2018-397-E Arts - Hillsborough Arts Council Handmade Parade arts grant

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 4FB1849B -OAFD- 4876- 85E3- 7197E4ECB4CC Project /Program Hillsborough Handmade Parade provides a series of puppet- making Summary workshops, culminating in a community parade October 14th. It is a bi- annual community event. This is the parade's 7th year. The theme of this year's parade will be Magical Menagerie on the Eno. Past themes have been Creatures on the Eno, Rhythms on the Eno etc. The theme is meant to foster awareness of our natural resources and to celebrate them. With its headwaters in Orange County, the Eno River is an important part of our community to be promoted. Prior to the October event, there will be several public workshops, and parade artists will assist participants in creating their own masks, costumes and giant puppets. The First Workshop is the leadership workshop to show, teachers and other group leaders how to teach large and small puppet making to children and adults from concept to creation . Other community workshops include all ages and local ethnicities. There are minimal 10 dollar fees for most of the workshops. We have been given approval from the county to use one of the Whitted building rooms this year to host the workshops. We will also be displaying the puppets in The Whitted during the BOCC meetings from August thru mid October, in order to promote the parade during the County monthly meetings. We are requesting $2000.00 for 2 performance groups: Magic of African Rhythm will receive $1000. And Batala will receive $1000. We are requesting $200.00 towards advertising expenses Project Start Date The first workshop will be in late August. The parade will be October (no earlier than July 14 with a rain date of October 20. 1, 2018) Project End Date (no October 14, 2018 with a rain date of October 20. later than June 30, 2019) Project Goals Mission: The purpose of this outreach event is to foster community involvement in the arts through participation in every aspect. The informal atmosphere and hands -on character of the experience allows members of the community to work directly with creative people while gaining confidence in their own abilities. There is a natural exchange across cultures in this community artistic process. Parading their artistic creations in and around the town center before an appreciative audience links the townspeople of Hillsborough and surrounding area to the act of creativity in the most rewarding and public way possible. It also creates a highly unique attraction for tourists throughout the region. This is a recurring bi- annual event. It has proved to be a very successful attraction for Orange County. We have participation from many of the county schools (public and charter), Scout troops, church groups, families and individuals. Here is a link to a video of one of the parades: https: / /www.youtube.com /watch ?v= OfRpX5g_l h0