2023-551-E-Arts Commission-Nancy Zeman -2023-24 Arts Grants

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W hat are you requesting funding for? A specific program or project Project/Program Summary The Arts Teacher at Carrboro Elementary School (CES) and the entire school community are planning for their annual play which in 2023-24 will be The Lion King. All students in the school will be involved in creating the play in some way during their art classes—set development, costume design, technical set-up—but the fourth and fifth graders will actually perform and act as the technical crew for the play. Being a major part of the annual school play is something that 4th and 5th graders very much look forward to in their elementary school career. Students will have a chance to develop their presentation skills, work together as a team, learn through written text how to interpret the mood of a piece of writing and its intent, and to build their self-confidence. CES has its own auditorium and there will be multiple shows performed in early 2024 so that the entire school, family members, and community members will all have a chance to view it. These are always sold-out performances. Funds will be used for costuming, sets, and props. Project Start Date (no earlier than July 1, 2023) 9/2023 Project End Date (no later than June 30, 2024) 3/2023 Project Goals Produce a high-quality play of The Lion King that involves all elementary school students from Carrboro Elementary; Expose students to the many different art experiences as they create the props, backgrounds, costumes, etc. for the play; Increase student performance confidence, especially 4th and 5th graders, who will have the major roles in the play and act as technical staff; Perform The Lion King for the CES students, staff, families, and community members in at least five performances. Audience Description CES students and staff will be audience members during the school day for at least one of the performances. The demographics for the CES student body is as follows: White-54%; Latinx- 31%; Multiracial-6%; Asian-4%; Black-4%; Native American-1%. For the additional performances, we expect families and community members of all ages and ethnicities to make up the audiences. Location Description Carrboro Elementary School has its own stage and auditorium where the plays will be performed. The area around the school is a very walkable community and there is ample parking at the school for folks who attend evening performances. Artist Description In this case, the artists will be the approximately 500 students at Carrboro Elementary (grades K- 5). The fourth and fifth graders will make up the cast and technical crew for the performances. Students will be led by the art teacher at CES, Ms. Deb Cox. She has a background in not only visual arts but performing arts and has produced a play with the students at CES for many years. Ms. Cox also plans to bring in a group of African Drummers (Congo Vibes) as guest artists for students to see and hear prior to production of the play. Are you hiring multicultural artists with the requested funds from this grant? Yes For each multicultural artist you intend to hire, please list their name, race, and how much you plan to pay them. Congo Vibes--Pline Mounzeo with an additional 2-4 drummers. Pline is Black (Congolese) Fee:$750 How will the project/program be publicized and promoted to reach intended participants? The Carrboro Elementary School community is experienced in getting the word out about the annual play. All students will be aware of it as they will work on the sets, props, costumes, etc. Staff and parents will certainly hear about the play from the students! In addition, there will be flyers hung throughout the school and the Carrboro community. Newsletters to parents (teacher, PTA, principal) will all have information about the play. DocuSign Envelope ID: 4CC660FB-94F0-456E-93A5-75C634E798D2