Agenda 03-10-2026; 1 - Boards and Commissions – Annual Work Plan Summaries

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42 • Chapel Hill Downtown • Orange County Department of Partnership Parks and Recreation • Chapel Hill/Orange County • Orange County Criminal Justice Visitors Bureau Resource Department and Local • Durham Arts Council Reentry Council • End Solitary NC/Disability Rights • Orange County Justice Project North Carolina • Raleigh Arts Commission • Greater Chapel Hill Chamber of • Skylight Gallery/Hillsborough Commerce Artists Cooperative • Hidden Voices • Town of Carrboro — Economic • Hillsborough Arts Council Development/Arts • Human Kindness Foundation • Town of Chapel Hill Community • NC Coalition for Alternatives to Arts and Culture the Death Penalty • Town of Hillsborough, Tourism • North Carolina Arts Council Board/Tourism Development • Orange County Community Authority Remembrance Coalition • UNC — Department of Fine Arts, • Orange County Department of Operations, Carolina Performing Civil Rights Arts OCAC director Katie Murray served on the following board and committees: • Local Advisory Board Member, Ackland Art Museum at UNC • Board Member, Arts North Carolina • Grassroots Steering Committee, North Carolina Arts Council 7. Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry out in 2026 that are related to the Orange County Strategic Pla . General information about the Strategic Plan is available here. If applicable, please list any fiscal impact (i.e., funding, staff time, other resources) associated with these proposed activities. • Resume operations of the Eno Arts Mill. Move-in will begin in March with a Grand Reopening on Friday, June 5'. Upon reopening, the Arts Mill will feature a ceramics studio utilizing donated equipment. This space will fill a gap for the community and provide a strong revenue stream for the Mill. (Goals 2.7, 6.1, 6.4) • As of the date of this report, and pending BOCC approval, utilize our new events contractor (Greg Bell) to create a new summer festival, replacing Festival for the Eno which has been cancelled. A new festival would allow the OCAC to raise money and provide an opportunity to the 100+ artists who rely on Festival for the Eno for sales and performance revenue. (Goals 2.7, 6.1, 6.4) • Pending a continuation of our events contractor in FY27, add programming at the Eno Mill including performing arts and special events. (Goals 2.7, 6.1, 6.4) • Continue discussions with the Mill ownership and Town of Hillsborough on a performance venue located at the Mill, providing much-needed performance and rehearsal space for local music, dance, theater, and film, as well as an accessible youth theater program. (Goals 2.7, 6.1, 6.4)