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25 <br /> 1 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Chair Bedford asked for an update on the status of the expansion. <br /> 4 Dr. Bowen said they are currently in the design-development process, and groundbreaking <br /> 5 will be some time next October. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 <br /> 8 7. Reports <br /> 9 a. Orange County Arts Commission Arts & Economic Survey Data Presentation <br /> 10 The Board received a report on local findings from the Sixth National Arts & Economic Prosperity <br /> 11 Survey in 2023. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 BACKGROUND: Americans for the Arts conducts the Arts & Economic Prosperity Survey to <br /> 14 determine the impact of the nonprofit arts sector on local communities. The survey takes place <br /> 15 nationwide in all 50 states and utilizes the IMPLAN (short for "impact analysis for planning") <br /> 16 economic modeling tool to determine the impact of nonprofit arts agencies and the audiences <br /> 17 they attract. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 The Arts & Economic Prosperity Survey 6 (AEP6) occurred throughout 2023. The Orange County <br /> 20 Arts Commission (OCAC), along with the towns of Hillsborough, Carrboro, and Chapel Hill <br /> 21 gathered spending data from 103 arts agencies and gathered 1,200 audience surveys from <br /> 22 attendees at arts events throughout Orange County. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Staff's presentation on the report findings will review arts agencies and audiences spending in <br /> 25 the communities, how the data differs in each town, and how Orange County compares to other <br /> 26 similar communities across the country. It will also touch on creative jobs and the impact of the <br /> 27 COVID-19 pandemic on the creative sector. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Katie Murray, Arts Commission Director, made the following presentation: <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Slide #1 <br /> 1 <br /> 6�tn i <br /> 32 <br /> 33 <br /> 34 <br />