\u02bbOkakopa 4, 2021<\/b><\/p>\n
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Aloha kaiaulu WESTAF:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is always a very busy time of the year. The last few weeks seem to have especially borne that out, so I am ecstatic to be coming to you from the early October of our newly minted fiscal year \u2014 FY22! Wow. <\/span>Huge<\/span> thanks to all of the WESTAFers who have been building budgets, plans, goals and OKRs on top of all of the regular work. First off, I wanted to extend hearty congratulations to our colleagues Kelly Ernst, promoted to CVSuite manager, and to Trevor McElhaney, who has the new title of senior data analyst. Way to go, team! As you read on, you\u2019ll learn about trustees and staff who have masked up and hit the road to represent WESTAF across the West these past few weeks. As we turn our attention to the October annual board meeting, we\u2019re working hard to develop staff and trustee experiences in both the in-person and virtual worlds, so that you can attend productively and with peace of mind, wherever you are. We\u2019re looking forward to sharing more agenda details with you soon! Until then, here\u2019s the latest from WESTAF World:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n WESTAF KANAKA MA COLORADO CREATIVE INDUSTRIES CREATIVE DISTRICTS CERTIFICATION REVIEW PANEL (DH)<\/b>
\nHALAWAI KOMITE HOOKO (CG)<\/b>
\nFrom September 22-23, the executive committee of the WESTAF board of trustees met for <\/span>their first in-person meeting<\/span><\/a> since September of 2019 in Sacramento, CA. The committee attended to several matters relating to the conclusion of the fiscal year, including a motion to bring the FY22 operating budget forward to the full board for a vote at the October annual meeting. In addition, the full agenda included a report from the development committee and the equity and inclusion committee. During day two of the meeting, the committee grouped their conversation into three primary areas: culture, goals and aspirations; investments, fundraising and grant making, and hazards, unknowns and existential threats. The conversation was rich and vibrant, and while we weren\u2019t able to get to everything in the agenda, the executive committee was able to carry out its oversight duties with diligence and gave Christian and Amy much to consider as the organization moves into FY22. Our evening dinner featured some fabulous Boise-based guests, including EIC committee member and former trustee Michael Faison, as well as ELC alumni Monique Michel, Leta Neustaeder and Dayo Ayodele. In addition to meetings, the committee was also treated with a visit to the remarkable <\/span>James Castle House<\/span><\/a>, home of the enigmatic 20th-century artist, as well as a visit to the <\/span>Global Lounge,<\/span><\/a> a multi-cultural arts, music and dance hub founded by Dayo, where we met with some amazing Boise-based arts leaders and performers. We were also lucky to be visiting Boise during <\/span>Treefort Music Festival<\/span><\/a>, a three-day showcase of emerging contemporary musical artists. Special thanks to treasurer Lange, who was able to provide wristbands for the event as a sponsor of the <\/span>Wyoming Music Showcase<\/span><\/a> (which was awesome). <\/span>Here are some pictures<\/span><\/a> from our time in Boise.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nRAO LEADERSHIP RETREAT (CG)<\/b>
\nFrom September 27 – 29, the executive directors, chairs, vice chairs and chair-elects of each of<\/span> the six regional arts organizations (RAOs)<\/span><\/a> met for<\/span> their first in-person retreat<\/span><\/a> since 2019 in Burlington, VT. In addition to Christian, WESTAF chair Alvarado and vice chair\/chair-elect Broughton were in attendance. Most attendees were there in-person, with four board members from other RAOs zooming into the meeting. The location was Fort Collins, CO \u2014 where we had been planning to hold our retreat, pre-pandemic. The facilitator was <\/span>Marc Vog<\/span><\/a>l, who guided the agenda very effectively and successfully. On Monday, the executive directors met in person to cover a variety of potential and in-flight projects. This was followed by an ice-breaking dinner for all the participants. All day Tuesday, we had a super-productive (but exhausting!) session, where together we landed on four core concepts that we agreed were a matter of priority and focus for the RAO collective \u2014 both in our individual and collaborative work \u2014 moving forward: serving BIPOC-focused\/serving organizations; serving individual artists; investing in regional and national advocacy efforts, and “modeling togetherness\u201d through our efforts to work co-creatively, to encourage collaboration and knowledge-sharing at all levels of our organizations and to focus on fair and positive work cultures. A variety of programs currently under consideration\/evaluation \u2014 involving partners like the NEA, the Wallace Foundation, or others \u2014 fit into some of these foci, with other initiatives still under review. The RAOs (including board members, and even those on zoom all day!) left the session feeling energized, holding even more mutual trust and collegiality, and gained a deeper understanding of their daily work together and apart.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nHALAWAI PAPA O NA LUNA o NASAA RAO REPORT (CG)<\/b>
\nUa noi \u02bbia \u02bbo Christian e h\u0101\u02bbawi i kahi h\u014d\u02bbike k\u016bpono i ka papa alaka\u02bbi o NASAA ma k\u0101 l\u0101kou h\u0101l\u0101wai \u02bbo Kepakemapa 30 e h\u014d\u02bbike ana i ka hana a n\u0101 RAO, a h\u0101\u02bbawi i kahi mea hou i k\u0101 m\u0101kou hana p\u016b. Ua hau\u02bboli ka h\u014d\u02bbike \u02bbana i\u0101 NASAA i ka hilina\u02bbi nui \u02bbana o n\u0101 RAO, \u02bbike maopopo, collegial a me ka hui p\u016b \u02bbana, a \u02bboi aku ka makemake e hana p\u016b a ho\u02bbomohala i n\u0101 hui ho\u02bbol\u0101l\u0101 (\u02bba\u02bbole \u02bbo ia ka hihia, \u02bboiai!) \u02bbOia\u02bbi\u02bbo, \u02bbike m\u0101kou he mea ko\u02bbiko\u02bbi. He mea pono ke ho\u02bbomaopopo \u02bbia ma ane\u02bbi \u02bbo RAO a me NASAA n\u0101 mea ko\u02bbiko\u02bbi e pili pono ana a me ka hui p\u016b \u02bbana i ko m\u0101kou ne\u02bbe \u02bbana i ka makahiki hou. Ua hiki i\u0101 Christian ke h\u014d\u02bbike i n\u0101 hui like \u02bbole RAO o ka makahiki i hala (CARES, ARP, Mellon's Regional Arts Resilience Fund); Ua ho\u02bbopa\u02bba \u02bbo ia i n\u0101 \u02bbano ho\u02bbol\u0101l\u0101 \u02bb\u0101ina \u02bb\u0113 a\u02bbe o NEA (Arts Midwest's The Big Read, Mid-America's Arts Creative Forces, WESTAF's Performing Arts Discovery a me n\u0101 mea \u02bb\u0113 a\u02bbe), i ho\u02bbop\u0101 i kekahi mau \u02bbaha k\u016bk\u0101 (me k\u0101 m\u0101kou Creative Vitality Summit). P\u012bhoihoi ka papa e a\u02bbo i n\u0101 mea hou loa e pili ana i ka makana m\u014d\u02bbaukala a \u02bbike \u02bbole \u02bbia mai Mackenzie Scott l\u0101ua \u02bbo Dan Jewett. H\u014d\u02bbike m\u0101kou i\u0101 l\u0101kou e ho\u02bbokumu ana n\u0101 RAO i k\u0101 m\u0101kou mau waiwai a me k\u0101 m\u0101kou k\u016bpa\u02bba i ke kaulike, ka \u02bboko\u02bba, ka ho\u02bbopili \u02bbana, a me ke komo \u02bbana i ka w\u0101 e ho\u02bboholo ai k\u0113l\u0101 me k\u0113ia o m\u0101kou pehea e ho\u02bbohana maika\u02bbi ai i k\u0113ia makana i loa\u02bba \u02bbole i ka hopena maika\u02bbi i n\u0101 kai\u0101ulu a m\u0101kou e lawelawe nei. Ua mahalo ka papa NASAA i ka mea hou.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nDavid has been invited to serve as a panelist for the <\/span>Colorado Creative Districts program<\/span><\/a>. Six communities from across the state are reapplying for certification: Breckenridge Arts District, Carbondale Creative District, Crested Butte Creative District, Fort Collins Creative District, Golden Triangle Creative District and Mancos Creative District. The new communities applying for this period are: Aurora Cultural Arts District, Gunnison Creative District, La Veta Creative District and La Junta Creative District.\u00a0 As a panelist, David will participate in virtual panel meetings and at least one site visit this fall to review and select compelling communities for Creative District Certification.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nAlaka\u02bbi \u02bbo WESTAF i n\u0101 \u02bbaha k\u016bk\u0101 ma n\u0101 kai\u0101ulu, mamao a me n\u0101 \u02bbao\u02bbao \u02bb\u0113 a\u02bbe a me n\u0101 ke\u02bbena o ka \u02bboihana ma ke \u02bbano he po\u02bbe k\u0101ko\u02bbo no\u02bbeau, ma ka COLORADO CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SUMMIT (DH)<\/b>
\nKelly, Trevor, and David attended the <\/span>Colorado Creative Industries Summit: Frontier of Imagination<\/span><\/a> September 29 – October 1, moderating and participating in five separate panels during the conference. David moderated a session on chambers of commerce as arts advocates in collaboration with Western Arts Advocacy Network (WAAN) member Christin Crampton Day, executive director, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts. He also moderated a session on arts and culture in rural, remote, and frontier communities in Colorado.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nHo\u02bbonohonoho ka WESTAF a me ka CREATIVE ECONOMY COALITION i ka \u02bbaha ho\u02bbokele waiwai CREATIVE ma ka \u02bbaha k\u016bk\u0101 o ka makahiki honua (DH)<\/b>
\nDavid and fellow Creative Economy Coalition Executive Committee member Susan Soroko have arranged a session for the International Economic Development Council Annual Conference: <\/span>Creative Economy: Economic Development for a Sustainable Future.<\/span><\/a> Margaret Hunt, director, Colorado Creative Industries, and Jessica Stern, senior manager, Americans for the Arts, will join David on this panel on Monday, October 4 in Nashville, Tennessee to discuss the creative economy and economic recovery\/community revitalization and the creative economy and inclusive economic development.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nWESTAF IN DIALOGUE ME KA WILLIAM AME FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION E pili ana i ka BAY AREA ADVOCACY AND POLICY INITIATIVE (DH)<\/b>
\nNoho mau \u02bbo David ma ke kama\u02bbilio \u02bbana me ka hui Performing Arts ma Hewlett Foundation e pili ana i kahi papahana hui like \u02bbole, a ua kono \u02bbia \u02bbo WESTAF e waiho i kahi mana\u02bbo no kahi papahana k\u0101ko\u02bbo mo\u02bbomeheu a me n\u0101 hana no\u02bbeau ma Bay Area.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nKULEANA SOCIAL MAU A ME KA HOOKO (AK)<\/b>
\nUa loa\u02bba i\u0101 Anika, ma ke \u02bbano WESTAF maoli, kahi puahiohio o kahi \u02bbike ma luna o n\u0101 pule he \u02bbelua i hala iho nei i komo p\u016b \u02bbia me kahi p\u016b\u02bbulu p\u014dkole o ka pule o ka \u02bboihana SRI a me k\u0101na mau papahana a me n\u0101 h\u0101l\u0101wai me WESTAF's Technology, Finance and Administration, Marketing and Communications. , a me ka nui o k\u0101 m\u0101kou hui \u02bboihana. Ua hele p\u016b \u02bbo ia i n\u0101 h\u0101l\u0101wai me South Arts e pili ana i k\u0101 m\u0101kou hui ELC, me Kaisha Johnson o Women of Color in the Arts e pili ana i ka holomua kaulike e pili ana i k\u0101 m\u0101kou \u02bboihana hana ho\u02bbokani k\u016bloko, a me kahi ho\u02bboma\u02bbama\u02bba loiloi federal me ka National Endowment for the Arts, a me n\u0101 mea \u02bb\u0113 a\u02bbe. halawai.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nHOU MA WESTAF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN PLAN FOR ORGANIZATION (AK\/JC)<\/b>
\nThe WESTAF executive committee has approved the 44 organizations recommended by the SRI team to receive WESTAF ARP awards.\u00a0 Originally planned to disburse grants at an average level of $50,000 each to 30+ awardees, these levels and awardees have been adjusted due to the demand from many impacted organizations. WESTAF will disburse grants at an average level of $35,000 each to the 44 awardees. The SRI team has sent out award letters and is receiving signed agreements and financial statements from these new grantees before funds can be transmitted.\u00a0 We expect to receive all documentation by October 15.\u00a0 For detailed information about the representation and spread of the organizations, <\/span>please review the graphs here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nHALAWAI WESTAF ME NA ALAKAI PULE O NA ALUMNI WAIWAI (JC)<\/b>
\nI n\u0101 pule \u02bbelua i hala iho nei, ua hui \u02bbo Jade Elyssa me 10 alumni o ka Emerging Leaders of Color (ELC) Program, e holo ana ma n\u0101 moku\u02bb\u0101ina \u02bbeono a me ka ho\u02bbopau \u02bbana o ka papahana i ka makahiki 2013 a i ka makahiki 2021. \u02bbO n\u0101 pilikia e lawe mai i n\u0101 maka i n\u0101 kama\u02bbilio \u02bb\u0101ina e pili ana i ke kaulike ma ka hana no\u02bbeau. Ua \u02bb\u014dlelo nui n\u0101 alumni ELC a pau i ka hana a WESTAF a me ka nui o ka hopena o ka papahana ELC i ka ho\u02bbokumu \u02bbana i k\u0101 l\u0101kou \u02bboihana. Mahalo nui ka hui SRI i ka h\u014d\u02bbili\u02bbili \u02bbana i n\u0101 \u02bb\u0101pana o k\u0101 l\u0101kou \u02bbike a me n\u0101 mana\u02bbo mana\u02bbo a ho\u02bbokumu i n\u0101 k\u016bk\u0101k\u016bk\u0101 papahana i n\u0101 mea a m\u0101kou i a\u02bbo ai mai k\u0113ia mau kama\u02bbilio.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nNA ARTIST i wae 'ia no ka puni mua o ka hookanikani ana i na mea noeau e hoolaha ia ma ka Lahui ENDOWMENT no ka Arts\/InterNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ARTS COUNCIL AND CULTURAL AGENCIES AMERICAS SUMMIT (DH\/AK)<\/b>
\n10 artists, companies, and ensembles<\/span><\/a> were selected in the first phase of the Performing Arts Discovery program being managed by WESTAF and delivered by the Western Arts Alliance in collaboration with sister regional arts organizations. Versa-Style Dance Company, Ensemble Mik Nawooj, and acoustic picker Cary Morin were selected from the West in the first round. The ten artists and groups were showcased at the Western Arts Alliance Conference and at the <\/span>Arts Midwest Conference<\/span><\/a>. Northern Colorado-based Cary Morin and New York City-based Michaela\u2019s Love Movement were selected by the National Endowment for the Arts to be showcased virtually at the Americas Cultural Summit 2021 this fall.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nKULA a me ka hooponopono (AH)<\/b>
\nWelina mai i ka makahiki k\u0101l\u0101 hou 2022! No n\u0101 mahina \u02bbelua e hiki mai ana, pa\u02bba ka hui k\u0101l\u0101 i ka pani \u02bbana i ka makahiki kahiko, ke k\u016bkulu \u02bbana i ka makahiki hou a ho\u02bbom\u0101kaukau no ka loiloi. \u02bbO n\u0101 papa ho\u02bbonohonoho a me n\u0101 ho\u02bbokomo \u02bbana a pau i ka po\u02bbe loiloi ma mua o Nowemapa 15. Ua kala \u02bbia ka lua o ka h\u014d\u02bbai\u02bb\u0113 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) a WESTAF: ua loa\u02bba k\u0113ia mau k\u0101l\u0101 i Pepeluali, no laila he mea k\u014dkua ke kala \u02bbia i k\u0113ia makahiki k\u0101l\u0101. Ke ho\u02bbomau nei \u02bbo Becky i ka hana p\u016b me ka hui h\u0101\u02bbawi hou ma ke ka\u02bbina noi uku NEA - \u02bboi loa me ka American Rescue Plan, e hana \u02bbia a uku \u02bbia i ka hopena o \u02bbOkakopa. Ua \u02bbae \u02bbia ka waihona k\u0101l\u0101 FY22 e ke k\u014dmike ho\u02bbok\u014d i ka h\u0101l\u0101wai Boise o ka pule i hala a e hele i k\u0113ia manawa i ka papa piha ma ka h\u0101l\u0101wai \u02bbOkakopa ma Denver.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nHOOLAHA LH)<\/b>
\nUa hau\u02bboli m\u0101kou i ka ho\u02bbopa\u02bba \u02bbana i ka 2021 Creative Vitality \u2122 Summit a ua loa\u02bba i kekahi mau mana\u02bbo maika\u02bbi. Mahalo hou i n\u0101 mea ha\u02bbi\u02bb\u014dlelo, n\u0101 mea komo, a me n\u0101 limahana i holomua ka hanana. Ke h\u014d\u02bbulu\u02bbulu nei ka hui MarComm i n\u0101 metric media social a loa\u02bba koke kahi h\u0101l\u0101wai e k\u016bk\u0101k\u016bk\u0101 ai pehea e hiki ai i\u0101 m\u0101kou ke ho\u02bbomaika\u02bbi i n\u0101 hanana WESTAF e hiki mai ana. Ke hana p\u016b nei m\u0101kou i k\u0101 m\u0101kou Q4 OKR marketing updates no ka \u02bboihana \u02bboihana a me ka hui p\u016b \u02bbana me ke ke\u02bbena k\u016b\u02bbai aku e hana i n\u0101 papa pahe\u02bbe k\u016b\u02bbai hou no n\u0101 huahana \u02bbenehana \u0101pau. Ke ho\u02bbomau nei m\u0101kou i ka hahai \u02bbana i n\u0101 ho\u02bbolaha ho\u02bbolaha i uku \u02bbia ma Facebook, Google Ads, a me LinkedIn a ke hana nei m\u0101kou ma o n\u0101 ho\u02bboponopono hope loa o k\u0101 m\u0101kou FY22 tech marketing plan.<\/span><\/p>\n