2016-446-E Arts - Preservation Chapel Hill - Spring 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:CF9CCDA7-654A-4636-8636-D086CDC8600C high picture rail with little or no impact to the delicate infrastructure of the House. Artists are responsible for their own receptions usually held on the first Sunday of the month with the exception of May (Preservation Month) and December (House Holiday Tour).Receptions are well supported and vary in attendance from fifty to 200 attendees. Prior to the dissolution of the position of Executive Director, the House was open only for the art reception and from 10-4:00 Tuesday through Friday. With the change to an all-volunteer arrangement the hours are now more flexible and better for the artists. Nevertheless the House will require some financial support to staff these new hours which, in turn, will ensure the stability of the Art Program. THE MUSIC PROGRAM Preservation Chapel Hill's Music Program "Baroque and Beyond" is held at the Chapel of the Cross on Franklin Street given that the House has become too small for the concert Series' audiences. It comprises three concerts a year featuring professional musicians and is financed by a generous bequest and a local supporter. That generous financial support does not extend to the Art Program. PROPOSED USES OF GRANT FUNDS The recent financial constraints of Preservation Chapel Hill have thrust a great deal of responsibility for the Art Program onto the Art Committee. That Committee now is not only responsible for the Program's artist selection process but also for publicity and marketing. This includes the production of publicity materials such as invitations, E-vites and brochures which, in turn, help promote the artists and generate artist sales. We are applying for the OCAC grant to supplement the cost of the Art Program to Preservation Chapel Hill and to ensure that PCH can keep the House open on Sundays. Furthermore, Preservation Chapel Hill has just registered the Art Program for Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership's 2nd Friday Art Walk which promises to bring in many more community members to view its art exhibitions. Meanwhile, the October 2016 photographic exhibition is registered with October's Triangle wide CLICK! Photographic Festival and will feature artist and recent UNC MFA Graduate Gesche Werfel and a lecture by an arts professional relating to this exhibition. We are asking OCAC for assistance with payment for invitation and E-vite design at $50 an exhibit (-$500) three hours of extra work by our site manager at $16 an hour for 10 months, ($480)postage of 50 invitation cards per month ($180), honoraria for a speaker at the CLICK! Festival's lecture ($150) and exhibition material costs for 10 exhibitions including publicity pamphlets featuring the program-($190)-total $1500. The House, for its part, will pay for the art installer -10 exhibitions a year $1500. We hope that you will view this application favorably as the artist led Art Committee strives to keep this prestigious and important program afloat without sacrificing standards. We are inclosing the resumes of our Co Chairs, some artist resumes and a list of the Art Committee and an all the exhibiting artists for 2016-2017 at the Horace Williams House. We are also inclosing some samples of our invitation cards and press coverage