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Orange County Arts Commission <br /> Feb 12, 2024 Minutes <br /> Attendees: John Claude Bemis, Lindsay Metivier, Linda Williamson, Sec, Crystal Wu, Vice Chair, <br /> Marc Miller, Katie Murray, Gideon Young, Krista Bremer, Windy Smith(guest), Fred Joiner,Josh <br /> Rosenstein <br /> Meeting Location: Eno Arts Mill <br /> 1. Call to Order at 6:45pm by Crystal Wu, Vice-Chair. <br /> 2. Lindsey moved to approve the January 2024 Board Minutes and Crystal seconded.All approved. <br /> 3. Board updates <br /> a. Wendy Smith—will be presented this Thursday for review/approval. Katie also <br /> announced that Wendy was named Executive Director of The ArtsCenter, which the <br /> board was very excited to hear announced. <br /> b. Board Current& Upcoming Vacancies: <br /> i. All March 15Y term board members have agreed to stay on for a second term. <br /> ii. Anita and Fred will be leaving the board since their second terms have expired. <br /> iii. Positions, 7, 12, 13 will need to be filled. Katie reviewed the list of potential <br /> applicants. Discussed liaison with Chapel Hill Arts Commission since Josh's term <br /> with that board is ending in June. A few additional names were discussed. <br /> 4. Director's Report <br /> a. Eno Mill <br /> i. Katie presented a brief second year operating update comparing year 1 to year <br /> 2 of the Mill.All major areas are up. <br /> YEAR 1 YEAR 2 %CHANGE <br /> EN ARTS MILL IMPACT OCTOBER-SEPTEMBER <br /> 2921-22 2022-23 <br /> Number of artists paid for work sold,lasses,performances, 1545 <br /> 125 144 <br /> or services <br /> Amount paid to artists for work soldr classes,performance,or 87% T <br /> $ 8.179 $90.,230 <br /> services <br /> Number of artists exhibited 212 172 19%1 <br /> Dollar amount of work sold $18,980 $24,888 3195 1 <br /> Number of people hosted for classes 232 638 175%� <br /> Number ofyouth hosted during summer Camp 77 90 171A <br /> Summer Camp scholarship recipients 16% 15% 6951 <br /> ii. Studio Updates—5 new artists in the studios. Only one studio is still open in the <br /> back, which rents for$288/month. <br /> iii. Update on Gallery policies— Katie implemented the new policies we reviewed <br /> last month. She talked to the OCAG about the change to just one show a year <br /> and OCAG was fine with the change. She also spoke to others about shows and <br />