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7 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 • In these 2 grant cycles, 9 out of the 10 grant applications received from Hillsborough <br /> 3 artist applicants were funded in full. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 • These arts grants helped fund the following events and projects in Hillsborough: Last <br /> 6 Friday Arts Walk, Hillsborough Jazz Festival, Hillsborough Handmade Parade, Free <br /> 7 Spirit Freedom, updated equipment for Cedar Ridge High School's Creative <br /> 8 Woodturning Program, Orange County artist Patrick Dougherty's Stickwork Sculpture <br /> 9 (slated for November 2015), and a needed upgrade of the audio and recording system <br /> 10 for Cedar Ridge High School's Band Room. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Hillsborough-based speculative fiction (science fiction) author James Maxey was <br /> 13 selected as the 2015 Piedmont Laureate for the Triangle area (Durham, Orange, and <br /> 14 Wake). Mr. Maxey will receive an honorarium of$5,500 ($1,350 of which is paid from <br /> 15 Orange County funds) to present public readings and workshops, participate at select <br /> 16 public functions and create at least one original activity to expand appreciation of <br /> 17 speculative fiction. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Hillsborough artists Alice Levinson (craft), Amy Fletcher (painting) and Damian Starner <br /> 20 (painting) have been awarded $1,500 each in 2015 Emerging Artists Grants by the <br /> 21 Durham Arts Council. The Orange County Arts Commission participates in this program <br /> 22 (for artists living in Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange and Person counties) <br /> 23 contributing $1,500 annually, most recently paid from County funds. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Martha Shannon said she wanted to add one thing to the information included on the <br /> 26 abstract. She said on Tuesday April 21, 2015, artwork from two Hillsborough artists was <br /> 27 selected from entries received for the Arts Commission's two recent art competitions. She said <br /> 28 the two individuals received grants and they were: <br /> 29 <br /> 30 1.) Michael Brady, $1,200.00, Artist for 30th Anniversary Poster Design <br /> 31 2.) Jennifer E. Miller, $1,500.00, Oil on Canvas, for the new Emergency Operations Center <br /> 32 in Raleigh. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Chair McKee said Commissioner Jacobs had suggested displaying local artwork in <br /> 35 County buildings. <br /> 36 Martha Shannon said this idea is on the Art Commission's radar and is being worked on. <br /> 37 Chair McKee said it would be beneficial for the artist and spruce up the County facilities. <br /> 38 Mayor Stevens said congratulations to both artists. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 c.) Hillsborough Economic Development &Affordable Housing Update <br /> 41 Margaret Hauth said work on the Bank of America parking lot has begun in the <br /> 42 downtown area. She added that hopefully the concrete will be set to allow traffic to go through <br /> 43 the lot starting tomorrow. She said the work would be on hold during Mother's Day weekend <br /> 44 and the Garden Tour weekend. She said there is ongoing communication with area <br /> 45 businesses, trying to coordinate with their schedules as much as possible. <br /> 46 Margaret Hauth reviewed the updates from the abstract below: <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Downtown - Construction will soon begin on a series of parking and street improvements in <br /> 49 downtown. The town and NCDOT have coordinated closely with local merchants to fit the <br /> 50 construction components around event schedules. The Bank of America parking lot <br />