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Project Goals The goal of the festival is to celebrate African American culture. W e will <br />showcase predominately local African American artists and other artists of <br />color through the medium of art, music, dance, drama, and poetry. <br />Attendees should leave with a greater appreciation of African American <br />Culture and exposure to different art forms. <br />Audience Description Participants and audience members are expected to be predominantly <br />African American. At the last festival, there were over 400 African <br />American participants that included chapter members, artists, and vendors. <br />Other audience community members included over 60 W hite participants, <br />20 Hispanic/Latino participants, and around 5 Asian participants. <br />90% of the audience/community members were African American. <br />Over 30% were children as participants or audience members. <br />Location Description The festival will take place at Hargraves Community center which is located <br />downtown Chapel Hill. Hargraves is a historical landmark for African <br />Americans in Chapel Hill. It was originally known as the Negro Community <br />Center and it was renamed in 1973 after W illiam M. Hargraves. The <br />building was built to be a safe space for black people. Many prominent <br />African American organizations and people have held events on the <br />campus. It is necessary that we celebrate African American Culture in a <br />place that played a pivotal role in the plight of African Americans in Chapel <br />Hill. <br />Hargraves Community center provides accommodations to meet the <br />accessibility needs of community members by being equipped with ramps <br />and accessible parking spaces. The event takes place outdoors and is <br />Sensory-Friendly. <br />Artist Description W e intend to engage musicians, singers, dance groups, community choirs, <br />spoken word artists, a DJ, community mural artist and face painting artists. <br />All artists will be local to Orange, Durham, or Chatham county and belong to <br />the the BIPOC community. This is will be our third year sponsoring the <br />festival and we intend to give priority to artists that were engaged to be a <br />part of the 2023 festival. Despite awesome planning and implementation for <br />the April 2023 festival, the weather caused the event to be rescheduled <br />and unfortunately the rain date was rained out as well. Below is a list of <br />artists we are planning to contact. <br />Community Mural with Mayanthi Jayawardena <br />Face painting with Magic Ballard <br />Singer Jasme Kelly <br />Line Dance Instructor Robbin Sutton <br />BUMP Youth Choir <br />MC Coco Fillpina <br />Epitome band <br />Carolina Elite Dance Group <br />Singer Christian Foushee Green <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 65D787F0-450A-4479-AF01-20CDDD52421F