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DocuSign Envelope ID:746A17E7-C35F-4EBB-BB09-A344032584E6 <br /> Grant Amount 2000 <br /> Requested <br /> Project Start Date October 1, 2020 <br /> (no earlier than July <br /> 1 , 2020) <br /> Project End Date (no May 31, 2021 <br /> later than June 30, <br /> 2021) <br /> Project/Program LEVEL retreat requests an OCAC Artist Project Grant to fund three, <br /> Summary weeklong, local artist residencies for Orange County artists. These <br /> residencies will provide a home-away-from-home and an escape from <br /> the pervasive claustrophobia associated with the COVID-19 <br /> pandemic. We will seek artists of any discipline through a public <br /> application process, awarding our final picks with a distraction-free <br /> environment to focus on their art. <br /> Since our founding in 2016, LEVEL has primarily been dedicated to <br /> inviting artists from outside our community to Chapel Hill as visiting <br /> artists-in-residence. Thanks to generous support from the OCAC <br /> Artist Project Grant program, we've successfully organized artist <br /> talks, pop-up gallery shows, workshops, and panel discussions with <br /> emerging artists traveling from as far afield as California, New York, <br /> Colorado, and Massachusetts. These events have fostered creative <br /> dialogues and cross-pollination between Orange County and the <br /> national arts scene. <br /> Things have clearly changed in 2020. The pandemic and its travel <br /> restrictions make our standard operations challenging, if not <br /> logistically impossible. Societal upheaval in the week of George <br /> Floyd's death has only heightened our collective unease. <br /> Accordingly, we see a growing need among our neighbors for <br /> additional artistic outlets, changes of scenery, and relief from the <br /> stressors of life under lockdown. With this grant application, we turn <br /> our attention to local artists by offering access to all the amenities <br /> LEVEL has to offer. <br /> The residency application period will be conducted online in October <br /> 2020. Applicants must reside in Orange County, NC, and will be <br /> required to submit previous artistic work samples and a statement of <br /> intent for their residency. LEVEL retreat will adjudicate applicants <br /> according to three criteria: <br /> • Artistic merit: with preference towards LEVEL's contemporary art <br /> aesthetics <br /> • Situational need: with preference towards artists lacking artist <br /> studio space or grappling with extraordinary challenges during the <br /> age of COVID-19 <br /> • Equal opportunity: with preference towards women, BIPOC, and the <br /> LGBTQ community <br />