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P a g e 12 o f 2 3 <br />American. <br /> <br />TAC’s Artist in Residence program provides culturally competent arts <br />experiences to over 2,800 students in classrooms across Orange County <br />at no cost to families. Through TAC’s partnership with the Orange <br />County School district, they provide a 5-day in-classroom residency and <br />a school field trip for a live performance to students at all four Title 1 <br />Elementary Schools (New Hope, Central, Efland-Cheeks and Grady <br />Brown Elementary Schools). For the Artist in Residence program for <br />2020-2021, the students served were 40% white, 35% Hispanic, 17% <br />black, 6% multi-racial, 2% Asian and less than 1% are Native American <br />and Pacific Islander. Over half of the students served are on free or <br />reduced lunch. The performing artists that participated in the <br />residencies and the school shows for the 2020-2021 school year were <br />57% black, 29% white and 14% Hispanic. <br /> <br />TAC’s 5-year partnership with the Family Success Alliance, provides <br />Ready For K classes for children unfamiliar with in-person classroom <br />settings. These youth are taught to use creative problem solving, <br />building confidence to set them up for success in a traditional <br />classroom. Over 70% of the students are not native English speakers and <br />99% are non-white. <br /> <br />TAC’s year round ArtSchool is the largest resource in Orange County for <br />learners of all ages to explore their creative capacity, offering instruction <br />in various art forms from ceramics to digital arts. From teenagers to the <br />elderly, all residents can take a class regardless of financial capacity or <br />ability. <br /> <br />Also, what are the demographics of the area where your project takes <br />place? <br /> <br />Carrboro is a highly dense, urban town. The average age is 33. The <br />population is 73.7 % White, 10.98% Black, 9,44% Asian, 6.5% Hispanic <br />and 4.22 % multi-racial <br /> <br />Does your project help to address any racial disparities in the location <br />it is proposed for? <br /> <br /> <br />Currently, The ArtsCenter is located on East Main Street in Carrboro. The <br />future site of their new home is located next to one of Carrboro’s <br />historically Black neighborhood; Lincoln Park and is adjacent to what is <br />considered the LatinX hub of Carrboro. The ArtsCenter has always been <br />a year-round, seven days a week arts home where people come <br />together to enjoy and participate in music, dance, theater, the fine arts, <br />and the intersection between these disciplines. The new site plans <br />provide the organization congregational space to truly connect with <br />their neighbors, and flourish as a community center for the arts. TAC <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: FC54AC26-7897-4270-8EA1-D754CD59EA76