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Response 1: <br />ProjecVEvent <br />Description * <br />Question 1 ansurer <br />The 4Sth"National Fine Art Show and Auctlon, presented by the Western Art <br />Association is a three day annual event and alvrays the third ra,eekend in May at the <br />Kittitas Valley Eveni Cenier. 2020 dates are May 15, 16 and 1 7. When the doors <br />open at 10:00am Friday morning the artists e*ribit booths will be filled original <br />artuorks in all media. There is no admission charge for the weekend. Our Friday <br />and Saturday evening "Quick Draws" are popular eventf with 20+ artists who in one <br />hour create an artraork and have it ready for the live auction which follovra. lt's an <br />opportunity for visitors and collectors to talk to the artists while they are rmcrking <br />and view up close rnihat is being created for the auctions.. During the day about half <br />the artists are uorking on demonstration arturork in their booth. These artuorks will <br />be auctioned following ihe saturday Quick Draw. Tner. There is no charge for the <br />Friday and Saturday auctions. The targeted tourism audience/market is the <br />collector of quality fine art ldto resides in the vr,estern Region of our country. <br />Television, radio, social media, online, all print advertising including magazne and <br />ne\ 6paper, direct mail and posters are the methods used to contact this market. <br />This event ranks #3 in continuous operation out-ranked only by the Ellensburg <br />Rodeo and the Kittitas County Fair. <br />T <br />2500 character linit <br />List of lntended Use of Funds* <br />Facility Rents <br />Radio advertising <br />Television advertising <br />Direct Mail <br />Neuepaper & Magalne advertisint <br />Online Advertising <br />Print Advertising <br />Flyers and Posters <br />2l Projections of lncreased Tourism <br />Please provide the following estimates of how any money received Wll result in increases in the number of people <br />traveling for business or pleasure on a trip: <br />1. Auay from their place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accommodations; <br />2. To a place fifty miles or more av\,ay from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; <br />3. or from another country or state outside oftheir place of residence or business. <br />You must provide the evidence utilized in determining your projections.