Report for City Council February 4, 2009 meeting

							                                                                 In accordance with Bylaw 14157 –
2008 Edmonton Arts                                                Community Investment Grant Bylaw
                                                                  and Policy C211F – Community
Council - Community                                               Investment Grants to Organizations
Investment Program                                                and Individuals, each applicant was
                                                                  notified of the grant
Travel Grant                                                      recommendation. In addition, all
                                                                  applicants were advised of the
Recommendations                                                   Edmonton Arts Council appeal
                                                                  policies and procedures and were
                                                                  given an opportunity to notify the
Recommendation:                                                   EAC Board of their intent to appeal.
That Community Services Committee                                No appeals were received for
recommend to City Council:                                        consideration.
   That the recommendations as
   outlined in Attachment 1 of the                            Policy
   January 6, 2009, Edmonton Arts                             City Policy C211F – Community
   Council report 2009EAC001, be                              Investment Grants to Organizations and
   approved.                                                  Individuals.
                                                              Bylaw 14157 – Community Investment
Report Summary                                                Grant Bylaw.
A total of $4,319 is recommended in
Travel Grant funding.                                         Justification of Recommendation
                                                              The recommendations are made in
Report                                                        accordance with Policy C211F –
   Applications to the Travel Grant                          Community Investment Grants to
    Program are considered three times                        Organizations and Individuals and Bylaw
    per year: February 1, June 1, and                         14157 - Community Investment Grant
    October 1. This is the third and final                    Bylaw and Policy C211F.
    round for 2008. As of October 1,
    2008, nine applications were                              Attachments
    received at the office of the                             1. 2008 Community Investment
    Edmonton Arts Council.                                       Program Travel Grant
   The Travel Grant Jury met on                                 Recommendations and Assessment
    December 5, 2008, to evaluate the                            Criteria
    applications. All applications were
    evaluated according to the criteria
    stipulated in Bylaw 14157 –
    Community Investment Grant Bylaw
    and Policy C211F – Community
    Investment Grants to Organizations
    and Individuals.
   The Edmonton Arts Council Board of
    Directors approved the Travel Grant
    Peer Jury recommendations on
    December 10, 2008.

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ROUTING – Community Services Committee, City Council | DELEGATION – J. Mahon
WRITTEN BY – L. Stalker | January 6, 2009 – Edmonton Arts Council 2009EAC001
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                                                             Attachment 1


2008 Community Investment Program Travel Grant Recommendations and
Assessment Criteria
APPLICANT             To/Purpose                          Recommendation
1. Linda Turnbull     Montréal, for a three-week                      $800
                      intensive workshop at O
                      Vertigo Creation Centre
2. John Huck          Vancouver, participation in                     $300
                      Early Music Programme's
                      Baroque Vocal Programme,
3. Michael MacDonald Halifax, to present at a                         $300
                      conference on the role folk
                      festivals play in the protection
                      of traditional music practices
4. Stacey Elizabeth   New York City, to attend the                    $400
   Cann               opening an exhibit that her
                      artwork is included in, at the
                      Internationl Print Centre
5. Marni Benavides    Spain, to study the nuances of                $1000
                      flamenco singing, to be able to
                      apply them to the local
                      flamenco arts scene
6. Josephine Van Lier Amsterdam, for the 2nd Cello                    $500
                      Biennial. Nine
                      days of world-leading cellists
                      perform, hold lectures, teach
                      classes, share ideas & inspire
7. Donna Coombs-      Toronto, for the Conference for             No Grant
   Montrose           the Carnival Arts (York
                      University) to present a paper
                      on Cariwest's work in Western
                      Canada
8. Rohan Bhogal       San Francisco, for tabla                        $419
                      training from Zakir Hussain
9. Tamara C. Bliss    India, to perform in 4 dance                    $600
                      concerts
Total Available                                                  $4,319.00
Total Recommended                                                $4,319.00


Assessment Criteria
Bylaw 14157 and Policy C211F

That policy restricts the grants to applicants
 who are resident of the City of Edmonton




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   whose activities primarily fall within the arts category

The applicant can be a non-profit organization or individual. There is, however, a
restriction on non-profit organizations in that an organization is not eligible for a travel
grant if it has received a Community Investment Grant (Arts Operating, Festival
Operating or Festival Seed) in the same year as a travel grant is being sought.

A travel grant may be awarded, subject to the availability of funds, once annually to
assist an applicant to pay travel costs from Edmonton to a destination for the purpose of
training, development, presentation or marketing.

The Travel Grant Jury will assess the applications using the following 3 factors:
 Demonstrates benefit to the individual(s)
 Demonstrates that the opportunity is unique and not available in Edmonton
 Demonstrates that the applicant’s proposed activity will bring benefit to the
   community




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