2015-656-E Arts - Historical Foundation of Hillsborough Arts Grant

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DocuSign Envelope ID:C67D1OAE-118D-40A9-9F56-DE2D32A3FAF5 I Arts Program Grant - Fall vo, 2015-16 Application Form ORANGE COUNTY ARTS Orange County Arts Commission COMMISSION Promoting the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina Evaluation Criteria • Artistic merit of program. • Populations served--impact for geographic&traditionally under-served populations. • Feasibility of proposed activity&effectiveness in fulfilling applicant's mission. • Cooperation between organizations and artists. • Evidence of feasibility of program,community support,and responsiveness to community needs. • Emerging organizations are encouraged to apply. 1 Applicant information Applicant Name The Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange County(HFHOC) Mailing Address 201 North Churton Street. Hillsborough,NC 27278 Daytime Phone (919)732-2201 Fax Number N/A Email Address_directoraorangeNChistory.org Web Site www.orangeNChistory.orq Project Director Candace Midgett Title Executive Director DUNS Number 931145098 2 Project Director Information Project Director Home Address 1812 Orange Grove Road,#103.Hillsborough NC 27278 Daytime Phone (919)732-2201 Evening Phone (919)245-8296 Email Address director@orangeNChistorv.orq 3 Grant Request Summary Arts Program Grant Request $1.500.00 Total Cash Match $1.500.00(HFHOC) Total Organizational Budget 2014-2015 $65,052.29 Past Year 2015-2016 $62,268.00 Current Year 2016-2017 $68,494.80 Projected for Next Year Summary Statement for Proposed Uses of Arts Program Grant: Grant funds will be used to provide art materials and staff time for OCHM's free weekly program activities for children ages four and up at a site In Fairview a Hillsborough neighborhood. The program gives participants an opportunity to work with a broad variety of art media,and engage In a range of activities from origami to weaving,watercolor painting to sidewalk chalk activities.Free choice time allows children who prefer to create independent protects the chance to work with any medium at hand. The program introduces themes of traditional NC/Orange County crafts,and projects that connect with the museum's collection(for example,weaving crafts that tie into Colonial domestic life). Participants are primarily Fairview residents. This low-income neighborhood's demographics reflect lower education levels,higher unemployment rates along with lower household incomes than other CC communities.