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2022-2023 GRANT FUNDING FOR HIGH IMPACT DE&I PROJECTS
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Name of Exe cutiv e Dire ctor (or highe st le ade rship position)
Approximate Annual Budge t:
M ajor Source s of Funding:
M ission State me nt:
Numbe r of paid staff (full- or part-time ):
Numbe r of v olunte e rs:
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Organizational Le ade rship Chart *
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PART 1: APPLICANT INFORMATION
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
1966
n/a
956134270
SLOMA 501c3_combined.pdf 106.57KB
Leann Standish
1,100,000
Individual donors, the Community Foundation of SLO County, the Hind Foundation, California Arts Council,
the Harold J. Miossi Charitable Trust, and various corporate sponsors including PG&E, KSBY, and RRM.
To provide and promote diverse visual arts experiences for people of all ages and backgrounds through
exhibition, education, creation, and collaboration.
8
25
Barbara Bell
SLOMA org chart May 2022.pdf 78.37KB
Erica Ellis
Organization M ailing Addre ss:*
Phone :*
E-mail:*
Brie fly de scribe your organization’s mission, primary activ itie s, and ope rating structure s.
De scribe the community(ie s) your organization supports.
Name of DE&I Proje ct *
Est. numbe r of pe ople se rv e d through this proje ct:*
Est. numbe r of SLO CITY RESIDENTS se rv e d through this proje ct *
Total Proje ct Cost:*
AM OUNT OF CITY FUNDING REQUESTED:*
De scribe your propose d proje ct or program.
City
San Luis Obispo
State / Province / Region
CA
Postal / Zip Code
93401
Country
USA
Street Address
1010 Broad Street
Address Line 2
805-543-8562
eellis@sloma.org
The mission of the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) is to provide and promote diverse visual arts
experiences for people of all ages and backgrounds through exhibition, education, creation, and
collaboration. Our primary activities include admission-free visual arts exhibitions at our 1010 Broad Street
location, commissioned public artworks around the City of San Luis Obispo, and free visual arts education
for youths and adults. The Museum is led by a volunteer Board of Directors; our Executive Director Leann
Standish manages the Museum’s staff.
Please be specif ic in the population and geographic area.
PART 2: PROJECT INFORMATION
IDEA: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access
15000
47500
100,000
50,000
De scribe the community the proje ct will support.
De scribe the e quity gaps and community ne e ds this proje ct will addre ss.
Specify w hat the requested f unds w ill be used f or, the need for this project, the number of people impacted. Include a project plan, if available.
Our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) project encompasses a broad variety of activities
touching upon the Museum’s internal policies and our public programming with the aim of creating
sustainable, cohesive, and meaningful changes to our operations and community engagement. Funds will
support multiple interconnected projects and initiatives under the IDEA umbrella including: the creation of a
land acknowledgement in collaboration with representatives of the Northern Chumash; partnering with local
grassroots organizations through arts events at the Museum to expand access and engagement with the
visual arts by historically under-resourced or excluded communities; integrating accessibility
accommodations and language translation services into our exhibitions and public programs; researching
the incorporation of Universal Design elements in exhibition and programs; providing free gallery tours and
visual arts activities to children attending Title 1 schools; contracting with a DEI consultant to help craft
institutional policies and benchmarks with our IDEA Task Force; promote bilingual exhibitions and
programming aimed at engaging Latinx communities; and providing free bilingual arts activities for K-12
youth through our Second Saturdays program.
Specify the population, location of services provided, and any other identif iers your proposed project w ill support.
This project will support historically under-resourced and excluded communities within the City of San Luis
Obispo, as well as visitors/tourists to the Museum from outside the area. Services will be provided at the
Museum of Art in downtown San Luis Obispo, on our lawn at the west end of Mission Plaza, and at
community events within the City of San Luis Obispo. Bilingual exhibition and programming materials
support English language learners and immigrants from Latinx communities. Accessibility improvements will
support visitors of all ages and backgrounds seeking access accommodations to engage with the visual
arts.
According to US Census Bureau, 17% of families within the City of San Luis Obispo speak a language
other than English at home, with over 11% of this population speaking Spanish. This amounts to
thousands of SLO residents that could directly benefit from having Spanish exhibition and programming
freely available at the Museum. Funds will support SLOMA’s Second Saturdays program which provides
free, bilingual art activity boxes for families to gain hands-on visual arts education. Funds will also support
professional translation services for SLOMA’s exhibition and programming material to make them more
accessible.
The City’s DEI funds will also support free tours and hands-on arts activities for children attending Title 1
schools. Title 1 schools are public schools in which children from low-income families make up at least 40
percent of enrollment.
Part of the IDEA project also involves highlighting contemporary artists from historically under-represented
communities to tell diverse stories through the visual arts. For so long within the arts industry, non-white
artists and female artists have been excluded from the mainstream, representing a very real equity gap in
the visual arts. Funds from this project will help support an exhibition by contemporary Mexican-American
artist Marela Zacarías in the Spring of 2023, as well as complementary public programming, to meet
community needs of arts engagement.
In the table below briefly list 2-3 methods of evaluation and indicators of success or
measurable outcomes.
M e thods of Ev aluation Indicators of Succe ss / M e asurable Outcome s
In the chart below, identify any partnerships/collaborations that are supporting this
project, and their roles.
Name of Partne r Activ ity/Se rv ice The y Prov ide for This Proje ct
This project will address gaps in arts access and representation through a variety of community-facing
programs including our Second Saturdays youth art activities, school tours, and our admission-free
exhibitions.
According to a February 2022 article in CalMatters, only 1 in 5 public schools in California has a
“dedicated teacher for traditional arts programs like music, dance, theater, and art,” with schools serving
Black and Latinx populations the least likely to have arts access. With the emergence of COVID-19, access
to arts instruction was cut even further, with many students having no access at all. SLOMA’s youth
education program serves a local need by providing free, accessible, and comprehensive visual arts
education for K-12 children, as well as educational tools for teachers, mentors, and parents throughout the
City of SLO.
This project will also work to improve the Museum’s meaningful engagement with the diverse communities
we serve through concrete policy and programming changes aimed at expanding outreach and
collaboration with BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQIA+, and other communities historically under-represented in the
arts industry. We regularly partner with local grassroots organizations like R.A.C.E. Matters SLO, the
Latino Outreach Council, GALA SLO, and others to host community-building experiences during public
events like Art After Dark and exhibition openings to provide collaboration opportunities within the SLO
nonprofit community. In an article for the 2018 Museums and the Web conference, Haitham Eid of the
Southern University at New Orleans noted that, “when different communities see themselves
represented…, it increases public trust and improves the image of the institution in the public domain.”
Museums with diverse programming, representatives, and partnerships connect with the diverse
communities they serve, which is a major point in SLOMA’s 2022-2025 Strategic Plan. As the only art
museum in the City of SLO, it’s important that we step up to meet the needs of all members of the
community.
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
1. # of programming collaborations with grassroot
organizations
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
10% increase by end of 2023
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
2. Increase diversity on our Board of Directors,
including prioritizing new members with diversity,
equity and inclusion knowledge related to the Arts
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
10% increase by end of next BOD term
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
3. # of participants in free bilingual youth art
programming
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
10% increase by end of 2023
Example: ABC Business
Jennifer Terramoto Pedrotti
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
DEI Consultant
Example: ABC Business
R.A.C.E. Matters SLO
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
programming to complement an exhibition in 2023
or 2024
Example: ABC Business
SLO County YMCA
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
youth gallery tour & art activities partner
Example: ABC Business
SLO County Office of Education
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
curriculum support and connections with county
schools for tour scheduling
Prov ide the time line for this propose d proje ct.
De scribe your plan for sustainability be yond the City’s one -ye ar award funding, if applicable .
Using the table below, please provide a broadly-itemized budget for your project,
including the source of any matching funds.
Ite m De scription *Total Cost *Amount Prov ide d by
City Funds *
Amount of Othe r
Funds and Source of
Funding *
1
2
3
4
*During application review , you may be asked for f urther f inancial information or f or proof of any matching f unds
De scribe the plan for promoting this proje ct within the City of San Luis Obispo.
How will you highlight the City's support of your proje ct?
By signi ng thi s applicaon, I ce rfy that the i nformaon containe d w i thin is true and corre ct to the be st of my
Example: ABC Business
GALA Pride and Diversity Center
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
programming partner & promotional support
Example: ABC Business
Latino Outreach Council
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
working with SLOMA to plan future exhibition
featuring a Latinx artist
The project is already partially underway with continued work on the Museum’s Mission and Vision
statements and the Strategic Plan. There is no formal end date for this project as it concerns the
continuing integration of IDEA practices and partnerships in the Museum’s operations and mission. The
scope of the project will continue to grow to meet changing community needs.
The policies and partnerships gained through the first year of this project will lay a solid foundation for
future work and demonstrate the Museum’s commitment to IDEA practices for future funders. The IDEA
Task Force is chaired by volunteers from the Museum’s Board of Directors and is therefore able to
proceed in some capacity beyond the City’s one-year award funding, though expansion of programming
under the IDEA umbrella will require future support from private or foundation donors.
PART 3: PROJECT COST / BUDGET
Translation, accessibility,
tours – arts edu pgms
50,000.00$20,000.00$30,000.00$
DEI consultant fees, mission &
vision projects
20,000.00$10,000.00$10,000.00$
Collaboration events with
grassroots orgs
5,000.00$5,000.00$0.00$
Latinx-focused programming
as part of Marela Zacarías
40,000.00$15,000.00$25,000.00$
PART 4: AWARENESS AND VISIBILITY
Press releases through the City of SLO’s promotional partners and local media outlets, social media, and
the Museum’s website (sloma.org) will be the main avenues of promotion. We will also rely on word of
mouth through our partnerships with local grassroots organizations. We will also promote this unique
partnership through museum industry channels as a model for other communities throughout the United
States.
The City of SLO’s support will be noted in all media releases about the project and the City’s logo will be
included in award-supported programming and exhibitions. The City will also be listed as a supporter on
the Museum’s annual Donor Wall near the Broad Street entrance.
PART 5: CERTIFICATION
know l e dge . I agre e to comply w i th the re quire me nts of the Ci ty of the San Lui s Obispo.
Name of Pe rson comple ting this Application:*
Signature *
Title :*
Date :*
Erica Ellis
Operations and Collections Manager
8/16/2022