Public Art Conservation Fund Application and Guidelines

DEADLINE: Applications are considered on a rolling basis, as long as funds remain, in the order they are received. Review occurs at the monthly Public Art Subcommittee meetings which occur on the second Tuesday of each month. Applications must be submitted eight (8) business days before the Public Art Subcommittee meeting in order to be considered that month. All applications must be submitted electronically.

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Goal

To preserve that part of the city’s cultural and civic heritage embodied in its public art.

Restrictions

Works must be located in the City of Milwaukee and must be fully accessible to the public. Priority will be given to works of particular historical, cultural or aesthetic importance. Priority will also be given to projects with a well-formulated fundraising plan and evidence of fundraising success. Conservation plans must meet a high professional standard. The Milwaukee Arts Board is interested in funding projects throughout the City.

The MAB Public Art Conservation Fund will be disbursed in increments of $1,000 with no award greater than $5,000.

About us

The Milwaukee Arts Board was established in 1990. Its members are appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Common Council. Funding is provided through the Department of City Development and the Council with additional support from the Wisconsin Arts Board. MAB meetings are scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month and all meetings are open to the public.

Organization Eligibility

Tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations are eligible to apply. Individuals or groups without tax-exempt status must use a fiscal receiver (a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that agrees to receive and account for the funds) for their project, or must wait until the project is complete to submit bills for payment. Applicants may continue to reapply for the same project in the next cycle if they do not receive funding in a given cycle.

The current application must be submitted electronically through this form. The Public Art Subcommittee will make recommendations for funding to the full Arts Board. The amount requested may not represent more than 50% of total project expenses. In no case will the Milwaukee Arts Board provide more than 50% of the funds for a project.

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I have read and understand the eligibility requirements

Requirements

For each successful applicant the Public Art Subcommittee will establish funding benchmarks. A final date for raising matching funds (based on the size of the project budget) will be enforced. Funds will not be released until a match has been verified. Fundraising progress reports MUST be submitted regularly. If projects fail to raise the required match within the stipulated time period, Milwaukee Arts Board funds will remain in the Public Art Conservation Fund to be used in future cycles for other projects.

Grantees will be expected to appear before the Milwaukee Arts Board to make a final report on their projects. A written report including an accounting of all money spent and raised, a summary of the conservation work done, and pictures of the completed work will be required.

If the Milwaukee Arts Board does not receive sufficient valid requests for funds, it can choose to hold funds over to the next cycle or apply funds to the conservation of public art works administered by the City. Disbursement of funds will be dependent on reaching benchmarks established at the time of the allocation and on submitting documentation of expenditures and funds raised.

If you have questions about the application or the process, contact artsboard@milwaukee.gov.

General Information

Organization Name *

Organization Address:

Street Address *

Address Line 2

City *

State *

Zip Code *

Organization mailing address (if different from above):

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Application contact person and title *

Contact phone number *

Contact email address *

Executive Director *

Executive director phone *

Executive director email *

Federal tax exempt number *

Date of incorporation *

Organization mission statement *

Number of full time staff *

Number of part time staff *

Last fiscal year start * +

Last fiscal year end * +

Organization's income *

Organization's expenses *

If expenses exceeded income in last fiscal year, please explain

Current fiscal year start * +

Current fiscal year end * +

Projected income *

Projected expenses *

Project Description

Name of work to be conserved *

Name of artist(s) *

Date of production *

Materials *

Location *

Is this work fully accessible to the public? *

Estimated completion date of project *

Estimated total budget for project *

Describe what Milwauke Arts Board funds will be used for (funds may only be used for direct conservation costs, services and materials) *

Grant amount requested (amount requested may be no more that 50% of total project expenses) *

Project Budget

Expense Details *

	Cost	Itemized description
1. Personnel (staff salaries, wages, and benefits)	Cost	Itemized description
2. Outside fees/services (consultants, fabricators and other restoration workers/organizations)	Cost	Itemized description
3. Materials	Cost	Itemized description
4. Transportation (if work or part of work needs to be moved from its current location)	Cost	Itemized description
5. Insurance & permits	Cost	Itemized description
6. Other costs	Cost	Itemized description

7. Total cash expenses (add 1-6 above) *

In-Kind Support *

	Itemized/Description	Value of In-Kind Support
8. Expenses covered by in-kind contributions	Itemized/Description	Value of In-Kind Support

Total project expenses (add 7 and 8 above) *

Income Details *

	Itemized/Description	Total confirmed support	Total unconfirmed support
10. Corporate Support	Itemized/Description	Total confirmed support	Total unconfirmed support
11. Foundation Support	Itemized/Description	Total confirmed support	Total unconfirmed support
12. Private Support	Itemized/Description	Total confirmed support	Total unconfirmed support
13. Federal Support	Itemized/Description	Total confirmed support	Total unconfirmed support
14. State Support	Itemized/Description	Total confirmed support	Total unconfirmed support
15. Local Government Support (excluding MAB funding)	Itemized/Description	Total confirmed support	Total unconfirmed support
16. Other Funding	Itemized/Description	Total confirmed support	Total unconfirmed support

17. Total non-MAB cash income (add all values for 10-16 above) *

18. MAB grant amount requested (amount requested may be no more that 50% of total project expenses) *

19. Total cash income (add all values for 17 and 18 above) *

In-Kind Support *

	Itemized/Description	Value of In-Kind Support
20. Costs covered by in-kind support	Itemized/Description	Value of In-Kind Support

Total project income (add 19 and 20) *

Required Materials

Directions: Please label this file with your organization’s name. Limit your response to two pages. Outline your plan for conserving this artwork. Be sure to cover all points listed below.

Describe the conservation required as specifically as possible.
If work is not owned by the applicant, please describe your communication with the owner and the role of the owner in the conservation process.
What is the historical, cultural or aesthetic value of this work of art?
Conservation plan (specific information on project leaders, partners, consultants, contractors, nature of work to be done, any need for moving the work, etc. There must be evidence of involvement of fully licensed and insured conservation professionals).
Timeline
How have you engaged the community in this project?
Publicity plan: How are you promoting this project? How will you acknowledge the participation of the Milwaukee Arts Board?
Fundraising plan (include other funders, amounts committed, and funds in hand).
Plan for future maintenance.

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Submit up to four electronic images (no larger than 1 MB each) of the work to be conserved, including detail shots of its current condition/damage.