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DocuSign Envelope ID: C47D73DC -CC50- 4723 - 8253- AE01785E7FAA <br />EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION <br />Title 1 Orange County Schools (Central Elementary, New Hope Elementary, and Efland <br />Check Elementary and Grady -Brown Elementary schools) for 5 day in- school residencies <br />for every class at every grade level. <br />The demographics of our largest youth group, School Shows and the ArtsSparks Series of <br />Performances, mirror the populations of Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill /Carrboro <br />City Schools and serve more than 26,000 youth annually. Artists in Residence (AIR) <br />residencies reach every class in four Title 1 elementary schools in the Orange County <br />School system. Afterschool Arts Immersion serves elementary schoolers, Youth Art <br />Classes serve 1 st — 6th graders, and summer ArtsCamps serve rising Kindergartners — <br />12th graders. Participants are reached through printed material sent directly through <br />schools to parents, school social workers, teachers, and counselors often help identify <br />students needing scholarship and help guide parents to our services. <br />g) Describe the credentials of the program manager and other key staff. (Ex. Identify <br />Program Manager and credentials, describe training provided to volunteers, etc.) <br />Dan Mayer, The ArtsCenter's Executive Director since August 2015, has decades of non- <br />profit arts management experience leading dance companies, art schools, theater <br />companies, and visual art spaces. Mayer's has BA in Political Science and Art History from <br />Claremont McKenna College, a JD from Case Western Reserve University, and an Arts <br />Administration Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). <br />Jack Hartley is a local musician who has worked with The ArtsCenter since 2014 as the <br />ArtSchool Assistant; He was promoted to ArtSchool Manager as of 2016. Hartley has a BA <br />in English Literature — Creative Writing from USC — Columbia. <br />Jesse Hollars, who joined us in 2014, is our Youth Education Coordinator for Afterschool <br />Arts Immersion, ArtCamps, Artist in Residence, School Shows, and Youth Art Classes. <br />Jessie Hollars UNC -CH in 2012. Jesse's role also extends to training and recruiting our <br />high school volunteers who are a valuable asset within our summer ArtsCamp program. <br />Virginia Danford, Artist in Residence Coordinator, has a Bachelors in Fine Arts form West <br />Virginia University and an MFA in Acting from Pennsylvania State University. She works <br />closely with Mayer and Hollars as well as on -site with our AIR partners. <br />h) Describe the specific period over which the activities will be carried out and include an <br />implementation timeline. <br />The ArtsCenter provides programs to its visitors year- round, and our fiscal year operates on <br />a January - December calendar. The ArtSchool offers Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer <br />semesters. Afterschool Arts Immersion, Youth Arts Classes, and Artist in Residence will be <br />scheduled to follow the local school systems calendars from August through June. <br />ArtsCamps run 10 -12 weeks (depending on the local school calendars) in June, July, and <br />August. Music and theater programs are offered multiple times every month. The Gallery <br />exhibits change monthly, with a public opening reception to meet the artists set the second <br />Friday of every month. Budgetary planning now occurs in the summer and fall. Program <br />planning, implementation, and evaluation is ongoing. <br />PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/23/2018 1:53:53 PM <br />