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DocuSign Envelope ID: 2E7A343C- DD67 -4CCF- 9973- C6DBD2418216 <br />Audience Description The following is a breakdown of demographic information per school: <br />Central Elementary (275 total students): 117 White, 96 African - <br />American, 49 Hispanic, 13 Multi - Racial; 68% Free /Reduced Lunch <br />New Hope elementary (610 total students): 290 Hispanic, 224 White, <br />60 African - American, 26 Multi - Racial, 7 Asian, 3 American Indian; 63% <br />Free /Reduced Lunch <br />Efland- Cheeks Global Elementary (416 total students): 168 White, 105 <br />Hispanic, 98 African - American, 23 Multi - Racial, 21 Asian, 1 American <br />Indian; 68% Free /Reduced Lunch <br />Grady Brown Elementary (506 total students): 262 White, 141 <br />Hispanic, 76 African - American, 24 Multi - Racial, 2 Asian, 1 American <br />Indian; 52% Free /Reduced Lunch <br />Location Description The art residencies will take place at all four Title 1 schools in the <br />Orange County Schools' district: New Hope Elementary, Central <br />Elementary, Efland- Cheeks Global Elementary and Grady Brown <br />Elementary. Residencies will take place in regular classroom settings <br />(K -5). <br />Artist Description The ArtsCenter uses a core group of teaching artists who have <br />extensive experience working in schools and have worked through <br />the Artist in Residence program in past years. All of the following <br />artists have also completed an application and attended a Teaching <br />Artist Training Workshop at The ArtsCenter prior to being chosen as <br />a core artist: <br />- Virginia Queen has over 20 years of experience working as an actor <br />and teaching artist. She helped develop The ArtsCenter's Artist in <br />Residence program 12 years ago and has worked as a highly sought <br />after teaching artist with the program since that point. In 2016 she <br />also began managing The ArtsCenter's Artist in Residence program. <br />-Amy Kennan Amago has over 15 years of experience as a visual <br />artist and has designed, written, and taught rich, original art curricula, <br />in a variety of educational settings. She has extensive experience <br />using Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) with students, creating and <br />teaching STEAM - focused lessons and creating a number of <br />interdisciplinary art units. <br />-Anita Woodley is an African - American literary and theatre teaching <br />artist, as well as an Emmy award - winning journalist, producer, <br />columnist, actress, poet, mixed -media folk artist, baker, and <br />playwright. <br />-Kim Arrington is an African - American teaching and performing artist <br />who uses poetry, drama, and music to reach audiences of all ages. <br />She has worked with The ArtsCenter's Artist in Residence program <br />since 2008 and also works as a singer and songwriter. In 2012, she <br />was the recipient of North Carolina Central University's 40 Under 40 <br />