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6 <br /> Page 2 of 2 Denise Duffy <br /> I think the arts are essential to our quality of life in Orange County. Reverence for and support of <br /> the arts by the Orange County government and community were important factors in our <br /> decision to move our family and nonprofit organization to Orange County in 2001. <br /> Shared public arts experiences are crucial to building and maintenance of the social fabric of our <br /> community and critical to the education of our children if we want to raise them to be thoughtful, <br /> engaged citizens. <br /> The Arts Commission has shown great innovation and strong arts leadership, especially in the <br /> past 4 or 5 years and I would be excited to play a more active role. <br /> Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br /> I have worked with senior roots musicians for three decades and understand the complexity of <br /> the challenges artists marginalized by age, race, gender and class face in reaching broader <br /> audiences and funding their work. <br /> As the co-founder of an arts organization, I understand what it takes to have an artistic vision <br /> and realize that vision by bringing energy, community and funding to it-to build something <br /> where there was nothing. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> I am an employee of an organization that has received grants from the OCAC in the past. <br /> would recuse myself from any votes/commentary that would impact funding decisions of any <br /> grants in which Music Maker was an applicant. Our organization is not eligible to apply for most <br /> of the arts grants offered by OCAC because we are a Statewide Service Organization of the NC <br /> Arts Council. <br /> Boards/Commissions appointments: <br /> Other Comments: <br /> This application was current on: 1/11/2023 4:10:32 PM Date Printed: 1/13/2023 <br />