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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-266-E Arts - Hillsborough Arts Council Arts Grant DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 C 8 o ORANGE COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION z �, SPRING,2015 GRANT AGREEMENT \ o 11 n THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 18th day of June, 2015, by and between Orange County ("County"), by and through the Orange County Arts Commission ("Arts Commission") and Hillsborough Ails Council ("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 proj ects. 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 1 Revised June 2015 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 A. Implementation. The Project implementation shall take place between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016. 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 to project. 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 8, 2016 . 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): 2 Revised June 2015 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 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 i0th fiends fi°om 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 ExploreChapelHillARTS.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. 3 Revised June 2015 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 (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. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina and the Orange County. C. Entire Agreement and Signatures. The parties have read this Agreement and agree to be bound by all of its terms, and further agree that it constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the Agreement between the parties unless and until modified in writing and signed by the parties. This Agreement together with any amendments or modifications may be executed electronically. All electronic signatures affixed hereto evidence the intent of the Parties to comply with Article 1 lA and Article 40 of North Carolina General Statute Chapter 66. 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'on behalf of the Grant Recipient DocuSignedL by: 6/18/2015 1�1=7UEBNA843�--Hillsborough Arts Council Date ForDnn onbbehalf of Orange County Government jOV�,l�tlf �AaMw�t VS 6/23/2015 Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager Date 4 Revised June 2015 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 1/ Spring Arts Program Grant - S 9 p g 2015- 16 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. • Cooperation between organizations and artists. • Evidence of feasibility of program, community support, and responsiveness to community needs. • •Emerging organizations are encouraged to apply. 1 Applicant Information Applicant Name Hillsborough Arts Council: Free Spirit Freedom Mailing Address 102 North Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Daytime Phone 919-643-2500 Fax Number Email Address info(a)hillsboroughartscouncil.org Web Site _www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org_ Project Director Renee Price and Thomas Watson Title Co-Founders DUNS Number 830747544 2 Project Director Information Project Director Home Address [Pricel 1701 Riverside Drive, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Daytime Phone 919-593-1904 or 919-451-1844 Evening Phone same Email Address reneeprice2012 mail.com or thomaswatson30a-yahoo.com 3 Grant Request Summary Arts Program Grant Request $1500 Total Cash Match $1500 Total Organizational Budget 2013-2014 $66,000 Past Year 2014-2015 $85,900 Current Year 2015-2016 $88,540 Projected for Next Year Summary Statement for Proposed Uses of Arts Program Grant FSF proposes to expand its "Freedom Through Business &Agriculture" collection and requests funds to: 11 contract with a local photographer to take photos, and another to assist with image enhancements; 21 print& mount the new images and reprint & mount old photos on sintra; 31 purchase materials for exhibit installation; 41 cover travel/mileage expenses; 51 contract to design & produce promotional & program materials; and 61 provide honoraria for storytellers. 9191968-2011 —P.O. Box 1177, 131 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278—www.artsorange.org DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 5 Arts Program Application Narrative • Organizational Profile — a brief overview your organization's mission and history. The Hillsborough Arts Council is a 501[c]3 non-profit organization whose primary role is to organize and promote cultural and educational events featuring local and statewide artists for the enjoyment and education of the general public. Our mission is, "Enriching our community through the arts." Programs are funded through partnerships and donations, and by grants from such entities as the Hillsborough Tourism Board,OCAC,and NC Arts Council.This support allows us to offer some programs for a small fee,and other events free of charge. The HAC Board is a diverse group of artists and art lovers,and the membership includes potters, jewelry makers,poets,sculptors,photographers,mixed media painters, designers and art enthusiasts from Hillsborough and the surrounding area. Quarterly council meetings are open to the public.Board members and local volunteers serve on various committees for HAC events and activities. The HAC has one employee,a part-time bookkeeper. Free Spirit Freedom is a cultural arts initiative under the Hillsborough Arts Council umbrella. The program emerged in summer 2010 when co-founders Renee Price and Thomas Watson with a select group of area residents deliberated and concurred that Orange County needed to preserve,acknowledge and celebrate its diverse heritage.We recognize the photographer as an artist capturing moments and moods in time,and community elders as resources for documenting the sentiments that were manifest during specific chapters of our regional history, and so,we use photography along with narrative as our media to: link the past to our future, show our unique identities,and acknowledge a broader spectrum of values. Our inaugural exhibition took place January to March of 2011, at the HAC gallery,at which we hosted a well-attended opening and participated in the February Art Walk. Since then,we: • Exhibited"Rural Schools for Colored Children-Path to Freedom,"and held a Storytelling Event related to this photography exhibit,January 2015 • Exhibited"The Black Church,Civil rights and Freedom,"and held a Storytelling Event related to this photography exhibit,January/February 2015 • January 2013 and January 2014, exhibited at the Orange County Annual Human Relations Day Forum,hosted by the OC Human Relations Commission • engaged community members in a video,"What Freeodm Means to Me" • exhibited at the Central Orange High School Alumni reunion • had two month-long exhibitions at the Central Orange Senior Center • hosted"An Outdoor Cultural Affair" at Moorefields,featuring storyteller,Joyce Grear • set up at the 2011 Hillsborough's Last Friday events Free Spirit Freedom's mission is to use the arts to promote our common history,establish social bonds, celebrate our cultural traditions and create bridges of cross-cultural understanding among diverse populations of all generations. We want to relate the struggles and triumphs in the determined effort to achieve civil and human rights particularly for people of color,yet for all Americans. Eventually,we intend to build Free Spirit Freedom into a vibrant community resource,collecting old photographs,historic images, oral histories and narratives, for an on- going public exhibition and continued interactive programming that will instill a sense of being and place while promoting diversity and inclusiveness in local affairs. DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 • Current Programs and Services — a brief list • Last Fridays,free concert series with arts,crafts,children's activities and nonprofit groups • Last Fridays Art Walks,when Hillsborough shops and businesses celebrate and present art; • Handmade Parade, featuring handmade puppets and has become a valued local tradition; • Parlor Concerts,showcasing traditional music in private homes; • Hillsborough Downtown Arts&Crafts Show, an annual spring event with regional artists; • Free Spirit Freedom, celebrating Orange County's diverse history and future through photography and narrative; • Orange Dog Poets Society,supporting the strong literary tradition of Hillsborough; • Hillsborough Arts Council Gallery and Gift Shop,a consistent venue for works by local artists; • Hillsborough Jazz Festival,bringing outdoor jazz performances to Hillsborough annually; • Hillsborough Sculpture Tour,a bi-annual exhibit of outdoor sculpture in Hillsborough; and •Arts Alive,a performance series combining multiple art forms such as music and literature. Proposed Uses of Grant Funds—description including location, date, artists involved. Free Spirit Freedom is requesting OCAC funds to support the expansion of the "Freedom through Business and Agriculture" collection of images,along with the installation of a photography exhibition and the production of a storytelling event.In decades past,people of color owned acres upon acres of farmland, and they supported their families and contributed to economic development in Orange County through crop production,growing tobacco and the like.They also sold value-added items and provided agriculture-related services. Other African American entrepreneurs,non-farmers, owned and operated businesses that served people and other enterprises throughout the region. Despite the laws of segregation, individuals advanced and businesses thrived,and remnants and vestiges of those days still exist...and we want to document that era through images and narratives. More specifically,we propose to use the grant funds to: • 1] contract with Jacquelin Liggins,local photographer,to photograph historic farm and business structures and sites owned and operated by people of color,thriving in Orange County at least 50 years ago,and that still may be in operation; contract with Joanie Alexander to enhance the images [$450]; • 2] contract with Renee Price to design and compose the publicity or promotional materials as well as the brochures or program materials [$150]; • 3] assist with marketing costs—producing posters,flyers [$50]; • 4] print and mount forty-five [45] new photographs/images and reprint and mount twenty-five [25] historic photographs on sintra,at A Better Image Printing, [$450]; • 5] purchase canvases and other materials to install a photography exhibition with the new images and reprinted photographs [$200]; • 6] provide stipends/honoraria to 4 featured Orange County community elders at the Storytelling,who will recount their experiences,memories and viewpoints [$200]. Activities that will be part of the overall project and supported with applicant cash,including in- kind contributions,are: • facility rental; • some marketing and publicity; • a catered reception for the exhibition-storytelling event. DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 We are proposing a project timeline of 8 months,with a start date of July and culmination of the project by February 2016—leaving 2 months for unforeseen delays. We have a list of sites and structures, and will be ready to start taking photographs in July,and will continue through October.Thomas Watson and Jackie Bradsher Liggins are life-long members of the Orange County community and will take the lead in identifying places to photograph and people to interview. Based on past experience,we expect that our list of places and people will grow as this proposed project progresses,while we are out in the field.In autumn,we will consult with Peter Sandbeck,Cultural Resources Specialist for Orange County,and other local historians to document our findings. Once we finalize the pieces for the exhibition and the narratives,we will prepare for the artists' opening and storytelling event in February 2016, on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. If we are successful in receiving a grant from the Hillsborough Tourism Board,this program will follow a January program on minority-owned businesses of Hillsborough, and we may be able to have a combined exhibition. In March, FSF will recap,analyze and assess our yearlong activities, compile a photo album for the website,and prepare the final grant report. Our goal is to install our exhibit in February in commemoration of Black History Month. Because Free Spirit Freedom is an HAC project,we will publicize our events through the HAC website, Facebook page and listserv,and the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough website and its listserv. Laurie Paolicelli of the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau will post on the Bureau's website, Facebook page and listserv.We will post the event as prescribed by OCAC, prepare a release for WCHL Radio, and place an announcement in the News of Orange County, the News and Observer and the Orange County website. Local community organizations, chambers of commerce and faith assemblies will receive "save the date" cards and invitations. • information concerning whether you have undertaken similar activities in the past. Free Spirit Freedom has undertaken similar activities in the past, and with overwhelming success. In January and February 2015,we had two exhibitions and accompanying storytelling events—one on the Black Church and the other on Schools for Colored Children.We were pleased to have audiences that were diverse with respect to age, ethnicity, interest and residency.Attendees and visitors stated that we should organize and host more events of this nature.We otherwise have had exhibits and displays using old photographs at various community events,and our mission and content have been well-received. • number audience per program; geography of audience; mix of ethnicity, age, and gender. Our intended audience is a multi-generational and culturally-diverse group,a cross-section of the Orange County community,inclusive of people from the urban centers,rural townships and surrounds. Our participants are respected local residents who have"their own following" and will attract others. Based on attendance at our previous events,we hope to have 200+visitors and audience participants for the Sunday afternoon exhibition and storytelling event. We plan to use the Richard E.Whitted Building in Hillsborough. The exhibitions will remain for the duration of the two months,so that many more visitors will have opportunities to view them. • Discuss how the arts program will be integrated into the curriculum. n/a DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 I' G 2015-16 Arts Program Application — Page Three ORANGE COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION Financial Information Please provide a projected budget for your proposed project utilizing the format below. Project Expenses Cash = Grant Amount + Applicant Expenses Requested Cash Match A Personnel Administrative staff 150 0 150 Artistic staff 0 0 0 Technical/Production staff 0 0 0 B Outside Fees and Services Artistic contracts[2 photographers] _900 450 _450 Other contracts:—writer/designer— _700 _150 _550 C Space Rental _140 0 _140 D Travel 0 0 0 E Marketing _200 50 _150 F Remaining Project Expenses _1060 _850 _210 G Total Cash Expenses —3000 = —1500 + _1500 Project Income Cash Income A Admissions 0 B Contracted Services Revenue 0 C Other Revenue(specify) 0 D Private Support Corporate support 0 Foundation support 0 Other private support 0 E Government Support Federal 0 State/regional(not including this request) 0 Local(not including this request) 0 F Applicant Cash 1500 G Grant Amount Requested 1500 in this application H Total Cash Income _$3000 (must equal Total Cash Expenses, Item G above) DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 I I/ G2015-16 Arts Program Application — Page Four ORANGE COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION Signatures Signature of Project Director bate Renee A. Price Typed or Printed Name – Project Director Jo, /r//6-- S' nature of Au horizing Official Date Neil Stutzer Typed or Printed Name –Authorizing Official INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE FUNDED 1 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 Am }4 fyr:k •, kflljY�t�lr A �R tip.��'4-+,��� .� , �Ir�.�•.r �............ �j,4Kh�a9Pf., Ay DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 Artist Statement Jackie is a photographer,writer,potter and painter whose work is exhibited extensively throughout the United States. I have been documenting African American Schools that were built and in operation prior to 1950, and are still standing. I began this project in 1998 using a 35 mm Nikon camera, and have captured revealing shots of several rural schools for African-American children including: Haith School, Sartin School,Corbett School, Union Grove School. I have always had a fascination with school architecture. We still have several buildings in the community that portray this era of our one and two room schools in the early years,if the school lacked a well,students carried water from neighboring houses. Schools were heated with potbelly stoves;the boys in the school chopped wood for the next day. Classroom books were used and handed down from the white schools in the area. I would like to continue taking photographs in the existing buildings or what remains of them. The photographs will capture architectural features or details, as well as buildings in their entirety. You will also notice the photograph below is a book that I had published of people over 90 that are still self-sufficient. They all have high morals and definitely believe in treating people with respect. My abstract paintings are expressions of freedom and movement. With acrylic paint, on masonite,wood or industrial material. I create compositions of vivid journeys to other dimensions. While my hands work freely and naturally,my mind focuses on design,color and texture. As I create,the abstract becomes limitless and creativity seems endless. Owned and managed Bradiggins Art Gallery in downtown Historical Hillsborough. Exhibited local artists and artist from across the country. 1996-2001 Swain Design Center- showcase paintings twice a year for the High Point Furniture Market Exhibited at local galleries between Chapel Hill and Durham NC. Member of several committees: Horace Williams House, art committee member in Chapel Hill,NC Former committee member of the Thomas Day Museum foundation in Milton NC Compass Center for Women committee member in Chapel Hill, NC Member of the Durham Art Guild in Durham, NC Co-op member Skylight Gallery in Hillsborough,NC Swain Design Center- showcase paintings twice a year for the High Point Furniture Market DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 r DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 Joanie Alexander 1709 Riverside Drive Hillsborough, NC 27278 941-365-8417 jalexana @mac.com Joanie Alexander lived in the Toledo district of Belize in the early 1990's, and has spent a good part of the past ten [10] years there, as well. She has a Master of Science in Public Health/Medical Anthropology, with a lifelong interest in other cultures. Photography has been a means for Joanie to express and share her interest in diverse cultures and traditions. She had a black and white darkroom for 20+ years, and now works digitally in Adobe LightRoom. Joanie moved to Hillsborough, NC in 2008, where she has a small pottery studio along the Eno River. DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 RENEE ANN PRICE 1701 Riverside Drive . Hillsborough, NC 27278 919.593.1904 . reneeprice2012Cb mail.com Expertise in planning, developing and implementing policies and programs that advance the human condition—i.e., social justice, economic equity and environmental quality—in diverse urban and rural communities. Extensive experience in artistic design and written composition for promotional pieces and publications. Life-long advocate for civil rights, women's rights, human rights, and arts and culture. EXPERIENCE Commissioner[2012-present] Board of County Commissioners, Orange County, NC Represent and serve the people of Orange County with the intent to improve the social, economic, fiscal, environmental and cultural aspects of the community. In conjunction with this office: Community Home Trust Board of Directors, Member Durham-Chapel Hill-Orange Working Group, Member Durham Technical Community College Board of Trustees, Trustee North Carolina Association of County Commissioners [NCACC] Board of Directors, Director North Carolina Association of County Commissioners [NCACC], Voting Delegate National Association of Counties [NACo], Voting Delegate NACo Community and Economic Development Steering Committee, Member Triangle Area Regional Planning Organization Technical Advisory Committee, Chair Co-Founder and Project Director [2010-present] Free Spirit Freedom Institute& Gallery, Hillsborough Arts Council, Hillsborough, NC Drafted original proposal for a community-driven cultural arts initiative that combines photography, narrative, history and free expression to build bridges of cross-cultural understanding. Compose and install exhibitions at various area venues. Prepare and submit grant proposals to develop and sustain the project. Independent Consultant [1991-present] Prepared grant application for veterinarian-veterans initiative. Coordinated a community effort and successfully defeated a transportation project that bore adverse social, cultural and environmental implications. Drafted grant proposals for new program initiatives, and prepared conference materials for Operation Spring Plant, Inc., NC Fair Share, NC Hunger Network, Land Loss Prevention Project. Founding member of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, a diverse grassroots movement to promote organic and sustainable farming and food production systems. Worked on the 1994 USDA Farm Bill, particularly sections relating to minority farmers and farmworkers, with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition. Manager, Office[2011-2013] Health Center of Hillsborough, Hillsborough, NC Coordinated public information and community outreach activities; maintained patient accounts data. Manager, Retail [2002-2005] Saslow's jewelers, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC Managed daily retail operations for fine jewelry branch store; consistently achieved weekly and monthly top sales in the region. Page 1 of 3 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 RENEE ANN PRICE Forestry Project Director, [1998-2000] Federation of Southern Cooperatives/ Land Assistance Fund, Epes, AL Developed and directed the Minority and Limited Resource Landowner Forestry Project. Conducted workshops to engage African-American and other traditionally marginalized landowners of the Deep South in sustainable forestry, resource conservation and community economic development. Served as development officer and helped raise $1 million for the program. Presented at the American Forestry Association national conference. Designed and produced the project newsletter. Prepared appeals for black farmers in Pigford v. USDA settlement cases. Environmental Planner/Editor [1991-1996] Agricultural Resources Center/PESTicide EDucation project, Carrboro, NC Advocated policies and initiatives for safe provision of healthy food and fiber, stewardship of human and natural resources, and support of small farm agriculture. Produced the project newsletter. Collaborated with the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association in defining organics standards. Attended annual conferences of the National Campaign Against the Misuse of Pesticides. Coordinated statewide conference, Cancer and the Environment: Women's Action for Prevention. Director/Coordinator [1993-1996] Conservation Council of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC Provided staff support to the board of directors and lobbyist in creating awareness and drafting policies to protect and conserve the nonrenewable and renewable natural resources in NC. Legislative Coordinator [1988-1990] New York State Assembly/Office of Member David F. Gantt, Albany, NY Co-Director of the Joint Legislative Commission on Rural Resources on behalf of the Assemblyman. Researched and drafted legislation for introduction to the NYS Assembly and helped negotiate the passage of bills into law. Provided technical assistance to the State Advisory Committee on Land-Use Statutes. Assistant Project Manager City of New York/Office of Environmental Impact, New York, NY Coordinated the review of development plans by various agencies and departments. Drafted documents regarding environmental assessment and environmental impact statement reviews. Program Staff State of New York/Housing and Community Renewal, Albany, NY Assisted in developing and implementing the State's first low-income affordable housing trust fund, including the review of proposals for approval for grant or loan funds. EDUCATION Master of Regional Planning [MRP], Cornell University/College of Art, Architecture & Planning, Ithaca, NY Master of Arts Program, Colgate-Rochester Divinity School/BH/CTS/SBI, Rochester, NY Bachelor of Arts [BA], cum laude, Tufts University/Jackson College, Medford, MA Page 2 of 3 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 RENEE ANN PRICE CURRENT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES My Brother's Keeper Community Challenge, Orange County, Co-Organizer, Orange County, NC PAST COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Boys& Girls Club of Eastern Piedmont, Orange County Chapter,Advisory Board, Member, Chapel Hill, NC Orange County Commission for the Environment, Chair, Vice-Chair, Orange County, NC Hillsborough Arts Council, Chair, Hillsborough, NC Orange Unified Transportation Board, Orange County, NC Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange County, Hillsborough, NC Orange County Historic Preservation Commission, Chair and Vice-Chair, Orange County, NC Orange County Planning Board, Vice-Chair, Orange County, NC Inter-local Agreement Committee: Hillsborough-Orange County Strategic Growth Plan, Orange County, NC Northern Small Area Plan Implementation Review Committee, Carrboro, NC Transfer of Development Rights Working Group, Orange County, NC Orange County Human Rights Commission, Pauli Murray Award Committee Chair, Orange County, NC Page 3 of 3 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 Approved Budget FY Hillsborough Arts Council 13-14 Ordinary Income/Expense Income 4000 Contributions 4010• Individual Contributions 13,254.00 4210•Corporate Grants& Donations 12,400.00 4610•Organization/Foundation Grants 800.00 4810•Government Grants 21,350.00 Total 4000• Contributions 47,804.00 5200•Sale of Goods 13,346.00 gross 5410• Program Service Fees 45.00 5540• Event Ticket Sales 8,070.00 5560•Vendors Fees 5,175.00 5600 Advertising& Equipment Rental 0.00 6600 Interest Income 0.00 6610 Office Sublet Income 0.00 Total Income 74,440.00 Cost of Goods Sold 50000•Cost of Goods Sold 8,000.00 Total COGS 8,000.00 Gross Profit 66,440.00 Expense donation in kind to best rental 0.00 66900• Reconciliation Discrepancies 0.00 700 • Payroll Expenses 701 Wages&Salaries 6,525.00 702 Payroll Tax Expense 594.00 Total 700• Payroll Expenses 7,119.00 7100•Contracted Services 7110• Performance Services 7110-1 • Production 4,350.00 7110• Performance Services-Other 11,249.00 Total 7110• Performance Services 15,599.00 7120• Instructors Fees 0.00 7130 Security Services 1,900.00 7160 Accounting Service Fees 200.00 7198 Other Contracted Services 900.00 7100 Contracted Services-Other 1,327.00 Total 7100•Contracted Services 19,926.00 73xx Office Expenses DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 7310•Supplies 1,620.00 7311 Software Expense 2,350.00 7330 Telephone 0.00 7340 Internet Access& E-mail 1,200.00 7350 Website Maintenance& Hosting 3,530.00 7360 Postage and Shipping 1,023.00 7380 Printing&Copying 650.00 Total 73xx• Office Expenses 10,373.00 75xx Occupancy Expenses 7510 Rent& Utilities 24,200.00 75xx Occupancy Expenses-Other 1,800.00 Total 75xx•Occupancy Expenses 26,000.00 77xx Travel Expenses 7790•Other Travel 100.00 Total 77xx•Travel Expenses 100.00 8113 Van Related costs 0.00 8xxx Other Operating Expenses 8110• Meeting/Event Rental 0.00 8111 • Facility Rental-Donated 150.00 8160• Materials/Supplies(not office) 2,367.00 8310•Advertising 6,457.00 8333 Insurance 540.00 8420 Dues and Subscriptions 180.00 8430 Licenses and Permits 640.00 8510 Training& Development 90.00 8525 Volunteer Recognition 153.00 8720 Equipment Rental 553.00 Total 8xxx Other Operating Expenses 11,130.00 93xx Other Expenses 9323 Bank Charges 100.00 9333 PayPal transaction fee 542.00 Total 93xx• Other Expenses 642.00 99xx Other* Interfund transfers -8,850.00 Total Expense 66,440.00 Net Ordinary Income 0.00 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 Hillsborough Arts Council 4:56 PM Profit& Loss Budget Overview FY14-15 08/26/2014 July 2014 through June 2015 Jul '14-Jun 15 Ordinary Income/Expense Income 4000 • Contributions 4010 • Individual Contributions 14,995.00 4011 Sponsorships 0.00 4210 Corporate Grants & Donations 15,800.00 4610 Organization/ Foundation Grants 0.00 4810 Government Grants 24,050.00 Total 4000 • Contributions 54,845.00 5200 •Sale of Goods 13,600.00 5410 Program Service Fees 840.00 5540 Event Ticket Sales 17,620.00 5560 Vendors Fees 5,685.00 Total Income 92,590.00 Cost of Goods Sold 50000 • Cost of Goods Sold 9,050.00 Total COGS 9,050.00 Gross Profit 83,540.00 Expense 700 • Payroll Expenses 701 Wages &Salaries 5,700.00 702 Payroll Tax Expense 450.00 Total 700 • Payroll Expenses 6,150.00 7100 • Contracted Services 7110 • Performance Services 7110-1 • Production 6,275.00 7110 • Performance Services-Other 20,360.00 Total 7110 • Performance Services 26,635.00 7120 • Instructors Fees 1,060.00 7130 Security Services 1,850.00 7160 Accounting Service Fees 745.00 7198 Other Contracted Services 1,035.00 Total 7100 • Contracted Services 31,325.00 73xx• Office Expenses 7310 •Supplies 485.00 7311 •Software Expense 300.00 7340 Internet Access& E-mail 1,210.00 7350 Website Maintenance & Hosting 1,243.00 7360 Postage and Shipping 785.00 7380 Printing &Copying 3,130.00 Total 73xx • Office Expenses 7,153.00 75xx• Occupancy Expenses Page 1 of 2 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 Jul '14-Jun 15 7510 • Rent& Utilities 17,090.00 Total 75xx• Occupancy Expenses 17,090.00 8xxx • Other Operating Expenses 8110 • Meeting/Event Rental 2,140.00 8160 • Materials/Supplies (not office) 5,442.00 8310• Advertising 7,165.00 8333 • Insurance 300.00 8420 • Dues and Subscriptions 170.00 8430 Licenses and Permits 625.00 8525 Volunteer Recognition 200.00 8720 • Equipment Rental 2,200.00 8730 • Repairs& Main. - Equipt. 100.00 8760 • Assests Under$500 400.00 Total 8xxx • Other Operating Expenses 18,742.00 93xx• Other Expenses 9323 • Bank Charges 125.00 9333 • PayPal transaction fee 580.00 Total 93xx • Other Expenses 705.00 99xx• Other 0.00 Total Expense 81,165.00 Net Ordinary Income 2,375.00 Other Income/Expense Other Expense 9982 • Interfund Expense 2,375.00 Total Other Expense 2,375.00 Net Other Income -2,375.00 Net Income 0.00 Page 2 of 2 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 Hillsborough Arts Council Profit & Loss by Class Predict FY15-16 totals Ordinary Income/Expense Income 4000 • Contributions 4010 Individual Contributions 23,740.00 4011 Sponsorships 0.00 4210 Corporate Grants & Donations 15,525.00 4810 Government Grants 28,530.00 4990 In Kind Contribs-Other 0.00 Total 4000 Contributions 67,795.00 5200 •Sale of Goods 15,750.00 5410 • Program Service Fees 315.00 5540 Event Ticket Sales 8,810.00 5560 Vendors Fees 5,960.00 Total Income 98,630.00 Cost of Goods Sold 50000 • Cost of Goods Sold 10,090.00 Total COGS 10,090.00 Gross Profit 88,540.00 Expense 700 • Payroll Expenses 701 Wages&Salaries 14,050.00 702 Payroll Tax Expense 1,295.00 Total 700 Payroll Expenses 15,345.00 7100 • Contracted Services 7110 • Performance Services 7110-1 • Production 23,075.00 7110 • Performance Services-0 8,300.00 Total 7110 • Performance Services 31,375.00 7130 • Security Services 1,500.00 7160 Accounting Service Fees 745.00 7198 Other Contracted Services 2,985.00 7100 Contracted Services-Other 0.00 Total 7100 Contracted Services 36,605.00 73xx • Office Expenses 7310 Supplies 485.00 7311 Software Expense 300.00 7340 Internet Access & E-mail 1,210.00 7350 Website Maintenance & Hosting 1,243.00 7360 Postage and Shipping 660.00 7380 Printing& Copying 1,860.00 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 Total 73xx • Office Expenses 5,758.00 75xx • Occupancy Expenses 7510 • Rent & Utilities 17,090.00 Total 75xx• Occupancy Expenses 17,090.00 8113 •Van Related costs 0.00 8xxx • Other Operating Expenses 8110 • Meeting/Event Rental 400.00 8160 Materials/Supplies (not office) 2,942.00 8310 Advertising 4,340.00 8333 • Insurance 800.00 8420 Dues and Subscriptions 170.00 8430 Licenses and Permits 625.00 8600 • Gifts for volunteers/performers 200.00 8720 • Equipment Rental 500.00 8730 • Repairs & Main. - Equipt. 100.00 8760 •Assests Under$500 400.00 Total 8xxx • Other Operating Expenses 10,477.00 93xx• Other Expenses 10%grants to mgmt 2,700.00 9323 Bank Charges 125.00 9333 PayPal transaction fee 440.00 Total 93xx • Other Expenses 3,265.00 Total Expense 88,540.00 Net Ordinary Income 0.00 Net Income 0.00 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 OCAC Spring 2015-16 Grant Contact List of Artists and Administrators Renee Price,Co-Founder,Project Director,Designer/Writer Free Spirit Freedom 1701 Riverside Drive Hillsborough,NC 27278 reneeprice2012 ftmail.com 919-593-1904 Thomas Watson,Co-Founder and HAC Liaison Free Spirit Freedom 4519 Orange Grove Road Hillsborough,NC 27278 Thomaswatson30@yahoo.com 919-732-2471 Jacquelin Liggins,Photographer and Visual Artist Skylight Gallery 407 South Fifth Street Mebane,NC 27302 Lacgueli_n.Iliiggins407-@ rahoo.ccom 336-290-3170 Joanie Alexander,Photographer and Ceramic Artist Skylight Gallery 1709 Riverside Drive Hillsborough,NC 27278 jalexana @mac.com 941-365-8417 Peter Sandbeck,Cultural Resources Coordinator Orange County Department of Environment,Agriculture and Parks PO Box 8181 Hillsborough,NC 27278 sandbeck @oraIV_ecaunt nnc gov 919-245-2517 Jameson Fuller,Volunteer Free Spirit Freedom Hillsborough,NC 27278 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 OCAC Spring 2015-16 Grant Free Spirit Freedom/HAC Hillsborough Arts Council Staff Sara Brewer,Bookkeeper[part-time] Hillsborough Arts Council 102 North Churton Street Hillsborough,NC 27278 919-643-2500 DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 vsgOR°L r "Enriching the community through the arts" Marion Jackson Hillsborough Arts Council 407 Gentry Lane Board of Directors April 2015 Hillsborough, NC 27278 HACBoard sgoogleg_roups.com_ 919-294-8308 marionjacksonclark@yahoacorn Susan Bellinger, Secretary (2nd term ends Sept 2017) 312 N Churton St Hillsborough, NC 27278 Tinka Jordy 919-732-6816 / 919-602-7504 1902 Borland Rd b r a7earthlink.net Hillsborough, NC 27278 (1 st term ends Sept 2017) 919-968-2113 tinkhillsboroughartscouncil.org Aaron Belz (1St term ends Sept 2015) 427 W King St Hillsborough, NC 27278 Luba Sawczyn 919-360-7095 1705 Cheyenne Dr aaron.belzm_il.com Hillsborough, NC 27278 (1 st term ends Sept 2015) 919-942-4026 /970-988-9529 lubasawczyn @gmail.com Catharine Callaway (1St term expires September 2017) 2848 Orange Grove Rd (send mail to PO Box 1198) Linda Schmitt Hillsborough, NC 27278 2101 Schley Road 919-732-9753 Hurdle Mills, NC 27541 catharinecallaw?y@yahoo.com Caiaveras@embargmaii.com_ (1 St term ends Sept 2016) (1St term expires September 2017) Mike Collins Neil Stutzer, Chair 121 E Union St 2704 Sweet Gum Drive Hillsborough, NC 27278 Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-619-2113 919-241-3433 mike 'ulsehw.com neilandbarbara(a)nc.rr.comn (2nd term ends Sept 2017) (2nd term ends Sept 2017) Gail Cooley, Treasurer Thomas Watson 424 Stone Currie Dr 4519 Orange Grove Rd Hillsborough, NC 27278 Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-969-8478 919-732-2471 ghcooley@msn.com Thomaswatson3yahoo.com (1 St term ends Sept 2015) (1 st term ends Sept 2015) Dennis Hermanson Bill Whitmore, Vice-Chairman 3105 Bluff Lane 125 W Queen St Hillsborough, NC 27278 Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-644-2212 919-593-0865 donnishermanson@gmail.com @ _ wmwhitmorec, rnail.com (1St term ends Sept 2016) (1 st term ends Sept 2016) Hillsborough Arts Council - 102 N Churton Street- Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-643-2500 www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 `Colored schools' lessons resonate today Free Spirit Freedom moves forward by looking back 03/04/2015 12:52 PM HILLSBOROUGH Growing up in northern Orange County, Hattie Vanhook remembers walking three miles each way, to and from the two-room, all-black school she attended. She remembers bitter winter walks, her hands freezing on the way to school. Her teacher kept a pan of water ready to thaw the students' hands - and Vanhook remembered that thawing feeling in her fingers. "It just itched and itched and itched," she said. At the one-room Sartin school, Melvin Beasley recalled older boys gathering firewood to fuel the school's only heat source: a pot-bellied stove. "They were hard days, but they were good days," Beasley said. Vanhook and Beasley shared their memories during "Rural Schools for Colored Children - Path to Freedom," a photography and storytelling event hosted by Free Spirit Freedom at the Central Orange Senior Center, Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Free Spirit Freedom, a Hillsborough Arts Council initiative, combines history and the arts to celebrate Orange County's diversity and build understanding. Thomas Watson and Renee Price co-founded Free Spirit Freedom in 2010. "You have to remember the past to deal with the present and the future," Watson said. "The goal is that in open-forum conversations, we can make a difference." DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 Over the two-day event, 200 people crowded the senior center to view Jacquelin Liggins's black-and-white photos of Orange County's "colored" schools: Haith, Morris Grove, Ridge Road, Sartin, and White Oak, which were later consolidated to form Cedar Grove Elementary. The photo exhibit runs through March 20. The photos show these schools, once hubs of their community, empty and even falling apart, grown over with vines. County notes from 1936, when these schools bustled with children, reveal the disparity between the black and white schools' facilities. In 1936, of the 28 Orange County schools for African-Americans, all but one relied on wood stove heating, natural light and outhouses, said Peter Sandbeck, Orange County's cultural resources coordinator. Yet all of Orange County's schools for white students had furnace heat, electric lights and indoor toilets. `Quest for an education' The event's storytellers emphasized the African-American community's drive to seek an education, despite the starkly unequal conditions. "What I want to leave you with is this quest for an education, that was so burning in the hearts and minds of black people. ... That burning desire, that zeal is something we must continue," said Freddie Parker, Jr., N.C. Central University professor and former student at Central and Orange High Schools. Parker explained that even the one-room schools represented a long journey from when North Carolina slaves were forbidden to learn to read in 1830. The first punishment was 39 lashes across the back. The second time caught, it was death. "I tell my students all the time, if they're going to kill you if you're caught reading, there must be power in this." DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 Beasley described the foundational education he received at Sartin and Ridge Road Schools. He won the third-grade Spelling Bee (beating out four first cousins), and can still recite a slew of poems from memory. Lucille Leonard, who attended the one-room Morris Grove first through fifth grade, emphasized the school's close-knit feel. "It was fun in a way, because everyone was in the same classroom." The speakers explained that the schools did prepare them to lead in their communities. Beasley was the first and still only African-American to chair Orange County's Board of Elections. Hattie Vanhook marched for school integration and led the Orange County 4-H Club for over 40 years. `I'm better than this' Questions from the audience launched the storytelling forward to integration in Orange County. After two years of optional integration, Orange County's dual school system ended in 1968. Sheila McDonald, Hattie Vanhook's daughter, attended the formerly all-white Aycock Elementary School for second and third grade, during the years of optional integration. "Every time I left the arms of my parents to go to school (on the bus), I was told, `back seat,' with another name with it," McDonald said. "(At school,) you walked into an environment that made you feel you were not wanted, and you were actually told you were not able to learn," McDonald said. "Psychologically that was difficult, for a child of seven years old." Yet, McDonald said, the experience helped prepare her for the challenges ahead. "At age seven, age eight, I realized that I'm better than this. ... It was nothing new for me to be called a name, and know I was not that name." DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2D04FC7 Freddie Parker pointed to the new hardships during desegregation at Orange High: plummeting grades for black students, fights, walk-outs. "When we were first bringing segregation to an end, I don't think we really stopped to consider the costs," Parker said. "Now, do I want to go back to segregation? No." "But everything I learned, I learned at (the all-black) Central High School. ... Everybody was involved in your life at those all-black institutions, principals, custodians, teachers. ... That support didn't always follow you after desegregation." Coming together Eighth-grader Aneesha Abdur-Razzaq said she learned from the event the challenges that African-American students had faced - both before and after school desegregation. "(1 learned) how it was so segregated, still after segregation had ended," Abdur- Razzaq said. "And how fortunate we are, because they had to walk really far to their schools." Free Spirit Freedom hopes to encourage exactly those kinds of realizations, Renee Price said. While laws may promote equality, change must continue on a community level, she said. "You still have to change people's minds and attitudes and hearts - and you have to do that by coming together," she said. "You do that by sharing stories, realizing you have the same stories, or were in the same room at the same time (in history)." Sendor,julia.b.sendor@gmail.com Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/chapel-hill- news/article12482093.html#storylink=cpy DocuSign Envelope ID:6FBOD2B6-B8D3-4136-A376-20FDC2DO4FC7 By SP Murray SHARE THIS: Posted February 4,2015 n15:00 am Central Orange Senior Center played host for the opening reception of the Free Spirit Freedom Art Exhibit featuring the photography of Jacquelin Liggings that highlights Haith,White Oak Grove,Morris Grove, Sartin and Ridge Road schools. 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BOX 2508 CINCINNATI, OH 45201 Employer Identification Number; Date: } i} 1004 1,t/1 DLN: 17053073741084 HILLSBOROUGH ARTS COUNCIL Contact Person: PO BOX 625 MICHAEL A LUDWIG ID# 31470 HILLSBOROUGH, NC 27278-0625 Contact Telephone Number; (877) 8295500 Public Charity Status: 170 (b) (1) (A) (vi) Dear Applicant: Our letter dated June 2000, stated you would be exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and you would be treated as a public charity during an advance ruling period. Based on our records and on the information you submitted, we are pleased to confirm that you are exempt under section 501 (c) (3) of the Code, and you are classified as a public charity under the Code section listed in the heading of this letter. Publication 557, Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization, provides detailed information about your rights and responsibilities as an exempt organization. You may request a copy by calling the toll-free number for forms, (800) 829-3676. Information is also available on our Internet Web Site at www.irs.gov. if you have general questions about exempt organizations, please call our toll-free number shown in the heading between 8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Eastern time. Please keep this letter in your permanent records. Sincerely yours, ef �•.. Ana. Lois G. Lerner Director, Exempt Organizations Rulings and Agreements Letter 1050 (DO/CG)