2017-033-E Arts - Carter Hubbard - Fall 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:8359632A-C43D-4832-B2EC-ED419B356126 through creative expression, self-exploration, and through building community that reaches across lines of difference,fostering strong relationships and strengthening their voices of change. Sonia Frischemeier, the Director of Boomerang views this project as a well rounded opportunity for the teens to develop their voice in public and participate in community service through the integration of engaging cultural arts. She finds this important to the fabric and vitality of the community. For the Participants in the Arts and Peer Support Group,the words and performances create an artistic interpretation that connects the self to the community. It reflects back to the community at large what is important to the community. This art form can be used for positive change in communities to address problems,formulate solutions, and expand the message of tolerance of diversity. For the community at large,the words will be in both prominent areas, aimed at visitors' commonplaces, and as well is in surprising places, more obvious to the local community.The words' growth period,typically beginning in March, lasts for 4 months, an extended period of time for a great number of people to see and interact with. The performances by the youth and adults will give the words another facet of exploration that will entertain, inspire, inform, and enliven the spaces where the words are planted. Placemaking initiatives such as Floraffiti aid in creating a sustainable visitor destination, reflecting a town actively invested in the welfare of all ages of the community. It demonstrates how it values its cultural identity by cultivating a stimulating means of strategic economic development.This four month long project has the capacity to serve a large number of people that live and work in the two towns, inclusive of UNC students faculty, and staff, and those who are passing through using services, doing business, and seeking pleasure and entertainment that the area has to offer. Given the participants, there will be a more diverse population frequenting the 2nd Friday ArtWalk and businesses downtown. The following town objectives will be met to benefit their community: Chapel Hill • Integrate public art in to the fabric of the community, • Nurture creative thinking, • Use arts to address social issues, • Supporting arts and culture as a community health and economic development strategy, • Advance their cultural and creative identity in enhancing public spaces Carrboro • Enhancing livability through the arts, • Sustaining the robust local creative economy, • Expanding opportunities in and access to the arts for citizens and visitors, • Ensuring an accessible, open-source environment where arts and innovation continue to thrive.