{"id":10852,"date":"2021-05-04T14:10:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T20:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/?p=10852"},"modified":"2024-07-31T07:36:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:36:42","slug":"bi-weekly-recap-may-1-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.wearecreativewest.org\/sm\/bi-weekly-recap-may-1-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Fa'amatalaga ta'ilua-vaiaso: Me 1, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Talofa fo'i, WESTAF community of staff and trustees:<\/span><\/p>\n

These past two weeks were abbreviated for me as I was away for a bit reuniting with parents, siblings and children in a more fully-vaccinated world. It felt pretty glorious and dreamy, gotta say. WESTAF continues to grow, adapt and change, with big, full-hearted \u201chellos!\u201d to Blair, Lilly and Paul over on the business side of things (more on that below), and fond farewells to Janae and Eliza, who said their goodbyes to WESTAF this past week. So much activity on the hiring front at WESTAF right now, which is exciting and intense! Still, <\/span>tons<\/span> of activity underway in business, in public policy, in advocacy and social responsibility as you\u2019ll see below, so let\u2019s get right to it, shall we? First, some exciting baby news!<\/span><\/p>\n

FA'ATAUINA PAUL NGUYEN MA LE PAAGA JAMIE FA'AFUSI SE TASI FOU I LE AIGA NGUYEN (CG)<\/b><\/h2>\n

Fa'amolemole fa'atasi ma a'u i le fa'amalo atu ia Jamie ma Paul Nguyen mo le fa'aopoopoina o le tama lona tolu i le aiga o Nguyen! O lona igoa o Owen Nguyen, pe pei ona fiafia lona tuafafine e valaau ia te ia: "Owen Potato." O Paulo o lo\u02bbo i luga o le paternity leave mo le taimi nei ma na ia fa\u02bbanoanoa ona o le misi o ArtX i le vaiaso talu ai. Leai se popole, Paul, Semi ma ua tumu ou lima! E le mafai ona tatou faatali e feiloai ia Owen pe a fetaui lelei tulaga i se taimi i se taimi e le o mamao mamao atu!<\/span><\/p>\n

SU'E FA'AVAE FA'AMANATU (CG)<\/b><\/h2>\n

O le fiafia fa'apitoa i tausi mavaega, o lea ua fa'agasolo lelei faatalanoaga mo se sui tauva e suitulaga ia Natalie Scherlong, lea o le a see atu i le matagaluega o Maketi ma Feso'ota'iga a le WESTAF. O se komiti faatalatalanoaga laititi e aofia ai Becca, Sam, Natalie ma Christian ua faatalanoaina sui malolosi e toafa i le taimi nei, ma isi sui e toaono o le a faatalanoaina i lenei vaiaso ma le isi. Matou te fa'amoemoe e maua se sui fa'ai'u i le ogatotonu o Me. A fua i le agavaa o sui tauva, o se filifiliga faigata tele!<\/span><\/p>\n

ARTX MA DR. LISA COOPER (CG)<\/b><\/h2>\n

Dr. Lisa Cooper gave a fascinating ArtX presentation this past week on <\/span>her work<\/span><\/a> addressing the racial and economic disparities in healthcare. Overall, we had about 25 participants who dropped into the Zoom meeting. In trustee Ann Hudner\u2019s own wonderful words: “Dr. Cooper\u2019s talk was exactly what I had imagined for ArtX \u2013\u00a0 to explore and hear from experts across a broad range of subjects to amplify how we exist in one large interconnected ecosystem \u2013 and how these conversations elevate our awareness, and in turn, how they enhance our collective ability as a board to govern from diverse perspectives.\u201d Special thanks to the development committee and in particular to trustee Dr. Bassem Bejjani for his artful introduction and facilitation of the Q&A session afterwards. Three successful ArtX events and counting!<\/span><\/p>\n

WESTAF TUUINA LE MOLIMAU I COLORADO GALUEGA FAIGALUEGA E LAGOLAGO AI FA'ATIGA TO'ATOAOGA A LE STATE MO LE FAIGA FA'AVAE (DH)<\/b><\/h2>\n

On Wednesday, April 28, David testified virtually before the Colorado General Assembly\u2019s House Business Affairs and Labor Committee in support of <\/span>SB 1285<\/span><\/a> \u201cA BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING THE ALLOCATION OF GENERAL FUND MONEY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CREATIVE ARTS INDUSTRIES, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION\u201d sponsored by Representative Adrienne Benavidez, Representative Leslie Herod, Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis, and Senator Janet Buckner. This legislation would increase investments (roughly $7 million in total) in Colorado Creative Industries and the Colorado Office of Film, Television, and Media, supporting the full spectrum of the creative industries, for profit and nonprofit, and directing funding to cultural organizations that are \u201cled by and serve historically marginalized and under-resourced communities.\u201d This legislation would provide increased funding through the legislature for Scientific and Cultural District Tier III organizations, smaller organizations many of whom directly serve BIPOC communities. (Our own Leah Horn chairs the Denver County Cultural Council, which distributes funds to Tier III organizations in Denver.) <\/span>The audio recording of the full meeting<\/span><\/a>, including WESTAF\u2019s testimony, and <\/span>the notes of the testimony<\/span><\/a> are being shared for anyone interested in learning more. The bill passed the committee with a vote of 8-5 and now moves to appropriations. WESTAF has also been supporting CCI as they consider a new program that would be created under <\/span>SB 252<\/span><\/a> A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE GRANT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE PROJECTS IN COMMERCIAL CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT WILL REVITALIZE COMMUNITY SPACES AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. This legislation, if successful, would set up a $65 million grant fund within CCI to allocate to what will essentially be a creative real estate development program building on CCI\u2019s strong existing work with Space to Create. WESTAF is working closely with our contracted lobbyist in Colorado, BBMK, as well as new WAAN member Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, and Colorado Creative Industries, to advance these pieces of legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n

WESTAF FY21 FEDERAL AVOCACY POLOKALAMA FA'AALI'INA PU'U IA FA'AALI'INA E FA'A'OA'OGA FA'A'OA'OGA FA'AVAE MA FA'A'AI SE SUITE FA'A'OA'OGA (DH)<\/b><\/h2>\n

Moana and David have been working on retooling our Federal Advocacy Program for FY21. In addition to WESTAF\u2019s ALAS 2021 delivered in February 2021, we will be making some modest investments in our WAAN members who are leading federal advocacy work using some cost savings due to the virtual delivery of our convenings this year. In our ongoing efforts to bring equitable and trust-based processes to all we do, we have eliminated a separate application and final report processes for this funding as well as the reimbursement process and will be working directly with grantees to determine how best to allocate funds to support their needs. We have also redeveloped the Federal Advocacy Toolkit based on Moana\u2019s recommendations for developing an action-based framework that leverages the power of our network. We are sharing a<\/span> preview of the standard document<\/span><\/a>, o le <\/span>matrix of our 61 Congressional targets this year<\/span><\/a>, and a beta-version <\/span>microsite<\/span><\/a> that aims to bring this work into a living, adaptable, and more dynamic form. David and Moana discussed the new program design and previewed these resources at our latest WAAN meeting on Friday, April 30.<\/span><\/p>\n

FA'AI LE $31.6 MILIONA FA'ATA'IGA I LE STATE O USITINGTON, FA'ATUPE A LE STATE FA'ATUPE MO FA'AVAE MA AGANUU I LE FA'ATUNU'U I LE FA'ATUNU'U I LE FA'ATUNU'U I LE FA'ATUNU'U I LE FA'ATUNU'U E SIA IA LE $165 MILIONA (DH)<\/b><\/h2>\n

WAAN Co-Chair Manny Cawaling, faatonu sili o Inspire Washington, na tusi talu ai nei ia i matou ma tala fiafia e uiga i le sili atu i le $31 miliona pusa fesoasoani ua sainia e avea ma tulafono i le setete o Uosigitone. O fa'atupega fesoasoani a vaega o faatufugaga ma aganuu e aofia ai: (i) $25 miliona e ala atu i le Matagaluega o Pisinisi mo fa'al\u0101potopotoga faasaienisi, measina, ma faatufugaga i le setete atoa. O le na lagolagoina o Inspire Washington; (ii) $2 miliona e ala i le ArtsWA mo fa'alapotopotoga o faatufugaga ma aganuu i le setete atoa. Na lagolagoina e ArtsWA. Manuia Karen! (iii) $1 miliona e ala i le Humanities Washington mo polokalame ma faalapotopotoga. Na lagolagoina e le Humanities Washington, o lo'o pa'aga ma le WESTAF i le fa'atupeina o faiga fa'atauva'a i WA; ma (iv) $3.6 miliona e ala i le faletusi a le setete e fai ma fesoasoani i falemataaga, paaga a ituaiga, ma faletusi. Na siamupini e Washington State Historical Society ma Eastern Washington State Historical Society. O lo\u02bbo fa\u02bbaauau pea ona matou va\u02bbava\u02bbai i tu\u02bbufa\u02bbatasiga fa\u02bbapitoa a pa\u02bbaga lagolago o lo\u02bbo atia\u02bbe i le itulagi atoa e fa\u02bbalautele taumafaiga fesoasoani ma isi faiga taua mo le fanua i lenei taimi. Faatasi ai ma lenei afifi fou, o le aofaiga o tupe fesoasoani a le setete mo faatufugaga ma aganuu na aoina i le itulagi atoa ua siitia i luga ole $165 miliona. I le tu'uina atu o lenei mea i se vaaiga mamao, e toetoe lava faaluaina le aofa\u02bbi o tupe maua uma a le ofisa o faatufugaga a le setete i le 13 setete.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WESTAF FAIGA FA'AIGA MA CREATIVE ECONOMY COALITION I LE FA'AVAOGA FA'AVAOEGA TAU ATINA'E LE TAMA'IGA FONO FA'AVA'E LE TAMA'IGA FA'AIGA FA'AVA'EGA FA'AIGA FA'AVA'E (DH)<\/b><\/h2>\n

David is working with fellow Creative Economy Coalition executive committee members, Susan Soroko, director creative economy at Arlington Economic Development and former colleague Jeff Foster, associate director of the Center for the Creative Economy at VCU, to develop a panel for the upcoming <\/span>International Economic Development Council (IEDC)<\/span><\/a> 2021 Annual Conference in October after our proposal was accepted by the conference organizers. In the session, titled \u201cCreative Economy: Economic Development for a Sustainable Future,\u201d we hope to feature a range of domestic and international speakers on the creative economy and build on some of the conversations we will have had at the WESTAF organized creative economy convening on September 21-22. From the proposal, \u201cWith every country in the world impacted by the pandemic, this proposed panel at the IEDC Annual Conference will inspire Economic Development leaders to implement creative economy programs and strategies to aid recovery and illuminate a path forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

FUAFUAGA MA ATINAE FA\u2019AIGA FA\u2019AIGA FA\u2019AIGA MO LE WESTAF CREATIVE ECONOMY FESOSONI IA SETEMA (DH)<\/b><\/h2>\n

Ua malilie le Creative Economy Coalition e galulue fa'atasi ma le WESTAF i le fa'atupuina fa'atasi o se sauniga e fa'atatau i feso'ota'iga i le tamaoaiga foafoa mo le tatou tamaoaiga foafoa o lo'o fono ia Setema. Ua malilie fo'i le Nofoaga Autu a Herberger a le Iunivesite a le Setete o Arizona mo Fa'ailoga ma Fa'ata'ita'i e fai fa'atasi se sauniga ma le WESTAF mo lenei fono e fa'atatau i galuega fa'atino. O se lisi muamua o le au valaaulia e 65 ( failauga ma tagata auai) ua fausia, ma o le a fono le Au Fono (Leah, Sam, Natalie Scherlong, ma Tavita) i se taimi mulimuli ane o lenei masina e amata ai ona fuafuaina le mea na tupu ma tusi i le CVSuite team mulimuli ane.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WESTAF AUAI I LE KOMITI FOU O LE FAALAPOTOPOTOGA FAAGANUU (DH)<\/b><\/h2>\n

Talu mai Fepuari, sa galue Tavita i se Komiti Fa'aofi na fa'at\u016bina e le Cultural Advocacy Group e fa'atino faiga fou, e aofia ai maliliega fa'atulafonoina-mo-tagata-faifa'atasi (sii mai maliega fefa'asoaa'i a le WESTAF ma isi fa'ata'ita'iga), fa'asinomaga sui fou, ma isi faiga fa'atatau. i le suia o le aganuu a le vaega ia sili atu ona aofia ai se fa\u02bbalauteleina o feso\u02bbota\u02bbiga ma sili atu le puleaina o fete\u02bbena\u02bbiga. O le vaega talu ai nei na fa\u02bbasoa a latou sailiga ma fa\u02bbalauiloa nei faiga fou ma o lo\u02bbo fa\u02bbaauau pea ona matou toe fa\u02bbaleleia le fa\u02bbaleagaina na mafua i sui o lo\u02bbo iai nei ma sui tuai.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WESTAF I LE FESOASOANI MA LE ASU HERBERGER CENTRE MO FAAMANUIA MA FAAMATALAGA E UIGA I LE FAAMANUIA O FESOOTAIGA I LE VA LC NETWORK MA LE GALUEGA UMA LEO ALUMNI (DH)<\/b><\/h2>\n

David met with Jen Cole, Gabriela Munoz, and Yolotzi Lopez Ortega of ASU Herberger to continue conversations on potential partnerships on Monday, April 26. In addition to collaborating on a session on creative work at the WESTAF creative economy convening in September, we discussed ways that we can connect the Leaders of Color Network with ASU\u2019s <\/span>Projecting All Voices<\/span><\/a> alumni and Arizona Commission on the Arts\u2019 Creating Values cohort in order to facilitate interconnections between networks of BIPOC arts administrators and BIPOC artists in Arizona and the South West. Their team is considering making a modest initial investment to kick things off with a first virtual gathering before the end of June. The Mellon Projecting All Voices Fellowship and Visiting Artist Series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and provides opportunities for BIPOC artists and culture workers to advance ideas and projects that investigate race, identity, cultural heritage, power, policy, ability and\/or place and community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WESTAF FA'ATUATUA LE $1.7 MILIONA MO LE TOE TOE I LE FAITONU MA MARIANA MOTU E ALA I LE TUPE FA'AMANUA FA'AVAE FA'AVAE AMERIKA (DH)<\/b><\/h2>\n

O le Aso Lulu o Aperila 28, na logoina ai le WESTAF o le a matou tufatufaina atu le $1,592,100 i setete i sisifo, ma le $171,900 faaopoopo i le Commonwealth o Northern Mariana Islands. O lo'o fa'atalanoaina nei e le 'au le fa'atulagaina o polokalame mo nei tupe fa'ameaalofa a'o tapunia le CNMI CARES Relief Fund mo Tufuga ma Fa'alapotopotoga i nai vaiaso o lumana'i.<\/span><\/p>\n

TUPE & PULE (AH)<\/b><\/h2>\n

Amy, Becky, Christian and program staff attended a federal funding webinar focused on federal audits. It was very informative and we expect WESTAF to be subject to a federal audit in the years to come. USBank has reached out to us regarding the process to get the second PPP loan forgiven. Amy will be compiling this information as soon as we\u2019re able to submit. We have uploaded our final tax 990 tax documents to the Guidestar portal, making this information available to the public. We have now been awarded a <\/span>silver seal of transparency<\/span><\/a> on the Guidestar site. Establishing a plan to handle the many boxes of paper in our office and storage room by shredding, scanning or moving to a new storage space. Departments will determine what we keep and what we destroy based on our<\/span> document retention policy<\/span><\/a>. Reviewing the position descriptions of coordinators with their supervisors to confirm exempt or non-exempt status of each position. Amy & Becky had an Insights review discussion and spent some time reviewing big projects that may be coming our way. The F&A team will be coordinating to ensure coverage during a vacation for Lauren and a house move for Becky. In addition, Jess will be shifting to the Office Coordinator position following Janae\u2019s departure, and Lauren is recruiting for a new finance coordinator. Becca is managing multiple staff transitions. It’s a very busy spring for the department!<\/span><\/p>\n

FUAFUAGA FUAFUATA (NS)<\/b><\/h2>\n

O lo'o fa'aauauina e le vaega o feso'ota'iga le vaega su'esu'e o le tatou tausaga. Ua tu'ufa'atasia e le 'au fa'atasi se su'esu'ega a le WESTAF e fesoasoani e fa'ailoa mai ai a matou su'esu'ega mo le toe fa'ailogaina o le WESTAF. Ole su'esu'ega o lo'o faia nei se'ia o'o i le Aso Gafua, Me 10. I isi tala, o le tagata faigaluega fou o Blair Carpenter o le a auai i le vaega o feso'ota'iga. O le a fa'ae'eina o ia ma amata lana nofoa'iga i le isi a tatou fonotaga. Na fono le vaega o faiga faavae i le aso 20 o Aperila e talanoaina ai galuega o le a tatou faia, o lea ua sili atu pe itiiti foi le faamaeaina o le pepa lautele. Na filifili le vaega o le fatuina o le Tusitaulima a Paaga Fa\u02bbaitulagi o le a avea ma a tatou galuega fa\u02bbatino e sosoo ai, ma le fa\u02bbamoemoe o le tu\u02bbuina atu o alagaoa mo Ofisa Fa\u02bbatekonolosi a le Setete ma isi vaega fa\u02bbaupuga a le setete. Ina ia amata i se malamalama sili atu i nei fa\u02bbalapotopotoga, na tu\u02bbuina atu ai e Tavita se folasaga i le vaega fa\u02bbatasi ma fa\u02bbamatalaga e uiga i vaega ta\u02bbitasi a le setete i Sisifo. O le isi a tatou fonotaga o le a faia ia Me 18 e talanoaina ai pe faapefea ona tatou agai i luma le galuega.<\/span><\/p>\n

PISINISI LAUTELE (CV)<\/b><\/h2>\n

Matou te fiafia e fa'afeiloa'i ni tagata fa'atau fou e to'alua i le WESTAF, Paul Barrow ma Lilly Gately. E tu'uina atu e le 'au fa'avaitaimi le lagolago a le au tusiata ma le lagolago a le 'au mo CaFE ma le ZAPP, ma o lea ua si'itia Tess i se tulaga tumau, ua mana'omia le fa'atumuina o lena matafaioi. E le'i leva atu ona fa'amae'aina le matou Quarterly Business Recap (QBR) mo le kuata lona lua ma fuafua e fa'asoa atu na fa'amatalaga i le tusi fa'atonu mo le fonotaga ia Me. O le a feiloa\u02bbi fo\u02bbi Christina ma Network Solutions, o le matou kamupani pule o le vaega, i le vaiaso a sau e fa\u02bbafouina puipuiga mo nisi o matou vaega ma fa\u02bbasa\u02bboloto isi matou te le toe mana\u02bbomia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

KAFE (RV)<\/b><\/h2>\n

O le <\/span>CaFE job posting<\/span><\/a> for the position of operations coordinator is open. The team is gearing up to release the new admin interface in the next four to six weeks and the team is busy testing all phases of the project as well as preparing customers on what to expect. There are also new customer experience hires so the team is filling in where we can to help with onboarding and training the new staff.<\/span><\/p>\n

CVSUITE (KE)<\/b><\/h2>\n

CVSuite o le a fa\u02bbalauiloa le isi Creative Vitality List - "Ono e le mafai ona misia Tufuga Ata Lautele o Saute Sisifo" - i aso a sau. Sa galulue Sam, Lori ma Kelly e tusi ma fa\u02bbamae\u02bbaina le kopi, fa\u02bbafouina le WordPress, ma fa\u02bbatulaga le fa\u02bbasalalauga mo le fa\u02bbalauiloaina. E le gata i lea, na matou fa\u02bbatautaia se tagata fa\u02bbatau i luga o le CACHE arts, o la matou tagata fou fou ma o lo\u02bbo galulue i le fa\u02bbatulagaina o se onboarding ma Arkansans mo Fa\u02bbata\u02bbita\u02bbiga fa\u02bbapea fo\u02bbi ma se Fa\u02bbasalalauga Fa\u02bbamatalaga mo fa\u02bbalapotopotoga e lua tu\u02bbufa\u02bbatasia. E i ai sa matou fa'ata'ita'iga fa'atulaga ma Rachel Morgan ma Nebraska Arts Council o \u0113 na fesiligia e uiga i le meafaigaluega mo a latou polokalame fa'aitut\u016b fa'ata. A mae\u02bba le fa\u02bbalauiloaina o le CVList, o le a amata ona taula\u02bbi atu le 'au i luga o le poloketi Fa\u02bbamatalaga Fa\u02bbamatalaga ma le polokalame fa\u02bbasalalauga fou fou.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ALU LOTO (JG)<\/b><\/h2>\n

O lo'o pisi Jessica i le fa'afouina o le tele o fa'agaioiga fa'agaioiga ina ia o gatasi ma sini fa'ata'atia a le pule o pisinisi. O lo'o galulue Natalie S. ma le 'au a le GO e fai le blog fou e ala i le aoina mai o tali mai se vaega to'aitiiti o tagata fa'atau e uiga ia latou galuega i le fa'ameaalofa ma le fa'aogaina o le GO Smart i lena galuega. Na matou mauaina se fa'ata'ita'iga o le silia ma le 100 fa'amatalaga pepelo a tagata talosaga na lesitala i le saite GO Smart a Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Department. I le tali atu, matou te fa\u02bbaopoopoina se captcha i le fa\u02bbagasologa o le resitalaina.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

FA'AVAE FA'AVAE FA'AVAE (LG)<\/b><\/h2>\n

PAA has recently been in conversation with Laura Malcuso, an independent researcher interested in collaborating on a special project featuring the now defunct <\/span>CETA Murals<\/span><\/a> that were part of New Haven\u2019s public art programming in the 70s and 80s. The first selection committee meeting for WESTAF\u2019s Women\u2019s Suffrage Mural Project convened on Wednesday. Committee members seemed excited about the project and submissions received. Finalists, to be chosen\u00a0 at the next meeting, will be paid honorariums prior to the final selection for the commission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ZAPP (MB)<\/b><\/h2>\n

The ZAPP team has been working hard on a release for the end of the month! We have updated our <\/span>artist help center<\/span><\/a> to be searchable and explain all sections of our site more thoroughly. This is the first major overhaul of artist help material in years. In addition to the help center upgrade, we have also released two exciting new features! ZAPP events can now use one application to collect artist and non-artist vendors applications, with the option to collect images for only artists. This would allow an event to collect food vendor applications and artist applications in one streamlined place. We also released a new gallery feature where ZAPP will create an artwork gallery of participating artists that includes their images, names, medium and websites! This feature will be free for 2021 and is optional for artists to participate. <\/span>See a demo version HERE<\/span><\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n

lafo atu ma le faaaloalo.<\/span><\/p>\n

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