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A Resolution Authorizing Approval for a Funding Grant Agreement between the Village of Oak Park and the Oak Park Area Arts Council in the Amount of $368,875 for 2026 and Authorizing its Execution
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Introduction
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The 2026 Funding Grant Agreement between the Village and the Oak Park Area Arts Council (OPAC), including the scope of services and program goals and measurements, is presented to the Village Board for review and approval.
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Recommended Action
Approve the Resolution.
Prior Board Action
The Board has taken the following prior action(s):
* On December 3, 2024, the Board approved a funding grant agreement for OPAAC for $278,000 for fiscal year 2025.
* On December 4, 2023, the Board approved a funding grant agreement for OPAAC for $263,000 for fiscal year 2024.
* On December 5, 2022 the Board approved a funding grant agreement for OPPAC for $257,000 for fiscal year 2023.
Background
The Oak Park Area Arts Council was founded in 1974 by local artists as the Civic Arts Council of Oak Park. It became a non-profit agency in 1976. The mission of the Oak Park Area Arts Council is to celebrate, support, and promote artists and art organizations in Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park by raising funds for the arts, advocating for policies that promote art and enhance the social, economic, and cultural foundations of the communities they serve.
A summary of what the 2026 funding grant agreement calls for OPAAC to do is as follows:
1. Continue assuming the duties of the Oak Park Public Arts Advisory Commission;
2. To organize and facilitate a sculpture walk in one of the Village's business districts, the exact district to be determined;
3. To administer the Arts Funds Grant Program supporting local artists and arts organizations;
4. To produce and distribute the e-Art Newsletter;
5. To promote public art through the administration of a mini-mural program and the 'Off the Wall' program;
6. To act as a resource f...
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