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DocuSign Envelope ID:8359632A-C43D-4832-B2EC-ED419B356126 <br /> illnIIIIIIIMIIIIII ■ <br /> a giP w <br /> IDOWNTOWN <br /> PARTNERSHIP <br /> r <br /> May 23, 2016 <br /> OCAC Artist Project Grant <br /> Orange County Arts Commission <br /> 131 West Margaret Lane, Room 216 <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Dear Artist Project Grant Review Panel, <br /> This letter is in support of artist Carter Hubbard's work and grant submission to OCAC'Artist Project Grant for <br /> the Floraffiti project in downtown Chapel Hill. We have committed $1000 of agency funds to support Carter,as <br /> well as the use of the 60+ raised, brick planters that we manage and maintain for the downtown community, <br /> and our agency will be the fiscal agent for the project. <br /> The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership(CHOP) is a nonprofit agency that brings together the resources of the <br /> Town, University and downtown community to maintain, enhance and promote downtown as the social, <br /> cultural, and spiritual center of Chapel Hill through economic development. <br /> Our Plan of Work 2016-2018 leads with an objective of being downtown's managing entity and economic <br /> development leader by specifically pursuing arts endeavors. Whether it is music, food &drink,visual art, or <br /> performances-there is no doubt that arts are an economic engine for our downtown and campus. <br /> We fulfill this strategy by coordinating and sponsoring arts-related events, managing the 2"d Friday ArtWalk, <br /> installing store-front installations, as well as partnering on arts-focused planning initiatives.Also we market <br /> and promote the businesses, events, and artistic experiences that happen downtown. <br /> Four years ago, I discovered Carter's creation in a grass-less patch around a newly planted tree on Franklin <br /> Street.The word`DANCE'was emerging from the ground in soft, fluffy clover. I soared with intrigue over this <br /> mysterious and inspiring display of street art. <br /> What I find most exciting about Carter's proposal is the new element of engaging local youth through writing, <br /> poetry,and performance. Floraffiti is exactly the kind of creative work that sets the tone for the engaging <br /> sense of place that we are fostering downtown. <br /> We hope you are as excited about this grant proposal as we are and will support Carter and the Floraffiti <br /> project. <br /> Thank you, <br /> liddi(-- <br /> Meg McGurk <br /> Executive Director <br /> Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership <br /> 308 West Rosemary Street,Suite 202 Chapel Hill,NC 27516 P:919-967-9440 F:919-967-9475 <br /> www.downtawnchapelhill.cam <br />