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4 <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) awards grants to local artists, schools and <br /> nonprofit organizations from funds received from the state and Orange County government for <br /> this purpose. These funds are distributed for arts projects and programs in all arts disciplines. <br /> In 2017, the OCAC changed the grants cycle from a biannual cycle into one annual spring <br /> cycle. Condensing the grants process into one spring cycle allows the OCAC more time to <br /> focus on new projects and programs to better serve the arts community. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: <br /> A total of$63,713 was awarded to fourteen nonprofit organizations, ten schools and seven <br /> artists during the 2017-18 grants cycle. North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program <br /> funds equaled $33,913, and the remaining funds of$29,800 were from Orange County. <br /> The Board acknowledged the local recipients of these awards during the meeting with <br /> the presentation of checks. <br /> Orange County Arts Commission <br /> 2017-18 Arts Grants Check Presentation <br /> BOCC Meeting I September 19, 2017 <br /> GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM GRANT <br /> ORGANIZATION NAME OF REPRESENTATIVE <br /> The ArtsCenter Renzo Ortega <br /> Boomerang Youth Tami Pfeifer <br /> Carrboro Elementary PTA Lynn Weller <br /> Cedar Ridge High School for Orange County Tracy Thomas <br /> Chapel Hill Philharmonia Merida Negrete (Nah-greet-tay) <br /> Ephesus Road Elementary School PTA Helene Singer <br /> Estes Hills Elementary School PTA Liz Kalies (Kay-lees) <br /> Hillsborough Arts Council Neil Stutzer <br /> Hillsborough Elementary PTA Ashley Slaughterbeck <br /> Kidzu Children's Museum Melanie Levinson <br /> Mary Scroggs Elementary School PTA Sarah Cornette <br /> New Hope Elementary (Orange County Michele Woodson <br /> North Carolina Arts in Action Marlon Torres <br /> North Carolina Symphony Amanda Vollrath <br /> Northside Elementary School PTA Andrew Riggs <br /> One Song Productions Rachel Broun <br /> Orange County Historical Museum Candace Midgett <br /> Pathways Elementary (Orange County Schools) Tracy Thomas <br /> Phillips Middle School PTSA Cristina Smith <br /> Street Signs, Inc. John McGowan <br /> Voices, the Chapel Hill Chorus Marjorie Bender <br /> Women's Voices Chorus Amy Glass <br /> ARTIST PROJECT GRANT RECIPIENTS <br />