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Provide a brief <br />description of your <br />pre-pandemic core <br />arts-related <br />programming or <br />offerings. <br />Before the pandemic I had done Mosaic Classes and had stuido <br />space available for people to come in the studio to make mosaics. <br />The classes had about 25 students per class. We also had in mind to <br />open a school at the beginning of the year but everything got <br />cancelled becasue of the Covid-19. Each class for one person had a <br />cost of $265.00 dollars for an 18 Hour course. The class is a two hour <br />a day class and I have several classes that teach different things <br />about mosaics. Like History of Art, four different mosaic techniques, <br />Installation of mosaics, and technology of mosaics. So everything <br />has stopped and we dont know when we will start up again and have <br />the people confidence to come out and take a class with us. The <br />people who took the class had the benifit to take it with a mosaic <br />master that studied in Italy for three years. Mosaics are hard to find to <br />get classes and especially these kind of mosaics. People had a great <br />time and were very relaxed when in class and making mosaics. It was <br />thier free time from their other work that they had. Every person who <br />has taken the class left very happy and with great knowledge of what <br />mosaics really are and how they are made. <br />North Carolina’s <br />“stay at home” order <br />(Executive Order <br />117) had a profound <br />impact on the arts <br />sector. Describe the <br />specific steps your <br />organization took to <br />comply with <br />Executive Order 117. <br />Well in my case I stopped the classes that we would normally do. <br />Anything related with a lot of people being in one room had to be <br />canceled. We anaunced we could not do classes for now and we <br />would have to wait for further information about how the Covid-19 so <br />we could start up again. The hardest thing is not being hable to have <br />people come by the mosaic studio or come and take a class. <br />Please explain the <br />impact of your <br />organization on the <br />Orange County <br />community in a <br />typical year. <br />Mosaic Artist, or just any one who wanted to learn how to make <br />mosaics had a space in the studio. We also worked on community <br />mosaic projects that we would work together for commissions and <br />earn money that way. This will definately be a tourism spot once we <br />have the school up and running. We will teach not only Mosaics, but <br />Art History, Geometry, Design, Pottery and Mosaic Installations at the <br />school so it will be a very interesting concept that will atrack many <br />people and young kids from all over the U.S.A to study here. <br />What we will be trying to do is to have a podcast and I´m asking for <br />this help becasue I don´t have any of the equipment that I need to <br />change to a digital businees meanwhile we get back to having people <br />in the Mosaic Studio. I dont have a computer, I dont have a podcast <br />microphone, and the arm that goes with it and a recorder. I hope this <br />goes well and I get help becasue my business is a on person a 100%. <br />I need to do other things now becasue of the covid so I will be one of <br />the first broadcasters of a mosaics theme on a podcast hopefully <br />soon. <br />Thank You! <br />Carlos Gonzalez Garcia <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 034D93D3-1D63-48D8-9EB9-370A5AA217C9