FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 14, 2019

Contact: Barbara Fultz, Administrative Support Technician

Boards, Committees & Commissions

Email: Barbara.Fultz@countyofnapa.org

Phone: 707-253-4595

Applicants sought for Napa County Arts and Culture Advisory Committee

NAPA – The County Executive Officer announces one opening on the Napa County Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, due to a resignation, representing Youth Arts with the term to commence immediately and expire September 30, 2020.

Advisory Committee Purpose: To conduct and oversee a grant program and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding grant awards to be made to non-profit art and cultural organizations in Napa County. The Advisory Committee shall develop: grant eligibility criteria, an application process, application forms, and appropriately advertise and call for grant proposals, hold grant training workshops as needed, develop scoring criteria and guidelines for evaluating grant applications and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding grant awards to non-profit art and cultural organizations in Napa County on an annual or as needed basis.

Unless otherwise stated in the posted meeting agenda, meetings are held on the 4 th Monday of October, January and April each year at 9:00 a.m. at the County Administration Building in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1195 Third Street, Suite 305, Napa, CA 94559.

Qualifications: Whenever possible, as the applicant pool permits, the Committee shall select Committee members to represent all five supervisorial districts of Napa County. Candidates shall be selected using the best combination of the following qualifications, skills and experience to maintain a diverse set of skills and experience: Nonprofit Board or Administration experience; Arts Administration or Program experience. The following set of skills, experience or factors shall be considered when the above skills and experience are met by the candidates: geographical diversity, visual arts, performing arts, media arts, literary arts, heritage, history and/or culture, large nonprofit ($1 million or above), small nonprofit (under $1 million), grant making, volunteer organization, financial management, cultural diversity and generational diversity.

Anyone interested in consideration for appointment must submit a completed application form. Application forms are available at the County Executive Office, 1195 Third Street, Suite 310, Napa, CA 94559, telephone (707) 253-4421 or online at https://www.countyofnapa.org/1420/CommitteesCommissions. When on the webpage, scroll down to “Apply” then click on “Application Form.” Applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 12, 2019.

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