MPAC Recent Funding Allocations
March 2005. $69,978 to the Morrison Institute for Public Policy (School of Public Affairs, ASU) to conduct research on national dedicated arts and culture funding initiatives, with an analysis of the public policy strategies behind these initiatives.
Final Report will be available in the fall.
May 2005. $30,000 to AEA Consulting to conduct a study to explore the possibility of developing a major international festival in Maricopa County.
o The study will identify critical success factors and common denominators of the most successful international festivals. AEA will assess the preliminary viability of such a festival in Maricopa County; and will outline a development strategy that builds upon the competitive advantages of the region’s demographics. To learn about AEA Consulting visit www.aeaconsulting.com.
May 2005. $38,550 to Alliance For Audience (AFA) to contract with a consulting team to evaluate and develop ShowUp.com’s overall business model and financial pro forma.
Nancy Sasser of Cool Spring Analytics, will take the lead on the project and assume responsibility for the study. Alan Brown of Alan Brown & Associates will bring national context to the study, both in terms of comparable programs in other cities and developing performance measures and goals for the program moving forward. Mark Gilbert of AMS Planning and Research Corporation will assist Mr. Brown with the demand analysis and framing outcome measures.
July 2005. $83,000 to Collaborative Economics to undertake an analysis of the impact of the creative industries of arts and culture on the economy of the Maricopa region of Arizona. This baseline “State of Creative Capital” report is a critical component of MPAC's economic development positioning and strategies.
Final Report will be available in early 2006.
September 29, 2005. $50,000 grant to enable Childsplay, Arizona’s professional theater for young audiences, to significantly increase the number of performances in low-income public schools in the Maricopa region (from 80 to 150) of Tomas and the Library Lady as part of a partnership developed with the Maricopa County Library District to expand the scope and reach of a Día de los Niños celebration for the region’s children and families.
Program Participants: Maricopa County Library District, Library Services and Technology Program; Informal Learning Network (comprised of Education Specialists from the Valley’s cultural institutions and libraries); Childsplay; City of Phoenix; The American Library Association; and Maricopa Partnership for Arts and Culture.
Funding Participants: Maricopa County Library District; The American Library Association
MPAC’s commitment to arts and cultural literacy for children is deeply rooted in its organizational mission. |
