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S <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Bronwyn Merritt <br />Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Name: <br />Name Called: <br />Home Address: <br />Phone: (Day) <br />Phone: (Evening) <br />Fax: <br />Email: <br />Place of Employment: <br />Job Title: <br />Ms. Bronwyn Merritt <br />113 Creekview Circle <br />Carrboro NC 27510 <br />919-929-9666 <br />919-967-1486 <br />abmd@mindspring.com <br />Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br />Zone of Residence: Carrboro City Limits <br />Sex: Female <br />Ethnic Background: Caucasian <br />Date of Birth: 5/13/1965 <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Work Experience: <br />I have worked in the Arts most of my adult life, mostly in museums and commercial <br />galleries in this area. I owned a gallery in Downtown Carrboro for two years, I currently <br />own a Chapel hill night club and have recently become a realtor. I am opening a new <br />studio in Carrboro this summer. <br />12/03/01 Current: Owner -Bronwyn Merritt Gallery. I have worked in several art <br />galleries and museums around the state over the past 15 years. Recently I have curated <br />shows for the Artscenter in Carrboro as a volunteer and run my own commercial gallery <br />as well. My focus has been on working with young artists and organizations that support <br />them. My most valuable training comes from two years at the Weatherspoon Gallery in <br />Greensboro and a year at Somerhill Gallery in Chapel Hill. I have extensive teaching <br />experience through workshops and as an art instructor at Guilford Tech, and co-founded <br />the now-defunct non-profit book arts group Hand-to-Eye, and the ROTA Arts Collective. <br />Volunteer Experience: <br />I have worked with the Artscenter, the Durham groups Hand-to-Eye and Artomatic, I have <br />written several arts-related articles for the Independent and I served previously on the <br />Arts Commission. <br />I work with the Artscenter to maintain and improve its main gallery by helping to bring in <br />quality shows, curate and hang them. I also do some paperwork and publicity associated <br />with those tasks. Artists often ask me to help them with hanging shows sound town, <br />which I enjoy, and I end up advising young artists on pricing, presentation, places to <br />show and how to make connections with other artists. <br />