1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 Just that everybody's information we are being recorded. 2 00:00:06,340 --> 00:00:13,440 Any member who wishes to record a meeting must first notify the chair and comply with reasonable requirements regarding audio and video equipment. 3 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:22,320 Established by the chair, so not to interfere with the meeting. The chair is required to inform other attendees of such recordings at the beginning of the meeting, so consider yourself informed. 4 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:28,360 If someone arrives after the meeting has begun and wishes to record a meeting, the person shall attempt to notify the chair. 5 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:37,840 Prior to beginning recording, ideally in a man that does not significantly disrupt the meeting in progress, such as passing a note for the chair to the Board Administrator or Secretary. 6 00:00:38,480 --> 00:00:44,200 The chair should endeavor to acknowledge such attempts at notification and announce the fact of any recording to those in attendance. 7 00:00:45,300 --> 00:00:46,100 So, we've covered the law. 8 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,980 Okay, welcome. Nice to see a few faces here. 9 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:52,660 Don't let you know that face. 10 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:54,000 Your face. 11 00:00:54,380 --> 00:00:55,240 Yeah, you're turning around. 12 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:06,440 Okay, 13 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:22,340 so what we're going to do tonight is we're going to go over some of the priorities because there have been some changes made, but first off the most important thing is the deadline date. 14 00:01:22,340 --> 00:01:30,300 So if anybody has any questions, it's October 15th, and Midnight, October 15th, and for 15 00:01:30,300 --> 00:01:37,060 those of you who have written grants before, the computer shuts off, shuts you off, 16 00:01:37,060 --> 00:01:38,340 it exactly midnight. 17 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:43,760 Not at 12.01, not at 12.02, not at 11.59, but exactly at midnight. 18 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:50,560 So don't be a procrastinate to get your applications in and done by Midnight, on October 19 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:56,220 15th because they will and there's nothing we can do about it. I mean if you call me the next morning and say oh my god 20 00:01:56,220 --> 00:01:59,800 My computer died in the middle of this and what do I do? 21 00:02:00,660 --> 00:02:01,400 We can't do anything 22 00:02:02,060 --> 00:02:03,920 So I'm sadly to say 23 00:02:04,860 --> 00:02:09,060 So just make sure that your applications are in an a timely fashion 24 00:02:09,640 --> 00:02:13,620 Okay, so the first one first priority and then we're copies out on the table 25 00:02:13,620 --> 00:02:17,800 I don't know if everybody managed and I'm just going to go through them and you can stop me if you have any questions 26 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:22,040 organizations, all performances by professional artists, humanists, and cultural organizations 27 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:27,300 must take place in the city of Fall River, or reflect a collaborative partnership within 28 00:02:27,300 --> 00:02:32,160 the great of Fall River area with a significant benefits to our citizens, the citizens of 29 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:32,460 Fall River. 30 00:02:33,300 --> 00:02:37,520 Preference will be given to Fall River based artists, humanists, and cultural organizations. 31 00:02:38,660 --> 00:02:40,720 Everybody, okay with that one? 32 00:02:41,300 --> 00:02:45,940 Individual artists and humanists who reside or work in Fall River may undertake either a systematic 33 00:02:45,940 --> 00:02:51,880 activity leading to the enhancement of their skills or a specific project in their discipline. 34 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:57,840 The full of a cultural council is particularly interested in projects that will enhance the 35 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:02,620 visibility of art and culture in the full of a community. Audis are required to submit a 36 00:03:02,620 --> 00:03:08,440 approximation of dimensions and relative design of their artistic work, along with a complete list 37 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:13,080 of supplies, cost of materials and the location of their project to be approved by the cultural 38 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:17,740 Council. The project must be made available to the Fall River Cultural Council for viewing. 39 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:22,380 Audits work must be available to the citizens of Fall River. 40 00:03:23,380 --> 00:03:29,020 If you're going to do anything like a mural on a building, besides having our approval, 41 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,960 you need to have the approval of the building owner. 42 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:38,240 So I know there are several questions that come about come up about mural. 43 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:43,060 So we have to have the approval of the owner of the building. 44 00:03:43,580 --> 00:03:47,320 And please get that in writing for us and submit it with your application. 45 00:03:47,940 --> 00:03:51,660 Or if it's a municipality like a library, can you join a mural as well? 46 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:53,520 You have to get it from the director of the library. 47 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:55,340 Thank you. 48 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:56,420 All the school department. 49 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:58,900 We did have one. 50 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,620 A couple of years ago, they wanted to do a mural on one of the school buildings. 51 00:04:02,780 --> 00:04:04,380 Actually, it wasn't a mural, it was a sculpture. 52 00:04:04,380 --> 00:04:13,520 and we had to have the approval of the Director of Arts for the City of Florida for the school 53 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:18,580 department. Professional about artists of high caliber may be brought to the city as guests artists 54 00:04:18,580 --> 00:04:23,120 or artists and residents in order to broaden appreciation for the arts by the local population. 55 00:04:24,820 --> 00:04:30,660 Number four collaborative efforts among cultural organizations in artists with broad community involvement are encouraged. 56 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:37,540 Cultural organizations may request funds for a capital expenditure to ensure their continued 57 00:04:37,540 --> 00:04:42,840 vitality. Such special needs shall be of a non-recurring nature and must must have matching 58 00:04:42,840 --> 00:04:50,640 funds. So if you own a building and you need a new roof, in order to put that new roof 59 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:57,160 fund, we can only pay once for a capital expenditure and you have to have matching funds. 60 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:04,920 So if we give you $10,000, somebody else has to be giving you $10,000 as well, you can find 61 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:05,260 a room. 62 00:05:05,260 --> 00:05:14,300 And if we have $10,000 to begin with, right, attendance at the workshop is strongly 63 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:17,560 encouraged to all applicants, especially first time applicants. 64 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,620 The person who will actually be writing the application should be the person who attends 65 00:05:21,620 --> 00:05:22,160 the workshop. 66 00:05:22,700 --> 00:05:24,260 Well, thank you for being here. 67 00:05:25,280 --> 00:05:30,560 The folder of a cultural council does not fund transportation rent lodging on meals. 68 00:05:31,980 --> 00:05:35,880 I just want to say something about rent because if you're an individual artist in your renting 69 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:41,400 studio space, when you do your budget, please include your rent as part of your budget. 70 00:05:41,860 --> 00:05:47,200 We can't pay your rent, but we can give you a stipend based on the fact that you're paying rent. 71 00:05:47,340 --> 00:05:51,400 We can look at your whole budget, your budget page has to include your rent. 72 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,640 Okay. Any questions so far? 73 00:05:58,070 --> 00:06:05,910 If you were bringing in somebody to do a performance, we cannot pay for them their transportation here. 74 00:06:06,190 --> 00:06:10,310 We can pay the fee that they're charging to do the performance, but we can't. 75 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:14,840 In this city for performance and see you 76 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:19,200 down. 77 00:06:19,380 --> 00:06:19,740 That one? 78 00:06:19,900 --> 00:06:21,400 I believe so. 79 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,420 I think we can do that. 80 00:06:23,420 --> 00:06:25,620 You can do that as long as there's no problem. 81 00:06:25,620 --> 00:06:39,380 Yeah, there's a whole liability and there's individuals that are within that, say, for instance, you don't have a van and you have two seats in that van in the front and there are four people in the back of that van holding down a book, but that's not acceptable. 82 00:06:42,140 --> 00:06:47,080 Can you elaborate on bringing up some of the high caliber to the city? 83 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:53,800 So I just had an event and I brought some of the high caliber to the city, is there like a wording? 84 00:06:54,620 --> 00:06:58,540 Collaboration, you have to have signed signatures by the Collaborative Collaborative Collaborative. 85 00:06:58,540 --> 00:07:09,220 Yeah, they agreed to come and, you know, how much they're charging you to come to, you know, for your event, but absolutely we can pay for something like that. 86 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:20,200 And if I might add, in addition, any time you do in the Collaboration with another artist musician so far, make sure that you're including something about them as well. 87 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,400 you know, they should have some sort of portfolio or video. 88 00:07:23,420 --> 00:07:28,320 Yeah, you can submit videos of prior music or events that you did do. 89 00:07:30,110 --> 00:07:30,750 All right. All right. 90 00:07:30,750 --> 00:07:31,490 ZET answer everything? 91 00:07:31,490 --> 00:07:31,770 Sorry. 92 00:07:32,370 --> 00:07:34,190 And a signed commitment. 93 00:07:34,750 --> 00:07:35,050 Yes. 94 00:07:35,350 --> 00:07:36,150 Attestie application. 95 00:07:36,730 --> 00:07:38,130 A signed commitment from the eyes. 96 00:07:38,630 --> 00:07:43,970 If you are bringing in, I'm gonna say John, ten, but he's past away. 97 00:07:45,650 --> 00:07:47,590 If he ends up being a... 98 00:07:48,370 --> 00:07:49,090 A legal appointment. 99 00:07:50,550 --> 00:07:51,230 A legal appointment. 100 00:07:51,970 --> 00:07:54,990 And you need a signed commitment. 101 00:07:55,430 --> 00:07:57,010 It needs to be attached in your heart. 102 00:07:57,050 --> 00:07:58,450 As a legal appointment. 103 00:07:59,150 --> 00:08:00,650 Right, right, exactly. 104 00:08:01,250 --> 00:08:06,110 Exactly. And there is a place for supplemental material that you can put in online. 105 00:08:06,830 --> 00:08:11,510 Anybody else have any questions? Good question. So, that's why you're here. 106 00:08:11,730 --> 00:08:15,670 That's why you're here because it's much easier than picking up the phone later on and trying to call 107 00:08:15,670 --> 00:08:21,730 Debbie or myself on the phone or anybody else. So, I think those are those are great questions to have. 108 00:08:21,730 --> 00:08:28,910 So, as far as our local guidelines are concerned, all mass cultural guidelines and fall 109 00:08:28,910 --> 00:08:33,470 over a cultural guidelines, oh, I am in trouble speaking tonight, and Procedures must 110 00:08:33,470 --> 00:08:39,470 be followed, and you can find the mass cultural guidelines on their website, and if you 111 00:08:39,470 --> 00:08:41,970 have the handout, it's printed on the handout. 112 00:08:43,130 --> 00:08:45,670 It's also with your application page. 113 00:08:45,670 --> 00:08:52,770 The projects must take place between December 1st of 2026 and December 31st of 2027. 114 00:08:53,670 --> 00:08:56,130 That's been a change the last few years. 115 00:08:57,590 --> 00:08:59,630 It doesn't guarantee that you're going to get the money. 116 00:08:59,810 --> 00:09:04,770 So if you're going to do something in December, if you're going to do a Christmas show, then one of the things you 117 00:09:04,770 --> 00:09:09,930 have to think about is, can I do this Christmas show without money from the cultural council? 118 00:09:09,930 --> 00:09:17,430 because we can't guarantee that you're going to get your money because we don't see your 119 00:09:17,430 --> 00:09:21,870 applications until probably the beginning of November by the time the state sends them 120 00:09:21,870 --> 00:09:22,230 to us. 121 00:09:22,350 --> 00:09:27,290 So we don't even meet on those applications until sometime in November. 122 00:09:28,070 --> 00:09:33,970 So we can't say, oh yeah, we're going to give you $5,000 or whatever, you know, whatever 123 00:09:33,970 --> 00:09:35,270 we think we're going to be giving you. 124 00:09:35,270 --> 00:09:36,430 I'm getting generous tonight. 125 00:09:37,810 --> 00:09:38,050 Indeed. 126 00:09:38,050 --> 00:09:44,990 But I think that's one of the things when it says from December 1st because we don't and then we have to 127 00:09:44,990 --> 00:09:51,590 What happens with the grants is we approve the grants or we don't approve some grants. 128 00:09:51,710 --> 00:09:59,070 If we don't approve your grant, you have the right to appeal and it goes has to go to the state and then we have to reconvene. 129 00:09:59,250 --> 00:10:05,730 So what happens is the state wants us to spend every single penny which we do. 130 00:10:05,730 --> 00:10:11,070 We will spend every single penny, but now if I gave somebody, if I gave him 131 00:10:11,770 --> 00:10:16,550 $10,000 and now you win your appeal and you want 5,000 132 00:10:17,310 --> 00:10:22,390 We might only give you two or 3,000, but I have to take something away from him 133 00:10:22,390 --> 00:10:28,530 So we can't our guarantees are not our amounts are not guaranteed even if you, you know 134 00:10:28,530 --> 00:10:34,470 We're here when we were doing the discussion our amounts are not guaranteed until you actually get a letter 135 00:10:34,470 --> 00:10:43,070 from Debbie that says your grant is for this amount, so because and it's very, very difficult 136 00:10:43,070 --> 00:10:49,770 for us because we wish we could give everybody money but unfortunately we have a lot 137 00:10:49,770 --> 00:10:53,070 of money now then we did probably nine to ten years ago. 138 00:10:53,750 --> 00:10:53,930 Pardon? 139 00:10:54,270 --> 00:10:54,550 That's fine. 140 00:10:57,880 --> 00:10:59,480 They have to be done by the end of January. 141 00:11:01,100 --> 00:11:05,020 So if you're doing a project in December or January, you might not. 142 00:11:05,020 --> 00:11:06,920 Yeah, I'm not concerned about this young. 143 00:11:07,340 --> 00:11:07,520 I'm mine. 144 00:11:07,980 --> 00:11:08,660 You're going forward. 145 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:09,100 OK. 146 00:11:09,540 --> 00:11:11,160 I was just wondering what the timelines are. 147 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:11,780 Yeah. 148 00:11:11,780 --> 00:11:12,360 5 January. 149 00:11:12,620 --> 00:11:16,120 By the time we approve it, if we have a reconsideration or not, 150 00:11:16,140 --> 00:11:19,600 and there's a certain guidelines that only if you can, 151 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,540 for reconsideration, you have to follow the state's guidelines 152 00:11:22,540 --> 00:11:24,060 and apply to the state's framework. 153 00:11:25,660 --> 00:11:25,840 Yeah. 154 00:11:26,220 --> 00:11:32,100 But then once they have another meeting, if we have to, 155 00:11:32,100 --> 00:11:39,660 But then once they're done meeting I have to input everything to the state and then I have to wait for an okay from the state. 156 00:11:40,340 --> 00:11:47,160 So it's usually usually by mid January, but it could be by the end of the year. 157 00:11:47,180 --> 00:11:48,420 You won't hear until the end of the year. 158 00:11:51,740 --> 00:11:54,160 Okay, number three. 159 00:11:54,660 --> 00:11:58,780 And this is new. This year applicants may only submit one application. 160 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:04,580 And this is a change because we want to give as much money to as many people as we possibly can. 161 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:12,580 A few years ago, especially during COVID, we had a little bit more money and we had a few applicants. 162 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:20,780 So we were able to give some people who are putting in two applications for two different grants and we were able to satisfy them. 163 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:29,040 Unfortunately, we don't have endless supply of money, but so we've decided we were only going 164 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:34,520 to have everybody submit just one application in order to be able to spread the well so to speak. 165 00:12:35,940 --> 00:12:39,840 Organizations must have been established for at least one year in the type of activity for 166 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:47,940 which funds are requested. Documentation must be provided. So if you started a dance studio and you just 167 00:12:47,940 --> 00:12:54,240 it in September. We need, you're going to have to wait till next year because you need to be in business 168 00:12:54,240 --> 00:13:02,200 for at least a year. If you're, do you have a question? No, okay. You've been around for a long 169 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:12,760 enough. I actually have a question. So my, I actually acquired my DBA recently, but I've been in business 170 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:19,240 And since 2020, I'm in a group of address, I'm actually right across the street, is that the same? 171 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:20,460 Yes, yes. 172 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:21,820 You've been doing that work. 173 00:13:21,940 --> 00:13:22,760 You've been doing that work. 174 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:23,440 Okay. 175 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:26,280 You're not doing this. 176 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:36,800 If you were a, I'm going to say, a, I'll say, an individual artist, an individual artist, 177 00:13:37,100 --> 00:13:42,180 and all of a sudden you decide you're going to put on a, I think, 178 00:13:42,180 --> 00:13:45,060 I think you've never done it before. 179 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:45,820 You've never done it before. 180 00:13:45,820 --> 00:13:46,180 You've never done it before. 181 00:13:46,660 --> 00:13:50,000 You have to have to have been doing that particular thing one year. 182 00:13:50,680 --> 00:13:51,380 No problem. 183 00:13:53,140 --> 00:13:58,140 Okay, number five, the venue and proposed dates within a 60 day time frame for the project 184 00:13:58,140 --> 00:13:59,400 must be clearly stated. 185 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,760 And written confirmation and permits, 186 00:14:02,780 --> 00:14:04,820 or permits from the venue must be attached. 187 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,380 So a lot of times we get applications that say, 188 00:14:08,380 --> 00:14:13,860 I'm going to do this sometime in 2027, and I think I'm going to do it at BCC. 189 00:14:14,740 --> 00:14:15,760 That doesn't fly. 190 00:14:16,180 --> 00:14:21,120 We've got to have a specific date, not well, I shouldn't say a specific, because we know 191 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:27,880 things happen, you know, if you had an outside event planned for this weekend, I think 192 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:29,420 you might be canceling it. 193 00:14:29,700 --> 00:14:31,780 So those are the things that we know that happens. 194 00:14:32,060 --> 00:14:34,880 We've had that happen with snowstorms. 195 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:39,580 we've had that happen with other things. Sometimes, you know, you can't get, you think you 196 00:14:39,580 --> 00:14:44,420 can get a certain venue and you can't. But you need a letter from the venue. If you're 197 00:14:44,420 --> 00:14:47,240 going to do something at Bristol Community College, if you're going to do something at 198 00:14:48,260 --> 00:14:52,500 Dürfi High School, if you're going to do something at Cust Middle School, I think those 199 00:14:52,500 --> 00:14:58,400 are pretty much the places that a lot of people use. Sometimes, carol groups will use a church. 200 00:14:58,400 --> 00:14:59,980 we need confirmation from 201 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,960 And the church are the venues that you're planning on using. 202 00:15:06,660 --> 00:15:17,420 Applications for projects involving collaborative efforts among more than one artist or cultural organization must identify a single person who has overall responsibility of the project. 203 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:21,020 That person may be an artist, the director of the organization, et cetera. 204 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:30,480 So if you have a group of you that are running, please put the contact person, the person who's going to be dealing mostly with the grant. 205 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:35,720 Okay, so that when we have, if we have questions, we know who we can get in touch with. 206 00:15:36,140 --> 00:15:42,920 For instance, also, if you're doing like an exhibition and you are hiring a musician to play during that exhibition, 207 00:15:43,300 --> 00:15:49,530 some folk music or whatever it is, and you want to include that, make sure all of that is in your budget as well, 208 00:15:50,620 --> 00:15:53,800 and establish that who they are and so forth. 209 00:15:54,700 --> 00:15:59,480 Written confirmation from the collaborating artists and organizations must be attached and we 210 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:00,920 I think we covered that. 211 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:07,060 All applicants who are proposing programs in any fall rubber school, public or private must 212 00:16:07,060 --> 00:16:11,240 first receive written approval from either the director of fine and performing arts of the 213 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,040 fall rubber school system or the principal of the school. 214 00:16:14,340 --> 00:16:16,340 Approval must be attached to the application. 215 00:16:17,140 --> 00:16:23,000 So if you're going to do something with conjunction with the school in a school setting, we need either 216 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:28,240 principles approval, or we need the director of fine and performing arts. 217 00:16:30,660 --> 00:16:31,380 A detailed budget 218 00:16:31,380 --> 00:16:35,540 of the proposed project should include material expenses, tuition, rental, printing 219 00:16:35,540 --> 00:16:41,200 cost, anticipated revenues, et cetera. If the project is art for a public site, a sign 220 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:46,920 value to the work and detailed framing or installation cost. So if you're going to do a large 221 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:52,480 project, what's it going to cost you to install? I know they didn't do it through us, but that 222 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:59,020 on across from the cold restaurant, you know, she had a lot of expense, she had a lot of 223 00:16:59,020 --> 00:17:03,860 expense, you know, her life, like you were saying before, trying to get her a lot is there 224 00:17:03,860 --> 00:17:08,220 and all the equipment that she needed to get there. So put all that down in your budget page, 225 00:17:08,580 --> 00:17:11,800 not just, you know, it's, well, I'm going to do the mural and this is what it's going to 226 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:15,820 cost me for paint. We want to see your whole budget because it's going to make a difference. 227 00:17:16,360 --> 00:17:20,560 If we're looking at something that's that massive, it will make a difference. 228 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:25,760 in regards to you also saying that you might render you more, so that would be in your budget. 229 00:17:28,310 --> 00:17:31,790 First, time applicants goes back to what we were talking about. 230 00:17:31,990 --> 00:17:36,670 Describe their relevant experience, their resume portfolio, etc. as it pertains to their project. 231 00:17:37,130 --> 00:17:39,050 And again, it goes back to what Debbie was saying. 232 00:17:39,290 --> 00:17:43,790 If all of a sudden, you know, you were a musician, and now you all of a sudden you want to do a dance program, 233 00:17:43,790 --> 00:17:48,510 or you want to do a not program, then we need to know your background. 234 00:17:49,150 --> 00:17:54,370 The fall of a cultural council retains a perpetual right to reproduce, display a photograph 235 00:17:54,370 --> 00:18:00,050 within the legal rights of the grantee and events and projects within social media, etc. 236 00:18:01,990 --> 00:18:07,830 We now have a very active web page, thanks to Nelson Riga O'Hill, who has done a tremendous 237 00:18:07,830 --> 00:18:09,390 Facebook page. 238 00:18:09,650 --> 00:18:09,710 Facebook page. 239 00:18:09,710 --> 00:18:10,270 What's I say? 240 00:18:10,530 --> 00:18:11,410 You said web page. 241 00:18:11,990 --> 00:18:13,070 Facebook page. 242 00:18:14,330 --> 00:18:17,970 He's done a great job, advertising, and he will advertise. 243 00:18:18,030 --> 00:18:22,250 If you have any events that we've sponsored that we've given you money for, we'll gladly 244 00:18:22,250 --> 00:18:28,990 advertise on our Facebook page, so you know, you can get in touch with one of us, and Nelson's 245 00:18:28,990 --> 00:18:33,610 done a great job the past month, and I think you've had something on the Facebook page just 246 00:18:33,610 --> 00:18:34,910 about every day this week. 247 00:18:35,910 --> 00:18:37,230 So, thank you for that, Nelson. 248 00:18:38,510 --> 00:18:42,630 Number 13, and I'm going to refer this one to Nathan to explain. 249 00:18:42,630 --> 00:18:47,250 And the use of generative AI must be explained in the application. 250 00:18:47,530 --> 00:18:52,430 Generative AI shall not be used in the final project or in any promotional materials related 251 00:18:52,430 --> 00:18:53,070 to the project. 252 00:18:53,530 --> 00:18:58,750 And because I'm a lot older, and I'm not as familiar with AI, I'm going to let our young 253 00:18:58,750 --> 00:18:59,470 guest member. 254 00:19:01,470 --> 00:19:04,690 I'm not really sure how to exploit it more than that. 255 00:19:04,690 --> 00:19:06,650 Does anyone have any questions about it? 256 00:19:06,650 --> 00:19:14,030 specifically like chatGPT, Claude, any of those LLMs that generate text or images, we're 257 00:19:14,030 --> 00:19:21,130 looking to have explained in the application and prohibiting the use of in the final product 258 00:19:21,130 --> 00:19:24,890 or the promotional materials of that product. 259 00:19:25,890 --> 00:19:29,170 So that means I have a question because I had to step up for this. 260 00:19:29,170 --> 00:19:36,570 So in regards to that, there perhaps may be a musician who's hiring the marketing agent, 261 00:19:36,570 --> 00:19:42,910 locking the agent uses AI to make his flyers, because it's not within his realm house. 262 00:19:45,650 --> 00:19:46,670 Is that going to be acceptable? 263 00:19:47,910 --> 00:19:51,850 I think in my opinion, I'm not speaking against the client. 264 00:19:51,850 --> 00:19:55,110 So establishing this because I have an conversation with... 265 00:19:55,110 --> 00:19:56,670 Not to be given for us, yeah. 266 00:19:56,670 --> 00:19:58,130 Because I wasn't present. 267 00:19:58,510 --> 00:20:01,250 However, I did have a question in regards to mocking materials. 268 00:20:01,790 --> 00:20:05,470 Because sometimes we hire other individuals to do our website. 269 00:20:05,650 --> 00:20:07,690 Other individuals to do our flyers. 270 00:20:08,130 --> 00:20:09,690 They may use AI. 271 00:20:11,950 --> 00:20:12,810 Oh, I agree. 272 00:20:12,810 --> 00:20:15,490 I agree, but I agree, but they may. 273 00:20:15,690 --> 00:20:16,150 I agree. 274 00:20:16,270 --> 00:20:16,670 I agree. 275 00:20:16,670 --> 00:20:18,510 Can I make a point? 276 00:20:18,510 --> 00:20:25,190 I think like if you are receiving money through the cultural council and these rules are put up 277 00:20:25,190 --> 00:20:30,530 in front of you you are knowledgeable to them in that business relationship that you are making with 278 00:20:30,530 --> 00:20:36,690 an agent to do marketing or other materials it should be made clear that this cannot you know that kind of 279 00:20:38,570 --> 00:20:45,950 AI or LOM cannot be used in the product the final product. I think that just means you have to 280 00:20:45,950 --> 00:20:50,710 work that into the business relationship or find somebody who can accommodate that. 281 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:59,040 And especially since we've seen an increase in using AR2 creating suppliers that all look the same. 282 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:07,260 And we've read you find someone who can work locally like an artist, so rather the design that can help you create the 283 00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:15,020 That's one of the expenses that you can put in your budget that I need someone to help me with marketing, someone local, create, 284 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,180 flyers, broadshores for my event. 285 00:21:18,900 --> 00:21:21,800 Everybody, you need someone like that versus the computer. 286 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:30,620 Right, and so if you're putting it into your budget line and you're saying ABC marketing company is doing my marketing, 287 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:43,900 Then it really is a shame on them for using AI and not divulging it to their client, you, that they're using AI for their own purposes. 288 00:21:44,360 --> 00:21:55,240 They need to divulge that realistically to their client, and then their client can therefore let us know, which is what we're trying to say, that you're being explained. 289 00:21:55,240 --> 00:22:03,160 So it should be explained to you as the client that they are using AI and that way you can make the decision 290 00:22:03,940 --> 00:22:11,580 No, I would rather use a local artist who's actually going to use their creative skill as opposed to using AI generative 291 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:13,120 products 292 00:22:13,120 --> 00:22:14,320 so 293 00:22:15,500 --> 00:22:21,940 Yeah, so the marketer is really the one that needs to be explaining that to their clients 294 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:29,860 So we create our own poses, our flyers, and we don't ask for any marketing money. 295 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:41,600 And we use AI to help us, like, cooperate with a title of what our agenda is going to be, and we're going to ask for any marketing funds from the council. Right. 296 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:46,080 I, you're, you're talking to a teacher who's going to tell you never ever. 297 00:22:49,300 --> 00:22:58,780 And as a person who happens to love the environment, I would also say, please don't use AI as it's killing our water supply. 298 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:09,060 I'd say to the, you know, there's two sentences in on 13, the first is explain any use of AI in your application. 299 00:23:09,060 --> 00:23:15,640 and so if it's being used to generate ideas or part of the process of creating the final project, 300 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:22,820 I think there is reasonable use. Personally, I'm not completely anti-AI, 301 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:28,320 but that should be explained 302 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:34,500 in application. And I think really what we're looking at is the final product, 303 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:38,780 the final product 304 00:23:38,780 --> 00:23:40,580 They have art piece of art. 305 00:23:40,580 --> 00:23:41,260 The piece of art. 306 00:23:41,900 --> 00:23:43,000 Yeah exactly. 307 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:44,400 I'm not talking about that. 308 00:23:45,100 --> 00:23:45,260 Yeah. 309 00:23:45,260 --> 00:23:46,680 Look where we're at the end. 310 00:23:46,980 --> 00:23:47,400 We don't. 311 00:23:47,540 --> 00:23:48,280 We do performances. 312 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:49,560 I'm a band. 313 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:50,380 I do performances. 314 00:23:50,660 --> 00:23:51,800 I've never used that. 315 00:23:52,340 --> 00:23:57,580 But I'm just talking about using AI to develop like anyone who a Christmas theme concert. 316 00:23:58,280 --> 00:23:59,120 What are some ideas? 317 00:23:59,820 --> 00:24:01,660 Oh, that's, I think that's. 318 00:24:01,660 --> 00:24:07,920 So this is, this is in regards to my question and my statement is it because I wasn't present. 319 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:16,940 when you're stating that you're using it for flyers, for instance, like I said, I'm a musician, okay? 320 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:20,820 My wheelhouse is not doing marketing or advertising, 321 00:24:23,660 --> 00:24:36,260 and it may be that I go to somebody who is affordable to me because I might not have the monetary appreciation 322 00:24:38,180 --> 00:24:42,360 to invest in a large-based company who's going to cost a lot of money. 323 00:24:43,060 --> 00:24:48,980 So, therefore, I go to someone else who might be local, who might be using a little bit of AI. 324 00:24:51,140 --> 00:24:52,800 Is that going to be acceptable if it sits on the table? 325 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:56,560 Yeah, my face should be explaining it to you and you should explain it to us. 326 00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:01,980 Since it's a rule, people in this room and anyone applying to a grant should be knowledgeable 327 00:25:01,980 --> 00:25:08,780 that you have to follow the guidelines and the rules of applying, you should be up front 328 00:25:08,780 --> 00:25:14,040 with whoever you are bringing on to do marketing or other sorts of aspects of your project 329 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:19,020 that these are the rules. And, you know, not even just this rule, but any of the other rules 330 00:25:19,020 --> 00:25:24,760 that might apply to that relationship. So, I think that is on the artist or person applying 331 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:31,920 to make sure that they are accurately describing to any person involved what needs to be followed. 332 00:25:31,980 --> 00:25:42,360 Now some individuals may not be aware that Gemini also uses AI backgrounds so even if you use 333 00:25:42,360 --> 00:25:48,460 in Gemini which that was not worded anywhere and I took note of that that it's not mentioned. 334 00:25:48,780 --> 00:25:49,840 What do you mean Gemini? 335 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:51,000 So like the good boy. 336 00:25:51,660 --> 00:25:52,020 Oh Gemini? 337 00:25:52,540 --> 00:25:53,320 It's a generative. 338 00:25:54,540 --> 00:26:00,260 Some people when they look up Gemini they distinguish it differently from AI is what I'm saying. 339 00:26:00,260 --> 00:26:02,900 So an individual might not know the difference. 340 00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:05,600 It does say, Gemini AI, right? 341 00:26:05,620 --> 00:26:06,440 I'm the title. 342 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:11,800 I see what your point, if somebody is in clear what AI is. 343 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:16,380 But I think at some point, like it's laid out, 344 00:26:16,580 --> 00:26:18,340 it's pretty understood. 345 00:26:19,140 --> 00:26:20,920 I hope, hopefully, that way. 346 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,400 You can ask AI what AI is. 347 00:26:22,500 --> 00:26:23,260 It will come in. 348 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:27,240 Yeah, you can Google it and Gemini the AI will say. 349 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:34,040 But I'm aware of the my just a three that other people may not have been I is the same as they are 350 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:39,640 I do want to get back to your point because I understand as someone who has to design my own posters 351 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:48,740 How they can get frustrating and creating a cool catch phrase of people I get that if you're using it as a thought process 352 00:26:48,740 --> 00:26:57,180 let's set out some ways to get a really cool title. That's part of the process. Tell us you 353 00:26:57,180 --> 00:27:07,280 did that and then tell us what your final human Korean collaboration is with AI at the end. 354 00:27:07,940 --> 00:27:11,880 And there's a lot of resources that you can reach out to help you with your marketing. 355 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,700 You can contact the high school's, 356 00:27:15,020 --> 00:27:17,040 thirsty, dying, and they are perfect design, 357 00:27:17,660 --> 00:27:18,680 students there. 358 00:27:18,980 --> 00:27:20,060 So in a lot of times, they'll work 359 00:27:20,060 --> 00:27:22,080 with localizations and businesses. 360 00:27:23,260 --> 00:27:25,100 So there's a lot of different resources. 361 00:27:25,300 --> 00:27:27,000 I have great extracurricular projects too, 362 00:27:27,220 --> 00:27:28,600 so they love that kind of stuff. 363 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:33,280 Anybody else have any questions? 364 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:35,440 Debbie and I are sitting here, like, 365 00:27:35,500 --> 00:27:36,420 what are they talking about? 366 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:38,380 Because we're the old people here. 367 00:27:38,820 --> 00:27:39,160 Anyway. 368 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:41,740 The Gemini Gemini is the AI. 369 00:27:41,740 --> 00:27:47,700 I have, I have use, I have use day-eye, but not very often. 370 00:27:48,220 --> 00:27:52,000 Organizations must show proof that the full of a cultural council is not the sole source 371 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:59,060 of funding for this project, so we cannot 100% support your project. 372 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:04,100 Somebody else has to be, whether it's selling tickets, whether it's asking for donations, 373 00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:12,740 If you have a dance program, or you have a program where you're teaching young artists to perform, 374 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:18,940 you could, and you're charging them, you could include that as support for funding. 375 00:28:20,300 --> 00:28:20,700 Projects. 376 00:28:21,100 --> 00:28:23,340 I continue individual artists. 377 00:28:24,020 --> 00:28:28,160 We can't be the sole funder, but you're also what you need to put in your budget. 378 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:32,160 You're paying your rent, your paying your utilities, your paying. 379 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:39,440 You put in your own in-kind service, the extra hours that you put in, put that in your budget. 380 00:28:41,980 --> 00:28:46,120 Just to clarify, do the 14 is specifically for organizations, right? 381 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:46,660 Yes. 382 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:52,560 We're on the same page, but just to be sure it's clear. 383 00:28:53,060 --> 00:28:53,220 Okay. 384 00:28:53,820 --> 00:28:59,300 The last one is projects must be completed in full before requesting reimbursement. 385 00:28:59,300 --> 00:29:06,520 So if you've only done half of your project and you know, you've got plans to complete it within the next six months 386 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:12,200 We're not paying you half way. Well, I'm running out of money and I need the rest I need some of my money 387 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:19,860 We will only it's a real headache for Debbie to try to book keep all this people coming in on a monthly basis and I you know 388 00:29:19,860 --> 00:29:24,140 Well, I've done this much this month. So we don't break it up into 12 month payments 389 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:29,000 We're not a credit union. We're not a lending loan company 390 00:29:29,780 --> 00:29:34,760 But so your project must be complete so we don't give you the money ahead of time 391 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:39,480 We give it to you at the end of your project and we have to have all the receipts 392 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:47,500 Do you want to talk about what what you need I I just I don't need all of your receipts if 393 00:29:47,500 --> 00:29:54,760 If your project cost you $10,000, let's say and we've given you two I 394 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,360 need the receipts that add up to $2,000 395 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:58,940 Okay. 396 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:10,600 I don't need, I don't need beyond that. If we've specifically, and I'm going to throw this out there, I don't think I have any theatre people here, so we'll use theatre. 397 00:30:11,260 --> 00:30:17,760 Oh, I'm sorry. I apologize though. Sorry, Tom. Well, I'm going to use theatre anyway. 398 00:30:19,260 --> 00:30:27,860 We have put a restriction on a grant which we've done in the past, so I'll use this one that we will only pay for royalties. 399 00:30:28,940 --> 00:30:32,940 We only need to receive for the world, we don't need to be able to receive it. 400 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:38,000 Okay, so if we're, if you're a sculptor and we're only paying for the clay, 401 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:43,440 we're not paying for the casting, we're not paying for the direct whatever you 402 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:45,120 play with or whatever, we're only paying. 403 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,260 So, in other words, if we put a restructure, we have a put a restructure, 404 00:30:49,540 --> 00:30:55,550 we just need, I just need the seats up to the amount, that's that. 405 00:30:55,690 --> 00:30:57,130 Okay, and it's that it's completed. 406 00:30:58,530 --> 00:31:07,030 I also, I request some kind of, I just need one, something where either a page out of 407 00:31:07,030 --> 00:31:13,690 your playbook that shows that we've been acknowledged, play a picture of your posted. 408 00:31:14,270 --> 00:31:21,180 Don't say, don't not waste your time, or money, sending anything by snail mail so before 409 00:31:21,180 --> 00:31:29,860 So, someone said me something the first week of September, that was the post-muff, I received it today. 410 00:31:30,580 --> 00:31:35,080 So, nothing, don't waste your money doing a stand-up in any way, every day. 411 00:31:37,430 --> 00:31:47,670 And we should be putting, if you have a program or any kind of fire, our logo should, and it's on the website, our logo should be there, or you know. 412 00:31:47,670 --> 00:32:14,670 I was going to add something else when you receive your acceptance letter comes in three pages and tells you what you've gotten the money you've gotten then it tells you what the publicity requirements are on page 2 and please keep page 3 that's how you get reimbursed and all your instructions that they can't tell you how many people get letter and all they keep is the cover page say how much keep that third page because that's how you get your money back 413 00:32:16,270 --> 00:32:22,670 Generally, whenever I'm posting something on social media, if you don't even, if you don't 414 00:32:22,670 --> 00:32:28,150 have access in your making a quick one, just tag it, you know, at fall or if a cultural 415 00:32:28,150 --> 00:32:33,490 console, tag vastures as culture content, we are a division of the vastures as culture 416 00:32:33,490 --> 00:32:33,830 content. 417 00:32:33,910 --> 00:32:36,710 It's nice to give both of them, you know, affirmation. 418 00:32:37,350 --> 00:32:42,330 Well, the specific guidelines that the state puts out of what needs to be done, right? 419 00:32:43,990 --> 00:32:46,090 And that's all on the website. 420 00:32:47,130 --> 00:32:49,630 If you go to the foreign cultural council page one of the first things 421 00:32:49,630 --> 00:32:52,630 it does is tell you about the reinvestment, 422 00:32:53,330 --> 00:32:55,470 the foreign page on the national council site. 423 00:32:56,790 --> 00:32:59,810 And I have to tell you when I go to anything that we've sponsored 424 00:32:59,810 --> 00:33:03,310 that we've paid for, the first thing I look for is to see if we've been acknowledged. 425 00:33:04,230 --> 00:33:06,570 It's just in my nature. 426 00:33:07,210 --> 00:33:09,990 One of the last things I went to, 427 00:33:09,990 --> 00:33:15,130 when I went to a specific concert in the city, I walked in and the first thing when I walked in to 428 00:33:15,130 --> 00:33:20,290 deliver theater upon the Fendi's Mass, is the Mass Cultural Council Mobile. Thank you very much, 429 00:33:21,030 --> 00:33:28,490 good job. Yeah, it was up in the screen and it's nicely. Nice. Good. Good. We like to see that kind of stuff. 430 00:33:28,770 --> 00:33:34,590 Is anybody here from any school department, because we have a set of guidelines specifically 431 00:33:35,190 --> 00:33:39,290 for geared towards field trips for schools, but I don't want to waste anybody's time if 432 00:33:39,290 --> 00:33:41,290 What's your situation on the video? 433 00:33:41,730 --> 00:33:42,790 Okay, that's a good idea. 434 00:33:43,690 --> 00:33:45,270 First of all, field trip. 435 00:33:45,830 --> 00:33:48,190 Only schools located in Fall River may apply. 436 00:33:48,650 --> 00:33:51,210 The venue program in date must be clearly stated. 437 00:33:51,590 --> 00:33:55,190 The only change that is allowed is a change in the date to snow days. 438 00:33:55,370 --> 00:33:56,590 I'm mandatory state testing. 439 00:33:57,010 --> 00:34:00,230 Any other change needs prior permission from the cultural council. 440 00:34:00,910 --> 00:34:06,530 The Fall River Cultural Council will award up to a maximum of $15 of the admission price. 441 00:34:06,530 --> 00:34:12,530 The full of a cultural council will find only one field trip application for one grade level 442 00:34:12,530 --> 00:34:13,430 per school. 443 00:34:13,750 --> 00:34:19,430 For exception, small schools may combine different grade levels to film maximum of one bus. 444 00:34:20,450 --> 00:34:25,030 The full of a cultural council does not pay for transportation costs or shaperone tickets. 445 00:34:25,610 --> 00:34:28,730 The name of the school should be listed as part of the applicant's name. 446 00:34:29,270 --> 00:34:33,830 So if the principal's applying, then we need the principal's name, but we also need the school's name 447 00:34:33,830 --> 00:34:36,370 because we don't know who some of these people are. 448 00:34:37,230 --> 00:34:39,610 But just to go back to the one application, 449 00:34:40,430 --> 00:34:43,230 we will only find one application for a school. 450 00:34:44,050 --> 00:34:46,230 And it should be one grade level, unless you're 451 00:34:46,230 --> 00:34:48,790 a small school, and I know some of your charter schools 452 00:34:48,790 --> 00:34:50,970 at one time had very small classrooms. 453 00:34:51,870 --> 00:34:56,870 And we would public schools may have some small classrooms. 454 00:34:57,510 --> 00:35:00,770 But if you do have, we will pay for more than one classroom 455 00:35:00,770 --> 00:35:03,250 if it's to fill a bus. 456 00:35:03,250 --> 00:35:05,090 and we don't pay for the bus. 457 00:35:06,130 --> 00:35:07,990 Anybody have any questions about anything? 458 00:35:14,310 --> 00:35:14,710 That's it. 459 00:35:14,830 --> 00:35:15,690 Thank you all for coming. 460 00:35:16,450 --> 00:35:18,030 Any questions recommendations? 461 00:35:18,430 --> 00:35:21,170 This is also supposed to be a community input. 462 00:35:22,250 --> 00:35:23,130 Any recommendations? 463 00:35:27,260 --> 00:35:28,220 Thank you all for coming. 464 00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:29,960 It was nice to see everybody. 465 00:35:30,620 --> 00:35:32,660 No, we never do. 466 00:35:32,660 --> 00:35:32,740 We never do. 467 00:35:33,720 --> 00:35:34,540 No, we never do. 468 00:35:34,540 --> 00:35:35,580 We never have recommendations. 469 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:36,920 Thank you. 470 00:35:36,980 --> 00:35:37,840 Good luck with your grants. 471 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:40,160 But don't forget, October 15th at midnight.