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Response 2.2 * <br />Application Questions'. P arl 2 <br />flescribe th-. prior silccess of yorrr everlUactivity:f8Cility in attraclioI toilt;sls. <br />Prior to the pandemic (March 2020- now), our annual attendance had been growing <br />on average 10o/o a year. While individual events may have smaller audiences (Pecha <br />Kucha 130. average class size is 12, etc) colleciively over the course of a year, our <br />record audience was in 2018 with approximately 29,302 visitors. Our strength is in <br />our diversiiy of offerings, our consistent messaging and in our unique content. <br />Additionally, our ability to be open six days a week despite COVID restrictions, has <br />provided a consistent stop for tourisis. <br />Data used to estimate our success is included in our methodology narrative below <br />ln a recent Crosscut article by Brangien Davis / Sepiember 23.2021 . Gallery One <br />was featured with Djck 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 thai I had never visited. As with every road trip I take, it <br />was a good reminder to get out of city limits more often. Among the beautiful old <br />brick buildings lining the hisloric downtown I was happy to 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 arlists I wasn't <br />familiarwith, including Bellingham sculptor Doug McKee, whose hand-carved <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 artlsts who'll be featured in the <br />upcomirrg 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 masse. these items paint a personalized picture of domesticity -one that reflects homemaking as an immigrant. Wenatchee sculptor Natalie <br />Dotzauer is contributing a wall-spanning 'sugar quilt," which from afar looks like a <br />traditional geometric pattern, but up close reveals a sweet sense-memory <br />constructed of sugar lumps and Royal icing on molasses-stained paper." <br />2500 character Iinril <br />3l lmpact