Napa County Arts and Culture Advisory Committee
(List of Committee members)
Next meeting: Monday, Aug. 26, 9 a.m., 1195 Third Street in Napa
2013-2014 Capacity Building Grants
Thank you to all the local organizations that applied for Capacity Building Grants. On June 4, 2013 Staff recommended and the Board of Supervisors approved Special Projects Fund Arts and Culture capacity-building grants for 12 non-profits. The grants will be finalized on June 18, 2013.
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Non-profit
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Project Proposal
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Grant
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Vailima Foundation
d.b.a. Robert Louis Stevenson Museum
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Create a new website to increase public accessibility to the museum as a free resource and center of community engagement
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$5,000
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Napa Valley Museum
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Create marketing collateral including brochures and printing; signage design and fabrication, purchase of video player, costs for national docent symposium fees and membership development training
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$10,000
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Napa Valley Opera House
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Organizational rebranding project to refresh and modernize its brand to better reflect its status as a world-class theatre
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$10,000
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Music in the Vineyards
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Repair grand piano and replace lighting equipment
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$7,140
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White Barn
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Hire public relations consultant to increase its visibility in the community and schools
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$4,200
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Calistoga Art Center
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Hire a consultant to coordinate tourism packages combining Calistoga lodging and local art events
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$5,000
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St. Helena Public Library Foundation
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Hire a consulting group that specializes in working with the library community to develop its “story,” analyze fundraising needs and strategically mobilize a successful advocacy and fundraising campaign
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$8,000
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Suscol Intertribal Council
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Produce the 20th Annual Pow-wow, a county-wide cultural event that is free and open to the public
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$7,200
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American Canyon Arts Foundation
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Hire a consultant to prepare a business plan and update website
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$5,000
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Cinema Napa Valley
(Napa Valley Film Festival)
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Hire a professional volunteer trainer and coordinator for the 3rd annual Napa Valley Film Festival
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$10,000
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Napa County Historical Society
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Internship and digitization project for three interns to digitize the collection; purchase of new computers and scanners for digitization project
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$9,800
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Napa County Landmarks
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Conduct an historic resources inventory of Napa County landmarks to provide a foundation for the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, stabilization or reconstruction of historic buildings
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$9,950
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Glossary of terms
If you are awarded a grant, you will be required to complete a Post-Grant Report. Please be aware of the requirements.
What the committee does:
- Develop grant eligibility criteria, an application process and application forms
- Advertise and call for grant proposals
- Hold grant training workshops as needed
- Develop scoring criteria and guidelines for evaluating grant applications
- Make recommendations to the Director of Housing and Intergovernmental Affairs regarding grant awards to nonprofit art and cultural organizations in Napa county on an annual or as needed basis
Meeting agendas and minutes
About the Committee
The Committee was formed by the Napa County Board of Supervisors in June 2012.
Read the Committee's Bylaws, including purpose, membership, terms and more