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CIVIC CULTURAL COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting June 5 , 1975 Page 3 The County Gallery program was initiated two years ago with Federal revenue sharing funds and all three galleries are active now one at Daly City Civic Center , where the Western Association of Art Museum' s World Print Show is being held ; the Corridor Gallery , Hall of Justice and Records , Redwood City , showing " Five Artists from Five Cities " ; and the Sunshine Gallery , 141 Borel Avenue , San Mateo , with "African Tribal Sculpture . " In conjunction with the latter show , some of the mosaics and jewelry will be on sale . Mr. Nemoyten said that if the Commission would like to make use of the Corridor Gallery at the Hall of Justice for a particular period of the year , it could be arranged . The question of in- surance was raised and he replied that the Sunshine Gallery is covered by insurance , but release forms are used in the other two galleries . The philosophy of the gallery program is to show the best work of County artists and bring in traveling shows of the Western Museum of Art. The Council is working toward having Filoli developed as a cultural center for San Mateo County. It will be necessary to have a large and strong foundation to support such an enter- prise . The Operalunch program is taking place every Tuesday at Sunshine Cottage from 11 : 45 , a .m. , to 12 : 30 , p .m. It is a series of free " brown bag" musical presentations beginning June 3 and extending through September 16. The public is invited to bring a bag lunch and enjoy the programs. Artists are paid a small honor- arium from a • small funding. Groups are not paid because of insufficient funds . The Neighborhood Arts program in target areas are receiving grants from the County Arts Council for Arts and Crafts. If CET. funds are available for personnel , present grants will be used for materials . . Some volunteers will assist with the proa gram. The County Spirit program , based on the National Endowment for the Arts City Spirit program , invites arts commissions throughout the county to find innovative ways and means to make the arts available to more people . Plans include having various com- missions and councils work on cooperative projects and to encourage other cities to organize their own commissions . The largest part of the program ,was the formation of a multicultural task force to teach , organize and perform , thereby stimulating