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4 <br /> 1 this purpose. These funds are distributed for arts projects and programs in all arts disciplines. In <br /> 2 2017, the OCAC changed the grants cycle from a biannual cycle into one annual spring cycle. <br /> 3 Condensing the grants process into one spring cycle allows the OCAC more time to focus on <br /> 4 new projects and programs to better serve the arts community. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 FINANCIAL IMPACT: <br /> 7 A total of$63,713 was awarded to fourteen nonprofit organizations, ten schools and seven <br /> 8 artists during the 2017-18 grants cycle. North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program <br /> 9 funds equaled $33,913, and the remaining funds of$29,800 were from Orange County. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 The Board acknowledged the local recipients of these awards during the meeting with <br /> 12 the presentation of checks. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Orange County Arts Commission <br /> 15 2017-18 Arts Grants Check Presentation <br /> 16 BOCC Meeting I September 19, 2017 <br /> 17 <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 /> NAME OF ARTIST <br /> Dawn Hummer <br /> Jenks Miller <br /> Renzo Ortega <br />