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DocuSign Envelope ID: 31C2F5CA-4AE1-470E-9A03-ED3712F17DD5 <br /> Visual Music Project Artist applicant Barbara F Barnes <br /> Narrative continued <br /> Part Two: Experience, support,organizational partners <br /> I have included a project completed with the Live & Local Series for Downtown Partnership. I <br /> have been encouraged and applied for a small grant to exhibit the Live & Local paintings, prints <br /> of local musicians I have drawn and to create a life size gesture of musicians while they are <br /> performing. The Visual Music's first 3-d live interactive art exhibit will be this winter in Chapel <br /> Hill's Window's art project.Jeffrey York hired me to be a Performing Painter for Festifall 2014. <br /> He is indicating I have opportunities to be included in future events.These entire projects take <br /> a great deal of planning, organization, materials, follow up scanning and completing digital <br /> collections of completed. Requested to create sample media and digital collections for the <br /> contractor or my portfolio is difficult without a quality scanner, printer and laptop this is <br /> difficult. I am also frustrated by the amount it takes to work with my current equipment, <br /> circumstances so to complete proposals professionally or maintain time schedules. I will be <br /> bringing in matching funds with these projects. <br /> To gain further experience as emerging an event artist, Michelle King the owner and a Music <br /> Coordinator at Triangle wrote me a letter of support.These are her quotes; "The grant would <br /> provide her with the confidence and monetary support that she needs to continue her <br /> endeavor" "I have seen her struggle and not able, to accept or complete art opportunities from <br /> the lack of basic technological equipment and supplies required." In the same letter she states, <br /> "I know that Barbara Barnes' work would be beneficial to the musician's community. She has <br /> already with her own money, made a difference in the Triangle Music scene." Michelle has <br /> indicated she will provide me opportunities to and give professional suggestions. <br /> This project will help me to achieve my career goals by allowing me to develop my live-art skills <br /> in different media and by opening up new venues for me to do live art where limited <br /> transportation has prevented me from working previously. <br /> Part Three: public component and who will be impacted <br /> Last week I posted this status update on my Art Images Live Facebook page: "Speaking truth! As <br /> a live artist, would you all believe I have drawn with 60ty ebony pencils,two sets pastels and oil <br /> pastels over 60011" X 14" images in in 90ty days. I have used all ten of my 11" x'14 <br /> Windpower Sketch(60ty page) pads as well as other drawing papers. I also painted with oil, <br /> acrylic and watercolors) on five large gesso boards,three very large canvas boards and six <br /> stretched canvases in the same amount of time?All of these materials are used up and most <br /> went home with you all for a contribution or not". <br /> Currently live art and the Visual Music painting are unique to this area. The contribution to <br /> attendees is a means to share unique and shared experience of the event. Children, parents, <br /> musicians and artist's state that the 1000's of completed drawings are memorable while <br /> inspiring them to be creative and share their talents. As an artist who draws any location a <br /> person sharing their art in some way them to return to the businesses and venues and to <br /> attend future concerts, festivals, and performances. Businesses and other venues hosting the <br /> musical performances value the memorable and unique opportunity for attendees to view <br /> visual art created right before their eyes. I have included many letters of support valuing live art <br />