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2015-632-E Arts - Franklin Street Arts Collective dba FRANK Gallery Arts Grant
DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 C a o ei o � � ORANGE COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION SPRING,2015 GRANT AGREEMENT c LINA95E. 1"ull;wr, ARTS C 1 11 I:,:r.I i i,.1 0 n THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 15th day of December, 2015, by and between Orange County ("County"), by and through the Orange County Arts Commission ("Arts Commission") and Franklin Street Arts Collective dba FRANK Gallery("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 two thousand and ten dollars ($2,010) 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:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 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 $2,010 to the Grant Recipient. 6. Publicity A. Acknowledgement. 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:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 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 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:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 (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 11A 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 c DocuSigned by brava 1l1rotty 12/15/2015 ` ED35193F3204485..Franklin Street Arts Collective dba FRANK Gallery Date For and on behalf of Orange County Government DocuSigned by: 156lAkuit, lka mt-IrStui 12/20/2015 t.:7e9Ihnimersley, County Manager Date 4 Revised June 2015 DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 1 Arts Support Grant 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. • Organizational strength of applicant. • Cooperation between organization and artists. • Evidence of community support and responsiveness to community needs. 1 Applicant Information Applicant Name Franklin Street Arts Collective Organization Mailing Address 109 East Franklin St Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Daytime Phone 919-636-4135 Fax Number SAME Email Address info @frankisart.com Web Site www.frankisart.com Project Director Barbara Tyroler Title Education Outreach Coordinator DUNS Number 832735422 2 Project Director Information Project Director Home Address 120 Old Forest Creek Dr Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Daytime Phone 919-360-8791 Evening Phone SAME Email Address _btyroler @mac.com 3 General Support Request Summary General Support Grant Request $5000 Total Cash Match $5000 Match may not include funds from the North Carolina Arts Council) Total Organizational Budget 2014 $116,668 *Our Fiscal Year is a Calendar Year 2015 $119, 661 Calendar Year 2016 To Be Determined Summary Statement for Proposed Uses of General Support We are currently seeking grant support for our community arts outreach projects, providing on- site workshops, public seminars, musical performances, and exhibition opportunities in the FRANK Community Outreach Gallery. We provide opportunities for creative expression and educational awareness for and with ethnically and culturally diverse, inclusive, and often underserved populations. As we form new and continue to nurture present partnerships, we expand upon our major ongoing projects with the disabilities community for Autism Awareness month in April 2016; FRANK:inFocus, with the Triangle photography consortium, now renamed as CLICK! Triangle Photo Festival 2016; and the Karen Youth Art Group, the Burmese refugee high school group. We will continue to work with our community's growing senior and the preschool programs with Aqua Arthritis at the Homestead Center and Kidzu. DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 1 5. Arts Program Application Narrative General Arts Support Grant 2015-2016 Organizational Profile- Mission and History FRANK gallery is a 501(c)(3)non-profit organization operated by the volunteer efforts of the Member Artists of the Franklin Street Arts Collective, its staff, and the support of community leaders and art lovers. We strive to provide a stimulating, inclusive, and accessible resource in Orange County as a catalyst for sharing of ideas and inspiration, forming partnerships using art as a medium for communication and community building. The Mission of the Franklin Street Arts Collective is to support the local arts community and promote a vibrant downtown Chapel Hill through exhibits, events, programs, and educational outreach through FRANK Gallery. Our Franklin Street gallery was established in 2010 with 20 artist members who conceived, created, and now operate FRANK. The town of Chapel Hill, the Downtown Partnership, local businesses, and individuals provided initial funding to launch FRANK. The gallery showcases contemporary art by established local and regional artists, exhibiting the work of more than 200 artists, attracting more than 15,000 people a year to the Gallery and downtown Chapel Hill. Audiences Served, Outreach and Education Programs With membership, private donor, sponsorship, and grant support,FRANK offers artist salons, art critique, and educational programs for children, teens, seniors, and refugee populations. Our Community Education and Outreach Gallery was officially designated to host 2-4 major projects with exhibitions and focused programming per year to express our mission of accessibility and inclusivity. Due to popularity of these efforts, we have designated this gallery to promote an expanded line up of programs that include our work with pre-schoolers-high school students, college students, and seniors. This year we received a Declaration of Excellence from Mayor Kleinschidt during our Autism Awareness forum. We host nontraditional art exhibitions including cross cultural partnerships with schools, mental health agencies, and hospital programs. For the first several years we offered weekly salons on Thursday evenings with 15-60 participants. We currently produce an intensive program that is coordinated with our outreach gallery and have streamlined our Thursday music and educational salons to twice a month FRANK with 30-60 participants per salon. Member artists and consigners share their work and methods with the community. Guest artists read original poetry,present theatrical skits, and perform traditional and experimental music. For children and teens, member artists regularly partner with Kidzu, the Sacrificial Poets, and McDougle Elementary School. Last year we added the Karen Youth Group for Burmese refugee children, Phillips Middle School, UNC photojournalism class' The "37th Frame. For seniors FRANK hosts programs for the Chapel Hill Senior Center, Meadowmont, and Triangle area retirement centers. For health care patients FRANK provides support and activities for the UNC Health Care System; Recreational Therapy and Child Life Center, the pediatric ward at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Brushes with Life, a community health organization exhibiting artists with mental illness. Teens from the iCANcer photo program sponsored by the physical therapy program at the University of North Carolina Hospitals' Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Unit visited our 2013 OCAC sponsored teens photography exhibition. With grant support from OCAC, FRANK offered its first series of educational workshops for adults offering drawing, photography, and singing. Member artists have demonstrated traditional pottery techniques, black-and-white and infrared photography, encaustic painting, watercolor techniques, eco farming, dance, bookmaking as art, wallpaper and tile design and drawing. See attached documents of community events from 2010-2015. Proposed Uses of Grant Funds and Project Description FRANK Gallery Karen Youth Art Project We are seeking grant support from the Orange County Arts Commission to allow us to produce an illustrated bilingual children's book. It would also facilitate the continuation of an important empowerment DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 2 project for young Karen students whose outstanding artistic skills are an important component of their future economic success and integration into American Society FRANK Gallery's Karen Youth Art Project was formed in the fall 0f 2013. This year, FRANK artists mentored and worked to integrate young Karen refugees into the Chapel Hill- Carrboro community through their artistic endeavors. A team of FRANK member artists and community volunteers met twice a week at either FRANK Gallery or Transplanting Traditions Community Farm. They worked with these young people to develop artistic and linguistic skills in one on one situations. The creation of images-photographs,paintings and drawings,provided students with another means of communication, helping them connect with their past and present and acted as a vehicle for their fantasies and dreams. This year the group's focus has been compiling an illustrated bilingual 4th grade level children's book about Transplanting Traditions Karen Community Farm where many of their families work the land, Karens traditionally are farmers. The Youth group is producing student portfolios to be used for college and career application. Our students all have dreams which we are hoping to help them realize. For example Ree Ree Wei, a Chapel Hill High School student and emerging photographer,would like to work with a global non-profit organization such as the UN Committee for Human Rights. Lah Htoo Boh, currently a student at Durham Tech, would like to enroll in a BFA degree program and eventually become a computer games designer. Hen Moo, currently working for UNC's Moving Department, would like to have a career path which includes drawing and computer art. FRANK:inFocus,Focus on Youth Our FRANK model reaches into the community to provide workshops for youth, then brings them back to the gallery to work with professional artists, culminating in a professional public exhibition, performances, and panel discussion"conversations." With 2015 grant support from OCAC,we were able to form a major partnership with the Autism community, co-ordinating "Diversabilities," a series of workshops,performances, conversation panels, and exhibitions. We are seeking grant support for our youth initiatives to continue our participation for 2016, now as partners,rather than primary coordinators. Historically, in 2012 we received initial grant support for our first major youth project, FRANK:inFocus; Focus on Teens for college bound minority teens showing academic promise and financial need. We continue to host local teens from hospital and therapeutic groups building relationships with non- profit organizations and community health centers representing Orange County as we form new partnerships with agencies that serve youth around themes of photography and literacy, self-advocacy, and community historic documentation. Continuing our focus on youth we began a second major project with children and teens on the Autism Spectrum. During Autism Awareness month, FRANK gallery produced an exhibition and forum of speakers and workshops throughout Chapel Hill, forming new partnerships with recreation, art, drama, and music therapists, families with members on the spectrum, and 4 adult visual artists and musicians on the spectrum. Our outreach efforts included the Jordan Lake School of the Arts,the Art Therapy Institute, Project STIR(Steps Toward Independence and Responsibility) with Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilites, The Autism Society of North Carolina, and the Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation's Adapted Recreation and Inclusion Program, The Autism Society of UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Library. Our Outreach efforts were recognized by the Major of Chapel Hill celebrating FRANK gallery as an outstanding contributor to building alliances within the community. We intend to serve as a resource that provides opportunities that support our mission of inclusivity and diversity, and will continue our partnerships in 2016 for Autism Awareness month. FRANK:inFocus Focus on Photography and the 4rd Annual Triangle Photo Consortium In conjunction with our Community Outreach mission, FRANK gallery received funding from the Arts Commission to support our Educational Outreach programs. With past grant support from OCAC, we created the Triangle Photo Consortium,with our focus on Orange County. Now in its 4th year,the festival has broadened its base and was awarded a project of the Southern DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 3 Documentary Fund as its fiscal sponsor. FRANK gallery,the originator of the festival,now CLICK! Triangle Photo Festival at www.clicktrianglephoto.org. As a participant,rather than an organizing force, FRANK gallery will be able to focus on creating exciting programs for our community, continuing to play a significant role in the overall festival (Barbara Tyroler is still the co-director of the festival). We hope to bring exceptional photography to the festival with a workshop or speaker to supplement our exhibition of outstanding photographers. Historically, FRANK:inFocus, our first annual 2012 fall photo festival brought together over 15 salons, lectures, and exhibition venues throughout Orange County and the Triangle with over $10,000 combined in- kind and cash support. Last year, with seed funding from OCAC, we doubled that with in-kind support from museums, universities, art centers, and galleries to create the 2013 North Carolina Museum of Art Photography Consortium. Funds from the 2012-2013 fall OCAC grant FRANK:inFocus supported our featured photography exhibition and showcased the work of FRANK artists and photographers with panel discussions on lens-based art at the Ackland Museum. Our community partners co-hosted salons during the Triangle wide NCMA Photography Consortium that FRANK pioneered. We attribute the sustainability of this photography program to seed funding support from OCAC, Downtown Partnerships, and Arts and Innovation grants, and foresaw its future to be a continued and more comprehensive consortium bringing together a diverse population of lens-based artists in Orange County and the Triangle with exhibitions, workshops, art salons, seminars, and discussion forums. Our gallery produced the centerpiece exhibition,FRANK:inFocus; Inspired by the Lens in September 2014. Last we had 22 active partners, nearly 40 events, and an estimated audience of 2000. We expanded our programs with our Triangle universities,photo programs, galleries, and museums. Melinda Head,the President of Head Solutions Group http://headsolutionsgroup.com, generously stepped up to the plate to offer her company's expertise to take our festival to the next level. We co-ordinated the administrative duties with Frank Konhaus, an art collector and director of an artist-in-residency program called Cassihaus and built sustainable relationships with Ackland Art Museum, UNC Art Department, Light+Design Gallery, Framers Corner, Daylight Magazine and Gallery in Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Carrboro;North Carolina Museum of Art, Contemporary Art Museum, and Flanders Gallery in Raleigh; Durahm Art Guild, Through This Lens Gallery, and Nasher Museum in Durham. Top Three Challenges and Strategic Planning for 2014-2015 1- Our model and financial implications-As a non-profit, our goals embrace community outreach, diversity, and inclusivity. As a retail gallery,we strive to provide the highest quality professional art. At times our dual missions sometimes seem to be disconnected, and require continuous clarification and refinement. As we continue to evolve as a collective, we redefine our roles and missions for this model. We feel we are a unique model requiring an abundance of commitment, time, energy, and enthusiasm. We rely on the skills of our members and professional volunteers to guide us as we progress and grow. This year we are redesigning our exhibition format to include more members and consignors' work rather than thematic presentations. As well we have expanded our outreach efforts and have produced a video to present to the public (see video at www.frankisart.com/videos) FRANK is a non-profit arts organization that includes a retail gallery space showcasing primarily local and regional artists. Ideally revenue from sales support the outreach programming and other activities, however, this source only partially funds the organization with donations and grants providing the balance. 2- Internal Resources - As we grow,we must rent external venues to accommodate larger crowds and experimental or innovative presentation of programs. We hire consultants and speakers with expertise beyond our membership to meet the needs of our constituents. Marketing costs increase and require innovative design and strategies to grab attention. Our programs, while providing ethnic and cultural diversity, require external support from our retail sales, grants, and donations. We have one paid staff member. We rely heavily on our internal resources to produce all exhibitions and programs. Our single paid staff gallery manager juggles multiple roles of office management including sales, accounting, and marketing while supervising an all-volunteer staff of member artists for assistance in programming and development. Although our artists are deeply committed to educational and community endeavors, we tend to overextend ourselves with DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 4 volunteer managerial and program tasks, competing with time and energy for our own art production for the gallery sales. 3- Diversity- We highly value diversity and continuously seek to build partnerships with organizations and individuals from a variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. The artists and arts organizations in our town, although progressive and inclusive by nature, present as homogenius in many venues. It is our challenge in the FRANK Community Outreach programs to provide opportunies for those of diverse abilities (through our Autism program), a multitude of ethnic experiences (through our Karen Youth Group), and a variety of artists and educators (through gender equality in our Photo festival). Outreach Partners for OCAC Grant Funded Projects 2012-2015 See Annual Report and separate program support DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 2015-16 General Arts Support Application — Page Three XG 11/i 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 4500 2000 2500 Artistic staff Technical/Production staff B Outside Fees and Services Artistic contracts: honoraria 500 500 Other contracts: 500 500 C Space Rental D Travel E Marketing 2500 2500 F Remaining Project Expenses:supplies 2000 2000 G Total Cash Expenses 10,000 = 5000 + 5000 Project Income Cash Income A Admissions B Contracted Services Revenue C Other Revenue(specify) D Private Support Corporate support Foundation support Other private support E Government Support Federal State/regional (not including this request) Local (not including this request) F Applicant Cash $5000 G Grant Amount Requested $5000 in this application H Total Cash Income $10,000 (must equal Total Cash Expenses, Item G above) DocuSign Envelope ID: 7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 2015-16 General Arts Support Application — Page Four 1 ti ev ORANGE COUNTY ARTS E O MMISS ION Signatures — .5/21/5— Signature of Project D7t for Date Typed or Printed Name — Project Director , 0-isA- 3 2alg_ 2 i � // Signature of Authorizing Official ---, ate ( oR9°/u JAMso,J Typed or P ':• =d Name—Authorizing Official 3,,,&,/,i --=-0,,,,Y)e._so t.,-) Al e INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE FUNDED DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 Barbara J Tyroler 120 Old Forest Creek Dr Chapel Hill,NC 27514 www.btyroler.com btyroler @btyroler.com 919-360-8791 Education M.F.A. University of Maryland,Baltimore County 2003 Imaging and Digital Arts:photography and videography M.Ed. University of Massachusetts,Amherst 1973 Education in Community Development B.A. New College Sarasota,Florida 1972 Emphasis:Visual Communication and Expressive Arts Gallery Representation MONA Gallery, Charlotte, NC 2013-2014 FRANK Gallery,Chapel Hill,NC 2009- Tyndall Gallery Chapel Hill,NC 2006-2008 Touchstone Gallery,Washington,DC 2005-2006 Teaching Experience Center for Documentary Studies,Duke 2010-ongoing Elon Academy,Elon University 2011-2013 University of Maryland,College Park 1997-2009 University of Maryland Art Center,College Park 1985-2000 University of North Carolina,Chapel Hill 1981-1982 Administrative University of Maryland Art Center College Park,MD 1985-2000 Director Photography Department Founder Photo Outreach Program Community Service Grants Coordinator Director,Founder Family Arts Enrichment Program Awards and Grants 1992-2014 Chapel Hill Public and Cultural Arts Commission Orange County Arts Commission Grants 2011-14 Project Grants,Beijing Impressions,Adapted Aquatics 2011-14 Spring and Fall Program Grants for FRANK gallery University of Maryland,Maryland State and County Arts Councils Visual and Multi-disciplinary Arts in Education Individual Artist Competitive Grants,Visual Arts and Multimedia North Carolina Creative Arts in Public Schools MD State Dept. of Education,Equity Resource Center Baltimore Co. Public Schools,Dept. of Multicultural Education,Title One Prince George's County Public Schools,Prince George's County Arts Council Southern Area Youth Services of Prince George's County Photographic Educator and Education Therapist 1973-1986 Montgomery County Public Schools,Parent Education Wright School Residential Treatment Center Durham,NC North Carolina Memorial Hospital,Child Inpatient Unit Chapel Hill,NC Professional Memberships Current and Past Professional Member American Society of Picture Professionals DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 American Society of Media Photographers Society of Photographic Educators Grant panelist: Maryland State Arts Council Freelance Photographer,animage Photography 1980-present Exhibition and Outreach History below: Exhibition History University Permanent Collections University of Maryland University College,Benjamin Massey Collection University of Maryland College of Education Elon University, College of Education Solo Exhibitions 2004-2015 Beijing Impressions,Traveling Washington, DC Metro UNC FedX Global Education Center Chapel Hill,NC Washington Cancer Institute and Smith Farm Center for the Healing Arts DC National Institute of Health/Washington Cancer Center Bethesda Maryland Photoworks Gallery Bethesda Maryland University of Maryland University College Asia Forum, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center Gallery Laurel, Maryland Through this Lens Gallery Durham,NC Water Portraiture Upcoming,Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill,2016 Permanent Art Installation,Chapel Hill Aquatics Center 2014 Permanent Art Installation,Greenbelt Aquatics Center 2009 FRANK Gallery,Featured Artist Exhibitions Chapel Hill Public Arts Program,2009, 2010 Collaborative Exhibitions Washington,DC Metro and Triangle 2004-2015 Glen Echo Photoworks, Maryland 2015 Edge of White,Frank Gallery 2015 Greenhill Gallery,Asia 2014 North Carolina Museum of Art,Art of the Auction 2011-1013 Getting Layered, Self Portraits 2012 FRANK Gallery, FRANK:inFocus,the Image in Flux 2012 Horace Williams House, Group WaterMark 2010 Glen Echo Photoworks Gallery Wide and Intimate Views(two person collaboration) Touchstone Fine Arts Gallery Take Ten; Ten Professional Washington Women Photographers Prince George's Community College Marlboro Gallery Taking on Water, Immersed Greenbelt Community Arts Center Water Occupation, Enhanced Memory in Familial Portrait University of Maryland A Sense of Community (as visiting professor) Exhibition Grants,Corporate,Private,Government Funded Elon University, Heim Foundation, Orange County Arts County: Cultural Studies of Family through Photography and Creative Writing University of Maryland Photo Outreach Program National Medical Children's Hospital New Horizons Arts Program Invitational DC Metro 1985-2004 Montpelier Cultural Arts Center Process:A Survey of Area Digital Artists, Conner Contemporary Art Gallery Academy 2003 University of Maryland Art Faculty Exhibition Tartt Gallery Corcoran School of Art Gallery Washington School of Photography Faculty Exhibition Exhibition Competitions and Placement Awards Washington,DC Metro 1984-2007 DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 Into the Streets,NC Arts and Humanities Award 2014 Fraser Fine Art Gallery 2004, 2008 Bethesda International Photography Competition Touchstone Gallery Montpelier Cultural Center Digital Salon, to Extremes:Heightened Realism and Abstraction Touchstone Gallery Photography Traditional and Experimental Harmony Hall Regional Center Gallery,Arts and Cultural Heritage Division Seeing Red Prince George's Community College Marlboro Gallery Fayetteville Arts Museum Personal Grants and Arts-in-Educational Support 1992-2014 Town of Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission 2014 Orange County Arts Commission Grants (2011-13 Project and Program for FRANK) Prince George's and Montgomery County Arts Council, Maryland State Arts Council Prince George's and Montgomery County Public Schools MD State Dept. of Education,Equity Resource Center University of Maryland Baltimore Co. Public Schools,Dept. of Multicultural Education,Title One Prince George's County Department of Social Services Photo Outreach: Community Education/Human Services/Children and Families National Children's Cancer Foundation National Medical Children's Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital, Doctor's Hospital National Association for the Education of Young Children National Black Child Development Institute Hoyer/Challenger Family Support Center PG County Interagency Early Childhood Committee Bladensburg High School Teen Family Literacy Program Equity Resource Center,Lutheran Ministries Caring Project Baltimore County Title One and Homelessness Division Parent Education Program of Montgomery County Maryland Southern Area and College Park Youth Services of Prince George's County U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Reading is Fundamental, Orton Dyslexia Society National Epilepsy Foundation Arts and Culture Maryland Summer Center for the Arts, Goucher College African Heritage Dancers and Drummers Naba Singha Dancers DC Rhythm Ensemble, Conviva Musica Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts Southern Area Youth Services of Prince George's County Foundation for Biomedical Research Debakey Journalism Awards Maryland Biotechnical Institute,University College Government Thomas Foley—Former Speaker of the House Claude Pepper-Former chairman of the Rules Committee Sonny Montgomery-Chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee Margaret Kaptur-Member of Congress Jim Wright- Former speaker of the House William Gray-Majority WHIP U.S. House of Representatives Mickey Leland-Former chairman of the Select Committee on Hunger Archbishop Desmond Tutu DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 William Proxmire-Former Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee Howard Wolpe-Member,House Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa U.S. House of Representatives,U.S. Department of Labor, Presidential Inauguration Ball,Clinton and Bush Administrations DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 GORDON CLARKE JAMESON 2608 Dairy land Road Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 Studio: (919) 932 3438 E-mail:jame5916©bellsouth.net WWW.gordonjameson.com Born 1954 in Delaware. Moved to North Carolina from Los Angeles, CA in 1993. EDUCATION 1972-1976 Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth, MA 1976-1977 Franconia College, Franconia, NH B.A. in painting and visual arts 1980-1986 Fort Mason Art Center, `BUSINESS AND THE VISUAL ARTIST' with Toby Judith Klayman (San Francisco, CA) Selected GALLERY & STUDIO EXHIBITIONS 1979, 1980 Boston City Hall Exhibitions, Boston, MA 1979-1982 281 Gallery, Newbury St., Boston, MA 1982 Crown-Zellerbach Gallery, San Francisco, CA Nanny Goat Hill Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1982-1986 "OPEN STUDIOS", San Francisco, CA 1986-1989 Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA Since 1995 Orange County OPEN STUDIO TOUR, Orange County Artists Guild, (www.orangecountyartistsguild.com) 1995 CENTER/GALLERY. Carrboro, NC 1997 Weatherspoon Gallery, Greensboro, NC 2001 -2003 Green Tara Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC 2002 "The 5000 Flowers Project" Carrboro, NC 2005-2006 Gallery C, Raleigh, NC East End Gallery, Carrboro, NC 2006 Sizl Gallery, Carrboro, NC 2007 Carrboro Branch Library, "Kaleid-a-scape", Carrboro, NC. DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 2009 Horace Williams House Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC 2010 FRANK, 109 East Franklin St. Chapel Hill, NC (www.frankisart.com) 2015 Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library Gallery Represented exclusively by FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 1995-2000 Center/Gallery Carrboro, NC. Board of Directors. 2000 -2013 Orange County Arts Commission, Board of Directors. Orange County, NC.(Chair, 2002 -4) Since 2001 Orange County Artist's Guild. Orange County, NC. (Co-chair, 2003-4, Artist Liaison, 2004-2008) (www.orangecountyartistsguild.com) 2005-2009 Board of Directors, Arts Advocates. 2007-2009 Carolina Culture Zone Board of Directors (Chair) Since 2009 Board Chair,founding member of Franklin Street Arts Collective (FRANK gallery) Currently, exhibition curator for Horace Williams House Gallery and Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library. WORK INCLUDED IN PRIVATE AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS NATIONALLY "The act of creating art is prayer, ritual, eroticism, labor and leads to as many questions as answers. The process of creating art is power and selfishness. It is an exaltation of life. It is an unraveling of consciousness and a weaving together of life's tapestry. Like a garden, art is alive, never finished and always interesting." Gordon Jameson DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 3:29 PM FRANK 05/13/15 Profit & Loss Accrual Basis January through December 2013 Jan-Dec 13 Ordinary Income/Expense Income SALES 164,147.54 EVENTS 32,879.00 GRANTS 12,915.00 MEMBERSHIP DUES&FEES 6,640.00 DONATIONS 24,234.16 Frank Items-T Shirts, Etc. 195.00 Gallery Rental 1,850.00 Total Income 242,860.70 Cost of Goods Sold Bank Processing Fees for MC etc 5,106.88 Discounts/Errors on Sales 1,109.92 Cost Frank ltems-T Shirts,Etc. 920.01 Commissions 99,665.67 Cost of Goods Sold 900.00 Total COGS 107,702.48 Gross Profit 135,158.22 Expense Fundraising-Direct Costs 477.56 Event Expenses 11,692.23 Grant Expenses 6,703.94 Advertising&Marketing 11,927.64 Bank Charges 296.83 Charitable Contributions 200.00 Computer Expenses 79.92 Electric 4,523.10 Gallery Supplies&Expense 1,160.67 Insurance 4,688.97 Interest Expense 1,580.88 Licenses&Permits 224.78 Misc Expenses 2.19 Office Supplies 1,162.14 Payroll 34,939.56 Payroll Taxes&Process Fee 3,169.30 Postage 1,232.89 Printing 119.83 Professional Dues 50.00 Professional Fees 250.00 Reconciliation Discrepancies 12.95 Rent 30,000.00 Repairs&Maintenance 414.95 Security 270.29 Shipping Fees -397.66 Telephone&Internet 1,543.45 Total Expense 116,326.41 Net Ordinary Income 18,831.81 Other Income/Expense Other Income TAX REFUND 380.00 Interest Income 31.58 Total Other Income 411.58 Page 1 DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 3:29 PM FRANK 05/13/15 Profit & Loss Accrual Basis January through December 2013 Jan-Dec 13 Other Expense Other Exp-Rent Deferred 36,746.04 Depreciation Expense 3,121.08 Total Other Expense 39,867.12 Net Other Income -39,455.54 Net Income -20,623.73 Page 2 DocuSign Envelope ID: 7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 4.28 PM FRANK 05/06/16 Profit & Loss Accrual Basis January through December 2014 Jan-Dec 14 Ordinary Income/Expense Income SALES 113,814.30 EVENTS 33,276.12 GRANTS 8,500.00 • MEMBERSHIP DUES&FEES 5,340.00 DONATIONS 22,263.41 Frank Items-T Shirts,Etc. 95,00 Gallery Rental 400.00 Total Income 183,688.83 Cost of Goods Sold Bank Processing Fees for MC etc 4,046.43 Discounts/Errors on Sales 25.00 Commissions 69,210.34 Total COGS 73,281.77 Gross Profit 110,407.06 Expense Back Up for QB 39.80 Fundraising-Direct Costs 165,77 Event Expenses 12,305.60 Grant Expenses 2,832.24 Advertising&Marketing 9,767.59 Computer Expenses 494.95 Dues&Subscriptions 40.75 Electric 4,317.04 Equipment Rental 64.95 Gallery Supplies&Expense 2,704.35 Insurance 4,921.46 Interest Expense 1,320.25 Licenses&Permits 65,00 Misc Expenses -37.39 Office Supplies 1,463,90 Payroll 33,227.27 Payroll Taxes&Process Fee 2,574.69 Postage 1,074.95 Printing 68.00 Professional Dues 50.00 Professional Fees 217.38 Reconciliation Discrepancies 0.09 Rent 36,000.00 Repairs&Maintenance 618.02 Shipping Fees 557.03 Staff Development 360.00 Telephone&Internet 1,454.83 Total Expense 116,668.52 Net Ordinary Income -6,261.46 Other Income/Expense Other Income TAX REFUND 132.04 Total Other Income 132.04 Other Expense Other Exp-Rent Deferred 32,748.36 Depreciation Expense 3,121.08 Total Other Expense 35,869.44 Net Other Income -35,737.40 Net Income -41,998.86 Page 1 DocuSign Envelope ID: 7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 4:39 PM FRANK 05/06115 Profit & Loss Accrual Basis January through March 2015 Jan-Mar 15 Ordinary Income/Expense Income SALES 28,219.59 EVENTS 11,356.32 MEMBERSHIP DUES&FEES 1,040.00 DONATIONS 1,366.45 Gallery Rental 900.00 Total Income 42,882.36 Cost of Goods Sold Bank Processing Fees for MC etc 1,156.34 Discounts/Errors on Sales 15.00 Commissions 16,087,22 Total COGS 17,258.56 Gross Profit 25,623,80 Expense Back Up for OB 9.95 Event Expenses 3,309.44 Grant Expenses 813.63 Advertising&Marketing 1,320.00 Computer Expenses 114.90 Electric 930.87 Gallery Supplies&Expense 102.11 Insurance 1,421.99 interest Expense 271.72 Misc Expenses -0,36 Office Supplies 503.14 Payroll 9,499.98 Payroll Taxes&Process Fee 736.35 Postage 318.25 Professional Fees 302.82 Reconciliation Discrepancies -0.19 Rent 9,000,00 Repairs&Maintenance 70.00 Shipping Fees 140.72 Telephone&Internet 272.12 Total Expense 29,137.44 Net Ordinary Income -3,513.64 Other Income/Expense Other Expense Other Exp-Rent Deferred 8,270.94 Depreciation Expense 780.27 Total Other Expense 9,051.21 Net Other Income -9,051.21 Net Income -12,564.85 Page 1 DocuSign Envelope ID: 7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 2015 Income SALES $97,955 EVENTS $38,613 SPONSORSHIPS $3,000 GRANTS $10,144 MEMBERSHIP DUES&FEES $4,422 DONATIONS $16,904 Frank Items-T Shirts,Etc. $143 Gallery Rental $2,000 Total Income $173,180 Cost of Goods Sold Bank Processing Fees for MC a $2,549 DiscountslErrors on Sales $26 Cost Frank Items-T Shirts,Etc. $0 Commissions $44,516 Cost of Goods Sold $0 Total COGS $47,092 Gross Profit $126,089 Expense Back Up for QB $0 Fundraising-Direct Costs $249 Event Expenses $11,628 Grant Expenses $1,548 Advertising&Marketing $8,494 Bank Charges $0 Charitable Contributions $0 Computer Expenses $471 Electric $4,851 Equipment Rental $67 Gallery Assistants $0 Gallery Supplies&Expense $2,892 Health Insurance $0 Insurance $5,231 Interest Expense $1,061 Licenses&Permits $67 Misc Expenses $14 Office Supplies $896 Parking Expense $0 Payroll $36,225 Payroll Taxes&Process Fee $2,807 Postage $784 Printing $71 Professional Dues $0 Professional Fees $225 Reconciliation Discrepancies $0 Rent $39,000 Repairs&Maintenance $567 Security $0 Shipping Fees $543 Staff Development $360 Telephone&Internet $1,609 Total Expense $119,662 Net Ordinary Income $6,427 Other Income TAX REFUND $139 interest Income $0 Total Other Income $139 Other Expense Other Exp-Rent Deferred $0 TBD Depreciation Expense $3,230 Total Other Expense $3,230 Net Other Income ($3,092) Net Income $3,335 0 0 c Cn (0 0 FRANK BOARD as of 10/30/14 Sasha Bakaric 103 Catesby Lane Chapel Hill NC 27514 sasabakaric @gmail.com 919-491-0159 0 Shelley Crisp 1502 Duplin Road Raleigh NC 27607 drsicrisp @gmaii.com 336-580-1941 0 Susan Filley 707 Creekstone Chapel Hill NC 27516 sfilley @nc.rr.com 919-428-0833 Alan Hecht 127 Tremont Circle Chapel Hill NC 27516 alanhecht @"mindspring.com 919-969-8000 co N Gordon Jameson 2608 Dairyland Rd Hillsborough NC 27278 jame5916 @bellsouth.net 919-360-0584 W Townsend Luddington 2 Buttons Lane Chapel Hill NC 127514 ctlir @live.unc.edu ' 919-942-7006 Ip Cathy Pierce recently moved cj ierce76@gmail.com 919 418 7209 Melanie Robinson 1009 Wade Avenue Apt 102 Raleigh NC 27605; melanie.robinson'@me.com 919-599-4606 J Dianne Rosenbluth 123 Priestly Creek Drive Chapel Hill NC 27514 dirosenbluth @mindspriog.com 919-616-6916 ° co Barbara Tyroler 120 Old Forest Creek Drive' Chapel;Hill NC 27514; btyroler @btyroler.com 919-325-2295 m Steve Winegar 108 Eyemouth Court Cary NC 27513 swinegar @stevenwinegar.com 919-244-6991 Ln Sarah Wolfe 12519 Shenandoah Ave Durham INC 127704?+ smartseventsandpro✓gams @gmail.com 919-220-6292 ib J TI co n Ln J M rn DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY P. O. BOX 2508 CINCINNATI, OH 45201 Employer Identification Number: Date: MAR 0 1 2005 DLN: 17053169028014 ARTS CENTER ADVOCATES INC Contact Person: C/O SANDRA ISRAELSON MARK BRECKNER ID# 95217 300 H E MAIN ST Contact Telephone Number: CARRBORO, NC 27510 (877) 829-5500 Accounting Period Ending: • . January 31 Public Charity Status: 509(a) (2) Form 990 Required: Yes , Effective Date of Exemption: May 18, 2004 Contribution Deductibility: • Yes Advance Ruling Ending Date: January 31, 2009 Dear Applicant: We are pleased to inform you that upon review of your application for tax exempt status we have determined that you are exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to you are deductible under section 170 of the Code. You are also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code. Because this letter could help resolve any questions. regarding your exempt status, you should keep it in your permanent records. Organizations exempt under section 501(6) (3) of the Code are further classified as either public charities or private foundations. During your advance ruling period, you will be treated as a public charity. Your advance ruling period begins with the effective date of your exemption and ends with advance ruling ending date shown in the heading of the letter. Shortly before the end of your advance ruling period, we will send you.Form 8734, Support Schedule for Advance Ruling Period. You will have 90 days after the end of your advance ruling period-to return the completed form. We will then notify you, in writing, about your public charity status. Please see enclosed Information for Exempt Organizations Under Section 501(c) (3) for some helpful information about your responsibilities as an exempt organization. If you distribute funds to other organizations, your records must show whether they are exempt under section 501(c) (3) . In cases where the recipient organization is not exempt under section 501(c) (3) , you must have evidence the funds will be used for section 501(c) (3) purposes. • Letter 1045 (DO/CG) • DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 lvyrlYi ;+ MARAIO ART), INC. f 506 north greensboro street #12 carrboro nc 27510 919 . 928 , 6886 alison @mahaloArts . com http : //mahaloArts . com 10 may 2015 To Whom It May Concern: I wholeheartedly offer my support for the FRANK gallery. The FRANK is so much more than simply a gallery representing a wide variety of local artists. It takes the educational outreach portion of its mission very seriously and, with passionate artists and limited resources, has helped to craft some extraordinary collaborations within our community. As a musician, I have been included in a few of these fantastic events. During its Diversabilites forum this past April, I had the great privilege of performing with a high-functioning autistic young man at one of the gallery's presentations - he played guitar and sang some original music as well as a couple of cover tunes, and I accompanied him on piano. What he lacked in technical ability he more than made up for with his profound joy for music, which inspired everyone in the room. In 2012 my quartet performed in conjunction with two different events produced by FRANK. In October we accompanied an outdoor public photographic slide show in improvised fashion. In December, as part of the gallery's Sound and Image Collaboration, our roving performance in the gallery was inspired by the exhibits. Local film producer Nic Beery joined us in the gallery and offered his perspective of our performance with live-stream video. Both events were enthusiastically received. In April 2012, as part of FRANK's spring workshop series, I held an introductory improvisational music-making gathering, giving folks an opportunity to explore their musical selves and create music with each other in ensemble. FRANK produces its collaborations at a very high level of execution, drawing from the vast talents and experiences of its artists and staff. They are deeply devoted to inclusivity, reaching into the diversity of cultures and disciplines that our community embraces, and helping us to relate and deepen our understanding of each other. To be able to partner with FRANK in being of service to our community as an artist is tremendously gratifying and I hope to continue to have more such opportunities, because I have some more ideas in mind. Thanks for your time and attention. Alison Weiner, President Mahalo Arts, Inc. DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 Holly Riddle 109 Charlesberry Lane Chapel Hill, NC 27517 May 12, 2015 Barbara Tyroler 120 Old Forest Creek Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Dear Ms. Tyroler: I am writing in strong support of your efforts, through FRANK Gallery, to fund and sustain a diverse complement of community outreach efforts in the arts, As the policy advisor for the North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services and the former director of the NC Council on Developmental Disabilities, I would like to address, particularly, your arts initiatives that focus on people with disabilities. You are an accomplished photographer whose body of work has demonstrated merit as "art for art's sake." It, however, offers us more. Your work derives richness in drawing upon the core, ethical principles that inform the field of disability and, more broadly, many, contemporary, social change movements. These principles are carried forward by the art itself and artists' engagement in FRANK's outreach efforts. This is work with the capacity to deepen our connections to each other and the broader community of which we are all part. You and other artists at FRANK achieve this end by embracing an ethical imperative: all people have strengths and abilities and a contribution to make to community. Your water series of children with autism, for examples, affirms that these children are about abilities, not disabilities. In portraying their participation in a community swim program, you also convey the inclusiveness of our community—and do so in a manner that uplifts us all. Your 2015, month-long Diversabilities initiative, celebrating National Autism Awareness Month, celebrates--in images produced by members of the disability community and by professionals—the principle that communities benefit from, and become whole, in the act of acknowledging, and taking joy in, the contributions of each of us to the other. Your art advances, then, a larger and eminently positive societal change. The outreach work of yourself and others at FRANK exemplifies the marriage between fine art and committed social change. The funds that I trust you will secure leverage the"capacity for caring." This is the hallmark of the best of communities. It represents a return many times over the investment. In closing, thank you and FRANK Gallery for enriching individual lives and the collective life of this community. Sincerely, Holly Riddle, M.Ed., J.D. N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Policy and Research Team DMH/DD/SAS Office: 919-733-7011 DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 To whom it may concern, I was a presenter in the Diversabilities series in 2015. I loved being part of this well organized and committed group of people that came together. By collaborating together,we were able to provide a wide range of forums, exhibits,public events and artistic presentations. This was a unique offering under one umbrella that included the University, non-profit arts and government organizations and the community. Making this an annual, on-going event will continue to build partnerships across this broad span of people and resource and encourage on-going networks of support for families and individuals with diverse abilities. I am writing to express my support for funding to keep this successful and important cross community collaboration alive and thriving. Sincerely yours, Amy Elliott Ph.D. LPC Artistic Director,Acting is Awesome! DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 4rt Autism Society r)1 NORtT3I O ARL)I I:NA Orange/Chatham Chapter May 8, 2015 Dear Barbara, It was a pleasure to work with you over the past year to plan programming in the local community to increase autism awareness. I enjoyed participating in the panel discussion at FRANK gallery in October 2014 that your organization, FRANK: InFocus, sponsored on the role of arts in advocating for the disability community. Moreover, the events for April Autism Awareness month were excellent thanks to your leadership and coordination. I was impressed by the Art Show at FRANK by artists on the spectrum. believe it both educated the community on the possible gifts of individuals with autism while also directly educating people about autism. The postcards you created that advertised your Diversability show as well as all our other local events were beautiful, and I do believe they enhanced attendance at all of our events. I hope that we can continue to work together to provide programming for individuals with autism and to educate the broader local community about autism! Sincerely, Amy Fowler Board Leader, ASNCOC DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 �pW N OF Marian Kaslovsky Parks &Recreation Town of Chapel Hill 200 Plant Road 06, ��, Chapel Hill,NC 27514 gPEL Nt phone (919) 968-2813 fax (919) 932-2923 www.townofchapelhill.org www.chapelhillparks.org May 6, 2015 To Whom It May Concern, It was a pleasure to participate in the collaborative partnership formed with Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation's Adapted Recreation and Inclusion program,the Autism Society of North Carolina's Orange Chatham chapter, and the FRANK gallery. Working with Barbara Tyroler,we were able to reach out to citizens with family members who have Autism,help them feel like they were part of the community and help them feel optimistic about their loved ones' future. With support from the Orange County Arts Commission, FRANK gallery was able to help design and produce a beautiful show card that was circulated throughout the Triangle. The "Conversations" discussion was an opportunity to help educate the community about people with Autism and the exhibition enable artists on the Autism Spectrum to share their talents. Sincerely, Marian Kaslovsky MS, LRT/CTRS Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation (919) 968-2813 mkaslovsky@townofchapelhill.org DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 5/12/15 I am a retired software engineer and have dedicated most of my time to pursuing portrait and landscape photography as a vocation and also as a way to share with others in my community. I volunteer with the Karen Youth Art Group as a way to share skills,vision, and values with a group of young people eager to accept the guidance and community offered by this program. The level of dedication and the degree of growth they have shown is amazing. The Art Group has made a significant difference to these children and to the community in which they now live. I am proud to be a small part of this project. Dennis Szerszen +1-919-360-5749 szerszen@outlook.com DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 Outreach Partners for OCAC Grant Funded Projects 2012-2015 Art therapy Institute ArtsCenter Autism Society of UNC—Chapel Hill Autism Society of North Carolina Durham, Orange/Chatham, and Wake County Chapters Ackland Art Museum and outreach programs Bruce J Heim Foundation Caroline Institute for Developmental Disabilities Carolina Inn Carrboro Art Center Carrboro Branch Library Chapel Hill library Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation's Adapted Recreation and Inclusion programs Daylight Magazine Downtown Art Projects Duke Center for Documentary Studies and MFA Experimental Art Elon University, College of Education Elon University Elon Scholars Photography Inquiry Project Flanders Gallery Framer's Corner InFocus, Greensboro,NC Jennifer Schwartz Gallery, Atlanta Kidzu Museum Light Factory, Charlotte Mahalo Arts Alison Weiner and Mahalo Jazz Mediterranean Deli Nasher Museum North Carolina Museum of Art Print Shop Siena Hotel Southern Documentary Fund Southeastern Camera Town of Chapel Hill Through This Lens Gallery Transplanting Traditions Community Farm Project Triangle Land Conservancy UNC School of Public Health, Journalism, Communication, Art UNC Global UNC Hanes Art Center UNC Wilson Library Xandra Eden, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 FRANK Exhibits and Salon Presentations: 2010-Present 2010 "Bee, I'm Expecting You" May 20 Ray Dooley, dramatic art, actor Ray Dooley with an"informance"of favorite poems,songs, and selections from plays Jun 3 Jack Tapp, local beekeeper on the"Art of Beekeeping,"with samples of mead and various honeys Jun 10 Jeffery Beam, reading from his"Life of the Bee"with the an original song cycle by Lee Hoiby Jun 17 Peg Bachenheimer and Lou Graham, discuss the"Techniques of Wax Encaustic Painting" Luna Lee Ray,"Enraptured and Ravenous"-the bee paintings Colors Aug 5 The Deep Dish Theater presents excerpts from its production of MI VIDA LOCA Aug 12 Barbara Clare, color specialist,discusses the physical and psychological effects of color Aug 19 Ken Simon,an improvisational flutist, plays a wooden Native American instrument Aug 26 Pat Scheible, a FRANK artist and a synesthesiast speaks about her unusual relationship to color NC Clay Invitational Sep 9 Daniel Johnston: making large pots-traditional techniques from NC&Thailand Sep 16 Starworks: Where and What is Clay?The process of making the material Sep 18 Daniel Johnston demonstrates his unique style of making pots in the gallery Sep 23 Mark Hewitt, studio potter discusses his work Sep 30 Terry Zug, author of"Turners and Burners"discusses The North Carolina pottery tradition Oct 7 Susan Filley, discusses porcelain&making pots Oct 14 Skeedaddle, live band plays mountain,swing and blues Orange County Artists Guild Show Small Wonders Dec 2 Vassiliki Ekonomopoulos, author of Diet of the Gods,discusses her Greek cookbook along with samples of Greek cuisine and Greek music Dec 2 Eco farms Dec 8 Kidzu, printmaking Dec 9 Anoo Brod dances in the staged reading of"The Realm of Love or Folding Laundry,"written and directed by Karyn Traut Dec 10 Second Friday Artwalk: Raagwell Incident, sidewalk performance Dec 16 Lucky's Starlight Lounge,jazz duo Dec 18 Holiday Concert: KidZNotes, children's orchestra promoting leadership and excellence for children in- need in East Durham and Mallarme Chamber Players, a chamber music performance group, devoted to education and artistic excellence in the community Seeing the Figure Jan 13 Drowning Lovers, music Jan 20 Superior Donuts: excerpts from Deep Dish Theater's latest play Jan 27 Grey Brown, North Carolina poetry reading Feb 3 Paris Alexander,visiting artist discusses work Feb 10 FRANK artists discuss works featured in exhibit Feb 17 Featured Artists potter Judith Ernst and photographer Alan Dehmer discuss their work Mar 3 Connie Imboden, guest photographer, and Barbara Tyroler, member artist, discuss work Story Makers Mar 10 Patricia Rose Brewington Richardson, Native American storyteller Mar 17 Patrick Fitzgerald, Professor of Art and Design, NCSU: "Collaboration in Storytelling" Mar 24 Featured Artist Anne Shelton Anuraag Pendyal, pianist Mar 31 Jeff Polish, personal narratives Apr 7 Brooks de Wetter-Smith, Professor of Music, UNC,video of Antarctica with flute improvisations Apr 14 Deep Dish Theater: selections from Othello Apr 15 Maureen Wartski, author, readings from"Yuri's Brush with Magic" Apr 21 Flamenco Carolina, dance and music DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 Member Spotlight May 5 Featured Artist Carroll Lassiter discusses her work MaholoJazz May 8 William Franke, musician,sitar performance May 19 Bill Koeb, illustrator Jun 2 Black Socks Poets-readings and discussion about the creative process Jun 9 Peg Bachenheimer—member artist discusses painting Jun 10 Second Friday Art Walk: Covey&Faison, music Jun 30 Kidzu Konnection Black and White July 7 John Davis,Josh Hockensmith and Ariel Rudolph-"Books as Art' July 14 Andy Fleishman,designer-Working in the ceramic tile and wallpaper industry July 21 John Rosenthal, photographer-"Falling in Love with Black and White" July 28 Anita Wolfenden, artist-discusses Beatrice Coron's work Aug 4 Gordon Jameson, painter- Drawing Aug 11 Barbara Tyroler, photographer-"Seeing the World in Black and White" Dining with FRANK Sept 15 Diane Daniel, Durham cookbook author-"Farm Fresh North Carolina" Sept 22 Ray Greenfiled,Writer/director,film aesthete and avid cook-Dining scenes from memorable Hollywood films Oct 6 Kevin Calaghan presents a special event dinner, by reservation only Oct 13 Featured Artist Sudie Rakusin-"Journey Cards" Oct 20 Seri Castle,food writer, cooking teacher, recipe tester and developer 3 @ FRANK Nov 10 Drowning Lovers: lounge music Nov 17 Featured Artists potter Sasha Bakaric and photographer John Rosenthal discuss their work Dec 1 Shana Tucker-acoustic music Dec 8 UNC Tar Heel Voices,acapella group Dec 15 Mahalo Jazz 2012 Body&Soul Jan 12 Sacrificial Poets-North Carolina's premier youth poetry organization present their original works Jan 19 Bridget Pemberton-Smith and Amanda Hughes-"Art as Therapy and Spiritual Practice,"an art therapist and arts educator discuss the deeper meanings of art Jan 26 Engaging with"Body&Soul:"a walking tour of the exhibit with FRANK artists. Feb 2 Peter Filene, Featured Artist: "The Ghost in the Camera," how photographs can suggest the metaphysical. Feb 9 Charron Andrews: "The Transforming Power of Art,"a personal presentation about why she makes her shrines. Feb 16 Engaging with "Body&Soul"-a walking tour of the exhibit with FRANK artists. Feb 23 Alex Harris and Paula Ehrlich:"The Time of Our Lives:Living with Brain Cancer,"photographers from the Center for Documentary Studies present their innovative project about how patients and their families live their daily lives knowing they have a limited time together. Mar 1 Danielle Koppel, singer,songwriter performs. Member Show Mar 8 Hector Blanco from MARHMI, a Dominican Republic collective arts movement that worked with students and teachers in Durham to create"Stories through Murals" Mar 15 FRANK workshop sampler: Bill McCallister,Alan Dehmer and Mary Lamb discuss their upcoming workshops Mar 22 Shelly Hehenberger and fellow artists share the trials and triumphs of writing and publishing their"Tree Book" Mar 29 Krista Bremer, Carrboro writer,explores the extent to which people can know one another and the challenges and triumphs of raising a bicultural family. Apr 5 The Carrborators: based in the the North Carolina Piedmont,features rich vocal harmonies backed by a high octane mix of acoustic guitar, mandolin,dobro, bass, and harmonica. Apr 12 FRANK workshop sampler-Alison Wiener discusses her singing workshop Apr 19 Ian Finley,2012 Piedmont Laureate, Dramatist and Director of Education at the Burning Coal Theater, "The Influence of Place on Art and Creation" Apr 26 Mallarme Youth Chamber Orchestra DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 Sense of Place May 3 Carol Retsch-Bogart and fellow encaustic artists talk about the encaustic process,working in wax Give me Wings July 7 Open Salon July 14 Andy Fleishman-Artist,talks about his work for ceramic tile and wallpaper industry July 21 John Rosenthal—Photographer, "Falling in Love with Black and White" July 28 Anita Wolfenden-Artist,talks about Beatrice Coron's work Aug 4 Gordon Jameson, painter-Drawing Aug 11 Barbara Tyroler and Peter Filene- Photographers,"Seeing the World in Black and White" Aug 18 Open Salon Sept 1 special event Sept 15 April McGregor, Farmer's Daughter Changing Focus: The Image in Flux Sept 13 Frank artists Alan Dehmer, Peter Filene,John Rosenthal, Barbara Tyroler, Bill McAllister, Bryce Lankard, Caroline Vaughan,Wojtek Wojdynski,Jackie Tait Leebrick, Sam Wang, David Spear and Peg Gignoux—tour and discussion of exhibit Sept 20 Pat Davison, UNC, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, Michael ltkoff, cofounder Daylight Books and Jock Lauterer, UNC College of Journalism and Mass Communications, Community Newspapers—the changing world of journalism, documentary and fine art photography Sept 21 NCMA-Chief Curator, Linda Dougherty leads a tour of the Julian T Baker collection,A Discerning Eye,featuring the work of some of the most important photographers of the 20th century Sept 25 Carroll Hall, UNC campus Sept 27 John Rosenthal presents Guggenheim Fellowship and NC Artist Fellowship award winner photographer David Spear Sept 28 Daylight Books, Hillsborough, NC-2012 Daylight Photo Awards opening with Kevin Kunishi's book 'Los Restos de la Revolucion' Sept 29 Artistic Trajectories :Voices in Contemporary Photography at UNC, Carroll Hall, a look at trends in contemporary photography with photographers whose work is at the forefront. Jeff Whetsone: UNC Art Professor Jacquelyn Leebrick:Art professor emeritus, ECU University Lori Vrba: represented by Jennifer Schwartz Gallery Moderator: Gilbert Leebrick-gallery director ECU University Sept 30 The Informed Collector-How and why to collect Photography Roylee Duvall:director,Through this Lens Gallery, Durham, NC Gabrielle Larew: director, Doma Gallery, Charlotte, NC Jennifer Schwartz:Jennifer Schwartz Gallery,Atlanta, GA Frank Konhaus, photography collector, Chapel Hill, NC Moderator: Kelly Flanders: Flanders Gallery, Raleigh, NC Sept 30 The Carolina Inn Collection-a guided tour of the Carolina Inn's exhibit given by curator, Dr. Kenneth Zogry. Oct 4 The Documentary Project Vincent Joos: "Little Haiti, Mount Olive, North Carolina: Documenting the Haitian Immigration in Eastern North Carolina" Jessica Kennedy: "The Shifting Face of Agriculture in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina" Christopher Sims: Instructor, CDS at Duke University-"Theater of War:The Pretend Villages of Iraq and Afghanistan."Represented by Ann Stewart Fine Art. DL Anderson and Jeremy Lange: Independent photographers"The Farmer Veteran" Oct 6 Photo Gazing-Mondo Public Slide Show @ Wallace Parking Deck—showing of slides of works submitted by local professional or amateur photographers Oct 7 Special Preview: Photographic Angles- News Photography in the North Carolina Collection,Wilson Library Gallery, Stephen Fletcher, Photographic Archivist of the NC Collection and curator of this exhbition conducts a preview of this special exhibition. Oct 7 Critical Focus-The Curatorial Perspective,Wilson Library, UNC campus-what a large body of work by many artists have to say to the audience. Stephen Fletcher: Photographic Archivist, NC Collection Dennis Kiel: Head Curator,The Light Factory Roger Manley: Director, Gregg Museum, NCSU Linda Dougherty: Chief Curator&Curator of Contemporary Art, North Carolina Museum of Art Moderator:Xandra Eden-Curator-Weatherspoon Museum Oct 11 Alternative and Legacy Processes-Photographers Alan Dehmer, Bryce Lankard, and Brady Lambert discuss why the appeal of the hand-made approach to photography continues to have appeal DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 Oct 12 Border Glitches: UNC MFA Visions in Contemporary Photography-Ali Halperin, UNC MFA candidate, leads a discussion with Seoun Som and Michael Lauch.With a special exhibition opening reception in the Community Gallery and the Hanes Art Building. Oct 13 Photo Gazing: Mondo Public Slide Show,Wallace Parking Deck-showing of slides of works submitted by local professional or amateur photographers Oct 18 Taming Technology for the Photographic Creative Process–panel discussion with Goodloe Sutter: NASA software adapted for earth-based artists. Sam Kittner: DC based photographer-HDR Panorama Images Irene Owsley: Founding Board Member-Fotoweek DC-Extreme outdoor photography Shawn Rocco: News and Observer-Cell Phone photography Oct 26 George Stuart-Opening Reception @ FedEx Global Center Oct 30 PhotoNight: Carroll Hall, UNC campus Nov 1 Documentary Storytelling and Social Change-a multi-disciplinary look at how photography and videography can make a difference in our world and community,featuring StoryMineMedia, an independent company based in Carrboro, NC that partners with non-profits, foundations, and other organizations to create stories that move people to action Kathryn Stein-Toward Healing:fistula patients in Malawi Catherine Orr-CDS: StoryMineMedia Elena Rue-Lewis Hines Fellowships at CDS, StoryMineMedia Moderator: Barbara Tyroler Orange County Artists Guild Show Oct 25 Orange County Studio Tour Opening Reception Stone Metal Light Nov 8 Ricky Garni, book&poetry reading from Ricky's three self-published volumes Nov 9 Stone Metal Light Opening Reception Nov 26 Chatham County Studio Tour Opening Reception:To celebrate their annual Open Studio Tours, FRANK Gallery hosted one artwork from each member to display for the duration of the tours. Dec 6 St. Nick Salon:Artist's Social and Benefit for the N.C. Cancer Hospital Expressive Arts Program, FRANK Gallery partnered with The Expressive Arts Program to collect new and gently used art supplies for the Cancer Hospital's Art Cart,which provide patients with projects,crafts, and a therapeutic creative outlet. Dec 14 Opening Reception for featured artist Barbara Tyroler's show, Getting Layered,a collaboration of six women artists'and their explorations of self. Dec 20 MahaloJazz, David Beery&Tyroler: Sound and Image Collaboration,an evening of experimental music and video projection.The musicians respond and interpret the artwork through sound and image. 2013 Blues Jan 11 Blues Opening Reception Jan 18 From Russia with love, and a Touch of the Blues,with guest musician mahaloJazz. An event to celebrate our winter shows and to function as a minor fundraiser for FRANK gallery. Jan 24 Featured Artist Talk: Nerys Levy,A Journey in Russia—Thanks to WUNC Radio: Nerys Levy discussed her trip to Russia and the influences for her work. Jan 31 Kidzu&FRANK: Color& Feelings Program:The Kidzu participants learned about how feelings can be interpreted by colors and created a collaborative piece of artwork to show how each individual's feelings intertwine and overlap with others. Jan 31 Blues A Cappella Night with the UNC Achordants, UNC-Walk-ons, and the Lorelei's.Three award winning University of North Carolina A Cappella groups came to FRANK for an exciting night of music. Each group performed in their own unique style and sang selections from their current performance programs. Feb 7 Featured Artist Talk: Sudie Rakusin: Sudie discussed her work, her background and her creative inspirations for an audience of friends, peers, and the general public. Feb 14 Valentine's Day Salon:Jazz Combo&EROT Poetry:A loved themed Ebony Readers/Onyx Theatre(EROT) Poetry Slam intertwined with some low key jazz music from a group of young UNC musicians for a very sweet Valentine's evening out. Feb 21 Up and Coming UNC Jazz Artist Evening:An emerging group of UNC musicians will play for gallery patrons and an audience throughout the evening. Feb 28 Kidzu&FRANK: Dragon Building Workshop:Artists Michael Layne and Sudie Rakusin will work with the Kidzu staff to tell a story of the Chinese Lantern Festival and help them build a dragon as part of the current project installed on the exterior facade of FRANK gallery. DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 Feb 28 Storytelling: Chrysalis+Drago(n) Doctrine with Michael Layne. Inspired by the Chinese Lantern Festival, Michael Layne will install a dragon sculpture on the exterior façade of FRANK Gallery. In addition, he will host a salon which tells the story of the dragon and inspires other to share their stories. Member's Spotlight Mar 8 Member's Spotlight Opening Reception Mar 21 Meet Our Heroes: Book Making Project with Durham Academy 6th Graders&Artist Peg Gignoux Mar 28 The Art of Collecting: Panel Discussion on collecting artwork with Amanda Hughes, Director of External Affairs,Ackland Art Museum April 11 Member Artist Panel: Inspiration, Creativity, and the Challenges of Being an Artist April 27 Elon Academy Scholars: Photographic Explorations of Cultural Identity, Family, and Community Rubbish 2 Runway May 10 Rubbish 2 Runway Opening Reception and Fashion Show Animals: Forces of Nature (July-September,2013) Aug 1 Kidzu Workshop: Have a heart!And share it with the animals we love. Led by Jenn Merritt of K9 Kindness. Aug 1 K9 Kindness with Jenn Merritt Salon: Focus on humane dog training techniques,with reading by John Rosenthal. Aug 29 Eyes Ears Nose Paws(EENP): Training service dogs salon Sept 5 Featured Artist Talk Carroll Lassiter: Carroll Lassiter discusses her work. Jane Filer(September-November,2013) Sept 13 Opening Reception Sept 19 Artist Talk: An Evening with Jane Filer. Jane Filer discusses her work. FRANK: In Focus, Inspired by the Lens Sept 26 FRANK: In Focus Panel Discussion,facilitated by Amanda Hughes. Panelists include artists Alan Dehmer and Barbara Tyroler. UNC& Duke professors Pat Davidson,elfin O'hara slavick,Tom Rankin. Emerging Artists Christina Fletes and Lisa McCarty. National Geographic photojournalist Carolyn Drake. Sept 28 FRANK: In Focus, Inspired by the Lens Opening Reception A New Tradition (October-November,2013) Oct 11 A New Tradition Opening Reception Oct 17 Artist Talk: An Evening with Mark Hewitt. Mark Hewitt discusses his work. Orange County Artist Guild Open Studio Tour Oct 24 Orange County Artist Guild Open Studio Tour Reception: To celebrate their annual Open Studio Tours, FRANK Gallery hosted one artwork from each member to display for the duration of the tours. Artful Giving (November 2013-January 2014) Nov 8 Artful Giving Opening Reception featuring artists Sasha Bakaric, Una Barrett,Julie Brooks, Becky Broun, etc. Nov 21 Music by Supercollider: Join us for a musical reception by Supercollider. Dec 5 St. Nick Salon: Join us as we celebrate this special program&begin collecting art supplies for the UNC Lineberger comprehensive Cancer Center and the NC Cancer Hospitals Expressive Arts Program. Dec 12 Chatham Artists Guild Open Studio Tour Reception: To celebrate their annual Open Studio Tours, FRANK Gallery hosted one artwork from each member to display for the duration of the tours. 2014 A New Season (January-March,2014) Jan 10 A New Season Opening Reception Jan 23 David M. Spear presents his new book, Ten Days in Havana: Join us for a discussion with author David M. Spears. Jan 30 Exhibiting Artist Talk: Armacost, Gignoux, Maynard, Peterson, Retsch-Bogart: A discussion of the exhibiting artists'works. Feb 6 Nerys Levy, Featured Artist Talk: A discussion of Nerys Levy's work on display at FRANK. Feb 13 Exhibiting Artist Talk: Hehenberger, O'Neil, Riedel, Rugen,Wolfenden: A discussion of the exhibiting artists'works. DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 Let's Be FRANK(March-May, 2014) Mar 14 Merging Our Past&Present Experiences through Art: Karen Youth Art Exhibition Reception-the opening reception of an exhibition of the art made by the Karen group's youth. Mar 27 Meet our Heroes: Secret Room Books created by Durham Academy 6th grade students.An exhibition of books made by local middle school students. Apr 3 Art in Bloom: The Chapel Hill Garden Club creates floral arrangements inspired by selected works of art. Apr 10 37th Frame: UNC student chapter of the National Press Photographers Association's annual photojournalism competition. Apr 27 Work in Progress: Sculpture from Phillips Middle School, Student sculpture and photography Exhibition reception. Join us for a reception to celebrate the exhibition of student sculpture and photography from Phillips Middle School. Gala 2014: Off the Wall Apr 12 Off the Wall-Join us for our annual FRANK gala where artists donate work to be chosen"off the wall" by participants. Graphic: Drawings and Prints(May-June, 2014) May 9 Graphic: Drawings and Prints Opening Reception May 22 The Postcard Project Reception-reception to celebrate a contest, submissions of drawings of a person, place, or thing on the front of a postcard. Jun 5 Featured Artist Talk: Michael Ehlbeck-Join us for a lively discussion with the artist Michael Ehlbeck. Jun 12 Kidzu Workshop-working with graphics, drawings,and prints. Tree:Witness to Life(July-September, 2014) July 11 Trees: Witness to Life Opening Reception July 18 Bending Sticks: An Evening with Patrick Dougherty. The film Bending Sticks: Sculpture of Patrick Dougherty, showing at the Varsity Theater,followed by a reception with Patrick Dougherty at FRANK. Tickets$30. July 31 Salon: Talk and Tour with Exhibiting Woodworkers. Join us for a lively discussion with FRANK's exhibiting woodworkers. Aug 14 Salon: Featuring Artist Mary Lamb. A discussion of the work of Mary Lamb, FRANK's current featured artist. Rubbish 2 Runway II (September-October,2014) Sept 12 Trashion Show-show and exhibition featuring dresses made entirely of recycled materials.VIP reception beforehand,followed by runway show and distribution of trophies and prizes. Engaging Light(October-November,2014) Oct 10 Engaging Light Opening Reception with Musical Guest Billy Stewart Oct 23 Public Art and Advocacy-a panel discussion lead by FRANK member artist Barbra Tyroler. Other panelists include Jeffrey York,Amy Fowler, Deborah Zuver,and Holly Riddle.With a musical performance by Alison Weiner and Red Nucleus and reception. Local Clay (October-November,2014) Oct 10 Local Clay Opening Reception-Included in this exhibition will be award winning and collectible ceramicists Eric Serritella, Sasha Bakaric and Judith Ernst, and many others. Penland Area Glass Artists (November 2014-January 2015) Nov 14 Penland Area Glass Artists Opening Reception Dec 18 Special Guest and Internationally Known Glass Artist Rob Levin-a talk by Rob Levin discussing his work as a glass artist. Saint Nick Salon Dec 4 Saint Nick Salon: Join us as we celebrate this special program& begin collecting art supplies for the UNC Lineberger comprehensive Cancer Center and the NC Cancer Hospitals Expressive Arts Program. Featured Artist Talk with Woodworker Jim Oleson Dec 11 Featured Artist Talk with Woodworker: Jim Oleson-a lively discussion with Jim Oleson about his work. DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 2015 Local: Inside&Out(January 6-April 5,2015) Jan 9 Opening Reception: Featuring Rachel Campbell, Catherine Carter, Henry Link, Elaine O'Neil Jan 29 Music from the Piedmont Regulators:Join us for an evening with one of the Triangle's favorite Bluegrass groups! Mar 13 Travel journals Reception: Plein air workshop with FRANK artists Mar 26 Talk with Dr. Steven Davis: Local Archeology Featured Artists Exhibition: Luna Lee Ray, Susan Filley, Linwood Hart,Jim Lux(January 6-February 8,2015) Jan 9 Opening Reception Featured Artists Exhibition: Keith Allen and Carol Retsch-Bogart(February 10-March 8,2015) Feb 13 Opening Reception Photographer Night Feb 25 Edge of White: 5 Artists Explore the Perimeters (March 10-April 5, 2015) Mar 13 Opening Reception Wrap Your Head Around It(March 10-22, 2015) Mar 19 Reception Meet Our Heroes(March 24-April 5, 2015) Mar 25 Reception 5th Annual Members' Spotlight(April 7-June 7,2015) Apr 10 Opening Reception Apr 30 Music from the Unnecessary Measures Reflections:An Art Therapy Institute Exhibition (April 7-May 3,2015) Apr 12 Reception&Celebration Apr 15 Conversations Panel Discussion&Musical Performance Karen Youth Art Group:Transplanting Our Focus (May 5-June 7,2015) May 28 Reception&Screening of film by Transplanting Traditions Youth Collaborative DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 Barbara Tyroler Rockin' the Spectrum, Engaged with Light Panel Discussion on Art and Advocacy October 23, FRANK Gallery 6:30-9:OOpm 2014 CLICK Triangle Photo Consortium. : :I A CLICK! TRIANGLE AY PHOTOGRAPHY Inspired by the Lens , FESTIVAL These photographs, specifically chosen for the Click Triangle Photo Festival's Engaged with Light exhibition, are part of an award-winning project commissioned through the Town of Chapel Hill Office of Public and Cultural Arts to develop a site-specific permanent art installation for the Homestead Aquatic Center. "Rockin'the Spectrum"is a series of large-scale,semi-abstract portraits of children and teenagers from the Adaptive Recreation and Inclusion Swim classes. The project title references the spectrum of developmental disorders associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder, as well as the spectrum of colors an artist might use in rendering a portrait. These single-image non-composited abstracted images are photographs of the students as they learn confidence and independence in the water. The project blends fine art and humanitarian work,which is central to my art practice.I view the entire project as animating, enhancing, or embracing the inherent beauty and complexity of both of these spectrums. Through partnerships with the Autism Society of North Carolina Orange/Chatham County Division,the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities,The Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, and the Adapted Recreation&Inclusion Program of the Town of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Public and Cultural Arts,the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission,the Orange County Arts Commission, and the FRANK Gallery Community Outreach Program,we will host educational forums to encourage understanding and respect for people with ASD and the importance of inclusive programs for youth with disabilities. With generous donations and grant support,we will continue to exhibit artwork from this project at university research centers, fine art galleries, government agencies, educational venues, living rooms,bedrooms,and kitchen refrigerators.A percentage of the artist's commission from the sale of these works is donated to support programs and research that serve children with ASD. Rockin the Spectrum is the fifth in a series of programs in a community arts engagement project entitled Into the Streets, an annual commission administered by Jeffrey York and sponsored by the Town of Chapel Hill's Public and Cultural Arts Office and the Public Arts Commission,founded with the intention of placing artists where they can foster connections between people from inside and outside their identified communities. EXPLORE CHAPEL HILL I II CARRBORO OWN CHAPEL HILL pAt RIB Tu RiLLbeoHOUrH L A no ORANGE COUNTY ARTS hi), 0, .._ ; COMMISSION { PEG 0 0 C, c w ca c ' I CHAPEL ., i J co ravalumetvotaboximm Avsasonakof o'WO w 7b ;."y¢. ,«or N " .- ', WEDNESDAY,MAY 7, 2014 W -p co J O CJt M M J CJt N N J TI CO TI CJt J M CS) Art by loc al Karen youth sakes center stage Brushstrokes and board chair,has had another re- 14,-4,,,,,,4,,,, °,, , N b From left:CH HS markable Karen interaction.But he senior Kchdohmoo Deborah R.Meyer "� ' Jeulah,teacher did not have to travel abroad—he , ,i,�.r r f ' - just walked through the doors of the ° H T Hollie Taylor and t, a FRANK gallery. - 444 _ junior Paw Paw Wei •He and several other members "--• confer about their Thirty years ago, Gordon Jame- have spent the last six months - i. art project.Jeulah son and his wife were traveling in working with several young mem- xA and Wei and seven northern Thailand. bers of the local Karen community, ._ others are in a new " r, 1 Wit`, Karen Youth Art We visited a Karen tribal village mentonng them as they create art t 3 ina very remote part of the country The fruits of these times are on Group show at the in the jungle," Jameson said. "We exhibit at the Carrboro Branch Li- ..- Carrboro Branch arrived unannounced with guide brary in the McDougle Schools �.<_ 7_--.-- ..l Library. and were treated ashonoredandve Media Center through June 16. A HARRY LYNCH-hiynch@ newsobserver.com ry welcome guests.I will remember reception to meet the artists, the that experience forever." Karen students,their mentors,and Works include drawings,paintings, program. Now,Jameson,a:founding mem- other volunteers, is scheduled for clay sculpture, and photographs. The Karen Youth Art Group, a ber artists of the Franklin Street 10:30 a.m.Saturday,May 17,at the Proceeds from sale of the adults' name the participating students Arts Collection and its president library, 900 Old Fayetteville Road. work will go directly back to the SEE KAREN, PAGE 3A DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 KAREN 4-11 Moe Shae Htoo, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A ' „ who has been x r conceived, grew out of a � "±�� working with meeting between activists " FRANK gallery Fran Hamer and Nerys Levy. � _ ' photographer Hamer has been involved Barbara Tyrol- with the local Karen popula- _ ~�° r er,has several tion for several years,working `"Q photographs in to get books for the refugee . 52k 1 k the exhibit. immigrants and to found a school where the children could learn their native Ian- See more art • guage. "Some of the kids were Want to see more artwork by residents from Burma?Visit pretty good at drawing;" The Art Therapy Institute,2nd floor of Carr Mill Mall,at 6 p.m. Hamer said."That is when I Friday for the opening celebration of the 5th Annual"Journeys decided they needed to have to a Different Landscape"art show'featuring art and stories some venue in Order to ex- created by refugees in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. press themselves besides, school."Having just met Le- tropical place where they these kids are all trying to vy,who organizes the annual feel comfortable.We are also find their place in our Chapel Orange County Community trying to incorporate the Hill/Carrboro culture." Dinner, Hamer got the chil- new with the old. The stu-' Chapel Hill High School dren involved in the dinner. dents showed at FRANK in art teacher Hollie Taylor has When Levy learned of the March in a show"Connect- been working with Kchdoh- youth's artistic talents she ing the Old with the New." moo Juelah and Paw Paw suggested they visit FRANK This show is an extension of Wei for three yearsin school gallery.on Franklin Street. that show." helping them hone their "When the students Levy, like Jameson, has a skills in ceramics. walked in,they could not be- decades-long connection to "They understand the lieve a place could look like the Karen people having properties and possibilities that," flamer said. "They done her PhD at London of clay.They love it and get were astounded.It was beau- University.in Modern South its responsiveness," Taylor tiful. They had a ball there Asian History. said. "Their hands seem to too." "In spite of what these kids know it."Taylor has learned An idea was born to form a have gone through,they are the "ways of the Karens' group for the Karen youth to so positive and warm," she homeland;and how the refu- create art with FRANK art- said.And,she stresses,very gee camps looked."I've seen ists, and lives began to. talented artists.Some of the a recurring image of Kwe Ka change.Weekly meetings be- striking paintings in the Baung, an important moun- gantakingplace.either at the. show are their first or se- tam in the Karen. of gallery or at Transplanting' cond.."They are so excited Burma. This mountain is.a Traditions Farm on Jones about challenging them- part of their identity." Ferry Road where.many Ka- selves with new possibilities Others involved in this rens have gardens. Most of in this country. I am very project include Sandy Mil- the youth,ages 15-23,in the' moved by their reactions. It roy, Mary Stone Lamb, Kip group lived in Thailand refu- is a privilege to work with Gerard, Barnett Parker, Da- gee camps after escaping po- them.We have learned a lot vid Taylor, Shelley Crisp, litical repression,in Myan- from them." Townsend Ludington, and mar (Burma).Hamer trans- Moe Shae Htoo, who has Ada Farber. Other students ports the youth to and from been working with FRANK with work in the show in- the weekly meetings and has. photographer Barbara Tyrol- chide Slaw Law, Ywa Blu, joined in the fun of making er, has several photographs Lah Htoo.;Boh, Paw Boh, art with them. A few of her in the exhibit."It is wonder-. Hen Moo;and Lweh Moo. paintings are in the exhibit ful seeing Moe jumping all . Jameson does not want: and-have samples of writing over the place, getting up this project,which was sup- in the,Karen language at- high, going down low, and ported by a grant from the tached to them. doing creative composition Orange County Arts Com- Making art is an integral and design," said Tyroler. mission, to end. "I hope we facet of the weekly meetings "He soaked up everything I will continue to find funding but food(rice and curry pre- told him and more.The kids for this so we can not only pared by Levy) and friend- really loved having him do continue,but also'expand its ship share the stage. the documentation rather scope to include more kids in "We are on first name than me." need of finding a connection terms and have a family at- .Tyroler, who along with to their creative being." mosphere," said Levy, a Levy is in ,charge of FRANK member artist."We . FRANK's community out- Contact Deborah R.Meyer at try to make everybody feel reach and education, has 'writetoeloise @gmail.com comfortable through food worked over the years with and art.The students are al- many community residents. ways painting their home- "I think that what is unique land- a real or imagined about this situation is that 0 0 C, I c 0, C ca N im 0 m 0 _. O J TI CO s e �: a. .._, >n '3.: ;'''''it- tai'0,,.Ew,rSs�s '�1 t F., �, 4 Al-k', -. e s *. N } r I rt s .,y ,-.„",-"4 i a`S z 3 ^ , , N WEDNESDAY,MAY 7, 2014 ;t, ,r 11 < -L Cfl J O (b CJt M M J CJt CO CO J TI CO TI CJt J M rn by oca T aren youth takes center sta e ', Brushstrokes and board chair,hashed another re- -- - From left:CH HS ,a markable Karen interaction.But he -> `e senior Kchdohmoo 4 DebOF R>- did not have to travel abroad-he �' ` ` `' t - Jeulah,teacher 33 , ., ° F just walked throughthe doors of the - ;' ' i aY �, � �� � Hollie7 lor.and .. gallery, % i junior Paw Paw Wei He and several other members u4 0 N confer aboutthelr Thirty years ago, Gordon_Jame- have spent the last six months , � � art project.Jeulah son and his wife were traveling in= working with several young meal,- = . - c and Wei;and-seven' northern Thailand. bers of the localKaren community, ',: others are in a nevi "We visited a Karen tribal village mentoring them as they create art t ,, , ,`' . Karen Youth Art in every remote part ofthe country - The tsof_thesetimes-are on � *, : Group show at the in the jungle,"Jameson said "We exhibit at the`Carrboro Branch Li ,, ,_ GarrboroBranch arrived unannounced with guide brary=in the McDougle Schools- ra" Library. and were treated as honored and ve Media Center through June 16. A HARK'(LYNCH-hiynch®newsoeservsr com y welcome guests.Twill remember reception to meet the artists,the that experience forever." Karen students,their mentors,and Works include drawings,paintings, program. Now,Jameson,a founding mem- other volunteers, is scheduled for clay sculpture,and photographs. The Karen Youth Art Group, a ber artists of the Franklin Street 10:30 a.m.Saturday,May 17,at the Proceeds from sale of the adults' name the participating students Arts Collection and its president library, 900 Old Fayetteville Road. work will go directly back to the SEE KAREP9, PAGE 3A DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 KARENMoe Shae Htoo, GONTiNUED FROM PAGE 1A { who has been conceived, grew out of a ▪ working with meeting between activists • FRANK gallery Fran Hamer and Nerys Levy �' photographer Hamer has been involved Barbara Tyrol- with the local Karen popula er has several in tion for several years,working ��. �-�°` ��,_ � r �:; photographs to get books for the refugee l the exhibit. immigrants and to found a school where the children could learn their native Ian- See more art ae "Some of the kids were Want to see more artwork by residents from Burma?Visit pretty good at drawing," The Art Therapy Institute,2^'floor.of Carr Mill Mall,at 6 p.m. Hamer said."That is when I Friday for the opening celebration of the 5th Annual Journeys decided they needed to have to a Different Landscape"art show featuring art and stories some venue in order to ex- created by refugees in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, press themselves besides school."Having just metLe- tropical place where they these kids are all trying to vy,who organizes the annual feel comfortable.We are also find their place in our Chapel Orange County Community trying to incorporate the Hill/Carrboro culture." Dinner,Hamer got the chit- new with the old.The stu Chapel Hill High School drew involved in the dinner. dents showed at FRANK in art teacher Rollie Taylor has When Levy learned of the March in a show "Connect- been working with Kchdoh- youth's artistic talents she ing the Old with the New." moo Juelah and Paw Paw suggested they visit FRANK This show is an extension of Wei for three years in school gallery on Franklin Street. that show." helping,them hone their "When the students Levy, like Jameson, has a skills in ceramics. they ng to "They understand the walked in,the could not be- decades-lo connection lieve a place could look like the Karen people having properties and possibilities that," Hamer said. "They done her PhD at London of clay.They love it and get were astounded.It was beau- University in Modern South its responsiveness," Taylor tiful. They had a ball there Asian History. said, "Their hands seem to too." "In spite of what these kids know it."Taylor has learned An idea was born to forma have gone through,they are the ways of the Karens' group for the Karen youth to so positive and warm," she homeland;and how the refu-' create art with FRANK,art- said,And,she stresses,very gee camps looked."I've seen ists, and lives began to talented artists.Some of the a recurring image of Kwe Ka change.Weekly meetings be- striking paintings in the Bating,an important moon gan taking place either at the show are,their first or se- taro in the Karen state of gallery or at Transplanting cond. "They are so excited Burma. This mountain is a Traditions Farm on Jones about challenging them- part of their identity." Ferry Road where many,Ka- selves with new possibilities Others involved in this rens have gardens, Most of in this country. I am very project include Sandy Mil the youth,ages,15-23,in the' moved by their reactions.It roy,Mary Stone Lamb,Kip. group lived in Thailand refit- is a privilege to work with Gerard, Barnett Parker,Da gee camps after escaping co- them.We have learned a lot vid Taylor, Shelley Crisp, mica repression in Myan from them." Townsend Ludington, and mar (Burma).Hamer trans- Moe Shae Htoo, who has Ada Farber. Other students ports the youth to and from been working with FRANK with.work in the show in the weekly meetings and has photographer Barbara Tyrol- clude Slaw Law, Ywa BLit, joined in the fun of making .er,has several photographs Lah Htoo.Boh, Paw Boh, art with them.A few of her in the exhibit."It is wonder- Hen Moot and Lweh Moo. paintings are in the exhibit ful seeing Moe jumping all Jameson does not want and have samples of writing over the place,getting up this project,which was sup- in the Karen language at- high, going down low, and ported by a grant from the tacked to them.' doing creative composition Orange County Arts Corn- Making art is an integral and design," said Tyroler. mission, to end, "I hope we facet of the weekly meetings "He soaked up everything I will continue to find funding but food(rice and curry pre- told him and more.The kids for this so we can not only pared.by Levy) and friend- really loved having him do continue,but also expand its ship share the stage. the documentation rather scope to include more kids in "We are on first name than me," need of finding'a connection terms and have a family at- Tyroler,who along with to their creative being." mosphere," said Levy, a Levy is in charge of FRANK member artist."We _FRANK's community out- Contact Deborah H.Meyer at try to make everybody feel reach and education, has writetoeloise@gmail.com comfortable through food worked over the years with and art.The students are al- many community residents. ways painting their home- "I think that what is unique land - a real or imagined about this situation is that DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBF57E6 Michael Buxton, Visual Artist November 2014 Michael Buxton is 27 years old and on the high-functioning. end of s Y I the autism spectrum. He is friendly, articulate and energetc. Born and raised in Tenafly, NJ, he graduated from high school in 4 2008. He and his parents moved to Chapel Hill in July 2014. Michael is a volunteer with Chapel Hill Meals on Wheels �A I (navigates and delivers meals) and the Inter-Faith Council for Social Services (loads/unloads van for food deliveries). Michael participates in soccer and basketball with Special Olympics of Orange County and is actively involved with both job coaching and family therapy at UNC's TEACCH program. Michael is looking for a part-time job in a restaurant or bar — cleanup, dishes, setup, "side work", stocking & managing inventory— that leverages his physical strength; his love of precise, repetitive tasks; his attention to detail; and his exceptional memory. If you know of a potential employer who would be interested in developing a job for Michael, e.g., at a restaurant, store or warehouse , please contact his dad Brian Buxton at 201-838-6410 or brian.br:xton(a gmail.com About Michael's Art ft-r 1 k A i, ; t E'°7� - 6 r lh ; v y6 }sir ' iz '1 �ia After Renoir After Gauguin After Matisse Early 20th C Michael works in pencil, pastel, watercolor and acrylic. Many of his works are interpretations of masterworks of famous artists, such as Matisse, Renoir, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Rubens. Michael brings a unique love of color and his own vision of people's faces and moods to his art. With special thanks to Cynthia Whisnant, Van Hatchell, Ryan Fulcher, Paige Morrow and all the staff Board and volunteers at Extraordinary Ventures. 0 0 c , ii 0 . - O J co.. • , . ,_, co N TI W P 4 a Sunday,October19 2014 Chapel HII'Nei 0 CO IS I. tal.disabilities including Autism " �` ; lx+, �` "rk w ' y®ti ® m Spectrum Disorder. ' g' r3 ,�y ::CONTINUEQ.FROM PAGE1A Over a year,Tyroler got to know -" 4 ,: � g ' ° ®:The Public Art and Advocacy I T Y g ,u� ', ,, Chapel Hill, capture multiple the participants and their families ., .r :; ;.:.:•;':: "�s� k --, nelisat6:30p.m.Thursday,Oct.2,�c points in.time,.underscoring his and got permission to photograph : � i P,'rr . • i FRANK Gallery,109`E. Franklin.St m interest in history. them in the water overcoming �•°' Chapel Hill,followed by.refreshmei I Filene.found posters,on walls in their initial fears with the help of �' -, : and music by Alison Weiner with F m Paris and Amsterdam, that had volunteer teachers. Tyroler gave "` ' ,� � � ,_,..� . Y Nucleus. ' ® !‘‘FRANK been plastered over one another the photos, some documentary ,. : ? t Engag NK inFOCUS: and with.time had begun to peel, and some impressionistic;ab- 0 :: Light"features the work of Invited s partially exposing the older layers stracts,as gifts to the swimmers .::::.^ ;' '' •' _ ists Tama Hochbaum,Elizabeth:Math- underneath.:.In one, Elvis,.or an To create the abstracts, Tyroler : y ', A.? t.,W `= eson and Leah Sobsey, along with impersonator, gazes out from un- used the ambient li ht in the ool ; ' „• ._ ,_;. i FRANK member and consigning pho- der curling strips of paper while, along with the movement of the •i ,,..0, tographers and is.on display at FRANK on another layer,the word"Live" water and.the swimmers and ma- 5, °: '` rh - g �� r � : Gallery until Nov.9.Visit wwwfranki- floats next to his forehead. One nipulated the camera shutter §'!' • -!4 a ''4 ' sart corn for more detail& viewer found the work socompell- .speed and flash intensity.Some of F :WC,'' - .1,4'4i Both events are part of the Click! ing,she said she wished.she.could these now hang on �•4:.i,''v . , Triangle Photography. Festival that reach in and peel back one of the permanent display ,. originated at FRANK and runs through curling edges to see what was hid ' Tr`i in the lobby of the October with larger exhibits extend ing beneath. i '' :rr Homestead Aquatic - --- -" ----= --1,-- ing through the end of the year:.View Fellow FRANK photographer 'fi; ' Center. : This photo by Barbara Tyroler,who will speak on public art and ad- the full events calendar at ww.wclick- Barbara Tyroler,.63, also creates ;; ‘''''o,r ' "Doing humani- vocacy Thursday,Is part of the Olicki Triangle Photography Festival. trianglephoto.org. abstract photos,but uses different . tarian work that methods.'Her images are the re- Tyroier. builds relationships for Developmental Disabilities; ment.projects the.Public.and Cul- gram, believes the arts have al; suit of her Rockin' the Spectrum and addresses.areas . Holly:Riddle; policy adviser at tural Arts Office has sponsored. .ways been how humans have corn- project sponsored by Chapel Hill's of public concern has become in N:C. Division of Mental:Health, since 2009,he has witnessed the. municated with each:.other at the • Public and Cultural Arts Office tegralto my art practice,"she said Developmental Disabilities and power of art to"go beyond the vi= highest and deepest levels. "It's and the Public Arts Commission. -broler will discuss how art can Substance:Abuse Services; Amy sual,""to bring value to issues that through art that we see who we are The project paired Tyroler, who build relationships as part of a pa Fowler,:president.of the Orange/. don't get a lot of recognition,"and and that we are all one,"she said has a background in special educe-. nel discussion Thursday, Oct.23, Chatham.Autism Society;and Jef- to provide a means of transforma- "Our community is not whole tui- tion, with Chapel.Hill's Adapted on the larger subject of"Public Art frey York,public and cultural arts tion for both the artist and the: til we are.all together,in all as- . Aquatics program that teaches and Advocacy" The panelists in administrator for Chapel Hill. community pests:' swimming survival skills to chil= elude Deborah Zuver, director; "Art is not a frill," York said.. Riddle, who met Tyroler:in a dren and teens with developmen- Project STIR at Carolina Institute .Through the community engage- special education master's pro- Goad kristine@kristinegoad.com u :al)sia:.zL LiauSaururaour ;IIOiu sn r:5u ugrapns' at Inc urea museum or sari&ueslgn at i .e.state university; .. The esttva encOUrageS 0 Ven raphy collection."She said the gift ues to.showcase photography par-; expands the breadth and scope of _ �-'. :� , � , ..,, -- titularly during the month of Octoo- the museum's collection by aug E '. ; k -': ber. menting works by photographers ::-,; ; , .. "The idea is to.have various part- already represented as well as'add ;-' - 4 ners throughout the Triangle who: ing others. , start a tradition where we bring The photographs on view were •,;, - . J 'photography to,.the forefront and e taken between 1993 and 2011,and RAJA `Y:,`,'`'i"t,)j•. ' um it- „ ., celebrate it as a medium,"sai'd:Ca are the work of 17 photographers i� :::!0:*,,,,.. . lin Kelly,communications associate from around the world. Straight s.. , .. ; �,n, for Click! photography--an attempt to depict , - - This is our third.year,"she said.• a scene as realistically as possible— >^"f w v l We started out.pretty small but:it is represented along with.highly x, ;..,:,......?'.5"':',,,_.'-..,.. .', t . is bounding out of the box this year. .manipulated images,often from the <:; :, sr The community of the arts.in the. younger,artists, Dougherty said „..4.0.;,::4,;,,...1:7:..,,..;::, !,` '^ 3 Triangle is growing very rapidly. # J AT Y A! The exhibit offers an introduction ` w ',,f -ea,- r, r�• ' ` ” ""`'4'{ We have 5 partners rs•Ithas to the diversity of contemporary .,',:ti �= , �•F ?, `.8. t .. been a wonderful turnout. photography. # ,, �,..-..- ' ;', z . :..... � ,.,,.t ,� We are trying to encourage peo. Thomas, 49,,said he has.wit f^�^ . :�•;e. ple.to,spread out their events and nessed.the evolution of photogra ; ,,; z, �. per . �5 ; -` build on the existing structure. phy as an art form.When he began '"? . t� Even after October I think we'll collectingart,hesaid photography «n a Mgt a ,Pp Y , ; . , }° „� have an effect on the arts com- was not regarded as a museum , .s, ;!; � . r �� .� triunity.y. quality medium. I had.to go.to 4 + + ^' t 'x: As art of the October'push, Nevi York to buy'photographs,,,he "Y. = n- ` %> 4 part p . .., x smaller galleries are also turning. recalled. �` r ' . their focus.to hoto Dougherty said Thomas has a �� �� � �' ber. P granhy in Octa keen eye: ' The Gregg Museum of Art&De- He has an uncanny knack for dis- 3�. � , � - sign at NC. State University will, covering emerging photographers ___ _' ---- feature an ongoing exhibit, before the rest of the art world E RBARA TYRO LER "Smokes and Mirrors: Reflections. does,"she said , This•photo.:by earrbara Tyroler is part of the Public Art and Advocacy program at Click!Triangle Photog- of the Self in Photographs"by John w Dougherty expects the exhibit to raphy Festival,which includes a discussion inspired by working with kids with Autism spectrum disorder. Menapace, and has several one- ; be widely viewed. tithe events planned; including a m "In the spectrum of contempo- residents live in a single 14-story the Whittier building,to document Oct 27 through Jan. 21. ialk on forensic photography. L rary art, people are more open to building. The only land access to the lives of its residents. At,�the FRANK.Galleryin Chapel .. " Rebranded as a festival 0 photography,"she said. "It is often the tiny outpost on Prince William Her project, which she plans to Hill,the works of members and in= more of an immediate reaction.Ev- Sound is via the longest rail and publish as a'book,weaves together The three exhibits are part of the vited photographers will be includ- es erybody is a photographer with highway tunnel in North America. herphota ,:,phs,oralhistories,hi-, Click! Triangle Photography Fes- ed in "FRANK inFocus: Engaging their iPhones." Kinney won the center's Lange Tay- torical es ' and archival photo- tival.The festival got its start as the Light." o for Prize in 2013 for the project. graphs. Triangle Photography Consortium, Dougherty said NC MA aligned A distant outpost Part of the award is an exhibit at In her writing, Kin ney says: formed with grant support from the its calendar to coincide with th.e d- In Durham,the Center for Docu- Center for Documentary Studies, "From the entrance of the tunnel to Orange County Arts Commission, October festival,while Nesbit said G* mentary Studies at Duke Universi- :said Courtney Reid-Eaton, exhihi- the end of an unfinished road,Whit- said Barbara Tyroler,a professional Ackland scheduled "PhotoVision" ty is preparing to showcase a solo tions director. - tier is only three miles long—just photographer who is co-director of independently of the festival.Reid- Ll exhibition by photographer and "I hope it's going to he fantastic," barely longer than the tunnel itself. Click! Eaton said it was "a happy coinci- Ll writer Jen Kinney. Reid Eaton said "Her writing is ... Hours here have a small town's "This year we have a fantastic dente"that the CDS exhibition fell m Ll "City Under One Roof" is Kin beautiful and her photographs are drawling density.It is not timeless new team,"Tyroler said."Together, within the tune_frame'of the event: atrey's,documentary of Whittier, evocative." hut time-heavy." we've rebranded the consortium as 0 Alaska, where 90.percent of 200 Kinney.rnoved to.Begichaowers, "City UnderOneRoof"runs from a photo festival." • Schaefer:cschaefer63®n.c.rr.com 0 0 C LL C 0 U 0 i 8D, SUtftday,September 28,2014 ARTS&LIVING it The eg1► &ObSe , PHOTOGRAPHY , _ . . ; Details ; �� n� �-.-,wry . :: CONTINUED FRdM PAGE 1D ' ' f `PHOTOVISION' l Sx "I think what will strike people a , ,* :;Where:Ackland Art Museum, I. r. t i,•..;:.....!,..-...:•;:.: " e mhia St.,Chapel Hill. �..lotis`the range in medium, scale, r ti , " t`hon:Through Jan.4,The of . . t he oliferatio> o , technique andt r �r; , p • . in the museum," Nis •t, / ',•museum is open 10 a.m. 5 p.m. photography �': 4"" hWednesday through Saturday;i bet said "It's a great collection. f�' Photography is always an interest "1 5 p.m.Sunday Y g ; cost:Free ing topic because we all take pho i ' �� 1' . Info:919 9 'to.,raphs ourselves:" f u •, I S�:. �6 or acklani• Additional photographs will be 1 ' 'k- ' I- :; r ;r;4,; , `PRIVATE EYE I. on view in Ackland's permanent ' I I �. ',; where:N.C.Museum;of Art; collection galleries, juxtaposed r ti '` :w;•„�., Blue Ridge Road,Raleigh.• with African, Asian and Western �,>z.-�:��ve•a"` ,'�9,:�4 z. WfieF1:Through March 22:Th ' A r:• paintings,sculpture`and decorative l '" ;'.: m�{S�FJm Is open 10 a.m. p.m, arts. I ., :4V<r ' T dsdayttrrougli Th►arsd'ay 10° vision” runt ou.h Tan. i; J'' ��r'! }' T `id I0 a;rrti.•5 r $t,,f 9p�mr•Fr �1l;al7d� p• 4.'^, ,,`te i-, - it . + 1�r 4, ,. -..4Ve.0endr .r:^.• Contemporary view ' s' ,.'•-•-:,,l,'. ` ; Via' $3 =b�26 or nrartm co On display at the N,C.-Museum of b, Q i' Art through March 22, "Private � ;.i.,•:' a cc, �,` i, ,� "„,,;.:: f°_ " +'3TYUNDERONER00�} Eye:Allen G.Thomas Jr.Photogra :,,f z Y y Y 17•• .;.. •,....' w phy Collection features conteMpo- f+: git ,..Where;Center for Documen W rary.\ arks that'cover:.a Varlet}' Of i ""' _ Rrx fii ,:+r'w ='• �' ,r'". ' StUdIeS,151'( W.Pettigrew St.,• " ph ttographic,,techniques and pro- :4,..'-.-J'----, a`.� ,,w f- l 4 � ��h i��Yy�t�4'� N+# �. ! "C-e• a k �:•liam } : ���. When:Oct.27 throw h t�h; rµt ?4 y ..`"" : r I � . Allen:Tho�n�as, a collector from ;.t r �� q , I �; gallery is open,;,9,a m.•7 p•m•M Wilson;'donated the photo graphs ;,� s' `i f4 r '�0�, k a:,� ,.� �;�� �; through Thurs 9` > G. to the museum in,honor of Law k ''''� ` '- k .. 1. d Y�' .�, r� � a `�' ,• �. ;.. ;°e, a.m.-5 p.m.Friday and Satu• °; mice Wheeler's er'S 20th a�} ers ry ':j.?A 's. . �. { `��: '� '• 't Reception and artist's talk: N0. III as directti��gf NCM•A• t}' Y•',i .' '�'i'�.L V a y,�r'^r-xy .7,Y f �.i p.ni.-9 p.m.,Oct.J� co `Larr h a��5ny Ud f rend of mine, tr y a fir` "firf,,� {�' s Cost:.m., r ThQ a$`sa1d. I decided to do a h a 'v :,-.^.,:i 4 :Y�S iz 'rM it t f$+ , Info'�19 660 Jb6J or o some ingdaringand.lethimkno�v a _� � ~ .;' _`N 3 s. documentarystudie5.duke.eda N . uch'he had i'nfluenc'ed me.' :, ,.. i'7 . r 4:01MA- f. r... ,r . 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'` Kasiovsky When•you plan wellin advanoeyou-haveallyoursup plies rightthere,so you're not scramblingfor ings Some of the'` activities wet ave have eight to i0 people-in them n aximum ,., Tell me about the aquatic therapy that you doo ,4 {Kaslovsky:The t''.-'-'- '<'-:.,''.:-=':,--,,,--,:. -::-.:,.; dapted Aquatics class-ifyouhave oneiustruc tr talking a whole group,withall"the noise at the-pool,alot-of kids with Autism can't focus,so we provide an instruetor,Sbut also a.; volunteer who works one on one` .ittreach of the kids i vehad kids;. who were afraid ofthe-water a'tthe beginning ending up on their,. schools swim teams and beyond itmigt_t00.46hile,butitdoes- z happen - - r ` ' What are some other adaptedr-ecreations that you havef Kaslovsky Wehavea Friday fu nightoncea month at's usually the rst-Fridayof�themonth forfam�es.A'lotoffamiltesthathave" achil with disabildies can neverido anything th ll of-the r kids Some ofthesiblings ofkids with'disabilities can meet thesiblings of` other kids with disabilities-nd realize that theyare trot alone' Speaking of siblings,-we T:also tun a Sibshaip It's a national pro gramfor kids_with siblingswwtl disabilities where again,they getto know each other andth'eylearn that they're notthe onlyones who feel embarrassed or might:feel�angryxhe momentthefocus isfln the'kidwith disabilities Wetea them*boutdsabili'tiesas tell In May we have1Bikeabilities a=bike-ridingcllnidfor kids with-special needs and tt eir'sibli ga They can learn,they can t#y-adaptive: btkCes Wehave`a{drairathherapistwhoclik- a classcalled Actingis Awetsome which is sort of ii provisiftional theaterwhere they yt ;10.J.helead DocuSign Envelope ID:7FB82F39-7614-4970-85EE-75887FBFb7Eb ,,, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A ;° . ' Month.Yet Kennon-wonders - . i about the usefulness of'such - Y s E i a month - particularly if it ; :` j doesn't go beyond lip ser- 4. vice. "I think `autism aware- `f = : 1 ,• ness'has become cliche,"she ` , ` _ '`' ' fl 'yti . . said "I think most everyone 4„ ¢ 2 > . is aware of autism,It has be _ i • come .mainstream, this Y awareness:Now it is time for ,; - it to mean something." .P', Those on the spectrum; Kermon.says, aren't inner ently smarter or more spe `x' a cial. That's not the message . <' at all. What's needed,,she z f says,is at least a general un- - derstanding of what makes i - - people like her different and actual inclusion in the Brea t ...014 er conversation.World dial- - , lenges, for'instance; require ``l 4 rawn4' different ways of thinking fix; •' ,' r�, and modes of problem soly i " - ing: , "By definition, those on ,; the spectrum do that;" she �r' - says. "Now is the time for ..:: ;:,7.:;.-.::::-...,, -. real inclusion." Appropriately, it's Tyrol ; ; .:` .� er's responsibility at FRANK ' F Gallery to include people �_ = w. � who haven't had the opportu ;. ::':~ pity to show their work. So '' A she brought'in Kermon-and ^` even�challenged'her to try `'.=-$ `:x --� :f new artistic directions. The collaboration between Tyrol- 1-.1-,_: ff4;;C;..t!'t'S f..,,,' • .111...mini er's photography=and Ker- . ting ' mores sctilptures;-for in- stance, has been so'far• out- . -- - . , �� - --" side Kermon's comfort`zone ... • -curtest of-- _ ... mon as to seem sut•real'to'her - Artist Susan Kermon,self portrait equal parts intithidating`and , , exciting. ... . ... • . `®iversab hities'a A saniptitin of events "This idea thrills'mei"she said. "I'potentially see it as El April`7-May 3:FRANK-Community Outreach Gallery Presents Art Therapy Institute"Reflections" an external representation of Exhibition.with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m.April 12 at FRANK Gallery,109 E FranklinSt. all that I have come to under- ® A rrl 11:30 to 3:30 .m Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation's Adaptive Recreation and inclusion. stand,internallyover thepast Program presents,"Acting is Awesome!"performance;Seymour Center,2551 Homestead Road . . five years•and subsequent of- m April15,6 to 9 p,m "Creativity and Diversity"panel discussion,musical performance,and recep f °kt.6.111.711 icial diagnosis at-age 45:" ` tion.Special guest Mayor Mark Kfeinschmidt and panelists Susan Kermon and Deborah Zuver, "The fact that'it will be a , ®April 2-June14"Diversability"reception/meet the artists;2 to 4:30 p.m.April19 featuring Susan: dialogu'ehetweenMyself and ' Kermon,Steve Hockenyos,and Michael Buxton;Carrboro Branch Library;900 Fayetteville Road Barbara; captured`in two di- For a complete schedule of-events throughout the'Tr•iangle this;month;see http://nando.com/14a. nensions, beautifully paial lets the reality of autism as I with the,broader,communi-` autism,"she said. tween the.autism communi 7. see'it,"she added, "combin- ty." For Kermon, it's an excit-- ty aitd the;neurotypical ing both-an inside and an out To that end, Diversabili- ing exhibit and an exciting., world.Considering-her own' side view, ties'ifocus-is on the contribu- time. - - stark before and after, she - "What's different about'Di tions of,people on the autism She considers-herself an. wants-to help'others in the cl) versabiiifies is this is more`a spectrum. Too, often; Zuver. artist for the first time in 25 smile way. sense of celebration and-a says;they're-relegated to the yea rs;z.a it d- C I DD a n'd "My life has been defined ' welcoming," says'Deborah ;fringe, or their challenges; FRANK:Gallery'have helped- by artwork of some form,.: Zuver, director of advocacy are highlighted rather:than her finally return-to that' more often than not by the. initiatives at CIDD:-`' :their abilities - or itheir re- -world,She'd like to be a simi- - absence of it,"she said:The. "There's a phrase called markable variety. - lar resource for those=receiv- future;-though, may be rich: neurodiversity,"-she said. ; "As the saying is,if you've ,ing autism diagnoses as with.it. "It's a way of bridging people •met one person with autism, . adults or the`parents of-teens who are on the spectrum ;you've met-.one person.with : on.the spectrum; a link-be- ; Wednesday,April 8;2015