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i. We agreed to circle back to the discussion of board prospects next month. j. Leadership Updates: We agreed to circle back to a vote on the updates below in our November meeting. i. Fred is reaching the end of his third term as chair ii. Anita is willing to serve as chair iii. Chrystal is willing to serve as vice chair iv. Linda is willing to continue to serve as secretary k. Holiday party update: Last year it was held at Anita's house in lieu of our December meeting.This year Katie is inclined to do something on our December meeting date. She suggested an event at the Ackland (Carolyn gives everybody a prompt, and there is a cocktail reception and appetizers afterwards.) This event would take place on the night of our December meeting instead of our meeting. 4) Director's Report a. Paint it Orange: It was awesome this year. It included 66 artists from 4 states, and more sponsors than ever before. We sold 22 paintings, beating last year's record of paintings sold per month in just one day. Bonnie made the opening remarks. The quality of the artwork was a big step up, and the juror is well respected. A lot of first timers came in because of Jeremy Sams. It was a good show, and raised money for the nonprofit. Katie also wanted to thank those who came to the Wednesday party. b. Grants presentation next week: This will be next Tuesday, 10/18, at 7 pm. This will be our first in-person grants presentation in three years. It's important for commissioners to see all those arts people in one room. Three items were on the agenda for that meeting: i. A proclamation for arts & humanities ii. Grant presentation iii. One-year update on Eno Mil: The update on the Eno Mill was removed and then restored to the agenda. Katie is grateful and invites the board to show up to support the OCAC. c. Performing arts space (Hillsborough): A small stakeholder group will convene to discuss next steps. Katie is talking to Travis on Friday. d. Volunteers Needed: For Eno Mill opening on 11/4. Two featured artists are well known in the arts community. John's band Hooverville will be playing. e. An unrestricted $10,000 grant from a local family foundation will be used to start a BIPOC residency. Two studios are available — and a bigger one will soon come available. Katie would love to offer the larger space for the residency - she just has to make the math work. The rest of the grant will be allocated to Uproar. f. First Fridays at the Mill: Katie is thinking about how to handle first Fridays in the winter, when it will be hard for musicians to play outside. There was a discussion of purchasing bistro patio heaters ($150 each) and using oil drum firepits. 5) Liaison reports a. Orange County Artists Guild: Studio tour brochures are ready and distributed. There was a request to share Judith Ernst's artists posts to publicize the event. Eno River Mill will be part of this tour b. Carrboro: West End poetry festival this weekend. New poet laureate Liza Francis will be there. Meeting adjourned at 7:53