(Due June 15 – Electronic Receipt)
Items
Please submit the completed TCA Cultural District Designation Application (pdf form) along with the following items:
- Audiovisual sample: Think about your AV as a combination of a virtual visit to the district and a graphic version of this application. Spend time developing these materials. Evaluators will get as much (or more) information from your AV materials as they do from your written application. Quality counts! Evaluators use AV to judge Artistic Quality (50 out of 100 points – half of your score). Make sure your AV tells the whole story of the cultural district. This is your opportunity to show the cultural district using pictures, video and story. Think about this as a way to introduce your cultural district to visitors. The evaluators will view NO MORE than five minutes, so make sure that the audiovisual material fits within the time limit.
- A map of the city.
- A map of the cultural district.
- A resolution or letter of endorsement from City government.
- CDME policy and commitment to accessibility and the ADA.
- CDME board/committee roster with titles and affiliated organizations or institutions included.
- Detailed cultural district plan including plans for sustaining the cultural district for five years (25 pages maximum). Must include SWOT analysis: strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities.
- Detailed cultural district marketing plan for five years (15 pages maximum).
- List of pertinent web links (focus on premium art and cultural organizations, unique things, events, and area amenities that are important to attracting tourism).
- Signed Assurances Page (application original must include an original signature).
Optional attachments:
- Resolution or letter of endorsement from County government
- Between 3 and 5 unique letters of support and commitment for the cultural district
Note: Grant evaluators will only consider the materials referenced above. Any other materials received from applicants outside of the categories mentioned above will be disregarded and not given to evaluators.
Submit completed application, audiovisual sample, and supplemental materials to: districts@arts.texas.gov by the deadline day by 11:59 PM Central Time.
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