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Orange County Arts Commission <br /> July 10, 2024, Minutes <br /> Attendees: Linda Williamson, Sec, Crystal Wu, Chair, Marc Miller, Katie Murray, Wendy <br /> Smith, Denise Duffy, Vice chair, Heather Washburn, Saba Jordan , Josh Rosenstein, John <br /> Claude Bemis, Gideon Young, Krista Bremmer, and Katie Murray <br /> Absent: Lindsay Metivier, Cellia Gibbs, Alexa Velez <br /> Meeting Location:The ArtsCenter <br /> 1. Call to Order at 6:34pm by Crystal. <br /> 2. Wendy moved to approve the June 2024 Board Minutes and Crystal seconded. All approved. <br /> 3. Director's Report: <br /> a. Eno Mill <br /> i. Current show: Show is "Basement", which is an art curation group of former <br /> MFA students from UNC.This is a show of their work,which is very <br /> experimental, and everyone should come check it out. <br /> ii. There was a great July crowd at the Eno Mill First Friday even though it was hot <br /> and rained, but folks still stayed and had a good night. <br /> iii. First Fridays-August will be the Eno Arts Mill Studio Artists Showcase+ Debbie <br /> the Artist for music. Lots of great shows are planned for the rest of the year with <br /> good music. <br /> iv. Camps are going well this year. Kids are happy, parents are happy—everything <br /> going well. Most camps are sold out. We did have to cancel one week of camp <br /> because we didn't have enough registrations. <br /> v. Studio artists survey—Katie and team are doing a re—evaluation of our studios. <br /> Katie visited other art spaces around the area. Somethings are working and <br /> some aren't.The survey should help Katie determine what artists at the mill are <br /> thinking. <br /> 1. Katie and the team are planning on changing the reception area to <br /> include a gift shop so artists can sell some of their work. She asked for <br /> assistance with how to organize the area and Heather volunteered to <br /> work with Katie. <br /> b. Early Fiscal Year 25 projects <br /> i. There will be a feasibility study with the Town of Hillsborough on a cultural <br /> space anchored around a performance space.Town has land available where <br /> the Amtrak station is proposed, which will be connected to Riverwalk and <br /> downtown Hillsborough <br /> ii. OCAC/OCAA Rebrand—work will begin soon and will probably start with a <br /> request for qualifications to get obtain possible companies. Board offered <br /> suggestions. Katie requested information be sent to her for anyone that has <br /> done this type of work in the past. <br />