2012-334 Arts - Hillsborough Arts Council $1,500

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The purposed use of this grant is to partially fund performing artist and artist demonstrators at the Last Fridays events in Hillsborough. Last Fridays uses the cultural and artistic abundance of the Hillsborough and northern Orange County to create an atmosphere of entertainment, education,and interaction with the public. Events include films,musical performances,theater, and an arts and crafts market that takes place at the courthouse in downtown Hillsborough on the last Friday every month from April through September. Starting in July of 2008,with the help of a grant from the Orange County Arts Commission the Arts Council has offered more art educational programming to the Last Fridays venue during the spring and summer months. By offering educational art programming during the event,we have been able to reach many children who might otherwise not get this type of artistic educational exposure. The Children's Art Educational Area has been very successful and wonderfully received. It often has so many children that the parents pitch in to help, and activities spread beyond the tables onto the lawn. We have enclosed a few photos from past events. We will be rehiring some of the very popular artists and adding new ones to the itinerary. Our mission is"to enrich our community through the arts." At this time we do not have an arts center in Hillsborough, so we would like to continue bringing educational opportunities to the public through existing venues,including Last Fridays. We will continue to hire visual and performing artist that will be offering direct interaction with the younger audiences. In the summer months of Last Fridays,the hired artists will be demonstrating printmaking on fabric,mask making,storytelling,creating musical instruments, the art of mime,and pottery. Please see attached resumes of artists we intend to hire.