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DocuSign Envelope ID: 6C20D6C2- CD25- 4B09- 85C1- D62726BBA343 <br />Organization The Hillsborough Arts Council (HAC) is a 30 +- year -old volunteer - <br />Description driven and donor - supported nonprofit. We strive to meet the artistic <br />and cultural needs of our community through a diversity of events <br />and programs that feature regional artists for the enjoyment and <br />education of the general public. <br />Our mission is "to enrich our community through the arts." Our <br />outreach extends to communities of Hillsborough, Orange County, <br />North Carolina and beyond. Last year, we served an estimated 19,000 <br />people through our large -scale free outdoor events, our smaller - <br />scale ticketed programs, and the Hillsborough Arts Council Gallery & <br />Gift Shop. We estimate participants and visitors are 20% African- <br />American, 1 % American Indian or Alaska Native, 2% Asian, 73% <br />Caucasian and 4% Other. <br />The HAC's operating structure consists of 12- member Board of <br />Directors, 2 part -time employees (program coordinator and <br />bookkeeper), and 23 program chairs who oversee the management <br />and operation of more than 11 programs including: <br />- Last Fridays free concert series with arts, crafts, and non - profit <br />organizations including town and county organizations around the <br />Historic Orange County Courthouse; <br />- Hillsborough Last Fridays Art Walk, during which venues unite to <br />celebrate and present art; <br />- The Hillsborough Handmade Parade, which features community <br />workshops culminating in a handmade puppet parade and has <br />become a valued local tradition; <br />- Parlor Concerts, which showcase live performances in historic <br />homes; <br />- Art in the Heart of Hillsborough, where artists sell their wares and <br />interact with the public at a personal and commercial level; <br />- River Park Concert, attended by 4,000 people who enjoy a free all - <br />day concert at River Park; <br />- The Hillsborough Arts Council Gallery and Gift Shop, which provides <br />a consistent sales venue for the work of local artists; <br />- Solstice Lantern Walk, when more than 2,000 people carry their <br />artistic, creative lanterns to light up the night along Riverwalk, and <br />- Paint It Orange: Plein Air Paint -Out and Wet Paint Sale, a joint <br />fundraiser with the Orange County Arts Commission. For three days, <br />visiting and local plein air painters painted the landscapes, <br />landmarks, businesses, historic sites and homes of Orange County, <br />competing for prizes awarded by a renowned juror. <br />During FY18 -19, will No <br />your organization <br />receive operational <br />support funding from <br />the North Carolina <br />Arts Council or the <br />North Carolina <br />Department of <br />Natural and Cultural <br />Resources? <br />