2012-327 Arts - Chapel Hill Carrboro Children's Museum $1,500

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TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL Public Arts I 405 Martin Luther King Jr.Blvd. Chapel H,11,NC 27514-5705 phone(919)968-2743 fax(919)969-2063 vvavvr townof chapeffinorg May 7, 2012 Orange County Arts Commission 501 West Franklin St. Chapel Hill,NC 27516 Dear Commissioners: I am submitting a letter of support for the Kidzu Children's Museum's spring 2012 Project Grant. Last year's workshops with near Northside neighborhood attendees at the Hargraves Community Center were certainly successful from providing creative summer activities for youth to the resulting mosaic that will be incorporated into the new Kidzu Museum building when it is constructed. This year, a similar program aims to reach more kids and all different age groups. Hargraves Community Center, as a facility of the Chapel Hill Parks&Recreation Department,is delighted to again partner with Kidzu. As part of the partnership,the Hargraves Center will allow Kidzu and the selected artist to use its space,publicize the opportunity via its list serv,.and provide arrangements for youth,without transportation,to attend. The project offers these sometimes at-risk youth opportunities that might not otherwise have. Jeannette Brossart,the artist that conducted the workshops last summer is again being employed to facilitate the workkshops. I have the utmost respect for Ms. Brossart as an instructor and an artist. I have worked with her on a very successful project at Ephesus Elementary School and found her to engage the students, act professionally, and give far more to the project than she is being paid to give. Likewise,Kidzu continues its reputation of producing high quality educational programs for our community. No doubt this project will again achieve the goals set forth in their proposal. Please contact me if I can provide any additional information about the Town's partnership with Kidzu on this project. Sincerely, ffrey J.Y ublic&Cul Administrator 3