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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-03-2015 - 4a 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date:February 3, 2015 Action Agenda Item No.4-a th SUBJECT: Orange County Arts Grant Recipients& 30Anniversary of Arts Commission DEPARTMENT:PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)No Orange County Arts Commission ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: Fall 2014Grant Awards SpreadsheetMartha Shannon, 919-968-2011 Copy of Awards to be Distributed “Specific Attendee List to Follow” PURPOSE: To present checks to local artists and arts organizations receiving Fall2014 th Orange County Arts Grants, and to acknowledge the 30Anniversary of the Orange County Arts Commission, established unanimously by Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners on February 4, 1985. BACKGROUND: The Orange County Arts Commission awards grants for art programs to local artists, schoolsand nonprofitorganizations from fundsreceived from the state and Orange County government for this purpose. These funds are distributed for arts projectsin all arts disciplines. Each grant recipient must match the granted amount at least dollar for dollarin order to receive funding. th The Orange County Arts Commission is celebrating its 30Anniversary, having been established by the Orange County Board of Commissioners on February 4, 1985. The Arts Commission thanks the members of the 1985 Board of Commissioners, all successive Board members and Orange County residents for their support in helping to strengthenthe artistic and cultural development of Orange County over the past 30 years, and for many years to come. FINANCIAL IMPACT: A total of $26,926will be awardedin this cycle. This amountis awarded from the FY2014-15 Orange County funds($28,750) already approved by the BOCC for this purpose. (In the Spring 2014 arts grant cycle, $1,750in County funds was awarded to individual artists, and $75in County funds was used to help support the Piedmont Laureate Program, a program of the Orange County ArtsCommission.) RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board acknowledge the local recipients of the awards during the February 3, 2015 meeting with the presentation of checks by the Board Chair. 3 Arts Grant Recipients Orange County Arts Commission February 3, 2015 Fall, 2014Grant Recipients: ArtsCenter Barbara Barnes Chapel Hill Philharmonia Cedar Ridge High School Sarah Cornette Door to Door of UNC Health Care Extraordinary Ventures Expedition School Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library Hillsborough Arts Council McDougle Elementary School PTA North Carolina SymphonySociety, Inc. One Song Productions Phillips Middle School PTSA Seawell Elementary School PTA Lindsay Ann Leach Sparks Triangle Youth Ballet Barbara Tyroler