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Golden Belt 807 East Main Street, Durham, NC 27701, 919 - 967 -7700 (16 miles / 23 minutes from the OCCC) • http: / /www.goldenbeltarts.com • The Golden Belt is a repurposed textile manufacturing `campus' that offers art gallery and artist studios rentals as follows: • The LabourLove Gallery: an 1800 sq ft privately managed space that sells original artwork, home decor and merchandise while also providing services for art rental, children's art lessons, and art selection. Artists can rent gallery space in various ways: 3' w x 8' h Wall space — $89 /month, shelf space — 3 shelves 30" long totaling 7.5' linear feet of display space — $89 /month, Clothing Rack Space — 3 linear ft — $49 /month. Artists have the option to apply for a six -month or twelve- month lease. Artists keep 90% of the retail sale from all items. LabourLove will use the other 10% to cover credit card processing and basic business expenses related to gallery operations including accounting and marketing costs. • Artist Studios: 35 individual artist studios feature oversized, industrial sliding doors with inset glass window, ample natural light, electrical outlets, concrete floors, and 14 -foot ceilings. Sizes range from 168 -648 square feet and larger spaces can be shared. Artists have access to their space 24/7 and may sell work out of their spaces. Studios run from $275 - $800 per month and all utilities are included. • The Golden Belt markets themselves as a venue with a sustainable design and a historic restoration that embraces the funky industrial aesthetic to forge a unique urban environment where creative people live, work and play. • The Golden Belt is a larger venue that encompasses retail stores and apartments and their artist rental space is significantly higher in price than the OCCC. The Depot 246 S Nash St, Hillsborough, NC 27278, 919 - 643 -3768 (1 mile / 2 minutes from the OCCC) • http: //hillsboroughdepot.comJ • The Depot is a 3500- square -foot candy & ice cream store with a small performance area that offers light fare, beer & wine in the evening. • The rental rate is $20 per hour and you must use them for food & beverage. • The Depot is basically a small live music venue with shows offered mainly on Fri & Sat eves, with the occasional open -mic night. • This venue is for small performance groups or art showings only. There is no changing or practice area and has an estimated 50 -100 person maximum capacity. There are also various high schools, civic spaces , hotels, and other commercial venues that rent space, but they don't have an artistic atmosphere, are generally just large one room auditorium -type spaces where you can only arrange one -time rentals with no available rehearsal spaces, storage areas, etc. Orange County Cultural Center Confidential Page 17 of 30 Strategic Business Plan (v.1.0) 9/8/2011