2012-329 Arts - The Arts Center $1,500

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The ArtsCenter: 10 By 10 in the Triangle I Arts Program Grant - Spring 2012-13 Orange County Arts Commission Application Narrative Organizational Profile Over the course of its thirty-eight year history, The ArtsCenter (TAC) has grown from a single painting class into a vibrant and dynamic multi-purpose, multi-disciplinary, grass roots community arts center serving more than 60,000 citizens of all ages and walks of life. Constituents come mostly from Orange County and four surrounding counties in North Carolina, although audience members travel from throughout North Carolina and even from other states to attend specific music and theater performances presented during the year in the 355 seat Earl and Rhoda Wynn Theater. The ArtsCenter is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. It is governed by a thirteen member board which meets monthly to establish policy, ensure that there are adequate financial resources for the organization to accomplish its mission, oversee financial expenditures, ensure that earmarked funds are managed according to the stipulation of funders, manage the organization's assets to protect its future and ensure that financial controls are in place. The ArtsCenter is organized into five programmatic departments. These are briefly described below. Current Programs and Services Concerts. TAC presents 60 concerts, representing the spectrum of musical genres by local, emerging, and nationally touring artists including Folk, Blues, Celtic, Latin, Rock, and Roll, Zydeco, and Bluegrass. Theatre. International theatre at its most local, ArtsCenter Stage showcases the work of emerging and established artists hailing from next door to around the world. Featuring new works and re- inventions of the classics, improvisation and storytelling, puppetry and musicals, theatre for younger and older audiences, ArtsCenter Stage is community-oriented theatre with a commitment to developing new artists and audiences. ArtSchool. ArtSchool at TAC is Orange County's most comprehensive non-profit resource for continuing education in the arts on a non-degree, community basis. The ArtSchool now offers more than 400 classes in all artistic disciplines for all experience levels and ages, awards more than 50 scholarships annually, and offers work-study opportunities. Youth Programs. TAC has provided artistically excellent, age-appropriate and accessible arts experiences to Triangle families for over 20 years. Currently, TAC offers the School Show Series, the SuperFun Series, I<idsCamp,AfterSchool Arts Immersion, and Arts in Education residencies to area youth and families, reaching approximately 26,000 children in up to six counties. Youth Arts Classes (YAQ—which includes fine art classes for youth and workshops and camps year round in acting, musical theatre dance, chorus, stage combat, radio drama, acting for the camera, improvisation and more. YAC has worked in partnership with PlayMakers Repertory Company and ArtsCenter Stage on annual productions. Galleries. The Center Gallery features the work of local and regional artists on a rotating basis. The Gallery exhibitions highlight the work of more than 100 local and regional artists in 12 exhibitions a year. The East End Gallery provides a second gallery space, offering monthly exhibitions featuring a mix of local and regional artists.