2016-449-E Arts - Hillsborough Arts Council - Spring 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:022328A8-D9F2-4935-B266-927E481327A4 Narrative • Organizational Profile—a brief overview your organization's mission and history. The Hillsborough Arts Council is a 501[c]3 non-profit organization whose primary role is to organize and promote cultural and educational events featuring local and statewide artists for the enjoyment and education of the general public. Our mission is,"Enriching our community through the arts." Programs are funded through partnerships and donations,and by grants from such entities as the NC Arts Council, Hillsborough Tourism Board as well as OCAC.This support allows us to offer some programs for a small fee,and other events free of charge. The HAC Board is a diverse group of artists and art lovers,and the membership includes potters,jewelry makers,poets,sculptors,photographers,mixed media painters, designers and art enthusiasts from Orange County. Quarterly council meetings are open to the public. Board members and local volunteers serve on various committees for HAC events and activities. The HAC has two employees, a part-time program coordinator and a part-time bookkeeper. Free Spirit Freedom is a cultural arts initiative within the Hillsborough Arts Council. The program emerged in summer 2010 when co-founders Renee Price and Thomas Watson with a select group of area residents deliberated and concurred that Orange County needed to preserve,acknowledge and celebrate its diverse heritage.We combine the art of photography, storytelling and literature to capture and acknowledge the people,places and events of yesteryear,. Using old photographs,new images of historic sites and narratives from community elders,we are documenting the moments, moods and sentiments that were manifest during specific chapters of our regional history,and so,we are: linking the past to our future,showing our unique identities,and acknowledging a broader spectrum of values. Our inaugural exhibition took place January to March of 2011,at the HAC gallery,and we subsequently participated in the February Art Walk. Since then,we have: • Exhibited"Black-Owned Businesses and Farms-The Rise to Freedom," and held a Storytelling Program related to the photography exhibit,April 30 an May 1, 2016; • Produced"13th Amendment: Freedom from Slavery, 150 Years,"in cooperation with the Slave Dwelling Project,a nonprofit headquartered in South Carolina, December 2015; • Organized a 150th Juneteenth commemoration and reception in June 2015; • Exhibited"Rural Schools for Colored Children-Path to Freedom,"and held a Storytelling Event related to this photography exhibit,January 2015 • Exhibited"The Black Church, Civil rights and Freedom," and held a Storytelling Event related to this photography exhibit,January/February 2015 • January 2013 and January 2014, exhibited at the Orange County Annual Human Relations Day Forum,hosted by the OC Human Relations Commission • Engaged community members in producing a video, "What Freedom Means to Me" • Exhibited at the Central Orange High School Alumni reunion • Hosted"An Outdoor Cultural Affair" at Moorefields,featuring storyteller,Joyce Grear • Setup at the 2011 Hillsborough's Last Friday events Free Spirit Freedom's mission is to use the arts to promote our shared history,establish social bonds, celebrate our cultural traditions and create bridges of cross-cultural understanding among diverse populations of all generations. We want to relate the struggles and triumphs in