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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
CULTURAL AFFAIRS DIVISION
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM MISSION: To enable artists to produce high quality work that reflects
the diverse interests of the Arlington community.
This section develops programs
that sustain traditions and encourage cross-cultural appreciation and
understanding for all Arlington residents. The section also provides a
comprehensive program of support and services to individual artists and arts
organizations, including ethnically specific cultural groups through the
County's Arts Incubator program.
Services include facilities, funding, technical and administrative
assistance. This Section is responsible for attracting and maintaining a
diverse mix of quality arts organizations in Arlington, administering the
County's artist grant program and providing various training programs and
consulting services targeted to assist arts organizations and artists with
their artistic and managerial development.
This Section oversees the Sister Cities Program, National Day
Celebrations, Lee Arts Center and the Ellipse Craft Shop.
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Cultural
Development
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FY 2002
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FY 2003
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FY 2004
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% Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'03 to '04
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Personnel
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$208,776
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$219,854
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$213,865
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-3%
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Non-Personnel
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174,912
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198,134
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211,134
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7%
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Total Expenditures
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383,688
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417,988
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424,999
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2%
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Fees
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48,928
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49,500
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58,000
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17%
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Grants
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5,000
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5,000
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3,000
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-40%
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Net Tax Support
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$329,760
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$363,488
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$363,999
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-
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Authorized FTEs
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3.8
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3.8
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3.3
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Funded FTEs
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3.8
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3.8
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3.3
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SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:
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Due to state
budget cuts affecting funding
for the arts, the budget for grants to arts organizations has been reduced by
$2,000.
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Personnel decrease is due to reallocation of 0.5 FTE to
Community Arts, 0.5 FTE to Administration, Marketing and Advancement, and
addition of 0.5 FTE for Sister City Program reallocated from the Director's
Office.
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Non-personnel increase is due to the transfer of the
Sister City Program ($12,057) from the Director's Office and reallocation from
within the Cultural Affairs Division.
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Revenue increase is mainly due to increase in Arts
Surcharge revenue now that the North Tract's Clark Street Theater is owned by
the County ($8,000) which is offset by a decrease in Arts Grant ($2,000)
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
Objective: To provide
programs and services that reflect the interests of the Arlington community by
facilitating the growth, development and ongoing diversification of the arts
community in Arlington.
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FY
2001
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FY
2002
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FY
2003
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FY
2004
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FY
2004
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Actual
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Actual
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Estimate
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Estimate
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Target
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Arts organizations supported/ percentage
reflecting cultural diversity
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38/44%
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43/47%
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49/50%
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50/50%
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50/50%
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Grant requests received/ amount requested
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47/$424,948
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48/$484,363
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62/$616,529
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60/$600,000
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60/$600,000
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Percent
approved/ amount funded
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91%/
$119,077
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71%/
$159,077
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77%/
$174,077
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75%/
$172,077
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75%/
$187,077
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Cumulative budgets of supported organizations
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NA
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$4.3 million
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$5.9 million
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$6.2 million
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$6.2 million
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Individual artists presenting or exhibiting
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NA
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467
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430
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450
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450
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Number of
performances presented by arts organizations
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NA
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1,156
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1,223
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1,250
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1,250
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Artist
studio visits at Lee Arts Center
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940
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1,985
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2,000
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2,000
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2,000
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Cultural
heritage events presented
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20
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23
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23
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23
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23
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Attendance
at heritage events
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19,520
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19,800
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20,000
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22,000
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22,000
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FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:
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Ongoing growth in the number of Arlington-based arts
organizations and artists is resulting in increased demand for facilities,
services, grant funding and staff assistance.
In FY 2002, the Arlington Commission of Arts submitted a report to the
County Board, "A Vision for the Future", which assesses the growth of arts
activity and makes recommendations to support this growth.
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