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DocuSign Envelope ID:405B9DD2-9CEE-4D13-B934-841924A14A79 <br /> Location Description An estimated 100 artists in 80+ studios across Orange County, NC <br /> will participate in the OCAG Open Studio Tour. Many locations have <br /> access for individuals with disabilities. Making Orange County artists <br /> visible is not an easy task. There are an estimated 700-800 artists of <br /> all kinds in Orange County and visual artists and fine craftspeople <br /> have relatively few opportunities to be seen and appreciated in the <br /> county, so the advantages of the Tour to the artist are obvious. <br /> Artists enjoy direct contact with art lovers and potential buyers and <br /> gain a much wider exposure of their work. Additionally, Tour visitors <br /> enjoy meeting the artists in a casual atmosphere, viewing a wide <br /> range of the artworks and being able to ask questions about the <br /> artist's or craftsperson's process. <br /> Studio visitors enjoy seeing the context and environment in which <br /> the work is made—how studios reflect the individual artist's <br /> character and perspective. The educational and recreational value of <br /> the Tour is just as important to them as the opportunity to actually <br /> purchase a work of art to take home. Many are curious to get an <br /> inside look at what it really means to create a work of art from <br /> scratch. Others come for inspiration to actually take up an art form <br /> themselves. The Orange County Open Studio Tour brings artists and <br /> the community together in celebration of the creativity and diversity <br /> of the arts in our area. <br /> Artist Description All artists on the tour have been juried into the Orange County Artists <br /> Guild by a committee of professional artists appointed by the OCAG <br /> Board of Directors. Member artists are selected based on their <br /> residence in Orange County, their commitment to their art and the <br /> high quality of their work regardless of age, ethnicity, background or <br /> socioeconomic level. Any fine artist or fine craftsperson may apply <br /> for membership in the Guild, so while OCAG membership is primarily <br /> made up of professional visual artists with considerable experience <br /> and dedication, it is open to emerging artists who want more <br /> understanding of what it means to produce and exhibit their work. <br /> The Guild does not place any restrictions on a member's art or craft <br /> media, content, or style of work. Currently membership includes <br /> acrylic and oil painters whose interests and styles are wide ranging, <br /> ceramicists and potters, woodworkers of all sorts and furniture <br /> makers, textile artists, sculptors, illustrators, collage artists, pastel <br /> painters, photographers, paper artists, glass artists and jewelers. <br /> Are you hiring No <br /> multicultural artists <br /> with the requested <br /> funds from this <br /> grant? <br />