Criteria for Funding
Quality
High artistic merit as perceived by peers, critics and others as appropriate
Innovation and creativity in programming and artistic content
Vision and leadership of artistic staff
Activity furthers applicant's stated artistic mission
Responsiveness to community art needs
Community Involvement
Evidence of efforts to reach a diverse population, i.e. audience make-up
Evidence of leadership and representation by a variety of different social, economic, and racial groups on board
Innovation in programming to reach new and special audiences, including collaborative programs with other groups
Evidence of legitimate efforts to involve minority individuals on artistic, technical administrative, policy and audience levels
Evidence of intiative in promoting arts aducation within appropriate discpline
Administrative and Fiscal Responsibility
Evidence that organization has a continuing history of growth, stability and vision
Evidence of long and short range plans
Evidence of leadership of administrative staff
Evidence of organization's ability to accomplish proposed goals
Evidence of efficiency and effectiveness of organization
Evidence of effective board/staff interaction
Accuracy and completeness in financial reporting
Evidence of effort to secure financial support from both private and public sectors
Diversity of funding sources, earned and unearned
Distribution of Funds and Amount of Funding Available
Evidence that artistic programming is not a duplication of other local efforts
Evidence that the applicant's financial resources are experiencing appropriate growth in relation to Council funding
(Peer review panelists rate each application on these four criteria)