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38 <br /> Raleigh Arts Commission and the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County <br /> • Quarterly Artists' Salons featuring free professional development sessions for artists <br /> • Annual 4th US Congressional District High School Art Competition <br /> • Public Art initiatives on county-owned property <br /> Describe this board/commission's activities/accomplishments in carrying out BOCC <br /> goal(s)/priorities, if applicable. <br /> Goal 3: Implement planning and economic development policies which create a balanced, dynamic local <br /> economy, and which promote diversity, sustainable growth, and enhanced revenue while embracing <br /> community values. <br /> • Partnerships on projects with local agencies and organizations including Orange County Animal Services, <br /> Towns of Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Carrboro, Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission. <br /> • Economic Development through the arts. o Serving as lead agency for Americans for the Arts' Arts and <br /> Economic Prosperity Survey V, OCAC worked with the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission, the Town of <br /> Carrboro and the Town of Hillsborough to gather economic impact data from 177 arts and cultural <br /> organizations within Orange County as well as attendees to arts events throughout the county. This data will <br /> be compiled by AFTA and provided through a report of town, county, state and national data in March 2017. <br /> This report is the gold-standard in determining the impact the arts have on the local economy. <br /> Goal 6: Ensure a high quality of life and lifelong learning that champions diversity, education at all levels, <br /> libraries, parks, recreation, and animal welfare. <br /> • Education for at-risk children Children with exposure to the arts have lower drop-out rates and better <br /> standardized test scores. Because of this, the socioeconomic data of area schools is considered during the <br /> Arts Grant application process. The demographic breakdown of students served and rate of Free and <br /> Reduced Lunch is considered when selecting funded programs. <br /> • Increase collaboration between school districts For the OCAC Fall 2016 Grants Cycle, we will be <br /> funding a $5k Arts Coalition Grant partnership between three Title I elementary schools within Orange <br /> County Schools. These three schools will partner with The ArtsCenter in Carrboro to provide 16 one-week <br /> residencies with high-qualified teaching artists in New Hope Elementary, Efland-Cheeks Global Elementary <br /> and Center Elementary Schools. The residencies will be followed up with a professional performance at The <br /> ArtsCenter in Carrboro. The large-scale arts immersion program will serve as a model to hopefully be <br /> replicated in other schools in 2017. <br /> Describe the collaboration relationship(s) this particular board has with other advisory boards and <br /> commissions? <br /> Throughout 2016 the OCAC Advisory Board worked in partnership with: <br /> • Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission <br /> • Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau <br /> • Orange County Animal Services <br /> • Raleigh Arts Commission <br /> • Durham Arts Council <br /> • United Arts Council of Raleigh/Wake County <br /> • North Carolina Arts Council <br /> •Americans for the Arts <br />