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12 <br /> ■ Makers at the Mill Holiday Bazaar, offering space for 40 vendors to sell <br /> their work before the holiday season. This year saw record attendance <br /> and sales for our vendors. <br /> ■ LGBTQ+ Teen Arts Collective, which has grown to an average of 25 <br /> nonbinary and/or neurodivergent teens per session. <br /> o The Mill hosted several new programs: <br /> ■ Orange County Juneteenth Celebration in partnership with the <br /> Department Equity and Inclusion <br /> ■ 1.5°C art exhibit featuring environmentally themed/recycled works of <br /> art in partnership with the Department of Sustainability. <br /> ■ Panel conversation with Washington Post contributor Steven Petrow <br /> and News of Orange editor Dale Edwards around Steven's new book, <br /> The Joy You Make <br /> ■ Our first dance performance in the gallery, Stop. Look. Listen with <br /> Killian Manning/No Forwarding Address in response to Paint it Orange <br /> Plein Air Paint-out <br /> ■ Triangle ArtWorks Creatives Happy Hour, hosting 100+ creatives from <br /> around the Triangle at the Eno Arts Mill <br /> ■ Orange County Roadshow Volunteer Fair <br /> ■ A screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show as a fundraiser for our <br /> nonprofit arm <br /> o The artist studios saw seven new artists in 2024 and maintained at minimum <br /> of 30% tenants who identified as a member of a underrepresented <br /> communities (currently 43% BIPOC and/or LGBTQ tenants) <br /> o We finished our first year of "Studio Be" — a grant-funded project to help <br /> underrepresented youth find community through the arts. Projects included <br /> puppet making, mural making, and creative writing. <br /> o We hosted 105 young artists through our summer camp program and, with <br /> the assistance of DSS, were able to offer $11,000 in scholarship assistance to <br /> low-income families <br /> o Provided area artists critical space to show and sell their work through <br /> monthly art exhibits in the Gallery: <br /> ■ January Coalesce 2024 <br /> ■ February TJ Mundy, Blackfuturism group exhibition <br /> ■ March DUET with John Dempsey and Judith Ernst <br /> ■ April 1.5°C with Department of Sustainability <br /> ■ May Read the Room Then Take Flight Grow Your World <br /> ■ June Pastel Society of NC Statewide Exhibition <br /> ■ July Body Politic: Five Years of Basement (group exhibit of <br /> UNC MFA grads) <br /> ■ August Eno Arts Mill Studio Artist Showcase <br /> ■ September Shady Kimzey/TJ Mundy Living Estate Sale <br /> ■ October-Nov 8t"Annual Paint it Orange Plein Air Paint-out <br /> ■ December The Really, Really, Super-Local Holiday Art Show <br />