2021-614-E-Arts Commission-Chelsea Art Theater-Restary the Arts

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Organization City Chapel Hill Organization State North Carolina Organization Zip Code 27514 Organization website www.thechelseatheater.org Organization Tax ID 824309682 Applicant Race/Ethnicity W hite, not Hispanic Legal Status:501(c)3 or 501(c)6 Nonprofit Organization IRS Determination Letter Chelsea_Art_Theater_501c3_letter_of_determination.pdf Are 25% or more of your annual expenses related to the visual, performing or literary arts? Yes NARRATIVE n/a W hat is the mission of your organization? To entertain, engage, and inspire through film. The Chelsea Theater is the area’s only nonprofit theater dev oted entirely to cinema arts. W e present first run independent and documentary films, emphasizing works by international, div erse, and underrepresented filmmakers and films with limited distribution that are otherwise not av ailable in this area. Formerly a priv ately-owned art house theater, the Chelsea became a community-centered nonprofit in early 2018. Following the owner’s announcement that he would not renew the lease, a group of v olunteers formed a nonprofit, raised funds from the community for purchase and start-up costs, and acquired the theater – all within three months. Central to the new Chelsea has been the goal to promote wider appreciation for, and knowledge of, film. This is being accomplished thus far by offerings such as lectures, panel discussions, v isiting filmmakers, and by dev eloping partnerships with a growing number of univ ersity and community groups. W hile area univ ersities hav e film studies programs, none are particularly outwardly facing to the community. Our intent is to complement academic programs, often drawing on their faculty resources to enhance and expand the community of film goers. DocuSign Envelope ID: BCBCDC13-1B41-4389-8311-B12D1009DAC0