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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-581-E-Arts Commission-Cosmic Rays Foundation -2023-24 Arts GrantsGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM / ARTIST PROJECT GRANT 2023-24  Grantee Name  Authorizing Official  Project Title     Award   Grant Category   ☐Artist Project Grant Program Funding Source   Date   End Date   OCAC Report Due  ☐Grassroots Arts Program ☐North Carolina Arts Council  ☐ Orange County July 1, 2023 June 30, 2024 Monday, July 15, 2024 Stipulations   ☐Grantee must spend $  on the hiring of multicultural artists specified in  the grant application. ☐Grantee must properly credit the Orange County Arts Commission using the proper logo on all publicity materials for the funded program. Recipients of operations‐related grants must include the OCAC logo with link to www.artsorange.org on grantee’s website.  Download logos on the OCAC website at https://artsorange.org/grants/grantee‐resources ☐Grantee must properly credit the Orange County Arts Commission and the N.C. Arts Council using the proper logos and N.C. Arts Council credit line on all publicity materials for funded program. Recipients of operations‐related grants must include the OCAC logo with link to www.artsorange.org and N.C. Arts Council logo, credit line, and link to www.ncarts.org on grantee’s website. Download logos and view proper credit line language on the OCAC website at https://artsorange.org/grants/grantee‐resources ☒The Grant Recipient must enter all events, exhibits, and performances (virtual or in‐ person) open to the public and related to this grant award on the Orange County Arts Commission website at www.artsorange.org/events. In addition, the Grant Recipient must add a link to www.artsorange.org  (Orange County Arts Commission logo preferred) to their main webpage. Staff Contact  Katie Murray, Director  (919)245‐2335 | kmurray@orangecountync.gov Cosmic Rays Foundation William Brown President Cosmic Rays Film Festival Programming Support $3,000.00 4 4 4 4 4 3,000.00 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 1 Revised August 2022 ORANGE COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION 2023-24 GRANT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 29 day of September, 2023, by and between Orange County ("County"), by and through the Orange County Arts Commission ("Arts Commission") and ("Grant Recipient"). WHEREAS, the Arts Commission is a countywide arts agency that ensures the growth of local arts experiences by providing funding and support for diverse high quality programs and projects. WHEREAS, the Arts Commission administers the annual Grants Program to provide economic opportunities to Orange County artists and non-profit organizations coordinating arts projects benefiting the citizens of Orange County. WHEREAS, the annual Arts Grants Program is supported by Arts Commission with funds from the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, a state agency. WHEREAS, the Grant Recipient was selected by the Arts Commission to receive the annual Arts Grant through the procedures duly adopted by the Arts Commission; and WHEREAS, both parties wish to promote and maintain the integrity and clarity of the Grant Recipient's ideas and statements and delineate the Grant Recipient’s obligations to the County; NOW, THEREFORE, the County and the Grant Recipient, for the consideration and under the conditions hereinafter set forth, agree as follows: 1.Approved Grant Project. Grant funds are provided under this Agreement for the project (“Project”) described in the Grant Recipient’s Grant Application, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A. 2.Grant Award. Grant funds in an amount not to exceed ($ ) have been awarded by the Arts Commission to the Grant Recipient for the approved Project. The Recipient shall be required to match funds 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, as outlined in the attached Exhibit A. 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 Cosmic Rays Foundation three thousand dollars $3,000.00 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 2 Revised August 2022 A.Implementation. The Project implementation shall take place between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. 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 described in the attached Exhibit A. F.Final Report. Grant Recipient shall submit to the Arts Commission a Final Report on July 15, 2024. 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 $ to the Grant Recipient. 6.Publicity A.Acknowledgement. Credit must be given to the Orange County Arts Commission and/or the North Carolina Arts Council using the proper logo(s) and credit line in brochures, news releases, programs, and all other printed and online publications. Copies of such printed materials must accompany the evaluation report. Official Orange County Arts Commission and North Carolina Arts Council logos may be downloaded at www.artsorange.org/grantee-resources and may not be altered in any way. When no printed information is used, verbal $3,000.00 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 3 Revised August 2022 credit shall be given. In addition, all print and promotional material must include the following credit line and logo(s) (check all that apply): i.County Funds Only. Orange County Arts Commission logo required. Credit line required for audio projects: “This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.” ii.North Carolina Arts Council Funding. The Orange County Arts Commission and the North Carolina Arts Council logos are required. Credit line: “This program is supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.” B.The Grant Recipient must enter all events, exhibits, and performances open to the public and related to this grant award on the Orange County Arts Commission website at www.artsorange.org/events. In addition, the Grant Recipient must add a link to www.artsorange.org (Orange County Arts Commission logo preferred) to their main webpage. 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. 4 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 4 Revised August 2022 (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. Governing Law and Priority: Both parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina and Orange County. Grant Recipient shall at all times remain in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations including but not limited to all state and federal anti-discrimination laws, policies, rules, and regulations and the Orange County Non-Discrimination Policy and Orange County Living Wage Policy (each policy is incorporated herein by reference and may be viewed at http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/purchasing_division/contracts.php.). Any violation of this requirement is a breach of this Agreement and Arts Commission may immediately terminate this Agreement without further obligation on the part of the Arts Commission. This paragraph is not intended to limit and does not limit the definition of breach to discrimination. By executing this Agreement the Grant Recipient certifies that they has not been identified, and has not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor identified, on the list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-86.58. By executing this Agreement the Grant Recipient certifies that they has not been identified, and has not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor identified, on the list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-86.81. By executing this Agreement Grant Recipient affirms they are and shall remain in compliance with Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the North Carolina General Statutes. In determining the basic services to be provided, should any documents be referenced in or attached to this Agreement, the terms herein shall have priority in any conflict between the terms of referenced documents and the terms of this Agreement. C.Dispute Resolution: Neither party may initiate binding arbitration. Any disputes shall be resolved by nonbinding mediation. If such mediation fails either party may initiate litigation to resolve the dispute. Should either party initiate litigation to settle any dispute involving the terms of this Agreement such litigation shall be DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 5 Revised August 2022 initiated in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina seated in Orange County, North Carolina. D.Signatures. 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 Date For and on behalf of Orange County Government Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager Date William Brown President DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 10/12/2023 10/17/2023 6 Revised August 2022 ORANGE COUNTY—DEPARTMENT USE ONLY Department Party/Vendor Name: Party/Vendor Contact Person: Contact Phone: Party/Vendor Address: City State: NC Zip: Department: COUNTYMGR/Arts Commission Amount: Purpose: 2023-24 Arts Grants Budget Code(s):30601020-683000-96060 Vendor # (N/A if new vendor) Vendor is a BOCC consultant? Yes No Contract Type: (Check one) New Renewal Amendment Effective No Date 9-29-2023 Approved by Board Yes Agenda Date: This agreement is approved as to technical form and content: Department Director’s Signature Date: Information Technologies (Applicable only to hardware/software purchases or related services) This agreement has been reviewed and is approved as to information technology content and specifications: Office of the Chief Information Officer Date: Risk Management This agreement is approved for sufficiency of insurance standards, specifications, and requirements: Office of the Risk Management Officer Date: Financial Services This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act: Office of the Chief Financial Officer Date: Legal Services This agreement is approved as to legal form and sufficiency: Office of the County Attorney Date: Clerk to the Board Received for record retention: All Docusign contracts must be copied to Laura Jensen upon completion @ljensen@orangecountync.gov The following signature block is for hard copies only and is not required for Docusign contracts: Office of the Clerk to the Board _Date:_ Cosmic Rays Foundation William Brown 806-789-6906 16 DAVIE CIR Chapel Hill 16 DAVIE CIR CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514 $3,000.00 68265 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 10/12/2023 10/13/2023 10/13/2023 10/17/2023 Orange County Arts Commission Powered by Submittable Title Cosmi c Rays Foundati on by Bill Brown in 2023-24 Grassroots Arts Program Grant Application 16 Davie Cir Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514-5900 United States 806-789-6906 dreamwhip@gmail.com 05/23/2023 id. 38498862 Original Submission 05/23/2023 APPLICANT INFORMATION Please tell us about your organization. Organization Name Cosmic Rays Foundation Mailing Address of Organization 16 DAVIE CIR CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514 How did you hear about our grant program? Other Did you or a representative of your orgnanization attend one of our grants training sessions? Yes Nature of Organization Arts Organization DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 Organization Description The Cosmic Rays Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that presents the annual Cosmic Rays Film Festival. Our mission is to support and celebrate experimental films and digital media art created by regional, national, and global media artists; and to provide a venue in Orange County where a diverse range of audiences can have access to this vital and expanding area of the arts. The first Cosmic Rays festival took place in 2018 at the Varsity Theatre in downtown Chapel Hill. Since that time, Cosmic Rays has expanded its programming and partnered with other local non-profit venues, including the Morehead Planetarium on the campus of UNC where we presented a program of digital videos commissioned for display on a planetarium dome; the Nightlight and Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, local music venues where we have presented curated live-cinema programs; Fatwood Studio, an artists' project space near Carrboro where we have organized festival after-parties and filmmakers' lunches; and Arts Everywhere, a comprehensive initiative at UNC that collaborates with diverse partners to embed the arts into daily life. During our last edition in 2023, we saw some 400 people attend our screening and live-cinema programs. Based on our post-festival audience survey, we determined that our festival's reach extends across Orange County, the Triangle, and the state. In addition to programming two nights of cinema art selected from over 500 submissions from around North Carolina and the world, Cosmic Rays also invites distinguished film programmers to curate thematic programs of work. Visiting curators have included David Dinnell, former programmer of the Ann Arbor Film Festival who brought a collection of 16mm films from the Canyon Cinema archive that were made by feminist filmmakers; Aily Nash, experimental programmer for the New York Film Festival, who presented work commissioned for a planetarium; and Rachael Rakes, co-curator of the Film Society at Lincoln Center’s Art of the Real, whose program entitled “Forms Are Facts” focused on the groundbreaking experimental work of contemporary female filmmakers-of-color. During our 5th edition, we were able to invite Indian-American filmmaker Suneil Sanzgiri to present a program of personal documentaries in which he contends with questions of identity, heritage, culture and diaspora in relation to structural violence. Since 2022, we have also created the Cosmic Rays Touring Festival. Each year, we select films from the past festival and create a traveling program of work. By partnering with screening venues across the country, we are able to reach even more audiences, promote our festival's work, and raise the profile of North Carolina artists' cinema. Our 2022-23 tour included screenings at Union Docs in New York City; the International Film Series in Boulder, Colorado; and the W exner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. The Cosmic Rays Foundation was established in June, 2022. Our board consists of Sabine Gruffat (CEO), Bill Brown (President), and Kathie Roberts (legal counsel). Our goal is to grow this board and our organizational capacity in the coming years to ensure our festival's sustainability. DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 Has your organization undergone any Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training? If so, please explain. If not, please explain any barriers that have prevented you from receiving this training. Despite our limited budget, we have been able to benefit from the wealth of DEI resources available online. These have helped immensely as we've worked to clarify and augment our diversity efforts over the years both in terms of artistic programming and audience outreach, and especially over the last year as we've transitioned from an artist-run festival to a nonprofit organization. Of particular help has been the University Film & Video Association's EDIT Media (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Teaching Media) initiative. Edit Media's online resources provide useful frameworks for programming media work, as well as educational resources that provide insight into ways we can discuss and expand our thinking about media art and media art education. Inspired by these DEI resources, we have sought to make DEI fundamental to the way we program art work, reach out to audiences, and structure our organization. Some tangible initiatives have been our ongoing effort to reach out to a wide diversity of voices and communities during programming, especially filmmakers who might be unable to submit work through our annual call or who may be unaware of the call; a special focus on promoting the festival to HBCU's, community arts organizations, and other venues that tap into historically underrepresented communities; and online and word-of-mouth outreach that helps us reach beyond reflexive channels of communication and circulation. W e are especially proud of our efforts to keep submissions fees low and to pay filmmakers who participate in the festival a screening fee, a practice that is rare among film festivals in the United States, but something we feel is crucial in our effort to create artist equity. In recent years, we have sought to increase the diversity of our screening committee, a key part of the process by which we discover and program work from a wide variety of makers. Each year, we also integrate conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion in our training meetings with the committee, emphasizing the fact that Cosmic Rays is founded on a mission to explore, support, and promote film and media art that comes from the rich and wonderful variety of artists who are working in the field today. Since the festival’s founding, we have been cognizant of the ways access to artwork can be limited by geographical distance, limited financial resources, physical disability, and a range of other factors. In addition to responsible in-person festival screenings, we sell festival passes on a donate-what-you-can basis, and we continue to explore online streaming platforms that will allow us to reach audiences who remain socially distanced or have limited mobility. Our recently inaugurated touring program was conceived as another opportunity to connect with new, expanded, and diverse audience communities beyond our two-day festival event. DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 During FY22-23, will your organization receive operational support funding from the North Carolina Arts Council or the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources? No Organization's EIN 883790225.0 Organization W ebsite www.cosmicraysfilmfest.com Authorizing Official's Name W illiam Brown Authorizing Official's Title President Authorizing Official's Phone 806-789-6906 Authorizing Official's Email cosmicraysfilmfest@gmail.com Applicant Race W hite Financial Overview FinancialOv erv iew_Submittable.xlsx Organizational Financial Statements Cosmic_Rays_2023-4_Draft_Budget.pdf COSMIC_RAYS_2023_Income_Expense_Sheet.xlsx Deficit/Surplus Are you an entity of UNC-Chapel Hill or another unit of state government? No PROJECT/PROGRAM INFORMATION Tell us about your project or program Title of Grant Request Cosmic Rays Film Festival Programming Support Grant Amount Requested 3000 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 Is the person in charge of this program or project different from the Authorizing Official? No W hat are you requesting funding for? A specific program or project Project/Program Summary The 6th Annual Cosmic Rays Film Festival which will take place as a live event at the Varsity Theater in Chapel Hill, NC and the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC from February 29 - March 1, 2024. Grassroots Arts Program funding will help support: 1. Venue rental for live festival screenings and live-cinema performance, 2. Artist fees for filmmakers whose work is selected for the screening programs, 3. Travel and accommodation for visiting filmmakers and media artists, with priority given to artists working in North Carolina and artists participating in the live AV-performance program. 4. Stipends for artistic direction and administration of the festival. Project Start Date (no earlier than July 1, 2023) November 1, 2023 Project End Date (no later than June 30, 2024) March 31, 2024 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 Project Goals The overall goal of our film festival is to support and promote formally inventive artists' cinema and media art created by artists speaking with a variety of voices and representing a diversity of communities and life experiences; and to grow an audience for this exciting and important art work in our city, county, region, and beyond. W e measure our success in terms of the quality of the work we present and the impact this work makes both on our audience here in North Carolina as well as on the field of artists' cinema as a whole. The quality of the work we present is determined by careful evaluation of the films submitted during our open call by a Screening Committee made up of artists and arts professionals. Due to the limitations of the open call, and the fact that many underserved communities may not be connected to the same networks of exhibition and circulation, we also make a point to reach out to artists from a diversity of backgrounds in order to solicit their work; and we invite guest curators to expand the kinds of films we show. Since our beginnings in 2018, we have seen our audience grow thanks to promotional efforts, advertising, online outreach, and word-of-mouth. It has been and remains our goal to build a large and diverse audience and to reach beyond the sometimes narrow confines of the art world to promote this vibrant and broadly relevant form of film art. Audience Description Now entering its sixth season, Cosmic Rays’ profile has grown along with its audience, from 100 attendees and three visiting artists in 2018 to some 500 attendees from across the Triangle and a dozen visiting artists, live- cinema performers, and digital media artists from North Carolina and beyond in 2023. Cosmic Rays firmly believes in the role regional art exhibition can play in supporting and cultivating an artistic community outside of the handful of major urban centers which enjoy an outsize share of cultural resources. W e are cognizant of the ways access to artwork can be limited by geographical distance, limited financial resources, physical disability, and a range of other factors. W e are therefore committed to offering festival passes on a donate-what-you-can basis, and we continue to explore online and streaming options to reach audiences who cannot attend the festival in person. Based on data gathered from our most recent post-festival audience surveys, our audience comes primarily from the Triangle region, but with a significant number of folks from across the state, and even a small share from neighboring states (Virginia and Georgia). Our audience reports that they value the festival's mission to screen experimental film and are excited by both the screenings and live-performance programs. At our most recent edition, 33% of respondents said this was their first time to attend the festival, while 67% had attended the festival more than once. 92% said they were highly likely to attend again. DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 Location Description The Cosmic Rays Film Festival takes place at two primary venues. Film screenings are programmed at the Varsity Theater in Chapel Hill, a fully accessible space conveniently located in the center of town, close to parking and public transit. Live-cinema and live-audiovisual performances are programmed at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro. This space is also accessible and ADA compliant, with parking and public transit located nearby. Artist Description Cosmic Rays programs both its film festival from submissions collected during an annual open call. W e are committed to making the festival accessible to emerging as well as established media artists, and to artist communities that are underrepresented at experimental media arts festivals. W e believe in the idea of the open call as the most equitable way to program work and to discover new artistic talents and voices outside established curatorial channels. W e make an effort during the open call to reach out to a large variety of potential submitters, with an emphasis on high schools, community colleges, and universities (including HBCUs), and community arts organizations. W e are especially committed to supporting North Carolina-based artists, and we include a discounted North Carolina Media Artist category in our open call in an effort to foster and support regional artists. All work submitted to the festival is viewed and discussed by a Selection Committee made up of volunteers from the community who have a passion for and background in cinema art. In past years, the committee has included graduates and faculty from the MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts at Duke University; graduates and faculty from the MFA in Studio Arts at UNC-Chapel Hill; independent arts programmers; and independent filmmakers and media artists from the region. Each submission is viewed by at least three members of the selection committee. Top- ranked submissions are reviewed by the festival co-directors who make final programming decisions, prioritizing work that extends the artistic possibilities of cinema and new media technology; that challenges audience expectations of cinema form and content; that arises from a diversity of life experiences, identities, and communities; and that questions conventional models of production, exhibition, and distribution. In our upcoming season, we expect to select some 30-40 films from a submission pool of approximately 500 entries, and to program three live- audiovisual performances, including a magic lantern performance by internationally-known filmmaker Charlotte Pryce. W e are also in conversation with UNC's Ackland Art Museum to sponsor a visiting Indigenous filmmaker to screen a program of work in conjunction with the Ackland's planned exhibition of Indigenous art in the W inter of 2024. Are you hiring multicultural artists with the requested funds from this grant? Yes DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 For each multicultural artist you intend to hire, please list their name, race, and how much you plan to pay them. Fox Maxy, Indigenous visiting filmmaker (Kumeyaay and Payómkawichum ancestry), screening program of work in conjunction with Ackland Art Museum, $2000 Various filmmakers-of-color TBD, participating filmmakers are paid screening fee, approx. $40 each How will the project/program be publicized and promoted to reach intended participants? 1. Online promotion through festival social media (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) and website 2. Promotion via participating artists' social media 3. Paid print (Indy W eek) and online advertising 4. Email promo campaigns 5. Posters and flyers 6. Direct outreach to local colleges, schools, arts organizations, etc. 7. Promotional interviews and articles about the festival 8. Fund-raising activities in advance of festival 9. W ord-of-mouth How will you evaluate the success of the program? Cosmic Rays evaluates its success according to a number of quantitative and qualitative metrics to measure both the quality of work presented by the festival and the impact of the festival on both the local community and the wider community of artist filmmakers and digital media artists. Some of these metrics include: 1. Audience attendance numbers at screenings, performances, and events. 2. Site visits, followers, and commentary on social media (Facebook, Instagram, etc.). 3. Online and print reviews of festival programming and events by participating artists and audience members. 4. W ritten accounts of the festival by film and arts writers and critics. 5. W ord-of-mouth accounts by festival attendees and participating artists. 6. Repeat submissions by past participants, and new participation by a diverse range of filmmakers and media artists. 7. Grants, donations, sponsorships, and/or in-kind donations to support the continuation and expansion of festival programming. 8. Feedback from festival volunteers and staff. 9. Feedback and data gathered by our post-festival online audience survey. PROJECT/PROGRAM BUDGET Please fill out the charts below with your project's expenses and income. Use the "Explanation" box to offer details for each category. NOTE: The Total Cash Expense must equal the Total Cash Income. Project Expense Expenses-english-rev ised.xlsx Project Income Income-english-rev ised.xlsx Resumes of artists/administrators Brown_CV2023.pdf DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6 Gruffat_CV2023.pdf Board of Directors List Cosmic_Rays_Foundation_Board_Members.pdf IRS Tax Exemption IRS_Approv al_Cosmic_Rays.pdf W ork Samples Video Sample: External Link 1 https://vimeo.com/700086071/7d96d20c2b?share=copy Video Sample: External Link 2 Video Sample: External Link 3 Letters of support (optional) Cosmic_Rays_Letter_of_Support-Jh.pdf DocuSign Envelope ID: 9534835E-C98C-4014-88B5-64907150F4B6