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ORANGE COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION
SPRING, 2016 GRANT AGREEMENT °
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THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 8th day of August, 2016, by and between Orange County
("County"), by and through the Orange County Arts Commission ("Arts Commission") and
Susan Simone ("Grant Recipient").
WHEREAS, the Arts Commission is a countywide arts agency that ensures the growth of
local arts experiences by providing funding and support for diverse high quality programs and
projects.
WHEREAS, the Arts Commission administers the Spring and Fall Arts Grants Program
to provide economic opportunities to Orange County artists and non-profit organizations
coordinating arts projects benefiting the citizens of Orange County.
WHEREAS, the Spring Arts Grants Program is supported by Arts Commission with
funds from the Grassroots Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the
Department of Cultural Resources and the National Endowment for the Arts.
WHEREAS, the Grant Recipient was selected by the Arts Commission to receive the
Spring Arts Grant through the procedures duly adopted by the Arts Commission; and
WHEREAS, both parties wish to promote and maintain the integrity and clarity of the
Grant Recipient's ideas and statements and delineate the Grant Recipient's obligations to the
County;
NOW, THEREFORE, the County and the Grant Recipient, for the consideration and
under the conditions hereinafter set forth, agree as follows:
1. Approved Grant Project. Grant funds are provided under this Agreement for the project
("Project") described in the Grant Recipient's Grant Application, attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Exhibit A.
2. Grant Award. Grant funds in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000)
have been awarded by the Arts Commission to the Grant Recipient for the approved
Project. These funds must be matched at least dollar-for-dollar with cash from the Grant
Recipient's funds not derived from either Orange County appropriations or the North
Carolina Arts Council.
3. Contingency. This grant is contingent on North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots
Program funding to the Arts Commission. Final decisions on Grassroots Program funds
to the North Carolina Arts Council are subject to approval by the North Carolina General
Assembly.
4. Responsibilities of the Grant Recipient
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A. Implementation. The Project implementation shall take place between July 1,
2016 and June 30, 2017. 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 7, 2017 . The Final Report shall be in the format required by the
North Carolina Arts Council. Failure to submit the Final Report or late
submission of the Final Report, for any reason, shall be grounds for denial and/or
cancellation of grant funds for the Project and future grant proposals.
5. Responsibilities of the Arts Commission
A. Payment. The Arts Commission shall release the grant funds in the amount of
$1,000 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):
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i. County Funds Only. "This program is supported by the Orange
County Arts Commission."
ii. X North Carolina Arts Council Funding. "This program is supported by the
Orange County Arts Commission with funds from the Grassroots Program of
the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency. "
B. The Grant Recipient must enter all events, exhibits and performances open to the
public and related to this grant award on the ExploreChapelHillARTS.com
website and display 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.
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(iii) Failure to adhere to the terms of applicable county, state or federal laws,
regulations, or stated public policy.
B. In the event of default by the Grant Recipient, the Arts Commission has the
discretion to elect to terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part and/or require
the Grant Recipient to repay the grant funds within seven (7) from written notice
of default or allow the grant recipient the opportunity to cure the default. This
clause shall not be interpreted to limit the County's or the Arts Commission's
remedies in law or in equity.
10. Miscellaneous.
A. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the attachments contain the final and
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement. All modifications and amendments to this Agreement shall be in
writing. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties, their heirs, successors
and assigns.
B. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws
of the State of North Carolina and the Orange County.
C. Entire Agreement and Signatures. The parties have read this Agreement and agree
to be bound by all of its terms, and further agree that it constitutes the complete
and exclusive statement of the Agreement between the parties unless and until
modified in writing and signed by the parties. This Agreement together with any
amendments or modifications may be executed electronically. All electronic
signatures affixed hereto evidence the intent of the Parties to comply with Article
1 1A 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 gdug, elieslialf of the Grant Recipient
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Susan Simone Date
For aggitoAchalf of Orange County Government
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Bonnie Hammersleys, County Manager Date
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Artist Project Grant - Spring
No/
2016- 17 Application Form
Orange County Arts Commission
ORANGE COUNTY ARTS
COMMISSION
Promoting the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
1 Artist Information
Applicant Name
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Daytime Phone 3)C -434-1D -63-77 -2N Fax Number o
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2 Grant Request Summary
Arts Program Grant Request /6c, 0 Total Cash Match g/000
Summary Statement for Proposed Use of Arts Program Grant PrAltill4.4■4-s o Jor4lidat_ PbohD
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3 Narrative
Write a description, up to three pages, single spaced, that describes the following under separate subheadings:
• Proposed Project—what will you do, where will it be performed or displayed, when will the preparations
and public component take place, list any organizational partners.
• Community Impact—describe the project's public component, how many people will be impacted.
• Artist Experience—include a brief description of your similar arts projects in the past.
4 Application Checklist (in this order; do not staple, bind, or put into individual folders)
1 copy each: (only 1 sided, 8 1/2"x 11", white paper)and 1 complete electronic copy(in PDF format):
vie Application Form, Page One, Including Signature
Narrative
tft Budget Sheet
k./ Itemized Budget (if necessary)
Resumes of artist(s).
Sample programs, press, or other materials from this or similar past programs.
Sample work by artist produced in the last three years:
For example, for visual arts submit a PC-compatible CD or DVD, slides or high quality photographs (5-10 images);
for dance or theater arts submit a PC-compatible CD or DVD, or video tape (3-5 minute sample); for music and
spoken word submit a PC-compatible CD or DVD, or audio tape (1-2 selections); for literary arts submit a
manuscript (10-15 pages).
Label all sample work with artists/organizations' name, title of work(s), date of work. For visual arts include sheet
with work dimensions, media. Indicate top of image.
Mail or deliver signed original to the OCAC office, including work samples, Email PDF of application to
arts@orangecountync.gov.
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Artist Signature Date Typed or Printed Artist Name
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE FUNDED
919/968-2011 - 131 West Margaret Lane, Room 216, Hillsborough, NC 27278— www.artsorange.org
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Proposed Project:
Artist: Susan Simone
Restoration of photographic images from the Photo/Oral History project Portraits of
Northside: The Story of an African-American Community in Chapel Hill, NC.
Summary:
Funds for this project will be used to digitize and reprint the visual materials created
in 1998 for Portraits of Northside. The objective is to translate the original print
materials into a digital format so that they can be reproduced more easily for
exhibition and preserved in the digital archives at UNC.
Background
In 1996-1998 I conducted oral history interviews, photographed residents and
collected old family photos in the Northside Community in Chapel Hill, NC. This is
the area where African Americans first came to live as farmers and later as laborers
at UNC Chapel Hill. Many of the people I interviewed in 1998 were born in the area
before it was incorporated. They witnessed the daily travel to and from the
University laundry, attended the Orange County Training School (now Northside
School), and worshiped in the local churches.
The photographic work and text were exhibited at the Chapel Hill Town Hall, the
Horace Williams House, and the Chapel Hill Public Library in conjunction with
several community programs. At the end of the project the oral history tapes were
placed in the archive at the Wilson Library at UNC. With the advent of digital
technology, those tapes were transferred to digital storage and are now available for
listening.
The Town of Chapel Hill purchased some of the photographic composites. Others
were donated to the Midway Business Center, a business incubator that includes
the offices of EmPOWERment, Inc., an affordable housing program serving Orange
County.
Work to be done
Over the years, there has been a lot of wear and tear from poor lighting, changes in
air conditions, and general aging of the materials. The Northside community has
also changed radically. It is now more important than ever to transfer this history to
a format that can be archived and reproduced.
On the occasion of the 2016 celebration of the 20th Anniversary of EmPOWERment, I
am proposing a project to scan and recreate the original silver & color print
composites using digital technology.
Simone - Portraits of Northside -page 1
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This would involve:
- scanning original negatives
- recreating the multi-image composites
- printing the images
- placing the new images in the old frames; replacing several frames
- archiving the new digital images at the Wilson Library
I have a record of the specific negatives used in each multi-image composition. I
have used these records to estimate the work involved in the proposed restoration
project.
Community Impact
The digitizing of the photographs will make if possible to
(1) preserve this history in a library archive,
(2) reprint the images for public exhibits as part of the 2001 Anniversary of
EmPOWERment, and
(3) generate copies and online resources for educational programs in Orange
County.
As anyone who walks along Rosemary Street and through the Northside
neighborhood can testify, this documentary work, created to advocate for
preservation of the neighborhood, is now a record of the historical predecessor to the
present landscape. While groups like EmPOWERment work to maintain affordable
housing and protect the neighborhoods, new buildings and more student housing
have drastically changed Northside.
In addition, in the normal course of time, many of the elders and leaders in these
photographs have died. The children are grown - some staying in the community;
others moving out as house prices and taxes rise.
While my work cannot stop time or progress, it can pay tribute to Orange County
history and keep memories alive. Regenerating this documentary material in digital
form is critical to that tribute.
Simone - Portraits of Northside- page 2
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Artist Experience - feasibility of project
The Northside project is one of a series of doc-u-art projects I have completed over
the past 25 years. Initially, in the 1990's, I worked with silver and color prints,
collaging the traditional way with glue. In 1999. I moved into the "digital darkroom"
and now use Photoshop to create the collages. As a result, I have considerable
proficiency working with digital images. Once I scan the Northside images, I will
have no trouble recreating the original collages. In fact, digital technology will allow
me to get a more seamless effect and improve on the original material.
Based on my previous doc-u-art projects, I feel that my estimates (time and cost) for
this project are realistic. My goal will be to complete the work by October 2016.
Upon completion of the work, I will display the work at the EmPOWERment
anniversary event and arrange for additional exhibitions in public spaces and
schools in the area.
The visual material will also be archived at Wilson library and linked to the
interviews already archived and online.
Simone- Portraits of Northside - page 3
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ORANGE COUNTY ARTS
COMMISSION
Financial Information
Provide a projected budget for your proposed project utilizing the format below. Be as specific as possible.
Project Expenses Cash ~ Grant Amount + Applicant
' Expensns Requested Cash Match
A Personnel (Employees)
Administrative staff ( %)^
Artistic staff (wnAr2s NZ-A e /6, ti 0 /0c) Q
Technical/Production staff ( %)`
'Shmm% of wages devoted to this project
B Outside Fees and Services
Artistic contracts
Other contracts:
C Space Rental
D Travel
E Marketing
F Remaining Project Expenses e:)(:)0 /orDO
(Itemize on separate sheet)
G Total Cash Expenses '2 000 / oo o 00
4 Project Income Cash Income
A Admissions
B Contracted Services Revenue
C Other Revenue(specify):
O Private Support
Corporate support (specify):
Foundation support (specify):
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F Applicant Cash
G Grant Amount Requeste SP / 0O0
in this application
H Total Cash Incom 5, 000
(must at least equal Total Cash Expenses,
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Artist: Susan Simone
Proposed Project: Restoration of photographic images from the Photo/Oral History
project Portraits of Northside: The Story of an African-American Community in Chapel
Hill, NC.
Budget Details
Expense Details* Item Amount
A. Personnel
Artist/Simone Image composition in Photoshop $1,000
40 hrs. @ $25/hour
F. Remaining Project Expenses
Image Scanning Color 130 images @ $1.50/image $195
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Image Scanning black & white ,84 images O.; $1,25/image $105
Printing 16 x 20 images '5 images @ $20/image $100
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Printing 16 x 26 images 20 images @ $30/image
$600
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Total Project Expenses ,$2,000.00
lIncome Details**
OCAC Artist's Grant !$1,000.00
Bellin Family Trust $500.00
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Kafka Family Foundation $500,00
Total Project Income $2,000.00
*Expenses include taxes and/or shipping costs
** In addition to cash Income, EmPOWERment Inc. has contributed in-kind
$1000 in frames and framing materials.
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Susan Simone "Simone" simone@purplevalley.net
1220 Tallyho Trail www.simone(i-epurplevalley.net
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-942-9773
Solo & Project Exhibits
2013 - 2014 A Scavenger Chapel Road Aclventure Green Gallery, Durham, NC
An exploration of digital collage and printing on metal
2012 MoncthrorrE& Pol)throne. Orange County Arts Council
2012 What Color is Your Reality. Caldwell Arts Council
2001 - 2004 Project Exhibit: Nepal and Tik. The People Who Liu'in Shangn-La
Chapel Hill Public Library, NOV. Dec. 2001
National Humanities Center, March 2003
Durham Arts Guild CCB Gallery,June 2003
Exploris Museum, IMAX Cafe,July-August 2003
Louisburg College,Jan. - Feb., 2004
1999 - 2000 Project Exhibit: Habitat For Hunwity: Celebration 2000
Chapel Hill Museum,Jan. - Feb. 2000
Carrboro Arts Center,June - July 2000
Chapel Hill Public Library, Oct. - Nov. 2000
1999 - 2000 Project Exhibit: Fotos Del Pueblo
Chapel Hill Town Hall: Aug. 27 - Oct. 1 1999
Fiesta Del Pueblo, Sept. 1999
Chilango and Margaret's Cantina,Jan. - Sept. 2000
1998 - 99 Project Exhibit: Portraits grNorthsicle
Bryant Center Gallery, Duke University, Nov. 1999.
The Horace Williams House: August 1999
Chapel Hill Public Library: Dec, 2, 1998 -Jan. 15, 1999
Chapel Hill Town Hall: July 26 - September 23, 1998
1997 - 99 Project Exhibit: We Are All Housekeeper5
The Bryant Center at Duke University-. November 1999
Edgecombe County Arts Center: Nov. 23, 1998 -Jan. 7, 1999
Horace Williams House: Aug. 19 - Sept. 3, 1998
Witherspoon Gallery, Raleigh, NC: March 18 - 30, 1998
Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC: January 12 - February 2, 1997
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Group Exhibits
2012 Spiritual Spaces:Carrboro Library
2008-09 Tellirq Or stories- on tour- NC Dept. of Cultural Resources
2007 Artists For AIDS Cheryl Pelavin Gallery, New York City,Dec. 2007
2006 Art& tlx Femnire Dizine:Multiple Venues, Durham, NC
2005 North Carolina Emerging Artists Grant Show: Durham Arts Council
2004 North Carolina Artists Exhibition, Fayetteville Museum of Art
2004 Merry Moor Winnett Triennial Photography Exhibit, Greensboro,NC
2003 Excerpts,A Public Art Project, Orange County NC Arts
2002 Through Waives Eys Chapel Hill Women's Center Juried Show
1995, 1999,2001 NC Photographer's Show,Meredith College
2000 North Carolina Visual Artists Fellowship Show, Greensboro,NC
1999 Warn Who Shoot. Durham Art Guild,April 15 - May 9,1999
1997 Durham Art Guild Annual Juried Show
Honors &Awards
2012 spiritual Spaces:Carrboro Library- !st Prize
2012 Orange County Artist Grant: Trailer Tales
2006 Curator: The Blade Panther Party:Making Sense giTlistory-
photographer. Stephen Shames
Center for Documentary Studies:Duke University
2003 Durham Arts Council Emerging Artists Award
2002 Linda Ironside Fund for the Arts Award
2001 First Prize: "Picture This",PC,A,of Raleigh,NC
2000 Second Prize: Rose Post Creative Non-Fiction, NC Writer's Network
1998-99 Visual Artist's Fellowship,North Carolina Arts Council
1997 Kathryn FL Wallace Award Artists in Community Service,
Triangle Community Foundation
Project Support Grants: Alternate Roots, The Paul Green Foundation,North Carolina
Humanities Council, Orange County Arts Commission,The Puffin Foundation,North Carolina
Humanities Council and The Fund for Southern Communities.
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The Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History
512 West Rosemary St* Chapel Hilt, NC, 27516 • 919-960-1670
contact@jacksoncenter.info• www.jacksoncenter.info
ATTN: Orange County Arts Council/ Grants Review
131 West Margaret Lane, Room 216
Hillsborough, NC 27278
RE: Susan Simone - Artist Grant Application Spring 2016-17, Restoration images for
Portraits of Northside: The Story of an African-American Community in Chapel Hill,
NC.
Committee Members:
The Jackson Center would like to add our support to the voices of other
community groups in recognition of the valuable work that Simone has done
collecting oral history and recording images of the Northside Community. We
are eager to see her visual material digitized so that it can be added to the
historical archives already holding her recordings.
As an organization focused on historical preservation in the community, we see
the critical importance of her work. Many of the people in Simone's photos are
legendary, part of the weave of the history of Northside. The day-to-day
activities she has captured preserve a community that is changing rapidly. Her
composite images are filled with the spirit of the community, with an intangible
energy that isn't always evident just driving up and down the streets. These
images will continue to inspire future generations in their understanding of this
historic place.
We at the Jackson Center are very excited about this project. We have enjoyed
looking at Simone's photographic work, but it is true that the original pieces are
showing age. The black and white images have been bleached out and the color
images are losing the vivid colors that make them such a unique complement to
the black and white work. Simone has been generous with her exhibition of this
in public venues, but time and lots of light have taken a toll. If the work is
digitized it can be reprinted and it can be preserved as archival material
available long into the future.
We urge the Orange County Arts Council support of this important work.
Sincerely,
11LIson Vaughan
Senior Director
Marian Cheek Jackson Center
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Reclaiming the POWER of our Communities
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ma■,, 10. 2016
Nora Esthimer
President
Chatham Connty Resident
ATTN: Orange County Arts Council/ Grants Review
John N'■roton 131 West Margaret Lane, Room 216
vice President Hillsborough. NC 27278
Lydia Mason
Treasurer RE: Susan Simone - Artist Grant Application Spring 2016-17, Restoration images for
Piedmont Health Serlices
Portraits of Northside: The Stony of an African-American Community in
Sarah Geer Chapel Hill, NC,
Secretary
Community Advocate
Committee Members:
James Baldwin
Integration Innovanom Inc. I am writing to you in support of Simone's project proposal for the
Jabe Hunter restoration of the community history project she completed in 1998. We
CH Police Department are excited about her project and honored to have Simone offer to display
the restored work as part of our 2016 20th Anniversary celebration.
John Coole■
Community Advocate
EmPOWERment Inc. has been fortunate to have the original pieces on
Craig Reed display at the Midway Business Center for over 10 years. We serve
Home Depot housing needs in Northside and Pine Knoll communities and have visitors
regularly from the community in our offices. From the beginning, the
Buffie Webber
photographs have been a reminder of the history and spirit of that
Commiinuv Advocate
community, but, more recently, they also serve as a record of many elders
STAFF who have passed on. Families can bring their children here to learn about
Delores Bailey the community and to honor those whose names mark many of the public
Executive Director places in Northside from the Hargraves Center, Smith and McDougle
middle schools to Caldwell Street. It is also exciting to see families return
LaTanya Davis
to see the "children" of Northside, now the lead generation in the
Property Manager
community.
Santa Ntsachukssu
Director of Community
We strongly endorse this s project and invite the Orange County Arts
Council to join us with their support of this tribute to Northside, to the
Laurie Weller roots of the African American community in Orange County, and to the
Finance,i,fanager diversity of our county.
BONNER STUDENTS
Destiny Rogers
Elliott Chen Sincerely,
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Isabella Hernandez r ) 2
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VOLUNTEERS Del
Pat Fischer Executive Director
Jalen Nwachukwu
Midway Business Center 109 N. Graham Street, Suite 200 Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Phone: 919-967-8779 Fax: 919-967-0710
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Northside neighbors need
help to hang on to homes
I live in the Northside community on some investors, The
McDade Street. This area and the knolls I nut challenge tor this
Community were part of the town's tom- program is to help
munity-development program from 1975- f4'0' low-incoine families
1980.These two areas had the highest cow purchase these homes:,
centnition of lower-income and mummy It this community is
households, substandard housing and in
,„„ not preserved it will be
adequate public facilities.
lost to investors pro-
The town accomplished some of the -
riding high-cost living
needed work in these areas through grants
• for students who can
and other entitlements. This community
project was closed out in 1981-1982, Some EDWARDS afford the rent.
homes were replaced or renovated. A pre-
I recently asked the
pared final performance report was sub- Guest Town Council to ex-
mined, as a certificate of completion to Columnist tend a housing pw-
the federal department of Housing and 1,■■om grzmi to the Northside
Urban Development in March 1983, which area.Every few months
HUD approved on March 7, 1983, I see a minority family moving out of this
In 1980-1981, the town acquired the neighborhood to be replaced by students.
Church Street public housing site and This area is prime real estate for investors
made street improvements on Mitchell who have no other interest in this neigh-
Lane, Whitaker and Caldwell Street exten- borhood but to disrupt the lives of the
sions. These street improvements were a have-nots to provide for the haves. Some
welcome relief, especially the addition of investors have gone as far as to write let-
! curbs, gutters and sidewalks added to tens to minority homeowners seeking to
Mitchell Lane from Lindsay Street to Rose- purchase their homes, even though the
mary Street. In 1981-1982, the town used a homes are not for sale, Some of my neigh-
grant for housing rehabilitation work hors have had white investors actually
which totaled 33 units, knock on their doors inquiring to see their
HUD approved a housing assistance property. These tactics used have caused
plan in January 1984. During this time the some resentment throughout the neigh-
town continued to rehabilitate some borhood, for if this was a black investor
homes in these neighborhoods. To my doing this in a white neighborhood they
knowledge, the town only acquired two would be arrested for trespassing.
homes in the Northside area and sold Through the history of Chapel Hill mi-
them to two low-income families, This ac- norities have had to give up something to
lion by the town raised a lot of hope in gain something. In the '60s, in order to re-
the minority communities, Many minori- ceive better teaching materials, we had to
ties felt that the town would continue give tip both of our schools and attend
these efforts in the Northside area, But not schools outside of our neighborhoods. We
much happened for several years, The do not want to lose our neighborhoods Ix-
town finally got involved in the Tancller cause the town of Chapel Hill is doing lit.
Project on Merritt Mill Road, but after tie or nothing to preserve our communi-
these homes were completed not more ties. We do not want to be scattered
than a handful of minorities were able to throughout the outskirts of the county. As
move into these homes, many are aware we cannot afford to live
From the late 1980s until now the de- in a predominantly white neighborhood
creasing levels of homeownership of our because we can't even get a loan films the
minorities has become a crisis. Habitat for banks in Chapel Hill to pin-chase homes in
Humanity has done a great job, but their our own neighborhoods.
hinds are limited, The Pine Knolls revolv- I ask the Town Council to please help
ing loan fund was intended to provide stop the loss of Our neighborhoods. We
homeownership to low-income workers, need support.
Its sad to say that this program has not
reached all its goals, but the program did Keith M, Edwards, a former UNC police of-
keep several houses out of the reach of ncer, lives it: Chapel Hill.
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; BY ANNE BLYTHE nity," she said recently.
Staff Writer The downtown neighborhood, which
VER hear about Benny Booth, the spans north of Rosemary Street beyond
,McMasters and west of Church Street to '
man who used to break open a bo or bar-X the Carrboro border, is one of Chapel
rel on his head for a quarter? - , *, Hill's r . .' -'Predominantly pie
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. 1 ' it''''' les" '' t' ' r h arrived here in 1923 in her nurse who arrive ere in African-American comrnunities.
Longtime , Northside residents say
'tthey're worried about losing what was
white cap and starched uniform ready to once a tight-knit community. Investors
have been buying many of the . /
'' "1„, Mq,r' r I. •-''.7ll'' administer care at the churches and
ave een u n up man o t e low-
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cost homes in the near-campus neighbor-
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house calls to the ailing who couldn't hood and putting them on the rental mar-
make it to her clinics? . - - --
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Do you have memories of Bynum
Weaver's store?
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r.1 ! ,, , -.. . , , ,r,"We're crying to save it,” said Rosa '
McMasters Prayloe,If so,there's a community history work: memories of the n who at 85 has many
ighborhood. She was
\ -- shop set for Saturday morning you might born there in 1912.
find interesting. Doris Williams, a profes--.----,,Her father,John McMasters, for whom
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,,.. sor at N.C. Central University, will be at 'Mc_IVIasters Street was named,Was one of
Hargraves Center off Roberson Street at the first to move his family to that area.
11 a.m. to offer tips to anyone interested "At first it was the McMasters, the
in collecting and preserving the history of Caldwells and the Strouds," Prayloe said
...._ • , -L.---, --- ,•• the Northsid• .1... .'.
Simone, h -. who' as she flipped through photo albums she
The Rev.J.R. Manley,' imone, a p otographer who -
ter et the first PePtist > -=:':) ' interested in doing a pictorial essay of the and her sister Gertrude filled over the
years.
Church, In his younger days. community's history, has been trying to
ellOchiMlcdMr McMasters played and 10
= preserve the Northside history with her
camera lens. Caldwell en all p ay together in
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their early years; they went to church
, --.- "I thought it would be valuable to do a
..,' history to raise awareness in the conunu- See NORTHSIDE, Page A<#>
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x together.
y In 1924, a school was built near
the McMasters and Caldwell
- homesteads.
"The community commenced to ' ries of the community she grew up There are all kinds of stories,and
Simone says she's enjoyed gather-
. build up around it," said Prayloe. in, as do many of her neighbors.
Houses were constructed near , Take Ed Caldwell, or "Little Ed" ing them.
- the Orange County Training as Prayloe calls him. She's heard about Adelia
• Center,and the Northside commu- His step-grandfather, Edwin Compton, or Nurse Compton, and
• nity started to take shape. Caldwell, a doctor who had an the club she formed to distribute
"That school meant everything office in Durham, had the first car food,clothes and care to the needy.
to the community," said Prayloe. in the neighborhood and the first Frances Hargraves told her
' McMasters was director of the telephone, about her piano playing-days, and
Chapel Hill sanitation department "Part of my job was,if somebody how she met her husband.
"
in that day, but he also farmed his got a telephone call, I'd have to go For me," Simone said, "this
property. and get them," Caldwell said, project and my exhibit is not only
"We were kind of poor," He remembers Bynum Weaver's
about a tribute to the untold histo-
.) Prayloe recalled. "But we could store, which would have been on
ry of the African-American corn-
c eat. We had hogs, a cow to milk, Brooks Street. And he fondly munity. It's also about that every-
1. corn, cabbage, all kinds of veg- recalls the hamburgers Susie one in Chapel Hill, even people
„s etables. I can remember my Weaver used to fix. who live in brand new homes on
— mother putting chicken and three 'You'd get a hamburger and big Weaver Dairy Road, want a town
some history. "
n or four vegetables on the table. pickle," he said. Her burgers were with
Back then, we didn't know any- so popular among the local kids,
2-et thing about cholesterol, that you he said, that they skipped off _
00 couldn't eat eggs. Every morn- school grounds to get lunch at her
is- ing, my mother would do a place. . .
w- dozen eggs."
Prayloe left Chapel Hill after she
y, finished her 11 years of school to
ig seek her "fame and fortune" in
'11 New York. She stayed there nine
75 years, then moved to Connecticut,
;- and returned to her homeplace
1. after 31 years.
...s Prayloe has many fond memo-
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Artist: Susan Simone
Proposed Project: Restoration of photographic images from the Photo/Oral History
project Portraits of Northside: The Story of an African-American Community in Chapel
Hill, NC.
List of Work Samples
Work Samples include old images to be digitized in the proposed project
and
Photographic Banners created for the IBMA Conference in Raleigh 2015
1 Title Category 1 Dimensions
ill 01 Around the Neighborhood Silver & color prints I 16" x 26"
to be restored I '
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02 Senior Center Serving Lunch Silver & color prints 1 16" x 26"
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to be restored
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03 Christmas Party Golden song Silver & color prints 16" x 26"
to be restored 1
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04 Hargraves After-School 1 Silver & color prints 1 16" x 26"
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1 to be restored
1
105 Hargraves After-School 2 Silver & color prints 16" x 26"
to be restored
106 Liquid Pleasure Silver & color prints 1 16" x 20"
to be restored I
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07 accordion banner 2015 Photo collage on thbric 34" x 24"
1 ,
108 banjo banner 2015 Photo collage on fabric 1 34" x 24"
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i 09 mandolin banner Photo collage on fabric 11 34" x 24" I'
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10 instruments banner 1 Photo collage on fabric ! 34" x 24"
1 1
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