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23 <br /> NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION Orange County Arts Commission <br /> Report Period 2021 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br /> ANNUAL REPORT/ WORK PLAN FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> The Board of Commissioners appreciates the dedication of all the volunteers on their boards and <br /> commissions and welcomes input from various advisory boards and commissions throughout the <br /> year. Please complete the following information, limited to the front and back of this form. Other <br /> background materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a substitute for, this form. <br /> Board/Commission Name: Orange County Arts Commission <br /> Person to address the BOCC at work session- if applicable- and contact information: <br /> Fred Joiner, Board Chair; fred.joniner gmail.com / 919-537-6890 <br /> Primary County Staff Contact: <br /> Katie Murray, Director; 919-245-2335 / kmurray(o)_orangecountync.gov <br /> How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including any special meetings <br /> and sub-committee meetings? <br /> 1 monthly meeting <br /> Brief Statement of Board/Commission's Assigned Charge and Responsibilities. <br /> Created in 1985 as the official government agency on the arts by a Resolution of the Board of County <br /> Commissioners (BOCC), the Orange County Arts Commission serves as a clearinghouse for arts <br /> information, facilitator of arts programs & advisor to the Orange County Board of County <br /> Commissioners regarding the arts. We have been the Designated County Partner (DCP) of the North <br /> Carolina Arts Council in Orange County since 1985 and are responsible for sub-granting state and <br /> county funds to arts organizations, schools and artists throughout the county. <br /> What are your Board/Commission's most important accomplishments? <br /> • Provided resources to aid arts industry during COVID-19 pandemic: <br /> o Raised $134,150 through Orange County Arts Relief fund, providing 45,500 in relief <br /> grants for arts organizations and $88,650 in relief grants to individual artists. <br /> o Requested and received $100,000 in ARPA funding from Orange County, providing <br /> Restart the Arts relief grants to 23 arts organizations. <br /> o Provided regular updates regarding local, state, and federal resources through regular <br /> emails and monthly virtual meetings with arts leaders. <br /> o Served as arts representative for the county recovery plan conducted by Haggerty <br /> Consultants. OCAC director Katie Murray served on Natural and Cultural Resources <br /> Team and the Economic Recovery Team. <br /> o Partnered with arts councils in Durham, Wake, and Chatham counties to present Big <br /> Night In for the Arts on March 11 on WRAL, raising $300k for arts programs across the <br /> Triangle. <br /> • Continued plans with Eno Mill to provide space for artists and community: <br /> o Opened the Eno Arts Mill in October, featuring 7,OOOsf of arts space including a gallery, <br /> OCAC offices, a classroom, four artist studios, and office space for the Art Therapy <br /> Institute. The space is located adjacent to the Eno Mill Artist Studios opened in March <br /> 2020, providing working studio space for eleven artists. The grand opening on October <br /> 1 welcomed more than 300 visitors to the new space. From October through December, <br /> the space has generated approximately $10,000 in revenue from gallery sales and <br />