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THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 29th day of July, 2013, by and between Orange County
("County"), by and through the Orange County Arts Commission ("Arts Commission") and
Chapel Hill Carrboro Children's Museum dba Kidzu Children's Museum("Grant Recipient").
WHEREAS, the Arts Commission is a countywide arts agency that ensures the growth of
local arts experiences by providing funding and support for diverse high quality programs and
projects.
WHEREAS, the Arts Commission administers the Spring and Fall Arts Grants Program
to provide economic opportunities to Orange County artists and non-profit organizations
coordinating arts projects benefiting the citizens of Orange County.
WHEREAS, the Spring Arts Grants Program is supported by Arts Commission with
funds from the Grassroots Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the
Department of Cultural Resources and the National Endowment for the Arts.
WHEREAS, the Grant Recipient was selected by the Arts Commission to receive the
Spring Arts Grant through the procedures duly adopted by the Arts Commission; and
WHEREAS, both parties wish to promote and maintain the integrity and clarity of the
Grant Recipient's ideas and statements and delineate the Grant Recipient's obligations to the
County;
NOW, THEREFORE, the County and the Grant Recipient, for the consideration and
under the conditions hereinafter set forth, agree as follows:
1. Approved Grant Project. Grant funds are provided under this Agreement for the project
("Project") described in the Grant Recipient's Grant Application, attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Exhibit A.
2. Grant Award. Grant funds in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars
($1,500) have been awarded by the Arts Commission to the Grant Recipient for the
approved Project. These funds must be matched at least dollar-for-dollar with cash from
the Grant Recipient's funds not derived from either Orange County appropriations or the
North Carolina Arts Council.
3. Contingency. This grant is contingent on North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots
Program funding to the Arts Commission. Final decisions on Grassroots Program funds
to the North Carolina Arts Council are subject to approval by the North Carolina General
Assembly.
4. Responsibilities of the Grant Recipient
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A. Implementation. The Project implementation shall take place between July 1,
2013 and June 30, 2014. The Project shall be implemented in the manner
described in Exhibit A. Time is of the essence in the implementation of the
Project.
B. Modifications toDroject. Grant Recipient shall present major changes to the
original proposal, including but not limited to changes in design, implementation
schedule and increase in Project budget by more than 10%, in writing to the Arts
Commission for approval. Arts Commission shall approve or disapprove Grant
Recipient's request for modifications within seven (7) days of receipt thereof.
Consent to project modifications shall not be unreasonably withheld. Arts
Commission's decisions shall be in writing. In the event the Arts Commission
fails to approve or disapprove the requested modifications within the time stated
herein,the modifications shall be deemed approved.
C. Non—assignment. The grant cannot be assigned or transferred to a different project
or artist without prior written approval of the Arts Commission.
D. Records. Grant Recipient must maintain records and other evidence pertaining
to costs incurred and revenues acquired during the Project implementation. Grant
Recipient shall maintain financial records pertaining to the Project for three (3)
years from the date of this Agreement, in case of audit.
E. Use of Funds. Grant Recipient shall not use the grant funds to repay outstanding
taxes or other debts of any nature. The grants shall be utilized solely for the
purpose of implementing the Project and Project related expenses.
F. Final Report. Grant Recipient shall submit to the Arts Commission a Final Report
on July 7, 2014 . The Final Report shall be in the format required by the
North Carolina Arts Council. Failure to submit the Final Report or late
submission of the Final Report, for any reason, shall be grounds for denial and/or
cancellation of grant funds for the Project and future grant proposals.
5. Responsibilities of the Arts Commission
A. Payment. The Arts Commission shall release the grant funds in the amount of
$1,500 to the Grant Recipient.
6. Publicity
A. Acknowled eg ment. Credit must be given to the Orange County Arts
Commission using the Arts Commission logo and if State funds are received
to the North Carolina Grassroots Program in brochures, news releases,
programs, and all other printed and online publications. Copies of such printed
materials must accompany the evaluation report. When no printed information is
used, verbal credit shall be given. In addition, all print and promotional material
must include the following credit line(check all that apply):
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i. County Funds Only. "This program is supported by the Orange
County Arts Commission. "
ii. x North Carolina Arts Council Funding. "This program is supported by the
Orange County Arts Commission with funds from the Grassroots Program of
the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency. "
B. The Grant Recipient must enter all events, exhibits and performances open to the
public and related to this grant award on the ExploreChapelHillARTS.com
website and display ExploreChapelHiIURTS.com publicity materials
(postcards, brochures, etc.) prominently and consistently at their venue or
performance space. In addition, the Grant Recipient must add a link to the
ExploreChapelHillARTS.com (ExploreChapelHillARTS.com logo preferred)
to their main webpage. The Grant Recipient shall contact the Orange County Arts
Commission for replacement ExploreChapelHillARTS.com publicity materials.
7. Indemnity. The Grant Recipient agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County, the
Arts Commission and the North Carolina Arts Council and their officers and employees
from any and all claims or actual injury, damage or loss to a person, or real or personal
property that results from or is in any way connected to the use of the grant funds.
8. Independent Contractor. The Grant Recipient is an independent contractor and not an
employee, agent or other representative of the County and/or the Arts Commission.
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to create the relationship of
principal and agent, or employer and employee, between Grant Recipient and Arts
Commission or Orange County Government. Grant Recipient understands and agrees
that he/she is not authorized to incur any expenses or any liability whatsoever on behalf
of the County or the Arts Commission and has no authority, expressed or implied, to
obligate or make representations on behalf of the County or the Arts Commission. In
addition, Grant Recipient agrees to maintain his or her own worker's compensation
insurance for himself/herself and his or her employees for the duration of the art work's
installation.
9. Termination
A. In the event of any of the circumstances set forth below(hereinafter referred to as
"default"), the Arts Commission may immediately terminate this Agreement:
(i) Any fraudulent representation in any verification required to obtain
payment under this Agreement or other dishonesty on a material matter
relating to the performance of services under this Agreement.
(ii) Nonperformance, incomplete service or performance, or failure to
satisfactorily perform any part of the Project or to comply with any
provision of this Agreement, as determined by the Arts Commission in its
sole discretion.
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(iii) Failure to adhere to the terms of applicable county, state or federal laws,
regulations, or stated public policy.
B. In the event of default by the Grant Recipient, the Arts Commission has the
discretion to elect to terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part and/or require
the Grant Recipient to repay the grant funds within seven (7) from written notice
of default or allow the grant recipient the opportunity to cure the default. This
clause shall not be interpreted to limit the County's or the Arts Commission's
remedies in law or in equity.
10. Miscellaneous.
A. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the attachments contain the final and
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement. All modifications and amendments to this Agreement shall be in
writing. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties, their heirs, successors
and assigns.
B. Governin& Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws
of the State of North Carolina and the Orange County.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Orange County and the Grant Recipient have signed this Grant
Agreement, effective on the last date this Agreement is signed by both parties as indicated by the
dates set forth under signatures below.
For and behalf of the Grant Recipient
Chapel Hill Carrboro Children's Museum dba Kidzu Children's Museum
Date
For and on behalf of Orang County Government
Frank W. 1 06n, Co anager Date
For and on behalf of Orange County Arts Commission/approved as to technical content
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Steve Brantley,Economic Develop Director Date
Approv as to and legal sufficiency
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Annette M. Moore, Staff Attorney Date
This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by the Local Government Budget
and Fiscal Control Act
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Clarence G. Grier,Administrative and Financial Services Date
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2013-14 Application Form
ORANGE COUNTY ARTS Orange County Arts Commission
COMMISSION
Promoting the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Evaluation Criteria
• Artistic merit of program.
• Populations served—impact for geographic&traditionally under-served populations.
• Feasibility of proposed activity&effectiveness in fulfilling applicant's mission.
• Organizational strength of applicant.
• Cooperation between organization and artists.
• Evidence of community support and responsiveness to community needs.
1 Applicant Information
Applicant Name Chapel Hill Carrboro Children's Museum (DBA"Kidzu Children's Museum")
Organization Mailing Address 123 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Daytime Phone 919-942-1668 Fax Number
Email Address levinson(ab-kidzuchildrensmuseum.org Web Site www.kidzuchildrensmuseum.org
Project Director Melanie Hatz Levinson Title Curator of Exhibits
*Grant-related inquiries:Cathy Maris,Director of Education and Grants, marls @kidzuchildrensmuseum.org
DUNS Number #
2 Project Director Information (Director or Chair must be Project Director for the General Support grant category)
Project Director Home Address 821 Clarendon Street, Durham, NC 27705
Daytime Phone 917-864-0088 Evening Phone 919-286-2777
Email Address levinson(a)-kidzuchildrensmuseum.org
3 General Support Request Summary
General Support Grant Request $5,000
Cash Match $5,919 (Match may not include funds from the North Carolina Arts Council)
Total Organizational Budget 2011-2012 $485,571
2012-2013 $482,184
2013-2014 $1,040.067"
*This budget includes$471,000 in expenses related to new sitejWallace Plaza design &development and
capital outlays for our summer 2013 move to the University Mall"launch pad"transition site
Summary Statement for Proposed Uses of General Support Grant In 2013-2014 Kidzu will substantially
expand the infusion of community artists and collaborative art-making into our institution via three program
components: 1)Sustain Kidzu's off-site`Building Community through Mosaic"Outreach Program,offering
children in need the pngjtuni to make art alongside a professional artist from our community.2)Pilot a new
Artist-in-Residence Program on-site at Kidzu's"Launch Pad"facility at University Mall. 3)En&Age a group of
local artists and arts professionals in planning the expansion of Kidzu's Artist Outreach Promm and Artist-in-
Residence Program to include a growing roster of diverse community artists.
CONVENING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS—REACHING OUT AND REACHING IN
Piloting an Artist-in-Residency Program and Sustaining Arts Outreach at Kidzu Children's Museum
Orange County Arts Commission General Support Grant Application Narrative
5/22/2013
1) Organizational Proflle
Kidzu Children's Museum is an educational,interactive museum for young children and their caregivers in Chapel Hill,
NC. A 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization,Kidzu's mission is to inspire young children and the adults in their lives to
learn through play.Our programs and exhibits are dedicated to sparking a love of learning in children with a focus on
nurturing creativity and providing engaging,developmentally-appropriate educational experiences for all children in our
community from their earliest years. The museum is situated in historic downtown Chapel Hill. Kidzu has a solid
foundation in artistic education.We have hosted a number of exhibits celebrating the arts such as"Inside Art." In July
2008,Kidzu unveiled our original exhibit,"Kidzoom:The Power of Creativity." This interactive exhibit incorporates
works of art by more than a dozen local artists and encourages children to exercise creativity in all areas of life. We have
also developed numerous arts-based programs with local artists,both on-site and throughout the community.
Demand for Kidzu's services exceeds the capacity of our 1,800 square foot site in University Square. In summer,2013,
we will be moving to an interim site in University Mall,which formerly housed the Chapel Hill Library during the
preparation of its new facility. This site will serve as a"creative laboratory"and"launch pad"to prototype innovative
exhibits,programs,and partnerships as we create our permanent facility atop the Wallace Plaza in downtown Chapel
Hill,scheduled to open in 2016. The Town of Chapel Hill has provided a$1/year,99-year lease(valued at$4 million)
for Kidzu's new site. It includes space to construct a building of 15,000 W with 7,500 112 for outdoor exhibits and
public art.This location will allow us to expand substantially,while contributing to the vitality of our downtown and
providing a family-friendly creative destination. Frank Harmon of Raleigh is serving as the lead architect on the project.
Kidzu's vision for the future is to become one of the best community children's museums in the country—that is,to
excel at serving,celebrating,and reflecting our community. Our goal is to create an educationally-innovative museum
infused with creativity and informed by best practices in 21St century learning,where we develop creative,evidence-
based methods for educating children and families and contribute to an understanding of how children and families learn
best in museums.Our focus is highly"place-based"with an emphasis on sharing and celebrating the talents,traditions,
and resources of our community and region. We are also deeply committed to serving children and families in need to
help combat opportunity and achievement gaps. In addition,we are part of a national effort to"reimagine"children's
museums as centers of active audience engagement,where visitors of all ages"co-curate"museums,and take part in
highly participatory experiences. With the extraordinary educational and creative expertise of our community,Kidzu
provides much-needed interactive learning experiences,preparing children to meet the creative challenges of the 21St
century,as we lay the groundwork to become a lasting resource for our community and region.
2) Audiences Served
Kidzu serves the young children,families and schools of our region. The majority of our visitors are from Orange
County. We also serve children and families from Durham and Chatham counties,from nearby portions of Wake and
Alamance counties,as well as visitors to our area from other regions of North Carolina and beyond. Since opening our
doors in downtown Chapel Hill in March 2006,Kidzu has served more than 192,000 visitors(an average of 31,000
visitors/year). In our University Mall site,we anticipate serving 40,000-45,000 visitors/year or more. Our current target
age range is 0-8 years,with plans to expand our age range to 10 in the future. At present,approximately 92%of our
child visitors are in the birth-6 year age range. Approximately half of our visitors are children and half are adults. We
serve roughly equal proportions of male and female visitors. Kidzu provides outreach to underserved children through a
range of free and discounted programs for schools and families,including free field trips,Free Sundays,and off-site
outreach with such partners as the UNC Hospital School,El Centro Hispano,Orange County Head Start,the Karen
School and many other organizations. The number of visitors served in Kidzu's dozens of programs range from---15
visitors for small,intensive,one-time programs to thousands served in programs such as our Free Sundays.
3) Plans to meet challenges of cultural diversity both within organization and in programming.
Kidzu has been very successful at attracting a culturally diverse audience. A 2012 survey of Kidzu visitors indicated that
55%were Caucasian, 17%African-American, 16%Hispanic,9%Asian,and 3%identified as multi-racial or"other."
Participants in our OCAC-funded programming include an even broader representation of cultural minority groups.
Funding from our Orange County Arts Commission grants has helped us deepen collaborations and forge new
relationships with community organizations serving diverse audiences,including El Centro Hispano and the Karen
School(a cultural initiative for Karen immigrants from Burma and other countries). As we seek to expand our role as an
educational innovator in the coming years,we have embraced a goal of increasing the diversity of our staff,board,
partners and program and exhibit content. Please see enclosed Strategic Plan for more detail
4) Current Programs and Services
Kidzu offers a wide range of programs including hands-on arts programs that celebrate our community's creativity and
feature local artists,performers,authors,dancers,musicians and others.Regular Kidzu art programs held in our studio
include:Painting in the P.M.,Messy Morning in the Art Room,and Clay at the End of the Day.We have established
dozens of partnerships with local cultural and educational organizations at UNC and in the broader community,such as
the FPG Child Development Institute,the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission and other Town entities. Kidzu co-hosts
regular collaborative programs with the Ackland Art Museum,FRANK Gallery,PlayMakers Repertory Theatre,the
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center,the NC Botanical Garden,and the Carrboro Farmers'Market,among others.
Kidzu Children's Museum 2013-2014 OCAC General Support Application Narrative
5) Description of 2013-14 Specific Uses of General Support Grant funds–include location,date,artists involved,
and explain how this activity helps you fulfill your mission or goals. Include information concerning whether you
have undertaken similar activities in the past.
In 2013-2014,we plan to substantially expand the infusion of community artists and collaborative art-making into our
institution,building upon programming,partnerships,and lessons learned from our OCAC-funded"Building Community
through Mosaic"initiative,which we have implemented over the past 3 years. We will continue our emphasis on serving
diverse members of our community,including children and families in need.
Our program plan includes three primary components:
1) Sustain Kidzu's off-site"Building Community through Mosaic"Outreach Program,offering children in need
the opportunity to make art alongside a professional artist from our community.
2) Pilot a new Artist-in-Residence Program on-site at Kidzu's"Launch Pad"facility at University Mall.
3) Engage a group of local artists and arts professionals in planning the expansion of Kidzu's Artist Outreach
Program and Artist-in-Residence Program to include a growing roster of diverse community artists.
These activities are designed to fulfill a series of specific goals related to creative education at Kidzu,which include:
• Provide Creative Inspiration:Provide an environment that inspires children and their adult companions to exercise
creativity. Promote adults and children serving as creative inspiration to one another.
• Promote Creative Expression:Encourage the development of creative self-expression skills in multiple modalities
such as art,drama,writing,oral language,etc.
• Nurture Creative Thinking&Problem-Solving:Encourage children to practice creative thinking and problem-
solving skills in all areas of life.
• Foster Imagination:Encourage imagination,pretending,role-playing,and dramatic play.
• Model Creative Education:Serve as an environment that models best practices in creative education.
These educational goals were developed in response to a year-long,comprehensive needs assessment reviewing the most
pressing current and emerging needs of children and families in our region that can be effectively addressed by Kidzu
Children's Museum. We also examined the most urgent needs faced by children and families throughout our state,
nation,and around the world to gain insights into the challenges faced in our community and to learn how other
communities effectively address these needs.The needs identified during this review are:
1. The Disappearance of Play--A Need for More Play in Children's Lives
2. 21"Century Learning--A Growing Need for Creativity and Other 21"Century Skills
3. A Need to Support Fundamental Cognitive Skills&Nurture the"Whole Child"
4. Achievement Gaps--Strategies Needed to Address Achievement&Opportunity Gaps for Disadvantaged Children
5. Early Learning—A Need for Affordable,Accessible,High-Quality Early Learning Environments
6. Natural Learning—A Need for Environments That Combat Threats to Child Health&Connect Children with Nature
7. Family Learning—A Need to Support Parents&Families:Children's First and Most Important Teachers
8. Schools as Partners--Supporting&Complementing Schools,Preschools,and Other Formal Learning Settings
9. Community Connections--Building Bridges Between Our Community and Its Children and Families
10. Play That Works--Doing What Works for Our Children,Families,Community,and the Children's Museum Field
This 250+page needs assessment forms the basis of our educational planning for our museum.
The activities undertaken in Kidzu's"Convening Community through the Arts"initiative will play a vital role in
ensuring that our museum effectively addresses the most urgent educational needs of our community and fulfills the
educational goals we have established. Each of these activities is described in greater detail below.
Arts Outreach Program--Activity Description
In 2013-14,we plan to maintain our very successful'"Building Community through Mosaic"program,partnering with
local artist Jeannette Brossart to offer 6 off-site programs. These workshops will engage children in need in working
with Ms.Brossart and Kidzu staff to create mosaics from recycled glass tiles.The mosaics will eventually be
incorporated into Kidzu's new facility atop the Wallace Plaza. We will also offer a related take-home paper mosaic
activity. This program will integrate art,math,history,and hands-on learning. We anticipate collaborating with
established partners including:Orange County Head Start(3 classrooms),the Hargraves Center(1 workshop),El Centro
Hispano(1 workshop),and the UNC Hospital School(where we plan to continue our bedside program facilitated by
teachers). In Spring 2014,we anticipate serving 100 children via this program and displaying their creations at a Free
Sunday event at the museum. Ms.Brossart will also provide several hours of consultation and/or training to enhance the
capacity of Kidzu staff and volunteers to implement related arts outreach programs in the future.
r For instance,in 2012-2013,our average program ratings from more than 160 teachers,parents,and administrators were 4.5/5 or"very to
extremely"true that this program was"educationally valuable"and enjoyed by participating children.
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Kidzu Children's Museum 2013-2014 OCAC General Support Application Narrative
Artist-in-Residence Pilot Program--Activity Description
In the coming year,we are also very excited to pilot Kidzu's first Artist-in-Residence program at our University Mall
"Launch Pad"site. Inspired by successful residency programs at other national children's museums such as the
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and the Omaha Children's Museum,this program will engage a local artist in
conducting art projects with Kidzu visitors on-site at our facility. It will also provide opportunities for children to watch
and assist a professional artist creating art at our museum,integrating creative products of Kidzu visitors into a
collaborative work of art that will become part of Kidzu's collection and will remain on display at the museum.
For our first foray into this arena,we plan to offer one,3-month residency that will include hands-on art-making with
Kidzu visitors on a monthly basis during our Free Sunday events,to ensure maximal access to children in need. In a new
initiative for Kidzu,at least one event will target children with special needs. We anticipate serving 150-350 visitors via
this program,with thousands of additional visitors participating in simple,self-directed art projects that will be designed
by the artist to provide related,drop-in art activities on days when the artist is not present.
We plan to pilot this program with artist Jeannette Brossart,with whom we have a long-standing,highly productive
relationship that has blossomed over three years of collaborations on Kidzu outreach workshops. We anticipate that she
will design and create a collaborative,sculptural mosaic project.This work could also provide inspiration for the
installation at the Wallace Plaza of the many tiles already gathered in our mosaic outreach program. Ms.Brossart is
well-known for her vibrant public art installations and for her expertise in facilitating workshops with children and
adults. During the past three years,she has expanded her knowledge with three educational workshops focusing on
curriculum integration and inclusion strategies for people with disabilities. Since 2011,she has facilitated over twenty
mosaic residencies and numerous workshops for people of all ages(3-83). She is a current CAPS and NC ARTS Council
teaching artist and continues to create her own sculptural and 2D mosaic artworks most notably for the North Carolina
Botanical Garden Annual Sculpture Show and City of Salisbury Sculpture Show. As detailed below,we intend to extend
this opportunity to a wide range of other community artists in the future.
Engaging Local Artists in Planning to Expand Kidzu's Arts Outreach and Residencies--Activity Description
Kidzu has a rich tradition of partnering with local artists to create exhibit elements,collaborate on programming,and to
participate in the design and planning of our new museum. In keeping with our goal of functioning as a"creative
laboratory"at Kidzu's University Mall transition site,we will engage a diverse group of community artists and arts
leaders as advisors over the coming year. This team will review our outreach program and pilot residency initiative and
offer recommendations on how to expand and grow these initiatives to engage a diverse array of artists.We intend to
host one or more think-tank sessions with this group. We will use their input to shape future initiatives involving local
artists in Kidzu. See the enclosed list of individuals who have expressed interest in participating in this team of artistic
thought leaders.We intend to expand this list in the coming year.The lessons learned from this process will also provide
insights for a broader"Community-in-Residence"initiative that we are planning. We recently submitted a grant to a
national funder for this initiative,which will foster community creative collaborations across fields,engaging creative
professionals from a wide range of disciplines(including the arts,sciences,and other fields)in sharing their talents with
Kidzu's visitors and benefitting from the creative inspiration of the children and families of our community.
6) Description of any lone range or strategic planning by your organization.
Kidzu has completed a substantial amount of long-range planning over the past several years including conducting
detailed educational planning and master planning for our new museum and developing comprehensive business
plans. In November 2012,Kidzu's Board of Directors,staff,and advisors also collaborated to update the museum's
Strategic Plan,participating in a"SWOT"analysis,identifying critical issues,and determining action steps to
position Kidzu for success as we plan and create our expansion museum(see enclosed). In addition,in 2013,we
have been actively engaged in short-range(2-3 year)planning to ensure that we effectively pilot creative and
educational initiatives in our interim site to lay the groundwork for success in our expansion museum.
7) List of the top three challenges that your organization faces in 2013-14 with brief description.
In the coming year,we will face the ongoing challenges of concurrently sustaining our current museum,piloting and
prototyping initiatives for our future museum,and designing,developing,and raising funds for our future,permanent
facility. We do have significant experience managing these concurrent challenges. One strategy that we have found
particular successful is to integrate these efforts as much as possible,piloting approaches that benefit both current
and future visitors,as we shape and refine our designs and plans for the new facility. The proposed grant project is
one example of this integrated approach. We are also fortunate to have a$1.5 million challenge grant for our new
facility from the Oak Foundation(in addition to a planning and design grant from this same foundation that
underwrites the salaries of our Curator of Exhibits and Education and Grants Director). The additional funds raised
through the challenge grant in the coming year will provide critical momentum and funding for the new museum.
However,these funds are restricted to supporting our future museum. Our resources are quite stretched as we
navigate this transition. We have a pressing,current need for dedicated funds to provide innovative creative
education to our community's children and families now,prior to the opening of our permanent museum.Thank you
for your consideration of this request and for your belief in Kidzu's creative vision and plans for the future.
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Kidzu Children's Museum 2013-2014 OCAC General Support Application Narrative
Itemized Budget
GRANT
REQUEST
Program Expense Unit Rate Cost Subtotal Notes
Component
Outreach Artist Fees 5 workshops $150 $750 —2-3 hours/each outreach
Workshops workshop including preparation,
implementation and clean up
Artist Fees 1 staff $250 $250 Several hours of input to advise
consultation Kidzu on strategies for sustaining
training outreach programming and
enhancing capacity of staff and
volunteers to implement arts
outreach
Workshop Expenses 5 facilitated workshops+1 led by
teachers at Hospital School
Tile Tape $30 Based on 2013 expenses adjusted
for#of 2014 workshops
Tiles $195 Based on 2013 expenses adjusted
for#of 2014 workshops.
Assumes some the will continue
to be donated by Hakatat
Take home project $25 Based on 2013 expenses adjusted
for#of 2014 worksho
$1,250
Artist Artist Fees I quarter $2,000 $2,000 Includes program planning,
Residency (3 months) design/creation of artworks,
project implementation,and
working with Kidzu to determine
best practices for future
residencies.Format/frequency to
be determined.Anticipate 1
Sunday/month during 1 quarter(3
mos)or equivalent time
commitment
Artwork Materials 1 $1,000 $1,000 Materials for artwork co-created
by artist and visitors to become
part of Kidzu's collection
Materials for associated art 10 $50 $500 Approximately 500-1,000 drop-in
activities with drop-in visitors at$50-1.00 materials
visitors and/or field trips costs/visitor
$3,500
Other Other misc expenses $250 $250 E.g.,Shipping costs for tile,
printing expenses,ink cartridges,
paper,etc.
Total $5,000 $5,000
MATCH
Expense Unit Rate Cost
Curator of Exhibits& 78 hours $28.95 $2,258 Salary and taxes @ 2 hours/week
Design *9 months.Funded by the Oak
Foundation.
Program Coordinator 156 hours $16.50 $2,574 Salary and taxes @ 4 hours/week
*9 months.
Education&Grants 18 hours $32.63 $587 Salary and taxes @ 2
Director hours/month*9 months.Funded
by the Oak Foundation.
Mosaic tiles $250 Donated b Hakatai.Inc.
Meeting Expenses 1 meeting $250 $250 Convening group of local artists
to review Kidzu's model outreach
and artist residency programs and
advise on expanding/enhancing
E. .,food,dri nks,printing,etc.
Total $5,919 $5,919
GRAND 510,919 $1019
TOTAL
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Kidzu Children's Museum 2013-2014 OCAC General Support Application Narrative
Kidzu Children's Museum Staff
• Pam Wall,Executive Director(full-time). Former Executive Director of Triangle Tomorrow/Research Triangle
Regional Partnership,a partnership fostering quality of life initiatives in the Triangle region of North Carolina.
Significant experience building funds and motivating community engagement. Former Executive Director,Vision
for Asheville-Buncombe County. Former Director of Public Relations for the Coalition for the Homeless of Central
Florida. Master of Arts in Urban Affairs,St.Louis University and a BA in Sociology and Psychology from Central
Methodist University.
• Tina Clossick,Director of Operations and Programming(full-time).Co-founder and former Board Vice-Chair,Kidzu
Children's Museum. Certificate of Nonprofit Management,Duke University. Planning committee member,Morris
Grove Elementary School.Volunteer,Smith Middle School,Chapel Hill Carrboro Pacers.Holds a BA in Journalism
from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
• Melanie Hatz Levinson,Curator of Exhibits and Design(full-time).10 years of experience on the curatorial staff of
the Metropolitan Museum of Art,NYC;Lecturer and Educational Consultant,Metropolitan Moms(interactive
museum education program for parents and young children);Research Assistant,ArtTrain (Ann Arbor,MI). Former
Board of Directors member Beth El Preschool(Durham,NC). Holds MA's in Art History from Columbia University
and New York University and a BA in Art History from the University of.Michigan.
• Cathy Maris,Education and Grants Director(full-time).Kidzu's Founding Executive Director(1/06-8/10).20 years'
experience planning,managing and evaluating programs in child development,early education and child health at
the University of North Carolina FPG Child Development Institute,the University of California-Berkeley,and Seattle
Children's Hospital.Education&Exhibits Intern,Seattle Children's Museum.Additional volunteer experience with
the Ackland Art Museum and other arts education organizations. Holds an MA in Clinical Psychology from the
University of British Columbia and a BA in Psychology from Carleton College.
• Deanna Patrick,Development Coordinator(part-time).Former Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools substitute
kindergarten and Spanish teacher. 7 years of experience as an elementary school teacher;8 years of experience
coordinating family programs at the YMCA of Atlanta,GA.Visitor Services staff,Imagine It Children's Museum,
Atlanta,GA. Holds a BS in Elementary Education and Spanish from Butler University.
• Emily Slaughter,Museum Manager(part-time).Former Program Assistant with an intercultural arts organization in
Belfast,Northern Ireland;Visitor Services Volunteer at the Belfast Barge;Education Department Intern at
Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center in Fredericksburg,VA.MA in Museum Studies and Cultural
Heritage,University of Ulster;BA in History,University of Mary Washington.Also licensed to teach Social Studies in
grades six to twelve.
• Meredith D.Williams,Events Manager(part-time). Over 10 years'experience in non-profit(art and education),
and 5 years of film and television production in both New York and Atlanta. Former creative writing and video
production instructor in metro Atlanta;freelance writer/editor. Founder of the Village Family Cooperative.Served
as Extra-Curricular Education Program Coordinator at the Children's School,host to the largest independent after-
school program in metro Atlanta. Previous Community Events Coordinator,VSA Arts of Georgia. Documentarian
and graduate of the New York Film Academy.
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Kidzu Board of Directors
Cecile Nisbet.Board Chair Mary Jo Dunninqton
105 Laurel Hill Circle 2058 Carriage Way
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Chapel Hill NC 27517
Cell 919-771-3144 Home 919-240-4556
Home 919-929-9900 Cell 646-345-6748
cbtl@cornell.edu maryjo360 @nc.rr.com
Hardy Butler,Vice-Chair Saravanan Kesavan
203 Nuttree Lane 407 Rossbum Way
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Home 919-942-3596 Cell 617-697-7569
Cell 919-949-8203 Saravanan_Kesavan @kenan-flagler.unc.edu
hardy.butier @gmail.com
Dana McMahan
Britt Keele,Secretary 109 Stoneybrook Road
134 Hudson Hills Road Chapel Hill 27516
Pittsboro, NC 27312 Home 918-7991
Cell 919-376-5716 Cell 434-1229
Home 919-522-6320 dmcmahan @email.unc.edu
brift@reddotconstruction.com
bkeele @nc.rr.com Lisa Rahangdale
215 W University Dr.
Joel I.Levy,Treasurer Chapel Hill, NC 27516
76505 Rice Lane 919-381 -2464
Chapel Hill, NC 27517 Irj1 @ymail.com
Home 919-370-7631
Cell 954-816-5672
jlevy @jilcpanc.net Susan Ross
400 E. Franklin St.
Delores Bailey Chapel Hill, NC 27514
203 N.Graham Street Cell 704-5647952
Chapel Hill,NC 27514 Home 919-967-8656
Home 919-929-4844 sdr380 @gmail.com
Cell 919-357-2700 Schaecher
Work 919-967-8779 201 Dennis ni s cha Way
delores.bailey@gmaii.com
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Cathy Bryson Home 960-5872
408 Parkview Crescent Cell 619-8557
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Work 969-6671
Cell 310.592.2382 dschaecher @bos-nc.com
Home 919.929.3493 Pam Zornick
bryson.cathy @gmail.com
101 William White Circle
Jon DeHart Carrboro, NC 27510
102 Old Larkspur Way Home 960-5272
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Cell 919-824-4598
Cell 919-408-4749 pammyz8l@gmaii.com
jondehartchnc@gmaii.com
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Participating Arts Advisors
All of the following artists and arts leaders have partnered with Kidzu Children's Museum
on prior programs, exhibits, outreach and/or other initiatives related to our current and future museums.
Jeannette M.Brossart
4425 Bracada Drive
Durham,NC 27705
919-384-0734
info @mothernaturemosaics.com
www.mothernaturemosaics.com
Michael Brown
9111 Bethel Hickory Grove Church Road
Chapel Hill,NC 27516
919-270-1691
mjbrown @nc.rr.com
Carter Hubbard
114 High Street
Carrboro,NC 27510
9191.616.3659
Carter.hubbard @gmail.com
http://carterhubbard.com
Gordon Jameson
2608 Dairyland Road
Hillsborough,NC 27278
Jame5916 @bellsouth.net
http://www.gordonjameson.com
Michael Layne
135 South Main Street
Warrenton, NC 27589
919.616.8427
layne@legacyworks.com
http://www.legacyworks.com
Steve Wright
Public Art Coordinator
405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Chapel Hill,NC 27514
swright@townofchapelhill.org
Jeffrey York
Public&Cultural Arts Administrator
Division of Public and Cultural Arts,Parks and Recreation Department
200 Plant Road
Chapel Hill,NC 27514
919-968-2750
jyork@townofchapelhill.org
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Kidzu Children's Museum Strategic Plan Summary
Approved by Kidzu Board of Directors, 1211812012
In November 2012,Kidzu's Board of Directors,leadership staff,and advisors collaborated to update the
museum's Strategic Plan,participating in a SWOT(strengths,weaknesses,opportunities,threats)analysis,
identifying critical issues,and determining action steps to position Kidzu for success as we plan our expansion
museum. The following is a short summary of this plan.
SWO-F Arnlli sis
• Strengths:Educational and creative vision;Team expertise and commitment;Academic and community
partnerships with the region's academic,educational,creative,and social service organizations;Caliber of
educational offerings including outreach and programs(however:a need was identified to expand scope
of outreach);Organization's creativity, innovation,flexibility,and resilience.
• Weaknesses/Challenges:Expanded fundraising capacity and infrastructure needed to reach current goals;
Need to grow team(board,staff and volunteers)to meet anticipated workload for new museum
preparations; While Kidzu is well-known and well-regarded by museum users and our immediate
community,public and partner awareness and engagement in the broader region is not as high as it must
be to fulfill our vision.
0 Opportunities:Educational and creative impact on children and families;Educational leadership in
collaboration with academic and community partners;New museum site provides ready access to
university partners,opportunity to be downtown cornerstone and regional destination;Potential to more
fully leverage community,regional,and national support,including$1.5 million challenge grant;
Substantial potential to serve larger audience and broader age range in a larger museum facility with
indoor and outdoor space.
• Threats:External fundraising challenges include the still-rebounding economy and competition from other
charitable organizations and family destinations;Maintaining pace with externally-driven timelines
(including our 24-month,$1.5 million challenge grant);Potential audience fatigue with current
exhibit/offerings,even as we need to build public engagement in preparation to create a deeply
community-centered and regionally rooted museum.
CRITICAL. ISSUES
The following critical issues were identified by Kidzu's team as the most urgent to address:
1. Facility/Exhibits/Educational Plans:A much larger facility with dynamic indoor and outdoor learning
environments and a much broader set of exhibits is needed to fully serve Kidzu's ultimate target age
range. Kidzu's current facility is not capable of fully meeting the needs of children and families in this
region,nor is it large enough to allow Kidzu to fulfill its vision for educational innovation. A larger
facility with more diverse exhibits,greater attendance capacity,a broader array of educational services,
and a wider range of revenue sources is necessary to ensure long-term financial sustainability(see below).
2. Fundraisine/Financial Sustainability:Kidzu Children's Museum needs to continue to expand its
fundraising capacity to raise the remaining funds required for this project. Enhancements are required in
the organization and training of the fundraising team,as well as an expansion of infrastructure to support
fundraising efforts.Attention must also be devoted to ensure the sustainability of the current museum and
to plan for the long-term sustainability of the new facility.
3. Team: The board,staff,and volunteer corps of the museum need to be expanded to manage the growing
workload for this project and to more fully reflect the diversity of Kidzu's community and region.
4. Community Engagement:To fulfill our vision for a deeply community-centered,regionally-rooted
children's museum,we must reach beyond our current audience and supporters and continue expanding
awareness and engagement throughout Kidzu's region,including with expert advisors,partner
organizations,diverse families and children,and the broader public.
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Kidzu Children's Alusetull �tr.ttogia t oa 3 t)C�ieel ke
Strategic Goals Objectives
1. Create a Much Larger 1-1. Conduct facility design(in progress)
New Museum Facility 1-2. Conduct exhibit development(in progress)
with Engaging 1-3. Recruit and select exhibit designers
Exhibits and 1-4. Develop/enact design processes to ensure that Kidzu's exhibits and
Educational facility incorporate products and input from a range of community
Experiences.Develop artists,craftspeople,and other individuals&organizations,including
a significantly larger children(in progress)
museum with a set of 1-5. Conduct exhibit design process,including exhibit prototyping
dynamic exhibits and 1-6. Conduct educational planning,including piloting select programs and
playful educational other educational initiatives,especially those with community partners
experiences that (in progress)
support Kidzu's 1-7. Engage educational/creative advisors to ensure that the new museum
educational vision, is: (in progress)
meet the informal --Designed and planned to maximize Kidzu's potential to fulfill its
learning needs of vision for educational innovation with academic and community
Kidzu's target collaborators
audience,including --Designed and planned to engage and celebrate diverse families
those in need,and that including children and families in need and those with special needs
celebrate our 1-8. Secure necessary permits and approvals
community 1-9. Construct new museum facility
2. Enhance Fundraising 2-1. Collaborate with newly-hired campaign consultants and volunteer
Capacity and professional campaign advisors to:
Financial 2-1.1.1.Update development plan for raising remaining funds(in progress)
Sustainability. 2-1.1.2.Continue recruiting capital campaign cabinet members (in progress)
Enhance and expand 2-1.1.3.Implement campaign fundraising training for new cabinet members
fundraising capacity; 2-1.1.4.Continue raising funds for new museum with an immediate focus on
Maximize financial meeting next challenge grant fundraising goals (in progress)
sustainability of current 2-2. Plan new museum to maximize financial sustainability with ample
site and new museum exhibits,programming, and public spaces to engage a broad age range,
encourage repeat visits,and keep the museum fresh and engaging,
maximizing attendance and encouraging diverse revenue streams(in
progress)
2-3. Sustain Kidzu's small museum/educational services during the new
museum transition(in progress)
3. Expand and Diversify 3-1. Secure support to hire additional team members to assist with new
Kidzu's Team museum planning,preparations,and fundraising(in progress)
3-2. Explore strategies to expand/enhance volunteer corps (in progress)
Create Diversity Committee or similar group charged with developing
strategies to enhance team diversity
4. Expand Community 4-1. Sustain and expand network of volunteer professional advisors(also
Engagement and applies to objective 3 above)(in progress)
Public Awareness. 4-2. Offer meaningful opportunities for public engagement in Kidzu's new
Expand engagement museum planning by children and families from diverse backgrounds
with public and (in progress)
community/regional 4-3. Expand and deepen educational collaborations with community
partners agencies and organizations serving diverse families,particularly with
those in need(in progress)
4-4. Expand Kidzu's publicity/marketing efforts to reach beyond Chapel
Hill/Carrboro to the broader Triangle region(in progress)
4-5. As funding and space permit,offer enhanced,new,and/or pilot exhibits
and programs in our small museum to serve a wider age range and to
increase visitorship from throughout the region(in pre aration)
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Other Enclosures
Sample programs,press,or other materials from this or similar past programs
Sample work by key artists,administrators,or teachers produced in the last three years
Resumes
• Jeannette Brossart,Artist
• Melanie Hatz Levinson,Curator of Exhibits
• Cathy Maris,Director of Education and Grants
Letters of support:
• Orange County Head Start
• Town of Chapel Hill Public&Cultural Arts
UNC Hospital School
Jeannette Brossart,Artist
Organizational Budgets
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Financial Information
Please provide a projected budget for your proposed project utilizing the format below.
Project Expenses Cash = Grant Amount + Applicant
A Personnel Expenses Requested Cash Match
Administrative staff _$587 $587
Artistic staff _$4,832_ $4,832_
Technical/Production staff
B Outside Fees and Services
Artistic contracts _$3,000 $3,000_
Other contracts:
C Space Rental
D Travel
E Marketing
F Remaining Project Expenses _$500 _$2,000 $2,500_
G Total Cash Expenses _$5,919— _ _$5,000 + $10,919_
Project Income Cash Income
A Admissions
B Contracted Services Revenue
C Other Revenue(specify)
D Private Support
Corporate support
Foundation support —$2,845 (Oak Foundation)
Other private support _$250 (Hakatai, Inc.)
E Government Support
Federal
State/regional(not including this request)
Local (not including this request)
F Applicant Cash —$2,824
G Grant Amount Requested _$5,000
in this application
H Total Cash Income _$10,919_
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2013-14 General Arts Support Application — Page Four
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Signatures
Signature of Project Director` Date
Melanie Hatz Levinson Curator of Exhibits
Type Printed Name – Project Director
Signature of Authorizing Official Date
Pam Wall Executive Director
Typed or Printed Name–Authorizing Official
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE FUNDED
Jeannette Brossart,Mosaic Artist Bio
Select work samples for Kidzu Children's Museum
Jeannette Brossart,professional mosaic artist, continues to strengthen her skills as an
individual artist and arts educator. During the past three years, while working with Kidzu
Children's Museum, developing and implementing a very successful mosaic program
combining art,math, history, and hands on learning, she has expanded her professional
knowledge with three educational workshops focusing on curriculum integration, and
inclusion strategies for people with disabilities. Since 2011 she has facilitated over
twenty mosaic residencies and numerous workshops for people of all ages 3-83. She is a
current CAPS and NC ARTS Council teaching artist and continues to create her own
sculptural and 2D mosaic artworks most notably for the North Carolina Botanical Garden
Annual Sculpture Show and City of Salisbury Sculpture Show. Working with recycled
and scrap materials also continues to be an important aspect of her work and personal
commitment.
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1. Brossart 'Rakusin Gazebo' 2012, 12' diameter custom installation, recycled glass
and porcelain
2. Brossart 'Currently Nesting' 2010, 4x4x4' scrap/recycled metal, polystyrene,
glass and tile mosaic
3. Brossart ' CAPS Hope Valley I/Eye Rebus Mosaic', 2013, two 3x5' panels, K and
2nd grade mosaic math and literacy integrated residency
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4425 Bracada Drive
Durham, NC 27705 www.mothernaturemosaics.com
(919)384-0734 infoC7a rnothernaturemosaics.com
Public Art
2013, Downtown Greensboro Greenway Bench Project, Fisher Park, Greensboro, NC
Sept 2011-May 2013, 20+public school mosaic residencies, various installed projects
Sept 2011, ConAgra Foods Memorial Mosaic, White Deer Park, Garner, NC
Spring 2010-May 2013, lead artist facilitating a series of workshops for Kidzu, Chapel
Hill/Carborro NC Children's Museum, creating mosaics to be installed at their future site
*Orange County Arts Spring Grant Award 2010, 2011,2012
Jan 2010, Finalist for Triangle Sister Cities/RDU Airport Public Art Project
2009, "Effervescence", Center City Green, Charlotte, NC, design and fabrication of recycled glass
mosaic mural approx. 560 sq ft
•published award winner for Project Green 2010, ED&C magazine, July 2010
•selected and exhibited Project Green Coverings Conference Orlando, Florida, April
2010
•juried finalist"Mosaic in Architecture", Pordenone, Italy, April 2010
June 2009, Community Mosaic Project, 3 I Friday public activity, Durham, NC
Oct 2008-09, Artist Work Residency with Town Of Chapel Hill at Ephesus Elementary School,
Selected Artist Residencies, Workshops
2014 Barbieri School Residency, Framingham, MA
2014-2012, NC Arts Council selected Teaching Artist
2013-2009, John C. Campbell Folk School, Mosaic Residencies/Workshops
2013-2009 Kidzu Children's Museum, designed and facilitated mosaic outreach programming
2013-2011 Creative Artists in Public and Private School Teaching Artist, Durham Art Council
**over 20+facilitated integrated curriculum mosaic residencies during this contract
Including Sandy Ridge Elementary 2 week residency with 600 preK-5'h graders,
and all 13 elementary/middle schools in Granville County
Fall 2013 NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill wonder garden mosaic residency
2013 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Instructor, Duke University, Durham NC
2013, The Arts Center, Central Elementary Hillsborough, K rainbow fish mosaic residency
2012-2013, Durham Art Guild/Student U Art Mentor Program
2012, Quality Education Institute, Durham, NC, mosaic residency
2012, Communities In Schools Orange Cty, 12 session mosaic residency, Chapel Hill, NC
2012, Mosaic Stepping Stone Workshop at NCBG, Chapel Hill, NC
2011, CAPS NCCU-Summer of Service stepping stones workshop, Durham, NC
2011,Yates Baptist Preschool Art Enrichment Series, Durham, NC
2010, Earth Day Recycled Sculpture Workshop, Primrose HopeValley Farms Preschool,
2010, Brogden Middle School, Durham NC, mosaic residency
2009, Community Mosaic Project, 3`d Friday, Durham, NC
2008-09 Artist(d)Work, Residency with Town of Chapel Hill, Ephesus Elementary School,
2005-present date, The Scrap Exchange, Durham, NC, Facilitator of creative reuse ,
2006 Hillandale Elementary, Durham, NC Children's Mosaic Workshop
2003-2006 Michael's Arts&Crafts Stores, Inc. Mosaic Instructor(OH and NC)
2004-05 Centerville, OH Public Library, Mosaic Workshop for Teens
Solo Exhibitions
2013, "layers", NC School of Science and Math, Durham, NC
2008, "The Sum Of My Parts", 2 locations Durham and Chapel Hill, NC
2008, UNC Women's Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC
2007"Piece of Mind: A Mosaic Journey, 2 locations, Durham NC
Selected Exhibits and Juried Shows
2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 ,2009, 2007,NC Botanical Gardens Sculpture in the Garden, Chapel Hill
2013, 2012, 2010,2009 Scrapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC,
2012, 2011, 2010 City of Salisbury Outdoor Sculpture Show, Salisbury NC,
2012, 2011 Art In The Garden, Sandhills Horticultural Gardens, NC
2011, State of the Art/Art of the State, Cameron Art Museum,Wilmington, NC
2011, "Emulous",Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, First Place for"Sun Salutation"
2011, "Heartistry", Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2010, Annual Small Works Invitational, Elon University, Elon, NC
2010, " Mosaic Vision", Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2010, Contemporary Mosaic Art 2010, Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2010, Hillsborough Arts Council, "Miniatures"
2010, Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens, "Come Sit A Spell"
2010, Duke Raleigh Hospital, "Mosaic"
2009, "Contemporary Mosaic Art 2009", Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2009, "Images of Women", UNC Women's Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC
2008-2012, "Come Out and Play" Outdoor Sculpture Show, Chatham, NC
2008 "People You Know" Exhibit,Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
2008, "Microcosmos"Juried Show, Visual Art Exchange,Raleigh, NC
2007-2012 Durham Art Guild Member Show
2007 Art Heels Exhibition, Durham, NC
2007, 08, 09, Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, NC, Birdhouses On Parade
2006 Durham Arts Council In-House Show
2005 Dayton, OH; Dayton Society of Painters&Sculptors Juried Show
2005 Grove Park Inn, Asheville NC Birdhouse Competition
2004-2006 American Mosaic Project traveling exhibit for SAMA,
2003 Middletown OH Arts Center Juried Fall Area Show
2003 Dayton OH Society of Painters&Sculptors Spring Juried Show
Selected Private Commissions
2012, Rakusin Gazebo Floor
2010, Viser Queen Bee Seat
2009, Rafalow pool insets(18 sq ft, custom work and installation)
2008, The Carolina Inn, 12 Days of Xmas mosaic pear sculpture
2003-2007 including shower inset, cast bench tops,wall and garden
Organizations/Education
2013, Cary Arts Center, Arts AccessNSA"Arts for All: Including School Age Children with
Disabilities in Arts Education Workshop"and selected for mentored classroom residency
2012,The Arts Center, Carrboro, NC, "Standards 101 Workshop", NC Dept of Public Instruction
2012, The Arts Center, Carrboro, NC, "2012 Teaching Artist Workshop"
2011, The Mosaic School, Ravenna Italy"3D Mosaic Intensive"with Lucianna Notturni
2011, Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC, "Facilitating Community Mosaics"with Laurel True
2006, Sherri Warner Hunter Studio, TN, " Cement Sculptural Workshop"
2004, Delphi Glass Architectural Workshop
UNC-Chapel Hill, BA
2013-2003 Society of American Mosaic Artists
2013-2006 Durham Art Guild
Selected Publications
June 2013 Raleigh News&Observer, Feature Article Diane Daniels
2012"Mosaic Art Today" Schiffer Publishing, featured artist and rear cover
2009"Kakalak:Anthology of Carolina Poets", Main Street Rag Publishing, art award
2008"Kakalak:Anthology of Carolina Poets", Main Street Rag Publishing, art
MELANIE HATZ LEVINSON
Curriculum Vitae
821 Clarendon Street, Durham,North Carolina 27705 melanichatz a yahoo.com 919-286-2777
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Institute of Fine Arts,New York University,New York,NY 1998-Present
Candidate Concentration: Ancient Near East and Egypt;Advisor: Professor Donald P. Hansen
Dissertation topic: Early Dynastic sealings from al-Hiba,Iraq
Coursework and exams for Ph.D.completed December 2002
M.A. Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology; minor in Renaissance architecture 2001
"Seals in Transition: Bridging the Early Dynastic and Akkadian Periods in Southern
Mesopotamia"
"The Ghosts of Roman Past,Renaissance Present and Christian Future: A Study of
Brunelleschi's Oerve"
M.A. Columbia University,Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,New York,NY 1995
Department of Art History and Archaeology; Advisor: Professor Malcolm Russell
Concentration: The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean,Egypt and Ancient Near East
Thesis: "Postcards from the Edge: The Egyptianizing Elements from the Black Room at
Boscotrecase"
B.A. The University of Michigan,College of Literature,Science and Arts,Ann Arbor,MI 1993
History of Art Major; Concentration in Modern Art; Advisor: Professor Diane Kirkpatrick
Graduated with Honors
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Kidzu Children's Museum,Chapel Hill,NC 2007-Present
2010—Present Curator of Design&Exhibits
Responsible for planning,organizing, and coordinating development of all indoor and outdoor exhibits for
Kidzu's exapansion facility and current museum,from concept development and design through fabrication and
installation,ensuring that exhibits and the exhibit design process fully support museum's educational goals and
vision. Oversee and monitor all tasks and timelines for grants supporting exhibit design and development during
the master planning process. Serve as a liaison for exhibit consultants,exhibit designers,fabricators,and
community members participating in designing and developing indoor and outdoor exhibits. Organize and lead
outreach workshops and other educational programming to engage children in the design of the new facility.
Supervise staff,volunteers and university interns in all matters related to current and future exhibits.
2007-2010 Exhibits Manager
Oversee interactive,educational exhibits and related community programs for hands-on children's museum for
children aged 0-8 years. Coordinated the process of planning,creating and installing the first original permanent
exhibit,KidZoom: The Power of Creativity,at Kidzu's current location. Provided support to Kidzu's Exhibits
Advisory Committee; serve as a liaison to all professional exhibit design and fabrication companies;work with
local artists and craftspeople to integrate their work into exhibits and programs. Work with the Museum as they
plan and pilot exhibit elements for the future expansion site.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art,Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art,New York,NY 1995-2005
2002—2005 Curator Assistant
1997—2001 Gallery Supervisor
1996— 1997 Acting Curatorial Assistant
1995— 1996 Curatorial Research Fellow
Curatorial participation on all levels in matters relating to both permanent and temporary exhibitions,including
conceptual planning and loan lists;case design and installation;research and writing of display texts,brochures,
web-features and published catalogue entries. Managed permanent collection of over 8000 objects,attending to
cataloguing and maintaining of departmental database,conservation and photography needs,public and scholarly
inquiry; loans and acquisitions;research and publications. Worked as a liaison with various departments
throughout the museum, including but not limited to Operations,Design,Education,Registrar's Office,and other
curatorial departments. Managed the de-installation and reinstallation of entire Ancient Near Eastern collection as
part of a major Museum capital project(1999),as well as several special exhibitions:Art of the First Cities: The
Third Millennium B.C.from the Mediterranean to the Indus(2003); The Golden Deer of Eurasia: Scythian and
Sarmatian Treasures from the Russian Steppes(2000); The Year One(2000). Trained docents/educators on site,
designed educational web features,teacher packets and outreach opportunities, led gallery tours for grade school
and university students,and supervised undergraduate and graduate students in the Museum Certificate Program.
Metropolitan Moms,New York,NY 2004-Present
Lecturer and Educational Consultant
Designed and implemented educational and family programs for pre-K children and their parents;exclusive
lecturer of all classes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Picture featured in Working Mother,New York Moms
Gotta Have Art(July/August 2005), see press feature at website. (www.metropolitanmoms.com)
Friends Select,Philadelphia,PA 2001
Lecturer,Lower and Middle School(pre-K through 8`h grade)
Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici, Capo di Ponte(BS)Italy 1993-1994
Assistant to the Director, Dr. Emmanuel Anati
Responsibilities included archaeological research, laboratory work, editorial duties (including
translations) and fieldwork. Worked on site studying the petroglyphs of the Camonica Valley,
learning the methodology of rock art recording and conservation. Registrar and member of 1994
expedition to Har Karkom, Israel (Progetto Sinai: Spedizione Archaeologica ad Har Karkom);
prepared site reports and related articles for publication upon return.
The Nassau County Museum of Art,Roslyn Harbor,NY 1993
Summer Intern
Assisted with curatorial research, membership and educational programs, and basic curatorial and
administrative duties.
University of Michigan Museum of Art,Ann Arbor,MI 1991-1993
Research Assistant
Researched and catalogued objects in the permanent collection.
Artrain,Ann Arbor,MI 1992-1993
Research Assistant
Helped organize and execute the 1993-1994 exhibition that toured the Midwest aboard the Artrain;
served as a guide for the exhibition when it was in close proximity to the Ann Arbor area.
John Fulton Estudio, Seville, Spain 1992
Gallery Salesperson
Apprentice to artist at his studio and gallery.
North Country Center for the Arts,Lincoln,NH 1990-1992
Production Assistant
Worked backstage researching and producing sets and props for Summer Stock Theatre.
LANGUAGES
Reading knowledge of German,French,Italian,and Spanish. Two years of Akkadian.
CATHERINE LYNN MARTS
(919)260-5403, maris @kidzuchildrensmuseum.org
20 years of experience planning, developing,securing funding for, directing, implementing, and evaluating
initiatives to nurture child and family learning and well-being, with on emphasis on experiential learning,
museum education, early education, community-academic collaborations, and fostering creativity.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Education&Grants Director,Kidzu Children's Museum(Expansion Museum),Chapel Hill,NC(7/11-present)
Direct educational planning and grant initiatives for Kidzu Children's Museum,a hands-on museum for children aged 0-8
years dedicated to"inspiring children and the adults in their lives to learn through play." Focus on the planning and
design of Kidzu's new museum facility in downtown Chapel Hill. Collaborate with academic and creative experts of the
Triangle region to position Kidzu as an innovator in creative,evidence-based,museum education for children and families.
■ Provide leadership in planning all educational initiatives for Kidzu's new facility,including educational programs,exhibit
educational content,outreach to children and families in need,and community and academic partnerships
■ Ensure that education programs in the museum's current site serve as"seeds of innovation"for the new museum
■ Direct the museum's grant funding program as lead grant writer and director of grant programs
■ Plan and provide oversight of the museum's evaluation activities
■ Co-lead master planning of new museum facility including collaboration on the development of exhibit and facility
plans,with a particular focus on educational aspects of new museum exhibit and facility planning
• Conducted a 250-page review of state,national,and international evidence,best practices,and expert opinion
regarding key learning needs of children and families that can be effectively addressed by Kidzu Children's Museum
• Facilitated a year-long series of team discussions on current and emerging museum education issues including:early
learning,the role of play in children's learning,21"century learning,global education reform,achievement gaps,
natural learning,and family learning
■ Assembled more than a dozen academic and other educational advisors to provide input on Kidzu's museum planning
■ Co-organized a 2-day architectural design workshop for the new facility engaging more than 20 community advisors
■ Created a comprehensive Business Plan for Kidzu's new facility
■ Chair,Educational Advisory Network;Member, Kidzu Exhibits Advisory Committee
Educational Consultant&Grant Writer,Kidzu Children's Museum(Expansion Museum),Chapel Hill,NC(11/10-7/11)
■ Authored a$1.5 million foundation challenge grant for the new museum(grant approved June 2011)
■ Conducted a comprehensive(^'100 page)review of grant funding opportunities for the new museum
■ Conducted a review of the museum's 2010-11 evaluation data and authored two grant reports based on these data
■ Provided educational and strategic planning consultation for Kidzu's expansion museum with a focus on master
planning activities and community engagement workshops
Founding Executive Director,Kidzu Children's Museum,Chapel Hill,NC(1/06-8/10)
Founding Executive Director of Kidzu Children's Museum. Directed the opening of Kidzu Children's Museum's first facility
in 2006 in a 2,700 ft2 storefront location in downtown Chapel Hill. Subsequently,oversaw educational services in this
location,while collaborating with the Board of Directors to secure and plan a larger,permanent home for the museum.
Primary areas of responsibility included:institutional planning and oversight,educational leadership,exhibit planning and
development,grant writing and other fundraising efforts,financial management,personnel,public relations,
communications,community collaborations,evaluation,marketing,and new site planning. Member, Executive Committee,
Strategic Planning Committee, Building Committee,Super Fundraising Committee. Chair,Exhibit Advisory Committee.
• Planned and directed the opening of Chapel Hill's first children's museum in March 2006
■ Served more than 125,000 visitors over four years,with significant increases in attendance annually
■ Wrote grants raising more than$575,000 from local,state and national funders
■ Oversaw planning of educational initiatives including exhibit development and master program planning
• Selected and organized 6 traveling exhibitions at Kidzu from other national children's museums
• Led concept planning and oversaw development of Kidzu's first original exhibit"KidZoom:The Power of Creativity"
■ Organized collaborations with dozens of academic and community educational,design,and master planning advisors
■ Created and secured funding for a pilot outreach and caregiver education program serving families in need
■ Instituted and oversaw comprehensive evaluation processes for museum programs,exhibits,and outreach
■ Collaborated on successful negotiations with the Town of Chapel Hill for a museum expansion site valued at$4 million
■ Developed a comprehensive educational vision for Kidzu's expansion museum
More at Four Evaluation Project Coordinator, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute,University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill(10/02-1/06)
Supervised a team evaluating the North Carolina More at Four Program,a high-quality early education program for at-
risk children(Project Director,Dr. Ellen Peisner-Feinberg). Responsibilities included: Project planning;oversight of child
assessments and school observations across the state;designing and conducting child assessment trainings;conducting
selected classroom observations and child assessments;oversight of data management;data review and summary;
preparation of grant reports for the Governor's Office;program representation to various school,university,community
and government representatives.Experienced at administering the ECERS-R classroom quality scale and a range of
educational and child assessment tools.
Assistant Director, Maternal and Child Health Program, University of California-Berkeley School of Public
Health(SPH),Berkeley,CA (8/98-7/02)
Administered a training program providing graduate education,research,service,and continuing education related to
maternal,child,and family health. Responsibilities included:Program management,planning,and evaluation;grant
writing and administration;curriculum planning; budget oversight;advisory board facilitation;and graduate student
curricular advising.
■ Served as primary author of a successfully-funded federal training grant for$1.75 million(2000-2005)
■ Co-designed and assisted with instruction of a graduate student community-based research seminar
• Co-developed a 5-year program evaluation plan
■ Member,SPH Business Team&SPH Business Planning Team
■ Co-creator,SPH Supervisory Development Group,a year-long training program for new supervisors
■ Recipient 1999&2000 UCB Distinguished Service Awards;Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Award;and 2002 SPH
Recognition Award
Project and Clinic Coordinator,The Child and Infant Development Project,Children's Hospital and Medical
Center/University of Washington,Seattle,WA(10/93-7/98)
Coordinated a National Institute of Child Health and,Human Development(NICHD)-funded study of psychological
development,social development and attachment in infants and children(Project Director, Dr.Matthew Speltz).
Responsibilities included:Project coordination;writing/editing manuscripts,grants,and presentations;conducting
psychological assessments of children and parent interviews;data analysis and management;budget development;staff
training;training and supervising undergraduate volunteers;and serving as a liaison with families and the public.
Administered intelligence and achievement tests to children aged 2-18(including WISC,WPPSI,WAIS,Woodcock-Johnson,
&PPVT);conducted parent interviews;wrote reports.
Parent Educator/Intern, University of British Columbia Psychology Department,Vancouver,BC(9/91-8/93)
Planned and co-facilitated an education and support group for parents of children with behavior problems, conducted
individual and couples therapy,wrote psychological reports.
EDUCATION
MA,Clinical Psychology. University of British Columbia,Vancouver, BC(9/91-8/93)
Master's degree with focus on psychological therapy,assessment,and research. Research and clinical emphasis on families
and children. Authored thesis on stress and coping in families. Recipient University Graduate Fellowship(1991-1993).
BA, Psychology.Carleton College,Northfield, MN (9/86-6/90)
Focus on social psychology. Additional emphases in visual arts and women's studies.Conducted thesis research in a local
elementary school.Graduated magna cum laude with departmental distinction. Member,Phi Beta Kappa&Sigma A. Off-
campus study in Paris,France(1989).
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SELECTED VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Advisor, Kids Design Collaborative(2009-present)
Educational advisor for a nonprofit organization(kidsthinkdesign.org)dedicated to teaching children about design thinking
and creativity.
Peer Reviewer,Museums and Creative Practice,Rainey Tisdale and Linda Norris(1/2013-present)
Pre-publication reviewer of a book exploring"what creativity is, how museum workers can create internal cultures of
creative learning,and how museums can make creativity an expressed value."
Member,University of North Carolina-Town of Chapel Hill Cultural Marketing Advisory Group(2009)
One of two community representatives on an advisory group exploring opportunities to promote a wide array of university
and town cultural activities in the Chapel Hill area.
Judge,Orange County Partnership for Young Children(Smart Start)Art Exhibit(2006-2009)
Served on a panel of judges for a community-wide exhibit of artwork by children aged 18 months-6 years.
Member, National Science Foundation Partnership for Playful Learners(2007-2008)
Member of a collaborative of 20 U.S.children's museums dedicated to studying family learning in museums. Completed a
review of museum-academic partnership"lessons learned,"which was presented at the 2008 Association of Children's
Museums Conference.
Early learning Advisor,Ackland Art Museum Education Department, UNC-Chapel Hill(6/05-9/05)
Completed a nationwide review and report for the Education Department regarding best practices in museum education for
preschool children with recommendations for expanding services for young children.
Workshop Developer and Facilitator,Alisal Center for the Arts,Salinas, CA(6/99)
Planned and co-facilitated a workshop program with adolescents in a migrant farmworking community,using visual arts to
express the community's environmental health concerns.
Education and Exhibits Intern,Seattle Children's Museum,Seattle,WA(8/97-6/98)
Facilitated art education activities with children aged 2-12,conducted exhibit research,wrote exhibit guides,and assisted
with exhibit installations.
Art Program Assistant, University of Washington Medical Center,Seattle,WA(1/97-5/97)
Facilitated artistic rehabilitation groups with adolescent and adult patients in a university hospital.
Classroom Assistant,Northfield Daycare Center, Northfield,MN (9/87-6/88)
Assisted with educational activities and supervision of 25 preschoolers.
Reading Tutor,Northfield Elementary School, Northfield,MN(9/86-6/87)
Provided individual reading instruction to second grade students.
Co-Director,Art Program,Camp Carysbrook,Riner,VA(6/87-8/87)
Developed and implemented an art curriculum for 100 girls aged 8-16 years.
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SELECTED GRANTS AUTHORED
Raised more than$4 million in foundation,government,and corporate grants. Experienced at conceiving,writing,
implementing and evaluating grant projects of all sizes. Sole or lead author on more than two dozen funded grants:
1. U.S.Department of Health and Human Services,Health Resources and Services Administration,Maternal&Child
Health Bureau(2000), Rockville,MD. University of California-Berkeley Maternal&Child Health Program Training Grant,
$1,750,000.
2. The Oak Foundation,USA(June,2011). "Rising to the Challenge:A Community Challenge Grant for Kidzu Children's
Museum's New Facility"$1,500.000.
3. The Oak Foundation,USA(July,2010)."A Foundation for Educational Innovation:Master Planning for Kidzu Children's
Museum's Expansion Site"$275,571.
4. The Oak Foundation,USA(Approved May,2013)."Learning by Design:Implementing Design and Educational Planning
for Kidzu Children's Museum's Expansion Site"$137.000.
5. The Grable Foundation(January,2008), Pittsburgh,PA. "Early Learning in Action: Laying the Groundwork for
Educational Innovation" Unrestricted funding.$100,000.
6. The Grable Foundation(October,2006),Pittsburgh,PA."Early Learning on Display:Supporting Exceptional Exhibits,
Family and School Programs,and Community Outreach"$99,979.
7. The Orange County Partnership for Young Children/Smart Start(January,2008),Chapel Hill,NC."Early Learning
Partners:Enhancing Parents'and Teachers'Ability to Support Young Children's Healthy Development."$32.771.
8. Strowd Roses,Inc.(November,2012),Chapel Hill,NC."Sustaining&Growing Kidzu Children's Museum"Unrestricted
funding.$10,000.
9. Strowd Roses,Inc.(April,2009),Chapel Hill,NC. Unrestricted funding.$10.000.
10. Strowd Roses,Inc.(June,2007),Chapel Hill, NC. "Exhibits Manager Staffing for Kidzu's New Creativity Exhibit"$10,000.
11. Strowd Roses,Inc.(February,2006). "Go Figure:Learning Early Math Skills through Storybooks"$10.000.
12. Strowd Roses,Inc.(April,2010),Chapel Hill, NC. Unrestricted funding.$7.500.
13. The North Carolina Arts Council(February, 2010), Raleigh, NC."Creating a Framework for Public Art and Creativity:A
Technical Assistance Plan to Incorporate Public Art into Kidzu Children's Museum's Expansion Site"$7,500.
14. The Kirby Foundation(September,2012). Morristown,NJ. Unrestricted funding.$7,500.
15. The Kirby Foundation(September,2009). Morristown, N1.Unrestricted funding.$5.000.
16. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation(August,2008),Durham,NC. "KidZoom:The Power of Creativity'Living Exhibit'
Grant"$5.000.
17. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation(August,2009),Durham,NC. "Enhancing'KidZoom:The Power of Creativity
Exhibit'- $3.750.
18. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation(August,2007),Durham,NC. "Staffing for Kidzu's New Creativity Exhibit"$3,500.
19. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation(August,2006),Durham,NC. "'Every Picture Tells a Story:Teaching Tolerance
through Children's Picture Books' Exhibit Grant"$3,500.
20. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation(October,2011). "Early Learning for All:Supporting Kidzu's Community Programs"
$3,000.
21. The Orange County Arts Commission(June,2012)."Building Community through Mosaic III:An Outreach Program for
the Children of Orange County"$1.500.
22. The Wells Fargo Foundation(June,2012). "Sustaining Kidzu's Free Sundays Program:Staff Support and Implementation
Grant"$1,500.
23. The Wells Fargo Foundation(September,2010).Unrestricted funding.$1,000.
24. Duke Energy Foundation(November,2012). "Building and Growing STEAM at Kidzu Children's Museum:Nurturing the
Next Generation of Innovators and'Makers"'$1.000.
25. Sun Trust Foundation(February,2013). "Design for Learning:Supporting the Design of Kidzu Children's Museum's New
Museum" 1000.
Also served as co-author of more than a dozen additional grants and have written and co-written numerous grant progress
reports and final reports for federal,state and foundation funders including the National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development(NICHD)and the North Carolina Governor's Office(More at Four Program).
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS REPORTS &PRESENTATIONS
1. Maris,C.L.(2013,in preparation).From Vision to Reality:An Evidence-Based Educational Foundation for Kidzu's New
Museum.Comprehensive(250-page)regional,state,national,and international review of evidence base,best
practices,and expert opinion regarding key educational needs of children and families that can be effectively addressed
by Kidzu Children's Museum and other informal learning settings.
2. Maris,C.L.(December 20,2012).Data-Driven Museum Planning:Kidzu Children's Museum Case Study.Association of
Children's Museums webinar presentation.
3. Maris,C.L.(September 11,2012).Kidzu Children's Museum New Museum Educational Framework. Presentation at
Kidzu architectural design workshop and community advisor input sessions.
4. Maris,C.L.(2010). Good to Grow at Kidzu.In Maher,M.(Ed.)Healthy Kids, Healthy Museums,Association of
Children's Museums.
5. Maris,C.L.(June,2009).Bringing Learning to Life:An Educational Plan for Kidzu Children's Museum's Expansion. A
comprehensive(40-page)report summarizing the need for Kidzu's new facility and describing the educational and
programmatic vision for the new museum.
6. Maris,C.L.(September,2005).Welcoming Young Children and their Families to the Ackland Art Museum:A Guide to
Developmentally Appropriate Practice. Report written for the UNC Ackland Art Museum Education Department.
7. Peisner-Feinberg,E.S.&Maris,C.L.(9/22/05).Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four Program.Presentation at
the 2005 North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children.
8. Peisner-Feinberg,E.S.&Maris,C. L.(2005). Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four Pre-kindergarten
Program: Children's Longitudinal Outcomes and Classroom Quality in Kindergarten. Report to the NC Governor's
Office of School Readiness.
9. Peisner-Feinberg, E.S. & Maris, C.L. (4/6/05) Taking Early Intervention to Scale: Program Quality and Children's
Outcomes in the North Carolina More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program. Presentation at the 2005 Society for
Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting,Atlanta,GA.
10. Peisner-Feinberg,E.S.&Maris,C.L.(2004)Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four Pre-kindergarten Program:
Year 3 Report(July 1,2003-June 30,2004). Report to the NC Governor's Office of School Readiness.
11. Maris,C.L.&Elander, K.C.(7/30/03). An Overview of the More at Four Reporting System, Presentation at the More at
Four Summer Institute,Greensboro,NC.
12. Peisner-Feinberg,E.S.&Maris,C.L.(2003).Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four Pre-kindergarten Program:
Year 2 Report(July 1,2002-June 30,2003). Report to the NC Governor's Office of School Readiness.
13. Maris,C.L.,Endriga, M.C.,Speltz, M.L.,Jones, K.,&DeKlyen, M.(2000).Are Infants with Orofacial Clefts at Risk for
Insecure Mother-Child Attachments?The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal,37(3):257-265.
14. Speltz, M.L.,Endriga, M.C.,Hill,S.,Maris,C.L.,Jones,K.,&Omnell,M.L. (2000).Brief Report:Cognitive and
Psychomotor Development of Infants with Orofacial Clefts. Journal of Pediatric Psychology,25(3).
15. Maris,C.L.,Endriga,M.C.,Omnell,M.L.,&Speltz, M.L.(1999).Psychosocial Adjustment in Twin Pairs with and without
Hemifacial Microsomia.The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal,36(1):43-50.
16. Endriga, M.C.,Speltz, M.L.,Maris,C.L.,Jones,K.(1998).Feeding and Attachment in Infants with and without Orofacial
Clefts.Infant Behavior&Development,21(4):699-712.
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SELECTED CONTINUING EDUCATION
Participated in a range of continuing education workshops such as:
Education/Museum Education
"Working with Latino Audiences"(2/26/2013)
University of California-Berkeley Center for Science Education NASA-funded"Calendar in the Sky"webinar
"Reimagining Children's Museums"(2/13/2013)
Association of Children's Museums Leadership Call
"Advancing Informal STEM Learning Forum on Practice and Research"(1/16-1/22/13)
The Center for Advancement of informal Science Education/the National Science Foundation. Participated in online forum
to promote intersections between informal STEM education practice and research
"Designing Living Environments for Children and Other Creatures"(10/11/12)
10th Annual Natural Learning Design Institute conference.Natural Learning Initiative, NC State University College of Design.
Chapel Hill,NC. Facilitated by Nilda Cosco and Robin Moore at the North Carolina Botanical Garden.
"Common Core Standards&Their Implementation"(6/20/12)
The PreK-3`d National Work Group&National Governors'Association Center for Best Practices webinar.
"Pre-Kindergarten in North Carolina:An Effective Strategy for School Success"(5/15/12)
NC Department of Public Instruction Webinar:Pre-kindergarten in NC and current challenges in sustaining NC Pre-K.
"Reducing the Achievement Gap by 4th Grade:The PreK-3rd Approach in Action"(2/29/12)
The PreK-3`d National Work Group webinar.
"From Access to Inclusion:Welcoming the Autism Community"(10/23/11-10/27/11)
Association of Science and Technology Centers online week-long workshop.
Center for Creative Play Universal Design Workshop(2/14/08)
Marbles Kids Museum,Raleigh, NC"Universal Design"workshop on developing inclusive play and learning environments.
Constructivist Education Workshop,North Carolina Museum Educators'Roundtable(11/14/07)
Interactive education workshop at the Duke University Nasher Museum of Art.
"A World of Improvement:Promoting Quality Early Childhood Programs for All Children"(9/8/03)
Symposium sponsored by the FPG Child Development Institute.
Nonprofit/Museum Leadership&Business Practices
Association of Children's Museum Conferences(various years)
Attended workshops on museum education,exhibit development,community collaborations,child development,
fundraising,financial management,marketing,and research on play,learning,and health.
North Carolina Nonprofits Summit(October,2007)
Attended numerous workshops on nonprofit leadership and best practices in strategic planning,fundraising,financial
management, risk management,human resources,and collaboration.
University of California-Berkeley(1998-2002)
• Completed workshops on:Evaluating Organizational Culture,Leading Organizational Change,Managing for Diversity,
Conflict Styles,Research Administration,Financial Management.(1998-2002)
• Invited participation in 2-day University of California Business Officers' Institute on leadership;financial management;
legal issues;human resources;risk management;and ethics.(July,2000)
Creative Arts
Completed more than a dozen studio art courses in multimedia art,digital photography,and painting at such institutions as
the Maryland College of Art and Design,Carleton College,the University of California-Berkeley,and the Smithsonian.
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Orange County Head Start/Early Head Start
Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project,Inc.
® 800 Eastowne Drive,Suite 105
Chapel Hill,North Carolina 27514
Telephone:(919)490-5577 Ext:242
Fax:(919)490-4905
www.chtop.com
May 16,2013
Orange County Arts Commission
P.O.Box 1177
110 E.King Street
Hillsborough,NC 27278
To the Members of the Arts Commission:
I am very pleased to provide a letter of support for Kidzu Children's Museum from the Orange County Head Start
and Early Head Start(OCHS/EHS)of the Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project to continue to be able to partner
with us using their excellent model programs such as mosaic art to engage and inspire the young children enrolled in
our Head Start-Early Head Start program.
We were very excited to work with local artist Jeannette Brossart and the UNC interns this past year who guided the
artistic and educational experiences for our three and four-year-olds. Our Fairview Center serves 72 children
between the ages of infancy and three years old. Our Pre-K classrooms serve four year olds with 18 in each of three
elementary school classrooms across the Orange County School District. OCHS/EHS is a comprehensive child
development program providing services to families who are in need because they are living at or below the federal
poverty guidelines or are eligible because of the special needs of their child. We offer both home based and center-
based options and over half of our enrolled children are dual language learners-learning in English and in their
home languages which for our population are Spanish and Burmese languages.
Our Head Start and Early Head Start programs have also been visiting Kidzu for several years as participants in the
museum's free field trip program for children and families in need. Our children,families,teachers,and staff
greatly enjoy these visits.We believe that Kidzu is an outstanding educational resource for our community and
value the hands-on learning experiences Kidzu provides the children and families we serve. Our families have
certainly benefited from Kidzu's programs and services,as have many other local families in need through Kidzu's
free field trips,Free Sundays,and other initiatives.
I look forward to expanding Orange County Head Start and Early Head Start's collaborations with Kidzu on the
continued artistic outreach program. This program will provide the children we serve with a unique opportunity to
work with a professional artist and exercise their own creative skills. It is also very exciting for the children to know
that their creative mosaic art that will eventually become part of our new museum space atop Wallace Parking
Deck!
I hope you will give this proposal your strongest consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Angela Cox,Director
Orange County Head Start and Early Head Start of the Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project
TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL
Public&Cultural Arts
200 Plant Road
Chapel H,ll,NC 27514
phone(919) 968-2750 fax(919)932-2923
www.townofchapeUlM.org
May 17, 2013
Orange County Arts Commission
501 West Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Dear Commissioners:
I am again exerting my support for the Kidzu Children's Museum's spring 2013 Project Grant.
Their"Building Community through Mosaic Program worked with youth at the Hargraves
Center and various Town and community-based festivals to develop mosaics that will be
incorporated into the new Kidzu Museum building when it is constructed. Such instruction to
over 900 children also helped build self-esteem and gave young children a safe place to gather
and interact afterschool and on weekends. The project offered, these sometimes at-risk youth,
opportunities that they might not otherwise have.
Their request this year builds on those successes to pilot an artist in residence program at Kidzu
in a similar manner. With Kidzu moving to a much larger location at University Mall, the
proposed free Sunday program will certainly be popular and serve a very broad audience.
Jeannette Brossart, the artist that conducted the workshops over the last couple of seasons is
again being employed to facilitate the workshops. I have the utmost respect for Ms. Brossart as
an instructor and an artist. I have worked with her on a number of successful projects in the area
and found her to engage the students, act professionally, and give far more to the project than she
is being paid to give. In addition to Brossart, the proposal calls for a group of artists and others
to be involved in the planning and implementation of the artist-in residence program. Kidzu has
a reputation of delivering high quality education programs for our community. No doubt this
project will again achieve the goals set forth in their proposal.
The Town remains excited of the prospects of Kidzu expanding and eventually moving back to
the center of downtown Chapel Hill. My hope is your will review this project in the same
favorable manner you have reviewed past collaborations between Kidzu. Please contact me if I
can provide any additional information about the Town's partnership with Kidzu on this project.
Sincerely,
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Public Arts Administrator
Jeannette Brossart
4425 Bracada Drive
Durham,NC 27745
919-384-0734
www.mothernaturemosaics.com
Info@mothernaturemosaics.com
OCAC Grant Selection Committee:
I am thrilled to be writing to you again in anticipation of growing my partnership with the
Orange County community through a continued relationship with Kidzu Children's
Museum. After developing and facilitating the outreach mosaic program successfully for
three years, I believe we are ready to dream even bigger. Working closely with Melanie
Hatz-Levinson, Curator of Exhibits,the next step in developing an artist in residence
program is essential for propelling the impact of the museum's long term community
outreach goals forward. -
In this age, artist means creative thinker and doer. It is not confined to traditional
mediums and processes. Teaching children to think creatively enhances every aspect of
their growth, and enables them for an ever changing future. Combining curriculum ideals
strengthens the understanding and connections that fresh young minds thrive upon.
Providing opportunities to experience common concepts in new ways is progress. Doing
so in a manner that is thought provoking, well organized,timely, and exciting is the
challenge.
I believe that Kidzu Children's Museum has the potential and desire to give this to the
Orange County community. In this transitional time for the museum, programming must
move forward as building and construction plans move forward. It must work together to
engage and excite the community while building(literally and figuratively)for the future
of the museum. Thank you for considering our grant request, and for all of the support of
our wonderful mosaic outreach program. I can attest that it has brought many children a
lasting, memorable,unique experience,while giving me joy in sharing my art, as well as
extending my understanding and experience as an art educator.
Sincerely,
Jeannette Brossart
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CHAPEL HILL,NC 23314
SHERRON LEPLIN,Ph.D.
Prixcipill
May 15,2013
To Whom It May Concern:
As a teacher at the Hospital School of the University of North Carolina Children's Hospital, I am
thrilled that Kidzu Children's Museum was able to accommodate our unique situation.
The mission of the UNC Hospital School is to provide educational services that meet the unique
needs of the children and adolescents at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. The Hospital
School is one of the schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district and is located
within the UNC Hospitals complex. Founded in 1965, the school has grown from a staff of 2
serving approximately 50 patients to a staff of 16 serving over 2000 annually. The number of
residents at our school fluctuates over time. The school provides year-round educational services
to school-age children and adolescents while they are patients so they will be able to continue
their studies with as little interruption as possible. In a medical setting, school activities can also
provide a normalcy and offer distraction from pain or anxiety. Our facility offers classrooms and
other physical spaces for group lessons, and when needed, programs are facilitated at bedside or
on the patients' units where they are being treated.
Kidzu Children's Museum was able to continue to utilize a mobile method that we were able to
efficiently implement last year with our students in the hospital; doing this allowed us to bring the
material to our students at their bedside. The ability to transport material to a student's hospital
room and complete a mosaic tile there was an enriching activity that our students have really
enjoyed. We were also able to bring the material to patients in the Neurosciences Hospital to
participate in this program as well. The mobility of the method that Kidzu created allowed us to
branch out and reach a new population of students. The ability for Kidzu Children's Museum to
think outside of the box and find ways to bring new materials to the Hospital School students is
amazing.
We are thrilled that our relationship with Kidzu Children's Museum was able to continue this
year,and look forward to working with them again.
Most sincerely,
Michaella Levandoski
LJNC; Hospicals School is a member of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District