2018-432-E Arts - Marie Rosetti arts grant

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 4B63713A- 874C- 46FB- A831- C1AA059920AA and a permanent home for Fafnir's very first outdoor exhibit, fulfilling a long- standing desire of hers to expand her artistic vocabulary and geographic reach. An OCAC Artist Project Grant will give Fafnir the opportunity to develop new techniques while inspiring (and being inspired by) our creative community. We are enchanted by Fafnir's installations. Her work, featuring beautiful explorations of repeating patterns, will mesh perfectly with the aesthetics of LEVEL. Her new sculpture would join the "Seussian Igloo" (built by Nick Chatfield -Taylor thanks to a 2017 OCAC grant awarded to LEVEL) and help us to continue building a unique cultural oasis. Fafnir's residency will help us further our primary mission: bringing emerging artists from far afield into our incredible community. The approximate timeline for Fafnir's residency is as follows: • 12/30/2018: arrival • 12/31- 1/12/2019: experimentation and creation of a new artwork • -1/13: artist's talk (open to the public, free and all ages) • 1/14 -1/19: further assemblage, private viewings by appointment • 1/20: departure We plan to schedule Fafnir's talk at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro, NC (see our attached letter of support from Lindsay Metivier, a teacher at the Center). Should the ArtsCenter be unavailable, we will work with other local establishments to find a suitable venue. In addition to speaking publicly, the event will serve as an opportunity for the members of the community to schedule a tour of LEVEL to view the artwork. In addition to providing room, board, and workshop space, LEVEL retreat will handle all promotional and logistical aspects of Fafnir's visit, such as: • scheduling and promoting an artist's talk • seeking supplemental publicity opportunities • audio /visual documentation of her residency • creation and distribution of print and digital marketing materials • facilitating viewings of her work LEVEL is a burgeoning artist retreat located at 1465 Smith Level Road in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. We have transformed a historic, 14 -acre property into an oasis for multidisciplinary artists to temporarily live, create, and be inspired to produce enduring works. A two bedroom cabin (the "Scout House ", a former Boy Scout cabin) houses our visiting artists and overlooks a tobacco barn from the early 1800s. There are pastures, wooded trails, and a tranquil private lake on site, as well as a spacious garden with organic produce. Our property, in addition to all of the other social and cultural amenities of Orange County, provides a relaxing work environment and a wonderful introduction to all that North Carolina has to offer.