2013-527 Arts - The Arts Center for Fall 2013 Art Grant Agreement $1,500

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The ArtsCenter Arts In Education Focus School Program 2013-2014 Arts Program Grant—Fall Orange County Arts Commission Application Narrative(#5) Organizational Profile Over the course of its thirty-eight year history, The ArtsCenter in Carrboro,NC has grown from a single painting class into a vibrant and dynamic multi-purpose, multi-disciplinary, grass roots community arts center serving more than 89,000 persons 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. Attendees at music and theatre come from Chapel Hill&Carrboro(39%)and Durham&Raleigh(32%). The ArtsCenter is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)3,of the Internal Revenue Code. It is governed by a board of directors which establishes policy, ensures that there are adequate financial resources for the organization to accomplish its mission, ensures that earmarked funds are managed according to the stipulation of funders, manages the organization's assets to protect its future and ensures that financial controls are in place. Mission: The ArtsCenter exists in order to inspire creativity and to enrich the lives of people of all ages. Vision: We envision a world in which people embrace the arts as a critical component of daily life. Guiding Values: Sustainability;Excellence;Accountability; and Inclusivity. Current Programs and Services The ArtsCenter is organized into five programmatic departments. ArtSchool.ArtSchool at The ArtsCenter 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 500 classes in all artistic disciplines for all experience levels and ages, awards more than 50 scholarships annually, and offers work-study opportunities. Youth Programs. The ArtsCenter has provided artistically excellent, age-appropriate and accessible arts experiences to Triangle families for more than 30 years. Currently, The ArtsCenter offers the 90-event School Show Series, the SuperFun Series for family audiences, ArtsCamp in the summer, AfterSchool Arts Immersion and Arts In Education during the school day to area youth and families. Also, Youth Arts Classes offer fine art classes for youth and workshops in acting, musical theatre dance, chorus, stage combat, radio drama, acting for the camera, and improvisation. Combined, The ArtsCenter's youth programs reach approximately 26,000 children in up to five counties. 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. ArtsCenter Stage features new works with an historical perspective, while its second-stage series includes improvisation and storytelling, musicals and operas, stand-up comedy and film screenings, new works in development and theatre for younger and older audiences. ArtsCenter Stage is community-oriented theatre with a commitment to developing new artists and audiences. Concerts. The ArtsCenter presents some 60 concerts for adults each year, representing the spectrum of musical genres by local, emerging, and nationally touring artists including folk, blues, Celtic, rock, singer-songwriter,Louisiana French,old-time,and bluegrass.