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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 3, 2004 <br />Action Agen a <br />Item No. 'p) <br />SUBJECT: Orange County Rape Crisis Center's 30th Anniversary Art Project Placement <br />DEPARTMENT: Arts Commission PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />Commission for Women <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Biographical Information on the Orange Martha Shannon, ext. 2335 <br />County Rape Crisis Center Sally McKenzie <br />Collages by Meredith Mayer Postcard TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Home (919) 643 -1020 <br />Work (919) 732 -2171 <br />Cell (919) 697 -1353 <br />OCRCC (919) 968 -4647 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a temporary location, Preferably the Southern Human Services <br />Building located in Chapel Hill, to house the 30t Anniversary art project of the Orange County <br />Rape Crisis Center. <br />BACKGROUND: The Orange County Rape Crisis Center ( OCRCC) will be commemorating <br />thirty years of serving Orange County beginning in 2004. In the 2002 -03 fiscal year, the Center <br />provided assistance to 378 survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones and reached 9,326 <br />people through community education. The Orange County Rape Crisis Center's mission is <br />simple; to stop sexual violence and its impact through support, education and advocacy. <br />The OCRCC is requesting that an art piece created in observance of the Center's 30th <br />anniversary be placed in the Southern Human Services Building beginning in April. A local <br />artist, Meredith Mayer, will design the piece. Collages by Meredith Mayer were on display at the <br />Chapel Hill Public Library from November 16, 2003 through January 20, 2004. The Town of <br />Chapel Hill and the Orange County Arts Commission supported this art exhibit with funds from <br />the Grassroots Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency. An example of Ms. <br />Mayer's artwork is attached to this abstract. OCRCC has also provided an information fact <br />sheet on the history of the Orange County Rape Crisis Center as well as statistical information <br />on sexual assault in Orange County. <br />Numerous concerns have been raised by different departments within the Southern Human <br />Services Building over the piece being included in the building. Concerns included: space <br />availability, protection against vandalism, non - shocking or non - violent piece, and the reasons <br />for locating it there. <br />Regarding space availability, the Orange County Rape Crisis Center would like to utilize the <br />vacant wall near the vending area. This space is not designated for any other purpose at this <br />