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Cultural Affairs Commission

The Cultural Affairs Commission (CAC) was established by the Oakland City Council on April 30, 1991 by Ordinance No. 11323 C.M.S. for the purpose of advising the Mayor, City Council and City Manager on all matters affecting cultural development in the community. The CAC makes recommendations to fund, assist and promote public awareness of artistic and cultural activities in the city; encourages support for individual artists and arts organizations; participates in community cultural planning processes and reviews policies and programs which affect arts and cultural development in Oakland.

The Cultural Affairs Commission is composed of 15 representatives of the Oakland community. Appointments to the Commission are made by the Mayor and approved by City Council. Terms are for three years, with a two-term limit. Advisory bodies to the Commission include the Public Art Advisory Committee and the Funding Advisory Committee.

The Commission is currently on hiatus. For further information, email Steven Huss, Cultural Arts Manager, at shuss@oaklandnet.com.

Commission Members

Commissioners	Eric Farber
	Joyce Gordon
	Sean Kennedy
	Damon Powell

Commission Agendas & Minutes

The Cultural Affairs Commission is currently on hiatus.

In the table below, FAC=Funding Advisory Committee and PAAC=Public Art Advisory Committee.

August 8, 2011 Special Meeting	Agenda		Meeting Cancelled
July 25, 2011	Agenda		Meeting Cancelled
June 27, 2011	Agenda		Meeting Cancelled
May 23, 2011	Agenda		Meeting Cancelled
April 25, 2011	Agenda		Approve nomination of Lori Zook to FAC
March 28, 2011	Agenda		Meeting Cancelled
February 28, 2011	Agenda		Meeting Cancelled
January 24, 2011	Agenda	Minutes	Recommended Events Report for CAC Participation Fruitvale / I-580 Underpass Report Fruitvale / I-580 Underpass Proposal Public Art Projects Plan Report Public Art Projects Plan 2011
November 22, 2010	Agenda	Minutes	Proposed 2011 Meetings Calendar Calendar of Events for CAC Participation / Outreach
October 25, 2010	Agenda	Minutes	Calendar of Events for CAC Participation / Outreach
September 27, 2010	Agenda	Minutes	Recommendation to change grant cycle calendar
July 26, 2010	Agenda	Minutes	FAC recommendation for FY2010-11 Cultural Funding Grants Approve nomination of Ebony McKinney to FAC
May 24, 2010	Agenda	Minutes	Geoffrey Pete Letter of April 29, 2010 Cultural Funding Program Report Item 7A: Suki O'Kane & Ted Russell Resumes PAAC recommendation to award Entrance Gates for Gardens at Lake Merritt to artist Shawn Lovell PAAC recommendations for nominees to fill upcoming PAAC vacancies
April 26, 2010	Agenda	Minutes	Attachment A & B on Cultural Funding Program Panels
March 22, 2010	Agenda		Meeting Cancelled
March 8, 2010	Agenda	Minutes	FAC recommendations for panelists 2010 Public Art Annual Projects Plan PAAC recommendation to select artist Dan Corson for the 17th St. BART Gateway Project Entertainment Subcommittee Report from the Mayor's Community Task Force on Sports & Entertainment
February 22, 2010	Agenda		Meeting Cancelled
January 25, 2010	Agenda	Minutes	Update on request to amend CAC Charter
December 14, 2009	Agenda	Minutes	Approve nomination of Milton Bowens to PAAC Adopt Meetings in Districts and Schedule 2010 Creative Prologue Segments
November 23, 2009	Agenda		Meeting Cancelled
October 26, 2009	Agenda	Minutes	Approve nomination of Marc Vogl to FAC PAAC recommendation of 8 Open Proporals projects funded by Open Circle Foundation grant
September 28, 2009	Agenda	Minutes
August 24, 2009	Agenda		Meeting Cancelled
July 27, 2009	Agenda	Minutes	Approve FAC 2009-10 Grant recommendations Approve nomination of Joyce Hsu to PAAC
June 22, 2009	Agenda	Minutes	CAC member responsibilities
May 18, 2009	Agenda	Minutes
May 16, 2009 Annual Retreat	Agenda	Minutes
April 27, 2009	Agenda	Minutes	PAAC recommendation on Measure DD: Watershed Art Markers Project PAAC recommendation for Peralta Hacienda Historical Park Public Art Project
April 14, 2009 Special Meeting	Agenda	Minutes
March 23, 2009 Special Meeting	Agenda	Minutes
February 23, 2009	Agenda	Minutes	FAC recommendation for 2009-10 Panelists PAAC recommendation for the Fremont Pool Public Art Project
December 8, 2008 Special Meeting	Agenda	Minutes	Approve nomination of Judy Moran and Julie Troper to PAAC 2009 PAAC Annual Public Art Projects Plan Approve PAAC Fremont Pool RFQ Recommend amendment to CAC Ordinance and forward to Council for approval
October 27, 2008	Agenda	Minutes	PAAC recommendation for Measure DD: Oakland Watershed Public Art Markers Project PAAC recommendation to accept Open Circle Foundation grant to support the 2009-10 Open Proposals program
September 22, 2008	Agenda	Minutes	FAC recommendation of 2009-10 Art in the Schools Evaluation Criteria PAAC recommendation to develop a 5-year Public Art Program Master Plan
August 25, 2008	Agenda		Meeting Cancelled
July 28, 2008	Agenda	Minutes
June 23, 2008	Agenda		Meeting Cancelled
May 19, 2008	Agenda	Minutes	Fire Sation Public Art Project report

SemiAnnual Report Ad Hoc SubGroup		Cultural Planning Ad Hoc SubGroup
March 22, 2010	Agenda	March 22, 2010	Agenda

For agendas and minutes prior to those listed above, contact Steven Huss, Cultural Arts Manager, at shuss@oaklandnet.com.

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