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• Coordinate the 5th District Congressional High School Arts Competition for Orange CouTS; <br />participate at the district-level competition and reception <br />• Co-sponsor the Emerging Artist Program with arts councils in Durham, Chatham, Person, and <br />Granville counties <br />• Co-sponsor the Piedmont Laureate Program with arts councils in Durham, Wake, Alamance, and <br />Johnston counties <br />Describe this board~commission's activities/accomplishments in carrying out BOCC goal(s): <br />The OCAC has a role to play in carrying out Goal 3 (Economic Development) and Goal 6 (Quality of <br />Life) of the BOCC's Goals and Priorities Fiscal Year 2009-10 (approved 9/15/09). <br />The role of the OCAC in tourism is to help local artists and arts agencies create the "product" (visual <br />art exhibits, musical concerts, studio tours, theatre performances, etc.) that both locals and visitors <br />come to Orange County to enjoy. The arts help create more vibrant and prosperous communities. <br />The presence of creative professionals in a given area is the single most important factor associated <br />with what visitors will spend. Arts industries and events draw audiences. Research from Americans <br />for the Arts (AFTA) shows that on average, those who take part in an arts event tend to spend an <br />additional $20-$40 per person in town. <br />Through the creative industries, Orange County has an opportunity to create jobs, attract <br />investments, generate tax revenues, and stimulate the local economy through tourism and consumer <br />purchases. In addition, creative industries contribute to the contemporary workforce, making creative <br />contributions to industries' products and services and infusing culture into community development. <br />Orange County can use the arts to boost the economy in a variety of ways, from incorporating arts <br />into economic development and community development plans to supporting arts education and <br />promoting arts assets as boosts to cultural tourism. By investing in the arts and incorporating arts and <br />culture into economic development plans, Orange County can reap numerous benefits -economic, <br />social, civic, and cultural -that help generate a more stable, creative workforce; new tourism; and <br />more livable communities. <br />The arts teach our children the skills that will make them successful in the 21St century workforce - <br />innovation, imagination, critical thinking, and collaboration. The single most effective way to achieve <br />sustainable economic growth and to enrich the quality of life of all citizens is to develop the arts at all <br />levels. The Arts create jobs. The Arts create vibrant Orange County communities. The Arts make <br />money for Orange County. The Arts inspire Orange County children to excel. The Arts communicate <br />across cultures in Orange County. The Arts express Orange County's identity and heritage. The Arts <br />Experience changes lives. <br />If your board/commission played the role of an Element Lead Advisory Board involved in the <br />2030 Comprehensive Plan preparation process, please indicate your board's activities...: <br />N/A <br />Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry out in 2012 as they relate to <br />established BOCC goals and priorities... please list fiscal impact: <br />GOAL 3: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - In late-spring, 2012, we will help the state arts council roll <br />out the results of the statewide arts economic impact study by Americans for the Arts (AFTA). <br />GOAL 3: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -Along with the Durham and Wake county arts councils and <br />CVB's, we will help roll out and promote the Triangle wide online arts calendar in early 2012. <br />