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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />MEETING DATE: January 20, 1998 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # b -4 <br />SUBJECT; Orange County Arts Commission Grants <br />DEPARTMENT: OCAC PUBLIC HEARING: Yes No_X_ <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT NEEDED: Yes No X <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Copy of Awards to be Distributed Ted Abernathy (ext. 2325) <br />*Specific Attendee List to Follow* <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br />Durham - 699-7331 <br />Mebane - (910) 227-2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br />Purpose: <br />To present checks to local artists and arts organizations receiving Orange County Arts <br />Commission Grants. <br />Background: <br />The Orange County Arts Commission awazds up to $1000.00 in matching funds to artists and arts <br />organizations for arts projects and events taking place in Orange County between January 1 and <br />June 30, 1998. These grants aze used to support programs in the visual, performing, and literary <br />arts. Funded projects include theater performances, art exhibits, writers' conferences, children's <br />arts and crafts, programs for seniors, and outdoor concerts, each to benefit Orange County <br />citizens. <br />Orange County Arts Commission Grants, which are county funded and limited to $1,000 or less, <br />differ from the "Grassroots Grants" awarded at a previous meeting in that Orange County acts as <br />a Designated County Partner with the State to provide funds for Grassroots Grants. <br />Recommendation: <br />The Manager recommends that the Boazd of County Commissioners acknowledge the local <br />recipients of the awazds during the January 20, 1998 meeting with the presentation of checks by <br />the Boazd Chair, Mazgazet Brown. <br />