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iii. AEP survey results presentation—Katie was asked to be a speaker at the <br /> national Artist Thrive annual conference regarding her work with AEP economic <br /> survey results. In August, she will be presenting, "Show me the numbers: <br /> Articulating the economic impact of the arts to your community' <br /> iv. There is an exciting Weave and Spin this Wednesday night as that series <br /> continues to bring in exciting artists. <br /> v. We have been asked to work the alcohol sales booths for Sonark Media's <br /> "Harvest Fest" happening at Blackwood Park,Saturday Aug 31. We will need <br /> volunteer bartenders and alcohol ticket salespeople. Katie has a meeting to pin <br /> down more details. <br /> 4. Grant Updates <br /> a. FY 2024-25 Grant Application Report 7/3/2024 <br /> Total applicants 65 <br /> • Artist Project Grant- 36 <br /> • Grassroots Arts Program -29 <br /> Total eligible after review 64 <br /> • Artist Project Grant-35 <br /> • Grassroots Arts Program -29 <br /> b. New applicants--33%are first time applicants,which is higher than in year past (49% <br /> artists and 14%organizations) <br /> c. Grant Panels-Zoom meeting (except finance) <br /> Mon 7/15 5:30pm Literary Arts John Gideon Celia Krista <br /> Tues 7/16 5:30pm Performing Arts Linda, Denise,Josh, Alexa, Marc, Crystal <br /> Wed 7/17 5:30pm Visual Arts Heather, Lindsay, Saba <br /> Friday 7/12 4pm Financial Review Linda, Denise <br /> d. Board discussed the scoring rubric for August 2024 funding meeting. Katie will validate <br /> the formula used last year and continue her practice of bolding new applicants in the <br /> reports. <br /> 5. Liaison Reports <br /> a. UNC Student Liaison Update Sadie Allen—no report <br /> b. Chapel Hill Arts Commission Josh Rosenstein—no report since Josh is now cycled off the <br /> board. He is still working on getting a replacement liaison for us. <br /> c. UNC Crystal Wu—2nd Friday ArtWalk is Friday July 12th, Summer Youth Conservatory at <br /> PlayMakers is presenting"The Prom"July 17'through 28th. A movie is being filmed in <br /> Chapel Hill this week. <br /> d. Hillsborough Arts Council John Bemis—only update is that the Arts Council is bringing <br /> back the Poet Laureate program. <br /> e. The ArtsCenter Wendy Smith—very busy with Art Camp. During the 2nd Friday Art Walk <br /> this Friday,the ArtsCenter will feature Sia Yazdanfar photography show which runs <br /> through August 5th. Wendy informed us that some of the ArtsCenter performances have <br /> had to be cancelled lately so they are pausing future performances for now.A past <br />