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ORANGE COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION
June 11, 2018 at 6:30
Chapel Hill Public Library, Room A
Chapel Hill, NC
Board Members present: Chris Kubica, Vice Chair; Doris Friend, Secretary; Dan Mayer, Ashley Nissler,
Marcela Slade, Marlon Torres, , Anita Mills, Bronwyn Merritt , Fred Joiner, Helen Jones, Delia Keefe
Board Members absent: Tim Hoke, Tarish Pipkins, Linda Williamson, Tinka Jordy
Staff Present: Katie Murray, Executive Director
I. Chris called the meeting to order at 6:30.
II. Ashley moved, Anita seconded to approve the May 14th minutes. Motion passed.
III. Director’s Report
• Katie has posted the intern position vacancy on the Orange County website and
several other websites.
• Thanks to Ashley and Dan for attending Arts Day in Raleigh. We were able to meet
with Representative Meyer and Senator Foushee.
• Katie will be attending the Americans for the Arts national conference in Denver
June 13 – 17, 2018.
• Katie will be contacting board members about scheduling sub-committee meetings
when she returns from Denver.
• Katie met with Orange County Economic Development Director, Steve Brantley,
regarding small business grants for creative businesses. Mr. Brantley was receptive
to the idea. Katie will be preparing a proposal.
IV. Grants
• We have $65,470 to award in this year’s grant cycle. This amount may increase a little.
Sixty-seven artists have applied for grassroots/artist project grants. This is a significant
increase over previous years. Due to the large number of grants to be reviewed, it was
suggested that each board member be designated as “lead reader” on a group of grants
and the entire board will be responsible for reviewing all grants. We will meet on
Saturday, July 14th at 9:00 a.m. to discuss and award.
At 7:00, Katie lead the board through the new on-line grant software.
Chris adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Doris Friend, OCAC Secretary