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DocuSign Envelope ID:OA47CF05-5273-4BB2-BC6B-7213ED83973C <br /> To further provide open educational opportunities to the public, we <br /> will schedule a free panel discussion featuring Tod and two local <br /> photographers (including Lindsay Metivier), moderated by LEVEL <br /> retreat. The panel will cover contemporary photography in our digital <br /> age, presenting formative stories about how our speakers shoot, <br /> print, and publish their work. An informal Q&A session will give <br /> attendees a chance to ask their own questions of the artists. <br /> TENTATIVE TIMELINE <br /> • 11/8-11/10: Pop-up Gallery show at 109 E. Franklin St. <br /> • 11/9: Panel discussion at 109 E. Franklin St. <br /> • 11/10: "Live Event Photography" class: day 1 at The ArtsCenter <br /> • 11/10-11/16: "Live Event Photography" class: on assignment at <br /> Cat's Cradle <br /> • 11/17: "Live Event Photography" class: final review at The <br /> ArtsCenter <br /> * Cat's Cradle and Susan Brown have both approved this project <br /> plan. Additional letters of support are available by request. <br /> Community Impact Our mission at LEVEL is threefold: introduce outsiders to our <br /> wonderful community; provide the facilities for them to pursue <br /> creative endeavors; and spur cultural conversations between our <br /> visiting artists and members of our community. <br /> We love Tod's finely-honed ability to seek out the weirdest and most <br /> wonderful aspects of every place he visits. His residency will be <br /> mutually beneficial — expanding his wild and diverse portfolio and <br /> exposing our community, and North Carolina in general, to a wider <br /> audience. We are excited by the prospect of our area being <br /> represented in one of Tod's publications; a portion of the OCAC <br /> Artist Grant will go directly towards a rental car to provide Tod the <br /> freedom and ability to explore Orange County on photographic <br /> expeditions. <br /> We are equally thrilled to bring new educational opportunities to <br /> town. It was Daniel Mayer, executive director of The ArtsCenter, who <br /> first suggested the "Live Event Photography" class after seeing <br /> Tod's work. It will be a tremendous opportunity to have someone of <br /> Tod's reputation and caliber helping local photographers hone their <br /> trade. <br /> While the class will be of high value to attendees, we recognize it will <br /> be somewhat limited in scope and accessibility. Therefore, <br /> presenting Tod's work in a public and free manner is of additional <br /> and utmost importance to us. A pop-up gallery show at 109 E. <br /> Franklin St. provides such an opportunity to the community while <br /> putting an otherwise empty storefront to excellent use. LEVEL retreat <br /> has already collaborated with Susan Brown here before, as Marie <br /> Rossettie was the third pop-up artist presented at this space in May <br /> of 2019. <br />