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1) Plan and implement wuntywitle;cooveretive arts advocacy antl planning, 2) Expand the local and [oudst market for the aria and cutture of Orange County, and 3) Inwba[e Orange County arts organ¢albns and artists. Tc implement ks strategic plan, the Arcs Commission inltiatetl severe) new protects, InGUding: • Spearheatling the New Hope GOmmunTyBMUSic Prolect,a paMership which uses local musk to teach [he NC StentleN Course of Study antl helps connect the school with the community. The project has receivetl footling support from[he North Carolina Arts Council antl the UNC School of Etlucation antl pro bono time from the UNC Curriculum in Folklore and the North Carolina Museum of Hls[ory. (Primarily relates to Gdel t) • Launching an online local arts tlireclory that Ilsi$ over 1,800 local artists antl arts organizations. The directory can be searched by artistic disdpline or keywoN search. (Primarily relates tc Goal2) • Starting an ads inwbation program that provitles targeted skills development The first organization aided wee the Orange.County Studio Tour. In ~heflrst year of eeeietenw (2000/01), [heir lour guitle publication Increased from 2,Op0 to 40,000. Naw in the sewntl year of assistance, the artists-have formed anon-profit artists guild, have moved to a lurietl wmpetRion. and have increased the number of artists participating from 24 to over 50. (Relates to Goals 2 antl 3). More Inkrnation on the Sirdteglc Plaginclutling the associatetl action plan, will be presented to the ecard of County Commissioners. at the Boartl's annual retreap as the Boartl tlesires. In fallow up to the Strategic Plan, the atltli[ional hours proposetl for the Arts CooNinator posl8on will be used for iha activities shown in bald type on the ahachetl functions list. Performance Indicators Over the peat three years, the tluties antl respansibili8es of the Orange County Arts Commission Ccortlinator have grown eignlflwMly from a largely atlminlahatlve role to a more proactive rok in support of local arts antl artists. These changes have letl [o Incressetl antl broadened support far the )oral ads community, as well as to greater community awareness about the arts. Several Indicators that tlemonstrale the increased support inclutle: 1998/1999 199912000 2000 001 State antl local grant footle $36,6T1 $39,696 $43,280 Number of grants applications 30 58 64 Newsletter diatnbuticn (annual) 8,000 22,500 140,000 Il was agreetl in the November ]meeting that tracking and pubiic¢ing such indicators will bean importan[componen[of[he tob responaibilRiee of the Arte Commission position. This will Inclutle publishing an Orange County °State of [he Arts" report.