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Sarasota News Leader July 26, 2013 STATISTICS Page 50 "Ditto," said Commissioner Nora Patterson, who is chairwoman of the county's Tourist Development Council. She noted that that advisory committee unanimously had recommended approval of the FY 2014 grants. During her presentation, Tavalin pointed out that the benchmark for a cultural event's success in drawing tourists — set by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies — is to find 30 percent of the attendees are from out of GRANT RECIPIENTS town. "That's really good," she said. Yet, the applications for the FY 2014 grants The following is a list of the FY 2014 grant projected average tourist attendance of 53 awards: percent, she noted. • Art Center Sarasota Inc., Incredible Journey, in the amount of $36,773. Among the applications seeking funding support for the next fiscal year, she continued, • Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Inc., Seaonly one was not recommended for an award, son 18, in the amount of $38,810. she continued. The reason was that its application was incomplete. • Asolo Theatre Inc., The American Charac"We don't decide this capriciously," Tavalin added. ter, Year Two, in the amount of $88,397. • Avenida de Colores Inc., Sarasota Chalk Any organization that submits an incomplete Festival, in the amount of $49,471. application is provided an opportunity to rem• Banyan Theatre Company Inc., Banyan Theedy the problems. ater's 2014 Summer Season of Diversity, in The criteria used to evaluate the applications the amount of $17,909. are as follows, she said: artistic/cultural purpose; tourist appeal; and administrative com- • Circus Sarasota Inc., Winter Production, in petence of the organization seeking funding. the amount of $66,614. More weight is given to the first two factors, • Circus Sarasota Inc., Sailor Circus Holiday Tavalin noted. Spectacular Show Series and Sailor Circus Spring Show Series, in the amount of This year, she continued, the scores for the $22,555. funding requests ranged from 89 to 100, adding, "These are the highest quality applications • Coexistence Inc., Embracing Our Differto date." ences, in the amount of $32,970. In making the motion to approve the funding requests, Commissioner Joe Barbetta noted • Florida State University on behalf of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of "the incredible economic impact" arts and culArt Foundation Inc., Intent to Deceive: tural events have in the county. "We're known Fakes and Forgeries in the Art World, in all over the country and all over the world," the amount of $75,509. he added.