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15 <br /> • Town of Hillsborough <br /> • Town of Hillsborough Tourism Board/Tourism Development Authority <br /> • Triangle ArtWorks <br /> • United Arts Council of Raleigh/Wake County <br /> • UNC -Ackland Art Museum <br /> OCAC director Katie Murray served on the following board and committees: <br /> • Local Advisory Board Member, Ackland Art Museum at UNC <br /> • Board Member, Arts North Carolina <br /> • Grassroots Steering Committee, North Carolina Arts Council <br /> Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry out in 2024 as they <br /> relate to established BOCC goals and priorities. If applicable, is there a fiscal <br /> impact (i.e., funding, staff time, other resources) associated with these proposed <br /> activities (please list). <br /> • Uproar Festival of Public Art will return in August, 2025. This accessible, <br /> family-friendly, free festival provides residents and visitors with an interactive <br /> opportunity to experience the arts in Orange County while patronizing local <br /> businesses during a slow time of year. The County, together with the towns of <br /> Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough, the Chapel Hill Chamber of Commerce, <br /> and Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership provide funding towards the event; the <br /> Orange County Arts Alliance will raise additional funding to support expenses. <br /> While more areas of festival planning will be contracted out in 2025, it is still <br /> primarily led by the OCAC director. This is challenging due to other <br /> responsibilities of the position. A county event planner could be a tremendous <br /> help for Uproar, and could plan other economic-boosting arts and cultural events <br /> for the county. <br /> • 2025 exhibits in the Eno Arts Mill include several highly impactful, first-time <br /> programs: <br /> o In April, the OCAC will partner with End Solitary NC/Disability Rights North <br /> Carolina, Hidden Voices, Alamance Orange Prison Ministry, Orange <br /> County Justice Project NC, Human Kindness Foundation, Orange County <br /> Criminal Justice Resource Department, OC Local Reentry Council, the <br /> Care Bear Foundation, and NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death <br /> Penalty to showcase the artwork of formerly/currently incarcerated <br /> individuals, as well as people impacted by the justice system. Opening <br /> night (April 4) will feature Jaki Shelton Green, Nick Courmon, and <br /> Changed, a band that was formed at Orange Correctional. <br /> o In May, the nationally recognized social justice/arts organization Hidden <br /> Voices will present a multi-media installation addressing domestic <br /> violence. <br /> o In July, we will present our first group photography exhibit focusing on <br /> photos of people and places in Orange County. <br />