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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 23, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 3 ' Gl <br />SUBJECT: Orange County Arts Grant Recipients <br />DEPARTMENT: Orange County Arts PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Commission <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Copy of Awards to be Distributed <br />"Specific Attendee List to Follow" <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Martha Shannon, 245-2335 <br />PURPOSE: To present checks to local artists and arts organizations receiving Orange County <br />Arts Grants. <br />BACKGROUND: The Orange County Arts Commission grants funds to local artists and arts <br />organizations from funds received from state government through the Grassroots Arts Program <br />of the North Carolina Arts Council. Funds are distributed for arts programming in all arts <br />disciplines. Each grant recipient must match the grant amount in order to receive funding. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The $36,130 in state funds awarded to organizations represents apass- <br />through of state funds and has no financial impact on Orange County. The $4,500 awarded to <br />individual artists, the Emerging Artists Program, and the new Arts Incubation recipient in this <br />cycle is taken from Orange County money already approved for arts grants. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board acknowledge the local <br />recipients of the awards during the October 23, 2007 meeting with the presentation of checks by <br />the Board Chair. <br />