Agenda - 10-18-2022; 4-c - Orange County Arts Commission One Year Update on Eno Arts Mill

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2 38% of tenants are people of color. The Eno Arts Mill is one of the only accessible art studios in the Triangle, and in the last year, three studio artists have been wheelchair users. • New partnerships: The Eno Arts Mill has allowed the OCAC to forge new relationships with organizations in the community. The Art Therapy Institute (ATI) established a Hillsborough office in the Eno Arts Mill and has offered programs including free kids' activities during our First Fridays openings, and camps and classes taught by ATI staff, including a LGBTQ Teen Arts Collective. The Mill has provided the Orange County Artists Guild a home for two annual shows in December and May. In addition, the OCAC has collaborated with the Housing Department on two exhibits and hosted a departmental meeting in the gallery. ENO ARTS MILL FIRST YEAR IMPACT: October, 2021 through September, 2022 Number of artists paid for work sold, classes, performances, or services 125 Amount paid to artists for work sold, classes, performance, or services $48,179 Number of artists exhibited 212 Dollar amount of work sold (Oct-Dec, March-September) $18,980 Number of people hosted during First Friday openings 2,400 Number of people hosted for classes 232 Number of youth hosted during Summer Camp 2022 77 Number of youth scholarship recipients during Summer Camp 2022 12 (16%) FINANCIAL IMPACT: Despite the economic and social benefits to the greater community, the Eno Arts Mill was not able to host programs during six months of its first year. The lease for the space began in July 2021, although construction and up fit continued through September, making the space unsuitable for the public. In addition, the Omicron uptick in January, February, and most of March prevented the OCAC from hosting classes, openings, and all other public programs. The Eno Arts Mill generated $116,990.03 in revenues during FY 2021-22, and $145,141.81 in expenditures, resulting in a loss of $28,151.78 in its first year of operations. The Orange County Arts Alliance, the 501(c)3 arm of the OCAC and the fiscal partner with the County for the Mill operations, was able to pay $13,862.98 of collected revenues towards this loss, resulting in a net loss of $14,288.80 for the County in FY 2021-22. While staff is confident FY 2022-23 will prove to be more financially solvent, a primary challenge identified during the first year was providing affordable programs and spaces while ensuring the project is self-sustaining. The rent, supplies, and Mill staff are offset by revenues, which include gallery sales, studio rent, and classes. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this item: • GOAL: FOSTER A COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT REJECTS OPPRESSION AND INEQUITY The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race or color; religious or philosophical beliefs; sex; gender or sexual orientation; national origin or ethnic background; age; military service; disability; and familial, residential or economic status. The impact for traditionally under-served populations and geographic location is a part of the grant evaluation criteria across all of the Commission's grant categories.