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Response 2.2* <br />Application Questions'. Part 2 <br />Descriire lhe prior sLrccess oi your eveItlaclivity/facility in atlractios lourists. <br />Prior to the pandemic (March 2020- now), our annual attendance had been growing <br />on average 10o/o a,lear. Whiie individual events may have smaller audiences (Pecha <br />Kucha 130, average class size is 12, etc) collectively overthe course ofa year. our <br />record audience was in 2018 with approximately 29,302 visitors. Our strength is in <br />our diversity of offerings, our consistent messaging and in our unique content. <br />Addiiionally, our ability to be open six days a week despite COVID restriciions, has <br />provided a consistent stop for tourists. <br />Data used to estimate our success is included in our methodology narrative below. <br />ln a recent Crosscut article by Brangien Davis / September 23,2A21, Gallery One <br />was featured with Dick and Jane's Spot, well articulating the cultural tourist <br />perspective: <br />"Last weekend, I took a trip east of the mountains and stopped in Ellensburg, a town <br />I realized with some surprise that I had nevervisited. As with every road trip ltake, it <br />was a good remjnder to get out of city limits more often. Among the beautiful old <br />brick buildings lining the historic downtown I was happy lo discover Gallery One. a <br />big airy space that in addition to main and mezzanine galleries includes a ceramics <br />studio and artisan gift shop <br />The current show (closing Sept. 25) is an auction exhibit featuring a lively mix of <br />regionally made art. The items up for bid alerted me to several artists I wasn't <br />familiar with. including Bellingham sculptor Doug McKee. whose hand-carued <br />skateboards are fanciful yet functional - the one on display looked like a caterpillar <br />with a Cheshire cat grin. I also learned about the two arlists who'll be feaiured in the <br />upcoming show Almost Home (Oct. 1-30). <br />Seattle-based fabric artist Nina Vichayapai is creating plush felt miniature replicas of <br />everyday items, including houseplants, a kitchen timer, a Metro bus and a cup of <br />lvar's chowder. En lnasse, these items paint a personalized picture of domesticlty -one lhat reflects homemaking as an immigrant. Wenatchee sculptor Natalie <br />Dotzauer is contribuling a wall-spanning "sugar quilt," which from afar looks like a <br />traditional geometric patiern. but up close reveals a sweet sense-memory <br />constlucted of sugar lumps and Royal icing on molasses-stained paper." <br />2500 characler lirl|rt <br />3l lmpact