2016-444-E Arts - Hillsborough Arts Council - Spring 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:8C46036A-51CC-4D92-82D1-C7C5C11ACO22 The proposed use of this grant is to partially fund performing artist and artist demonstrators at the Last Friday's events in Hillsborough. Last Fridays uses the cultural and artistic abundance of the Hillsborough and northern Orange County to create an atmosphere of entertainment, education, and interaction with the public. Events include musical performances, and an arts and crafts market that takes place at the courthouse in downtown Hillsborough on the last Friday every month from April through September. Since July of 2008, with the help of a grant from the Orange County Arts Commission the Arts Council has offered art educational programming to the Last Fridays venue during the spring and summer months. By offering educational art programming during the event, we have been able to reach many children who might otherwise not get this type of artistic educational exposure. The Children's Art Educational Area has been very successful and wonderfully received. It often has so many children that the parents pitch in to help, and activities spread beyond the tables onto the lawn. We will continue to hire visual and performing artists that will be offering direct interaction with the younger audiences. Tim Wells will be the Children's Program Planner for Last Fridays. The multi-talented Tim is a teacher with experience in early childhood and middle school and a professional musician. He has provided children's programs at festivals and parties and will bring his creativity and expertise to enliven our own Last Fridays this year. In addition to Tim and the assistants he enlists, we pay a clown and a potter to demonstrate their skills and entertain. Last Fridays Chairman, Thomas Watson, is increasing outreach efforts to Blacks/African Americans as well as Hispanics through contacting and involving churches, vendors, and bands with ties and greater appeal to that community. Our mission is to enrich our community through the arts." We would like to continue bringing educational opportunities to the public through existing venues, including Last Fridays.