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inspirational to all who attend. Caroline is as approachable as she is <br />mesmerizing; we believ e that this ev ent and the dialogue that follows <br />will be transformativ e to the liv es and creativ e practices of our local <br />artists. <br />In addition to her artist talk, LEVEL and Caroline will host three in- <br />person, art-making workshops on the following consecutiv e <br />Sundays. Attendees will be welcome to spend time drawing, <br />collaging, or working digitally while discussing creativ e processes. <br />Caroline believ es that making tangible items – and sharing them, <br />particularly ov er sev eral co-working sessions – creates and <br />maintains a sense of community. W e ourselv es hav e participated in <br />in-person and online drawing groups, and believ e this will be an <br />educational and empowering opportunity. Generous funding through <br />this grant will ensure that all of these ev ents are free to the public. <br />W e are honored by the prospect of hosting Caroline Kern as LEVEL’s <br />elev enth artist-in-residence. <br />Community Impact For ov er six years, LEVEL has been dedicated to bringing <br />multidisciplinary artists to Orange County for community-building <br />ev ents and the mutually beneficial exchange of passions and ideas. <br />Our area is experiencing an explosion of community-focused <br />gatherings, from collage nights at Peel Gallery to workshops at Attic <br />506 to the brand new Teen Art Collectiv e: LGBTQIA+ hosted by <br />Natalia Torres del Valle at the Eno Arts Mill. Caroline’s ev ents will fit <br />right in with and help elev ate these expanding community endeav ors. <br />Her knowledge will be of enormous interest to local artists – those <br />who are just beginning their creativ e DIY journeys as well as more <br />established professionals. <br />Caroline’s artist talk and workshops will be inclusiv e, friendly, <br />entertaining, and educational for all who attend. W e also plan to keep <br />all ev ents free to the public, to make them as accessible as possible. <br />In addition to workshopping with local artists to critique, improv e, and <br />accelerate their practices, Caroline can help adv ise on the business <br />side of art, from self-promotion to self-publishing, from getting work <br />into galleries to running an Etsy shop (hers currently has an <br />incredible 3,361 sales). <br />As the world continues to open up after two-plus years of a <br />frequently isolating pandemic, we are particularly mov ed by the <br />prospect of Caroline being our next artist-in-residence. She will not <br />only bring an incredible amount of artistic and business wisdom to <br />share, but she also comes with the sadly-not-unique experience of <br />struggling to stay creativ ely working while dealing with Long COVID <br />and other health setbacks. A LEVEL residency would prov ide <br />Caroline space to heal and create freely while granting our <br />community the opportunity to learn from the experience she’s <br />accumulated ov er two decades as a multidisciplinary artist. <br />Caroline’s story is one of challenges and struggle, but also of <br />dedication and success in spite of her recent hardships. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: AA8A1AA6-4BBD-4E2D-9F60-F722FBC79268