LT-2019-015-RTown-Roslyn Art Fest 2019

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Response 1: The project is called Roslyn Art Fest 2019. Since 2008, RTown Community's goal Project/Event has been to brand the town of Roslyn as a thriving arts community— a place that Description * displays many forms of art year round. We want to have tourists from both the west and east sides of the state see (and buy) art that is displayed in local businesses, and spend money in those businesses. When we began the Roslyn Art walks in 2008, only one business had art displayed on its walls. In 2018, seven businesses displayed art throughout the year. During Art Fest in August, 24 businesses had art on their walls. Roslyn now as three thriving galleries in town. This will be the sixth year of the Roslyn Art Fest. The project has two components: An opening Art Fest weekend and art exhibits in Roslyn businesses throughout the month of August. The kick-off weekend is August 9-10. There will be a reception for the 40 or so artists whose art is displayed in a juried show. Along with the juried art show (which in 2018 drew40 artists from across the northwest and three other states) there will be TRY -IT art stations for families, a Saturday a street dance and Artists at Work (artists who will creating art in outside areas). Volunteer buskers will be scheduled over the course of the art weekend. Over 24 businesses will display art for sale which will be up for the month of August. 2500 character limit List of Intended Use of Funds* Website Design and maintenance - $1,000 West side Advertising - $600 Graphics designs - $400 21 Projections of Increased Tourism Please provide the following estimates of how any money received will result in increases in the number of people traveling for business or pleasure on a trip: 1. Away from their place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accommodations; 2. To a place fifty miles or more away from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; 3. or from another country or state outside of their place of residence or business. You must provide the evidence utilized in determining your projections. Response 2.1: 1. Away fromtheir place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accomrodations; Projection * 250 at least -- please see reason for guess in 2.1 Evidence box 2500 character limit Response 2.1: In 2017, we had about 60 people attend the opening night reception of the Juried Evidence* Art Show on Friday night. In 2018, we had about 45. On Saturday night, we counted 600 people, which included about 20 children, who attended our Saturday night Street Dance. Our Art Walk volunteers reported that at least half of those people were new to them. This is one advantage of living in a small community - we easily recognize people who are locals. Determining overnight stays in extremely difficult in Roslyn since we have very few overnight options in town - a few vacation rentals, one bed and breakfast and a four-bedroom inn. Even if we did link stays with these venues, the top number would be about 20 stays A new hotel is slated to open in the fall of 2018, and that will help us a lot. 2500 character lirrit