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DocuSign Envelope ID: 3F12CD86-8239-4E1 E-BCE6-2327E57AF832 <br /> (--�aW N Q� TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL <br /> Public Arts <br /> 405 Martin Luther King Jr.Blvd. <br /> Chapel Hill,NC 27514-5705 <br /> €-- <br /> 'yAPEt%.1,0 <br /> phone(919)968-2743 fax(919)969-2063 <br /> www.townofchapelhill.org <br /> May 11, 2016 <br /> Orange County Arts Commission Artists Grants Panel <br /> 132 West Margaret Lane, Room 216 <br /> Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> Dear Artists Committee Members: <br /> I am writing to highly recommend Jeannette Brossart for one of the Orange County Arts <br /> Commission's Spring 2016 Artist Grants for her to attend the Lincoln Center's prestigious <br /> Teaching Artist Development Lab's Summer Session in New York City. This 10-day intensive <br /> training, taught by master teachers,presents theory and practicum on developing lesson plans, <br /> inquiry methodologies, and other fundamentals of Teaching Artistry. <br /> I have had the pleasure of being involved with Jeannette on several different projects from <br /> selecting her artwork for several juried exhibitions, consulting with her on a large scale mosaic <br /> public art project in Charlotte, to two very successful artist-in-residence projects for elementary <br /> Schools in Chapel Hill. Through all these interactions, I found her always to be creative, <br /> professional,knowledgeable of both her materials and methods, and always striving to improve <br /> the quality of the experience she provides for her students. <br /> Jeannette is a sought after artist-in-residence in school districts around the state and is one of a <br /> few visual teaching artists recognized by the Professional Teaching Artist Roster of the North <br /> Carolina Arts Council. These artists are vetted via a review by state-wide educators and veteran <br /> Roster artists. <br /> The area has a lot of talented artists, but it takes special skills and training to become a successful <br /> teaching artist, especially in the schools. The Lincoln Center Teaching Artist Program is set up <br /> to hone an artist's skills for connecting with students of all ages and for the artist to create more <br /> meaningful experiences for those students. Workshop attendees are selected both for their <br /> artistic abilities, as well as, for their experience and enthusiasm for sharing their abilities with <br /> others. <br /> I believe that Jeanette is at a point in her teaching artist career where she could greatly benefit <br /> from exposure and instruction by master teachers I urge you to help support, in part, this <br /> important opportunity. The skills and experiences she learns can be shared with other artists <br /> adding value to the number and overall quality of teaching artists in this area. <br /> - 1 <br /> Sincerely;, <br /> 7 '/ <br /> Jeffre j(Y r <br /> Public & CU& a • r s Administrator <br />