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Organization City Chapel Hill <br />Organization State NC <br />Organization Zip <br />Code <br />27514 <br />Organization website www.basementartspace.com <br />Organization Tax ID 325684509 <br />Applicant <br />Race/Ethnicity <br />Asian/Asian-American <br />Legal Status:Artist Co-op or unincorporated artist group <br />Are 25% or more of <br />your annual <br />expenses related to <br />the visual, performing <br />or literary arts? <br />No <br />Not Eligible Restart the Arts Grants are intended to support the arts industry. <br />Please v isit our resources page for more funding options: <br />https://artsorange.org/cov id19-resources/ <br />NARRATIVE n/a <br />Please explain the <br />purpose of your <br />group. <br />Addressing the need for exhibition v enues, BASEMENT (since July <br />2019) is an unincorporated artist-run project space in a Chapel Hill <br />residence that supports experimental and critical art practices to <br />foster connections between artists and communities. Through a <br />collaborativ e model with rotating and shared curatorial, preparator, <br />and administrativ e responsibilities, BASEMENT’s fiv e artist-curators <br />select artists with Southern ties for the caliber of their work, and <br />relev ance to the theme of the proposed exhibition. <br />A v ital part of BASEMENT’s mission is to showcase indiv iduals with <br />Southern roots whose v oices are underrepresented in traditional art <br />v enues. W e prioritize and uplift the work and v oices of BIPOC artists <br />as well as artists whose work is experimental and not v iable in a <br />traditional commercial setting. W e interface with the public through <br />exhibitions, in-person programming, and online ev ents reaching <br />national, regional, and local audiences. <br />BASEMENT has no commercial interests and, although professional <br />artists, we do not exhibit our own work in this space. Our goal is to <br />bring rigorously selected artists to Chapel Hill to spur critical dialogue <br />within the Triangle community. W e v iew our support as an important <br />ongoing inv estment in building relationships with critical art <br />practitioners from, and for, our local and regional Southern <br />community. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: B028461D-0E0E-4A6F-813C-EBF4CEE2496B