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Pele WESTAF nu'u:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Another fortnight chockablock with super activity. Just below, you\u2019ll learn more about the launch of our anticipated new RAO-led <\/span>National Leaders of Color Fellowship<\/span><\/a>\u2014it\u2019s really happening, folks! Once a dream, now an emerging reality, the LoCF will expand the reach and potential of WESTAF\u2019s original ELC curriculum, newly updated and revised for a national fellowship of participants in this acclaimed program. Kudos to Jade Elyssa, Anika, and the whole LoCF team of designers and faculty for moving this forward. Also, great committee progress on the BIPOC Artist Grant Program as well as the State Arts Agency Innovation Fund (SAAIF) both readying for launches. Meanwhile, budget owners and the finance team have been crunching the numbers for a first solid draft of the WESTAF FY23 operating budget, which will be reviewed by the executive committee in September and ratified by the board at our October annual meeting. Things are still in flux for the next few weeks as we reach our budget balancing point, but so far roughly one-third of our FY23 budget will be earmarked for direct grants and subgrants to artists and arts organizations in the WESTAF region. This is a (r)evolution for WESTAF, and we\u2019re thrilled by the prospect, even though it\u2019s a lot of work. Thanks to everyone in the WESTAFiverse for making it happen! Let\u2019s get to it, shall we:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n O TA'ITA'I ATUNUU O LE WESTAF O LE FA'AALIGA FEELLOWSHIP PILOT O LO'O TATA MO TA'OGA (JEC\/AK)<\/b><\/p>\n O le matou National Leaders of Color Fellowship (LoCF) na tatalaina i le aso Aokuso 1. I totonu o le 5 aso, ua maua e le WESTAF le lata i le 100 talosaga (80, ia sa\u02bbo!) i le Iunaite Setete atoa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n All RAOs have received pre-announcement boilerplate materials and met in early August to align regarding the experiential curriculum arc, administration timeline, and engagement. The respective RAO points of contact are diligently preparing and soliciting panelists to review applications; WESTAF projects receiving over 500 applications. The core planning team is on track to finalize the curriculum within the context of a national format. WESTAF has partnered with alumni Alexandria Jimenez to revamp the Arts Lead website and prepare promotional materials in time for the application launch. The LoCF is a strategic leadership development program for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) leaders in our region who are committed to the advancement of cultural equity in the arts. Using a cohort structure, the program has emphasized experiential learning, community building, and service to the field. Learn more at <\/span>artslead.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n UA FA'AI'UINA LE POLOKALAMA FA'AMATALAGA A LE BIPOC ARTIST A WESTAF (JEC\/AK)<\/b><\/p>\n In direct alignment with <\/span>principles of participatory grantmaking<\/span><\/a>, WESTAF has convened 17 Paid Design Team Members, all of which are all alumni of our Emerging Leaders of Color (ELC) Program to lead the design of our forthcoming Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Artist Grant program. Supported by MacKenzie Scott\u2019s intention to <\/span>seed power by ceding power<\/span><\/a>, this grant provides resources to and for BIPOC artists living and working in the 16 states and jurisdictions in the WESTAF region in order to advance their own artistic practice and goals. Throughout July, the design team has cumulatively contributed 300+ hours into in-depth research of what has been done, co-visioning future possibilities, exploring avenues to create empowering inquiry, and grappling with how to accurately record key metrics that convey the depth of impact the artists have in their region.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n O le 'au e matua'i 'ese'ese i tulaga o fa'afanua, fa'ata'ita'iga fa'ata'ita'iga, galuega, fa'ailoga fa'ailoga tagata, fa'asinomaga o itupa, ma le fa'atasi ma mana'oga. Mai se fa\u02bbamatalaga fa\u02bbamatalaga, o le vaega e aofia ai 10 WESTAF itulagi setete i 13 aai tulaga ese:<\/span><\/p>\n WESTAF MA NASAA O LOO FUAFUAINA SE SAUNIGA FA'AVA'I MO TAGATA O LE VALO AFFINITY GROUP I LE NASAA ASSEMBLY 2022 (JEC)<\/b><\/p>\n As members of NASAA’s People of Color Affinity Group (PoCAG) Leadership Team, WESTAF’s Jade Elyssa and other team members are working alongside Pam Breaux and Marisa Summers to plan the last PoCAG meeting of the fiscal year to take place during <\/span>NASAA Assembly 2022<\/span><\/a> in Kansas City, Missouri. The meeting will be hybrid and is currently scheduled for 5-6 p.m. CT on Friday, September 23. The NASAA PoCAG Leadership Team will reconvene on Thursday, August 11 to finalize session details.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n WESTAF GRANTS MA EQUITY PULEGA FA'AALIGA ATU I LE FA'ATUMU'UINA O FUA'IGA TAU FA'ATUNUA A LE ATUNUU' 2022 COHORT (JEC)<\/b><\/p>\n E aofia ai tamaiti aoga e 47 mai atunuu e 6 ma setete e 17 a le US, o le 2022 National Arts Strategies cohort o se vasega o le lalolagi atoa o fatuga, tagata mamanu, faiaoga, tagata fa'atupu fa'alapotopotoga, ma uso a tagata tomai fa'apolofesa ma aganu'u fa'apitoa e fa'aoso suiga suiga e ala i faatufugaga. O le a fono le vaega i le Iunivesite o Penisilevania mai Aukuso 17-19 e fa\u02bbaleleia feso\u02bbota\u02bbiga loloto ma talanoaina mataupu o lo\u02bbo feagai ma le vaega o faatufugaga ma aganuu. I le gasologa o le polokalame fa\u02bbaa\u02bboa\u02bboga fa\u02bbapitoa, o le WESTAF's Jade Elyssa sa galulue vavalalata ma se vaega to\u02bbaitiiti e aofia ai ta\u02bbita\u02bbi o le malo ma tagata faigaluega lautele ma o le a fa\u02bbaauau pea ona fa\u02bbaogaina meafaigaluega ma fa\u02bbavae latou te a\u02bboa\u02bboina i a latou galuega i lea aso ma lea aso. E fa'afetai tele Jade Elyssa mo le fa'aulufaleina pea a le WESTAF i lea fa'amoemoe.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n WESTAF AUAI I LE TAGATA TA'ITA'I FESOOTAIGA I FAIGA FA'AVAE MA FA'A'OA'OGA (LEAD) CONFERENCE (AM)<\/b><\/p>\n Na auai le matagaluega a le WESTAF SRI i le Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) Conference mai Aukuso 1 i Aukuso 5 i Raleigh, North Carolina. O le konafesi e fa'atotonu i luga o le avanoa i le ta\u02bbita\u02bbiga, ma le fa\u02bbasalalauga, i le fa\u02bbavae o fa\u02bbata\u02bbita\u02bbiga ma aganuu i totonu o le Iunaite Setete. I se taumafaiga e fa'alauiloa le avanoa e a'oa'oina ai i le itu i sisifo, na fa'afetaui ai e le WESTAF le foa'i a le National Endowment for the Arts a le $500 e aofia ai fa'amaopoopo fa'asoa a le setete i sisifo o lo'o auai i le fonotaga a le LEAD. O nei tupe fa'atusa o se tautinoga faifaipea i le va o le WESTAF ma le NEA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n O se tasi o sini o le fonotaga na aofia ai le aoina mai o manatu e mafai ona maua e uiga i le upega tafa\u02bbilagi a le WESTAF o lo\u02bbo iai nei. Ablr, ose kamupani fa'apitoa ma fa'atekonolosi fa'afeso'ota'i o lona fa'amoemoe o le "ave'ese pa puipui mo tagata uma e iai mana'oga fa'apitoa", tu'uina atu fa'atalanoaga i luga o le upega tafa'ilagi e leai se totogi. Na tu'uina atu e Ablr i le WESTAF se pepa sikoa muamua ma le fua fa'atatau e 2.2 mai le 4 'ai (ave). O le iloiloga na aofia ai se iloiloga o mea nei:<\/span><\/p>\n I le faaopoopo atu i lenei iloiloga, na aofia ai foi e Ablr se vitio o le su\u02bbega su\u02bbega o lo\u02bbo ta\u02bbua ai fa\u02bbamatalaga faaopoopo. Na logoina le au a le MarComm i le faatalatalanoaga ma o le a tuuina atu i ai le iloiloga atoa. O nei fa'amatalaga o le a fa'aogaina e fa'ailoa ma tu'uina atu ai fautuaga a'o fa'atupuina le upegatafa'ilagi fou a le WESTAF ina ia fa'afaigofie ona maua e tagata e le atoatoa le malosi. A'o auai i lea fonotaga, na fa'ailoa mai ai e le to'atele o tagata le polokalame a le National Leaders of Color Fellowship Pilot o lo'o lumana'i nei, fa'atasi ai ma lana faiga fa'apa'aga a le ELC ma South Arts. O le WESTAF na fa'atasia e Wyoming, Arizona, ma Colorado State Arts Agency fa'asoa fa'atasi. O se fa\u02bbamatalaga o le fonotaga, fa\u02bbatasi ai ma se a\u02bboa\u02bboga virtual 504 mo setete i sisifo o lo\u02bbo fa\u02bbapipi\u02bbiina fa\u02bbatasi o lo\u02bbo fuafuaina i le faaiuga o Aukuso.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n WESTAF GIA CONFERENCE SAUNIGA E AAFIA AI PAAGA KALIFONIA MO FAIGA FA'ATUNUU, HEWLETT FOUNDATION, MA KENNETH RAININ FOUNDATION I TALANOAGA I LE FA'AFONOINA I LE LAGOLAGO O LE FA'AIGA FA'ATUNUU (DH\/CC\/MPH)<\/b><\/p>\n O le fonotaga o lo\u02bbo fa\u02bbatulagaina e le WESTAF i le Grantmakers in the Arts ua fa\u02bbamaonia mo le Aso Lua, Oketopa 11th ma Julie Baker o Californians for Arts, Ted Russell o le Kenneth Rainin Foundation, ma Adam Fong o le Hewlett Foundation ua fa\u02bbamaonia nei e avea ma panelist. O Moana ma Cynthia o le a fa'atautaia se sauniga i'a ma le aofia e avea o se vaega o le mafutaga fefa'asoaa'i o lo'o fuafuaina ma o Tavita o le a fa'atautaia le laulau.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n PU'UINA O LE KOMUNITAS BARBARA LEE ARTS JUSTICE WEBINAR MAUA (DH\/CC)<\/b><\/p>\n WESTAF continues its engagement and support of Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act, H.R. 7627, sponsored by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) with participation in an online webinar. The webinar discusses how the bill uplifts the role the arts and humanities have in addressing and dismantling systemic racism in the United States. The recording is <\/span>now available<\/span><\/a> on CFTA’s website. Action items to support the bill include <\/span>organizational and individual artist endorsements<\/span><\/a> and writing to your federal legislator to ask them to co-sponsor the bill. Talking points for the bill are <\/span>available here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n MAUA E LE CREATIVE STATES COALITION LE LAGOSAGA MO TAUSAGA MAI LE US RAOS MA LE TA'ITA'I E FEILOAI MA LE MELLON FOUNDATION E AMATA TALANOAGA I LE LAGOLAGO (DH\/CG)<\/b><\/p>\n Ua tu'uina atu e le US Regional Arts Organizations le $270,000 i luga o le tolu tausaga e lagolago ai le Creative States Coalition (CSC) i le fausiaina o atina'e taua. O le a fono le CSC Co-Chairs Claire Rice ma David ma le Mellon Foundation i le aso 7 o Setema e talanoaina ai manaoga o le tuufaatasiga ma le gafatia o tupe teufaafaigaluega. O le Fonotaga a le CSC o le a faia ia Setema 21-23 fa\u02bbatasi ma le NASAA Assembly i Kansas City, Misuri.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n WESTAF MA PAAGA FA'AVAE FA'AVAE FA'AVAE, E A'OA'O AI FA'ALAPOTOPOTO TELE MA FA'USAGA LAITI MA FA'AVAE, I WASHINGTON CREATIVE ECONOMY STRATEGIC PLAN PROJECT (DH)<\/b><\/p>\n O le Senate a le Setete o Uosigitone Lisa Wellman na filifilia talu ai nei le Microsoft executive Virl Hill e galue i le Washington Creative Economy Strategic Plan Work Group, lea ua ia taliaina. O nisi foi o le aufaipisinisi ma le aufaipisinisi ua malilie foi e galulue i le vaega o galuega e aofia ai i latou na faavaeina le Drewboy Creative, eqpd (se kamupani accessories), Wenatchi Wear, ma le kamupani tausitusi Francis & Co. E oo mai i le taimi nei, e 30 tagata ua malilie e galulue i luga. o le vaega faigaluega e aofia ai Matini Cohen o le Cultural Planning Group ma Tavita, o le a avea ma taitaifono o le vaega. O se fonotaga muamua a le vaega faigaluega o lo\u02bbo fuafua e faia mai ia Setema 12-13, 2022 i Olympia, Uosigitone ma le tele o gaioiga e faia i le Longhouse, o se avanoa fa\u02bbaleaganu\u02bbu i luga o le lotoa o le Evergreen State College.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n PULE O FAIGA FAAVAE MA LE FAIAOGA FA\u02bbAALIGA I LE FA\u02bbAALIGA O ASETA AGANUU & FAUSIAINA O LE TAMAOAIGA FA\u02bbAFOAGA FA\u02bbAIGA FA\u02bbAIGA FA\u02bbAALIGA E AFTA MA ROOTOFTWO (CC)<\/b><\/p>\n Under the guidance of rootoftwo, Americans for the Arts has embarked on <\/span>a year-long process<\/span><\/a> to devise a set of tools, guides, evaluations, and training that will support local arts leaders in their efforts to identify and define their unique creative economies. Cynthia participated in a focus group whose purpose is to understand the need and scope for future tools, resources, and learning opportunities to empower asset mapping work which centers cultural equity and inclusive approaches to the creative economy.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FAALAPOTOPOTOGA O FAALAPOTOPOTOGA O TUSI FA'AVAE\u2014NEA, WALLACE FOUNDATION MA FIDELITY FOUNDATION (CG)<\/b><\/p>\n Ta'ita'ia e le ta'ita'i galulue fa'atasi South Arts, o lo'o galulue fa'atasi le RAO i le mamanu o le polokalame ma le maliega fa'atasi fa'atasi ma le NEA mo lana Pilot Equity Initiative, ua sauni e fa'agasolo i lenei tautoulu. Ose polokalame pailate a le atunu'u e fa'atautaia i faiga fa'apa'aga ma o tatou uso e to'alima o le RAO. O lenei polokalame o le a fa'alauteleina le avanoa tutusa i faatufugaga ma fa'asalalau le auai i nu'u fa'asolopito e le'o fa'atauaina (o i latou e fa'atapula'aina le avanoa i fa'ata'ita'iga ona o le fa'afanua, lanu\/ituaiga, tulaga fa'ale-agafesootai-tamaoaiga, ma\/po'o le le atoatoa). E ala i lenei polokalame, o le a matou fausia ai se vaega faaleatunuu e tusa ma le 42 faalapotopotoga o le a auai ta'ito'atasi ma fa'atasi i le atina'eina o tomai fa'apolofesa, maua tupe fesoasoani e tusa ma le $130,000, ma fefa'asoaa'i i se fa'ata'ita'iga a'oa'oga\/feso'ota'iga fa'avae. O paaga a le RAO e talitonu ma le naunautai i tulaga taua o le Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, ma Avanoa, ma o nei tulaga faatauaina e taialaina la tatou vaai mo lenei polokalame pailate. O lo'o fa'aauau pea le galuega i la tatou faiga fa'apa'aga ma le Wallace Foundation i le polokalame Lessons in Thriving\u2014o se poloketi e iai le sini autu e faia ai ni tupe fa'afaigaluega e mana'omia tele i fa'alapotopotoga e masani ona le fa'aagaga. O lo\u02bbo taula\u02bbi i fa\u02bbalapotopotoga fa\u02bbata\u02bbita\u02bbi o lanu, matou te saili ia malamalama atili i le feso\u02bbota\u02bbiga i le va o le fa\u02bbalapotopotoga, talafeagai, ma le maufetuuna\u02bbi. O lenei polokalame ua mana'omia ai ni suiga ina ia fetaui lelei ma taunu'uga o su'esu'ega o lo'o mana'omia e le Wallace Foundation, ae matou te fa'amoemoe mo tala fou o le aga'i i luma vave. O le talosaga lona tolu o lo\u02bbo galulue fa\u02bbatasi ma le Fidelity Foundation, fa\u02bbatasi ai ma le aso 31 o Aukuso e gata ai mo se talosaga e fa\u02bbatupe ai iloiloga o le a tali atu i polokalame fa\u02bbapolokalame ma taunu\u02bbuga o polokalame regrant, ma lagolago ai fuafuaga fuafuaina i le lumana\u02bbi mo faiga tutusa tutusa a le RAO, e mafai ai. le RAO e fa'atuputeleina le aoga o polokalame fa'atasi fa'atasi e ala i le fa'atulagaina o mea e ave i ai le fa'amuamua, fa'amalosia galuega, ma le fa'avaeina o maliega e uiga i taunu'uga ma taunu'uga. Faatasi ai ma a matou taumafaiga e fausia nisi o aseta i totonu o le RAO tu\u02bbufa\u02bbatasia, amata mai i le National Director, o nei polokalame tetele e tolu o le a avea ma se vaega tele o polokalame RAO a o tatou agai atu i le FY23.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n PISINISI FA'A'OA'OGA FA'AVAE FA'AVAE LAUTELE (CV)<\/b><\/p>\n Over the last two weeks, Christina participated in the leadership retreat and worked with program managers to build and plan their accrual budgets for FY23. Blair has been busy working to add the <\/span>WESTAF Uptime Status<\/span><\/a> to all sites. Natalie and Blair are working with all teams to ensure they have an update page (or change log) where they list and share with users new features and fixes recently implemented to the websites. Business and tech continue to work closely to finesse the sprint planning process to ensure it works for both teams.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n KAFE (RV)<\/b><\/p>\n In July, CaF\u00c9 released conditional rules for applicant form questions and linked media capability for artist portfolios. This means that users can control when questions display on the application form based on previous answers. Artists can now use a link from their video or audio platform in place of uploading a file-based work sample. Also coming soon is the ability to zoom in\/out on images and expand the juror scorecard to fullscreen using the open-source <\/span>OpenSeadragon<\/span><\/a> code. We also will be releasing a template generator and scheduler for our e-blast service. New calls for entry added to CaF\u00c9 in FY22 are up 39% compared to the same period last year. We’re hoping to keep this momentum going into FY23. So far in August, CaF\u00c9 welcomed <\/span>The Canal Arts<\/span><\/a>, a coalition of 14 Marin County organizations using public art, murals specifically, to share the rich diversity of stories and experiences of Latino immigrants in Marin county and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n CVSUITE (KE)<\/b><\/p>\n O le vaega o le poloketi a le WACESP na fa'ataunu'uina le vaega lona lua o le poloketi ae na lavea i se suiga fa'afuase'i mo le lipoti fa'alekuata ma le pili, ona o le fa'ai'uga o le tausaga fa'aletupe a le setete. O le a galulue Christina ma Kelly e fa'atulaga a'oa'oga e malamalama atili ai i faiga fa'afoe a le setete. O le a fono le au i Uosigitone ia Setema ma ua taula\u02bbi i le fuafuaina o auiliiliga. I isi tala fou, na talanoaina e le 'au taunu\u02bbuga e mafai ona maua mai le CVSummit mai le va\u02bbaiga CVSuite lea e aofia ai se a\u02bbafiaga o tupe maua ma le lona lua o le fa\u02bbatusa, fegalegaleaiga, ma le fa\u02bbatasi ma le CVSuite data. Ua toe fa'afeso'ota'i e Keli ia Edward Cardimona e fa'atalanoa se poloketi fa'atasi ma ana tamaiti a'oga mamanu. Na ia lafoina se tusi o le fa\u02bbamoemoe o le a talanoaina ma le ta\u02bbita\u02bbi CVSuite i le vaiaso fou a\u02bbo le\u02bbi mafai ona matou tuuto atu i le faiga faapaaga. I le itu tekinolosi, ua amata ona galulue le au i luga o fa\u02bbafouga fou i le itulau filifilia o le itulagi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ALU LOTO (JG)<\/b><\/p>\n Ina ua mae\u02bba ni fa\u02bbata\u02bbita\u02bbiga manuia e lua ma se fa\u02bbagasologa RFP, Collier County Arts Council (fale i Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention, ma Visitors Bureau) filifilia GO Smart. Ua fa'afouina e Jessica ma Christina la matou konekarate masani e atagia ai le fa'atulagaina o tau fou ma o lo'o fa'atali nei le tali a le latou matagaluega fa'aloia. O Jessica o lo\u02bbo fa\u02bbatautaia se fa\u02bbata\u02bbita\u02bbiga ma le Maine Connectivity Authority, o le na tu\u02bbuina mai ia i matou e Adrienne Petrillo o le New England Foundation for the Arts. O feso'ota'iga na tu'uina atu i tagata o lo'o iai nei e uiga i galuega fa'atino fou. Jessica, le au pisinisi, ma le au tekinolosi o lo\u02bbo agai i luma ma fa\u02bbata\u02bbita\u02bbiga muamua o tiketi mo fa\u02bbafouga meafaigaluega a le NEA. O le a fa\u02bbamae\u02bbaina e 'au su\u02bbega mo vaega mulimuli o totoe o le dashboard ta\u02bbamilosaga polokalame ma fuafua e fa\u02bbasalalau na fa\u02bbafouga i le ogatotonu o Aukuso. O lo'o galue le 'au fa'atekinolosi i se pusa e taofia ai le pulega mai le tapeina o vaega tele o fesili e filifili ai tali.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FA'AVAE FA'AVAE FA'AVAE (LG)<\/b><\/p>\n The PAA team has been extremely busy with numerous large projects coming to fruition. First and foremost, we are happy to report the completion of the WESTAF Women\u2019s Suffrage Mural Project, now installed at the <\/span>Denver Public Library: Montbello Branch<\/span><\/a>. Please enjoy the <\/span>digital landing page<\/span><\/a> for the project (still in draft form while we await the Spanish translation the library will be providing us), and make sure you swing by if you are in Denver. We are in the final stages of the PAA Anniversary Map Project and plan to distribute the project later this month. We are working on an interactive map component on the project landing page. The PAA team, in collaboration with the business team, is making significant progress on the migration of the Public Art in Private Development database to the PAA network of resources, and we imagine that will launch at the end of the month also. Lastly, we are pleased to report that we are finalizing the design stages for the new PAA front end with tech development firm Bilberrry. View the prototypes, visit<\/span> this link for desktop<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>this link for mobile<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ZAPP (MB)<\/b><\/p>\n O lo'o matou galulue i le fa'afouina o le matou JuryBuddy system ma mea faigaluega i le taimi fou filifiliga mo le au pulega e filifili mai pe a fa'agasolo le tasi vaega o ata i le isi. O lo\u02bbo galulue Tim ma tagata fa\u02bbatau e fa\u02bbamautinoa o latou aso ma taimi e fetaui ma la matou fa\u02bbatulagaga, fa\u02bbapea fo\u02bbi ma le galue i le toe suia o mea faigaluega. O lo'o galue Mareike i le fa'afouina oa tatou ta'iala i fafo mo tagata fa'atau ina ia fa'afaigofie ona mulimulita'i. Matou te fiafia uma fo\u02bbi e maua nisi fa\u02bbamatalaga mai la matou fa\u02bbailoga saini, PandaDoc, e le\u02bbi umi ae fa\u02bbatalanoaina e Christina se fa\u02bbaitiitiga 35% e fa\u02bbaopoopo ai fa\u02bbamatalaga atamai. O nei foliga fou o le a mafai ai e Elicia ma Ken ona tu'ufa'atasia le tele oa tatou ofo fa'aopoopo i luga oa tatou konekarate lea e fesoasoani ia i tatou e ausia atili a tatou FY22 OKRs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FA'AMATIKA (LH)<\/b><\/p>\n O lo'o pisi le 'au i le amataga o fuafuaga ile 2022 Creative Vitality\u2122 Summit ma Public Art Archive Map Remix Project, fatuina o auala fa'asalalau lautele, fuafuaga tau feso'ota'iga, aseta eseese, ma mea faigaluega fa'asoa. O lo\u02bbo matou tusia fo\u02bbi ni fa\u02bbasalalauga fa\u02bbafiafia (va\u02bbava\u02bbai i luga o ala o faasalalauga lautele i vaiaso a sau!), Toso metrics mo oloa SaaS uma mo Iulai, ma tusia le isi CVSuite blog. O lo'o matou galulue nei i le fa'afouina o le Google Ads campaign ma o lo'o ola nei la matou fa'asalalauga GO Smart Facebook. O lo'o matou mauaina ni fa'agaioiga tetele i le taimi nei, fa'apea fo'i ma ni fa'ai'uga lelei i isi a matou taumafaiga i le tausaga atoa, lea matou te fiafia e fa'asoa atu i tagata uma i le fa'ai'uga o le tausaga fa'aletupe.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FESOOTAIGA (LH)<\/b><\/p>\n O lo\u02bbo i ai i le 'au le tele o fa\u02bbasalalauga fa\u02bbafiafia e fa\u02bbasoa talu ai nei, e aofia ai le fa\u02bbalauiloaina o le Regional News Digest fou, lea e fa\u02bbamaonia ai tala fou fa\u02bbasalalauga ma faiga fa\u02bbavae i le itu i sisifo, fa\u02bbapea fo\u02bbi ma le fa\u02bbasalalauga tatala a le Leaders of Color Fellowship, ma sili atu! O se fuafuaga tau feso'ota'iga mo le 2022 Creative Vitality \u2122 Summit o lo'o fa'agasolo lelei, ma o lo'o galulue Natalie ma le 'au i la tatou fa'atonuga fa'apitoa, Aventri, e a'oa'o e uiga i galuega fou ma mea fou e mafai ona tatou tu'ufa'atasia i le mea na tupu. O lo'o fa'atinoina fo'i se fa'ata'ita'iga o le WESTAF Now o Aukuso, fa'apea fo'i ma le lipoti o galuega a le RAO.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n PUNAOA TAGATA (RD)<\/b><\/p>\n Na feiloai Amy, Christian, ma Becca ma sui o le Fono a le Aufaigaluega e amata le faagasologa o se iloiloga atoa o taui. Na fa'atino talu ai nei e Paylocity se vaega Taui i totonu o latou faiga, lea o le a fa'afaigofie ai le olaga o Becca mo le fatuina o fa'amatalaga tau taui mo tagata faigaluega uma mo le tausaga fa'aletupe fou. Ua faia se ofo ma talia mo le tulaga SysAdmin. Ua amata e Becca le faagasologa o le ulufale atu, o le a faasoa atu e Paulo nisi faamatalaga e uiga i lena i le vaiaso a sau!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FA'ATA'IGA FA'ATAU (CGREEN, RD, MA JC)<\/b><\/p>\n O lo'o fa'atulaga e le 'au Equity and Policy se a'oa'oga e 60-minute fa'atasi ma Team Dynamics. O le a fa'aalu e le vaega o faiga fa'avae i lenei masina le fa'aopoopoina o fa'amatalaga mulimuli i le Tusitaulima a Pa'aga Fa'aitulagi. Ina ua uma ona talanoaina manatu faaalia mai le ED Forum, ua matou filifili e faasa\u02bbo i lalo le aofa\u02bbi o fa\u02bbamatalaga na matou muai fuafuaina e aofia ai ina ia fa\u02bbamalamalama atili le tusitaulima mo i latou e fa\u02bbaaogaina. O lea la ua tolu tausaga o galulue le vaega nei, o le a auina atu e Cameron se suesuega i le aufaigaluega i lenei vaiaso e maua ai ni manatu e uiga ia i latou.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FUNIGA I LE LUMANAI (CGREEN)<\/b><\/p>\n O le a fono le Komiti o Fuafuaga a Wyoming i lenei vaiaso e talanoa e uiga i polokalame ma fa\u02bbatonuga mo le fonotaga a le komiti fa\u02bbafoe ia Setema ma le WAAN Gathering. Faatasi ai ma le fa\u02bbatulagaina o fonotaga fa\u02bbapipi\u02bbi, o le a taloina le komiti fa\u02bbafoe i le Sheridan College ma le WAAN Gathering o le a faia i le Ucross Foundation. O vaega e lua o le a potopoto fa\u02bbatasi mo se taumafataga fa\u02bbatasi ma agafesootai na saunia e Bonafide i le WYO Theater iloga. O loo faaauau pea ona iloilo e Leah ma Cameron le faletalimalo mo le Fonotaga Faaletausaga ia Oketopa.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FA'ATAU I LE VAEGA (CGREEN)<\/b><\/p>\n O lo'o iai le isi avanoa fa'aa'oa'oga fa'au'u mo tagata tausi mavaega e a'oa'o ai e uiga i le polokalama fou a le WESTAF e fa'afoeina pulega, OnBoard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FA'ATONU PULE FA'ATONU FAIGA FAIGA FA'ALOFA FA'AVAE A LE SETETE FAIGA FA'AMAITIAGA FA'ALI'AGA (CGREEN)<\/b><\/p>\n O le Aso Gafua, Aokuso 1, na tatala ai e le Taitaifono o Atinae Karen Hanan(WA) ma Cameron le 2022 SAA-ED Palota Faiga Palota i le sui federated state arts agency faatonu sili e filifilia ai ni a latou paaga se toalua e galulue i le WESTAF Board of Trustees. SAA-ED i luga o le palota na filifili e tautua i luga o le laupapa. O le a tatala pea le palota seia oo i le COB i le Aso Lulu, Aokuso 31.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n AU TA'ITA'I WESTAF FA'AMA'E LE TULA'I FUA'IGA (CG)<\/b><\/p>\n The WESTAF leadership team participated in a restorative and productive planning process this past week, with the wonderful Kate Schenot of DEI creative (the company that is also handling WESTAF\u2019s rebranding work) serving as the lead facilitator for our work. Day 1 focused on re-getting to know each other along with exercises around trust, conflict and safety, with Dat 2 really focused on planning the year ahead, including a first draft of our FY23 Initiatives, developed in concert with the Strategic plan and a close review and evaluation of our FY22 ones. It was a wonderful opportunity. Here\u2019s a wonderful trailing comment from someone on the team: <\/span>\u201c…I\u2019m grateful to have the opportunity to deepen our bonds and think critically about our work. Thanks for making the space feel safe and comfortable, even as we discussed challenging topics.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>We can\u2019t wait to share our findings and move forward in FY23 with our insights!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n LALAGI TULAFONO A LE FEDERAL: SENATE FAALAUAINA LE SI'IFUAGA O NEA MO FY2023 (CG)<\/b><\/p>\n From Isaac Brown at the NEA<\/span><\/a>: Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee released its draft interior appropriations bill, which includes funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). That bill proposes increasing funding for the agency by $15 million, for a total of $195 million. While this figure is lower than the figure approved by the House of Representatives, it is nonetheless an important statement of support for the Arts Endowment. With Congress set to go on recess soon, August is an excellent time to contact your senators, thank them for the proposed increase and encourage them to consider increasing their figure to match the House’s. In doing so, please reiterate that 40% of all grant funding allocated to the NEA goes directly to state arts agencies and regional arts organizations, and consequently, any additional increase in appropriations will benefit their states.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n TALA FA'anoanoa E UIGA IA RICHARD EVANS OF EMCARTS (CG)<\/b><\/p>\n Most of our SAA executive directors and some of our trustees might remember Richard Evans of EMCArts. Richard was with us at our last ED Forum in Reno, NV in 2019 just before the pandemic, where he led a powerful visioning and development session with the executive directors. Sad to report that Richard succumbed to cancer in April 2022. Importantly, EmcArts co-founder John McCann <\/span>recently announced<\/span><\/a> that as of July 2022 the assets and programs of EmcArts will be integrated into CultureSource, the Detroit-based nonprofit committed to the vitality of cultural organizations and communities across southeast Michigan. <\/span>CultureSource<\/span><\/a> is a wonderful organization, so this is a pleasing development.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuuina atu ma le faaaloalo.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kerisiano<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" August 8, 2022 Dear WESTAF community: Another fortnight chockablock with super activity. Just below, you\u2019ll learn more about the launch of our anticipated new RAO-led National Leaders of Color Fellowship\u2014it\u2019s really happening, folks! Once a dream, now an emerging reality, the LoCF will expand the reach and potential of WESTAF\u2019s original ELC curriculum, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"class_list":["post-13888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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