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Grant Amount <br />Requested <br />$2000.00 <br />Project Start Date <br />(no earlier than July <br />1, 2020) <br />July 1, 2020 <br />Project End Date (no <br />later than June 30, <br />2021) <br />December 31, 2020 <br />Project/Program <br />Summary <br />W e are requesting funds for a local, artist-run, zero commission, <br />partly-outdoor performance/v isual arts emergence called The Dig In. <br />This project began in early 2019 as a series of inclusiv e arts <br />gatherings in Orange and Durham Counties. These get-togethers/art <br />salons were rooted in open discussion, critical inquiry, trust and <br />resource sharing. W hile it began in priv ate liv ing rooms of <br />participating artists, The Dig In is now situated in a public space <br />among retail storefronts in downtown Carrboro/Chapel Hill. Its primary <br />area for gathering is an outdoor patio with flexible seating, adjacent <br />to a food truck area in a parking lot, which will also be used for <br />ev ents. The indoor location is a space-share with a retail store, run <br />by artist Jedd Tyler. <br />Co-organizers, Ginger W agg and CJ Suitt want to help fill Orange <br />County's current need for a welcoming, non-commercial art space. It <br />will prov ide a foundation of deep listening, to oneself and each other, <br />to help encourage dialogues that inform and support creativ e <br />practice. The Dig In is a gathering place for artists to commune with <br />each other, discuss the current state of the arts, as well as their <br />ongoing or future work, and how best to generate these projects. W e <br />env ision beginning with presentations and ev ents that are attentiv e <br />to maintaining public health & safety for all, including but not limited <br />to: online liv e streams, small gatherings (up to fiv e people), arts <br />actions meant to be seen and experienced by those passing by on <br />foot or in cars, and outdoor v ideo screenings. <br />W ith rent secured through September 2020, this funding request <br />cov ers rent though December 2020, arts admin fees for the co- <br />organizers to continue dev eloping the organizational framework, an <br />arts admin fee for artist Meredith Haggerty to continue grant writing; <br />and a fee for artist Mike Geary to paint a rolly cart that will house our <br />NC artists library. This is a growing collection of printed matter: zines, <br />poetry, fiction, non-fiction, photography, picture books, the books of <br />our teachers, and publications by and about people/projects which <br />came before us in this region. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 04F7864C-78AF-46A9-A761-F6B122B23163