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9 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Bronwyn Merritt <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Ms. Bronwyn Merritt <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 113 Creekview Circle <br /> Carrboro NC 27510 <br /> Phone: (Day) J19-929-9666 <br /> Phone: (Evening) 919-967-1486 <br /> Fax: <br /> Email: abmd@mindspring.com <br /> Place of Employment: <br /> Job Title: <br /> Year of OC Residence: <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: Carrboro City Limits <br /> Sex: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: Caucasian <br /> Date of Birth: 5/13/1965 <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Work Experience: <br /> I have worked in the Arts most of my adult life, mostly in museums and commercial <br /> galleries in this area. I owned a gallery in Downtown Carrboro for two years, I currently <br /> own a Chapel hill night club and have recently become a realtor. I am opening a new <br /> studio in Carrboro this summer. <br /> 12/03/01 Current: Owner- Bronwyn Merritt Gallery. I have worked in several art <br /> galleries and museums around the state over the past 15 years. Recently I have curated <br /> shows for the Artscenter in Carrboro as a volunteer and run my own commercial gallery <br /> as well. My focus has been on working with young artists and organizations that support <br /> them. My most valuable training comes from two years at the Weatherspoon Gallery in <br /> Greensboro and a year at Somerhill Gallery in Chapel Hill. I have extensive teaching <br /> experience through workshops and as an art instructor at Guilford Tech, and co-founded <br /> the now-defunct non-profit book arts group Hand-to-Eye, and the BOTA Arts Collective. <br /> Volunteer Experience: <br /> I have worked with the Artscenter, the Durham groups Hand-to-Eye and Artomatic, I have <br /> written several arts-related articles for the Independent and I served previously on the <br /> Arts Commission. <br /> I work with the Artscenter to maintain and improve its main gallery by helping to bring in <br /> quality shows, curate and hang them. I also do some paperwork and publicity associated <br /> with those tasks. Artists often ask me to help them with hanging shows aound town, <br /> which I enjoy, and I end up advising young artists on pricing, presentation, places to <br /> show and how to make connections with other artists. <br />