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DocuSign Envelope ID:3A2943C2-EE76-446E-9116-3566395E1533 <br /> The ArtsCenter <br /> School Shows Presentation of Sankofa by The Beast <br /> 2015-2016 Arts Program Grant-Fall <br /> Orange County Arts Commission <br /> Application Narrative(#5) <br /> Organizational Profile- History and Mission <br /> The ArtsCenter began as one painting class in a walk up studio on East Main Street in <br /> Carrboro in 1974. From that modest first step and the extraordinary creative vitality of <br /> Carrboro, an amazing community educational organization using the arts began. <br /> During 2014, The ArtsCenter served 114,000 people, one third under the age of 18. Our <br /> work created a local economic impact estimated at $3,488,830, generating 111 full <br /> time jobs and $328,000 in state and local tax revenue. <br /> Our core services are The ArtSchool (serving 15 year olds through retirees) and our youth <br /> programs (serving pre-K through 15 year olds though Afterschool Arts Immersion, Arts-In <br /> Education, ArtsCamp, School Shows, and Youth Art Classes). Additionally we serve <br /> audiences via theater performances, live concerts, and gallery exhibits. Many of these <br /> activities are implemented together with other community organizations, area <br /> businesses, area schools, and local governmental agencies and departments <br /> Mission:The ArtsCenter exists in order to inspire creativity and to enrich the lives of <br /> people of all ages. <br /> Current Programs and Services <br /> The ArtsCenter is organized into five programs: <br /> AdSchool. ArtSchool at The ArtsCenter is Orange County's most comprehensive non- <br /> profit resource for continuing education in the arts on a non-degree, community basis. <br /> The ArtSchool now offers more than 400 classes in all artistic disciplines for all experience <br /> levels and ages, awards more than 15 scholarships annually, and offers work-study <br /> opportunities. <br /> Youth Programs. The ArtsCenter has provided artistically excellent, age-appropriate <br /> and accessible arts experiences to Triangle families for more than 30 years. Currently, <br /> The ArtsCenter offers the 90-event School Show Series, the SuperFun Series for family <br /> audiences, ArtsCamp in the summer, AfterSchool Arts Immersion and Arts In Education <br /> during the school day to area youth and families. Youth Arts Classes (YAC) include fine <br /> art classes for youth and workshops and camps year round in acting, drawing, painting, <br /> writing, photography, ceramics, dance, acting for the camera, improvisation and more <br /> Gallery. The Nicholson Gallery features the work of local and regional artists on a <br /> rotating basis. The Gallery exhibitions highlight the work of more than 100 local and <br /> regional artists in 12 exhibitions ❑ year. The Emerging Artist Corridor exhibits 12 visual <br /> artists beginning their professional careers. <br /> I <br />