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Community Impact W hile Art Hives by their very nature are intended to connect all members of <br />a community, this proposed Art Hive is designed to connect with some of <br />the most under-resourced and marginalized members of our community: <br />those experiencing homelessness and poverty. All people are creative by <br />nature and each person’s art takes shape in its own way through dance, <br />music, poetry, crafts, painting, pottery and more. Community members who <br />are marginalized may have fewer opportunities to engage in community art <br />making but their innate need to create and engage in community is always <br />there. <br />By creating a pop-up Art Hive at the IFC of Carrboro, we will be creating a <br />welcoming space for a wide range of community members including <br />children, seniors, people living with mental illness and those experiencing <br />poverty and homelessness. Getting to know our neighbors fosters respect <br />and encourages people to care for the members and places in the <br />community. Creating art together produces tangible representations of what <br />community means and the role each member has their community. <br />I anticipate 12-15 people participating in each monthly Art Hive. My hope is <br />that as people learn about the Art Hive, the number of participants each <br />month will increase. <br />Artist Experience As an artist and art therapist, I have worked to create community in a <br />variety of ways. I have organized community art shows, participated in <br />community theater and facilitated countless art therapy groups. As a <br />previous retail business owner, I understand the important role engaging <br />the community plays in supporting businesses. Some of the ways I did this <br />in my business were through community art shows and fundraisers for <br />nonprofits. <br />I have experience working with a wide variety of people. I have worked <br />with children with differing developmental and intellectual abilities, physical <br />illness and mental illness; Seniors with and without dementia; Refugees <br />and immigrants of all ages; And adults with a variety of challenges including <br />severe and persistent mental illness and differing developmental and <br />intellectual abilities. <br />I am comfortable working with a wide range of art media and am proficient <br />in teaching basic art skills to a variety of people. <br />W hile I have not created an Art Hive yet, I plan to visit Montreal this July <br />where there are several Art Hives. I plan to not only visit the Art Hives but <br />also spend time talking to some of the individuals who developed the Art <br />Hives and work there as well. <br />How do you plan to <br />market your project? <br />I plan to market this project through social media and through my varied <br />community connections especially with nonprofits serving marginalized <br />community members. The IFC has offered to promote the Art Hive to the <br />people they serve as well as their volunteers and staff. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 690D1B77-F56D-4419-B19D-FBD2E1CFD4C1