 (Juried Photography Show, $1,250; Youth Programs, $1,500, A
Day in the Life, $1,600, The Art of LoCa Brochure, $4,000) 2017/18; $2,800 (Juried
Photography Show $1,300; Youth Gallery and Scholarship, $1,500) 2016/17; $4,575 (Juried
Photography Show, $1,025; Steam Team $1,025, Youth Gallery and Student Scholarships,
$1,025. Speaker Series, $1,500); 2015/16: $4,100 (Juried Photography Show, $1,000; Speaker
Series, $1,300; Youth Program, $1,000; Paint Lodi, $800); 2014/15: $3,250 (Youth Gallery and
Student Scholarship, $1,250; Lodi Open Studio Tour, $1,000; Juried Photography Show,
$1,000); 2013/14: $4,050 (Youth Gallery and Student Scholarship, $2,000; Juried Photography
Show, $1,000; Paint Lodi, $900; Local Artists Awards, $900)
Project 1
Art Form(s): Visual Art Online
Grant Request: $1,500.00
Project Expenses: $4,300.00
Project Name: "Juried Photography Show"
Project Date and Location: October 2022 at Lodi Community Art Center — 110 W Pine St,
Lodi, CA 95240
Recommended for funding for 2022/23: YES Award: $1,500.00
Project Description: "The "Juried Annual Photography Show" will sponsor and host a well,
organized regional juried fine art photography show. The show will illustrate the importance of
fine art photography as a creative art form."
Benefit to the Community: "Our Juried Photography Show provides a local and regional
opportunity for new and experienced photographers to show their current photographic work
and to participate in a competition."
Project 2
Art Form(s): Visual Art Online
Grant Request: $1,324.00
Project Expenses: $6,032.00
Project Name: "Youth Gallery and Classes"
Project Date and Location: Monthly 2022-2023 at Lodi Community Art Center — 110 W
Pine St, Lodi, CA 95240
Recommended for funding for 2022/23: YES Award: $1,324.00
Project Description: "We want to step up the quality of their, (the students) experiences in
showing work in the youth gallery. It's wonderful that some parents come, see the show, and
photograph children with their art. We're going to add a certificate of appreciation for each
student and a photo of the youth gallery wall for each class ..."
Benefit to the Community: "According to The Arts and Human Development, an abstract
published by the National Endowment for the Arts, neuroscience research shows strong
connections between arts learning and improved cognitive development; small comparison
group studies revealing the arts contribute to school -readiness in early childhood; and
longitudinal data analyses demonstrating positive academic and social outcomes for at risk
teenagers who receive arts education."
Project 3
Art Form(s): Visual
Grant Request: $1,500.00
Project Expenses: $5,450.00
Project Name: "Master Art Classes"
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Project Date and Location: To be scheduled at Lodi Community Art Center — 110 W Pine
St, Lodi, CA 95240
Recommended for funding for 2022/23: YES Award: $1,500.00
Project Description: "Advanced workshop for local artists, bringing in artists that would
normally have to travel to be able to take advantage of. Although some of the artists would be
regional, our goal is to provide full day or multiple day workshops at reduced fee to Lodi artists."
Benefit to the Community: "We are all continuously learning and growing, providing art
educational opportunities to allow participants to grow, explore new techniques, refine long
forgotten techniques expand their participation in the arts."
Project 4
Art Form(s): Visual Art
Grant Request: $1,200.00
Project Expenses: $6,175.00
Project Name: "Celebrate Lodi"
Project Date and Location: April, May or June 2023 at Lodi Community Art Center — 110
W Pine St, Lodi, CA 95240
Recommended for funding for 2022/23: YES Award: $1,200.00
Project Description: "The show will celebrate Lodi through art. The art show will be open to all
artists and all ages of artists in the area. In this show we want to include paint, sculpture, mixed
media and photography. Celebrating scenes of Lodi and the surrounding area. All work must be
new and be representational. As part of this activity we will be setting 1-3 plein aire locations
opportunities. Categories will include Downtown Lodi, Heritage District, Greater Lodi, Wineries,
Greater San Joaquin County."
Benefit to the Community: "Practicing arts and crafts can make kids more enthusiastic about
other aspects of their lives. There is a positive effect it can have on kids with learning difficulties.
Social issues, or problems with self-esteem who find meaning and purpose in art. This event
encourages this along with awareness of their community."
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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-297
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING FISCAL YEAR 2022/23 ARTS GRANTS
WHEREAS, the Lodi City Council allocated $39,060 in arts grants for Fiscal
Year 2022/2023; and
WHEREAS, the Lodi Arts Commission recommends Council allocate $16,000 of the arts
grants to the Lodi Arts Foundation in support of their Taco Truck Cook -off, First Friday Art Hop
and miscellaneous community events and allocate the remaining $24,060 to local arts nonprofits
to further the arts in Lodi; and
WHEREAS, grant applications were distributed to local nonprofit arts organizations with a
submittal deadline of April 21, 2022. Three grant applications for six arts projects were submitted
and screened by a Lodi Arts Commission review panel; and
WHEREAS, the three applications for the six projects were approved by the Lodi Arts
Commission at their regular meeting on November 9, 2022; and
WHEREAS, grants were submitted for a total of $12,924 and $10,136 remains for future
grants to be determined by the Commission.
Grants Submitted for Approval
Grant Requestor
Grant Amount
$6,000
Changing Faces Theater Company
Breakthrough Project
$1,400
Lodi Community Arts Center (4 grants)
$5,524
Remaining Potential Grants
$10,136
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby approve
granting Changing Faces Theater Company, $6,000; Breakthrough Project, $1,400; and the Lodi
Community Arts Center, $5,524, and allocate the remaining $10,136 for future arts grants during
Fiscal year 2022/2023; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED pursuant
Manual (Res. No. 2019-223), the City Attorney is
the above -referenced document(s) that do not
clerical corrections as necessary.
Dated: December 7, 2022
to Section 6.3q of the City Council Protocol
hereby authorized to make minor revisions to
alter the compensation or term, and to make
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2022-297 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held December 7, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS —Hothi, Khan, Kuehne, Nakanishi, and Mayor Chandler
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS —None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
OLIVIA NASHED
City Clerk
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