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Response 2.2* <br />Application Questions: Parl 2 <br />Describe lh-- ptior srcc--ss of your eveltilaclivtty,'tacility <br />'n <br />allractios loLlrisis. <br />Prior to the pandemlc (March 2020- now), our annual attendance had been growing <br />on average 10o/o a leat. While individual events may have smaller audiences (Pecha <br />Kucha 130. average class size is 12, etc) colleciively overthe course of a 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 />Additionally, our ability to be open six days a week despite COVID restrictions. 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 I September 23,2021, 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 reminder to get out of city limits more often. Among the beauiiful old <br />brick buildings lining the historic 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 artists 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 adists who'll be featured in the <br />upcoming show Air.nosi Home (Oct. i-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 homernaking as an immigrant. Wenatchee sculptor Natalie <br />Dotzauer is contributing a wall-spanning "sugar quilt," which from afar looks like a <br />traditional geomeiric pattern. but up close reveals a sweet sense-memory <br />constructed of sugar lumps and Royal icing on molasses-stained paper." <br />2500 cha,acter lir]]rt <br />3l lmpact