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Response 1.1: Please provide a description of your projecUevent. * <br />Gallery One requests funds to support our annual marketing efforts through online, radio and print platforms, exhibit expenses, <br />and conference and booth evenl representation at industry related events and marketing with other cultural organizations in <br />addition to consultation to develop marketing strategies. We promote our annual offerings of events, exhibits, classes, and <br />unique gift shop io self-identified arts lovers, the cultural tourist, and those who seek value added experiences to their time in <br />Kittitas County. <br />Gallery One is a one-of-a-kind contemporary arts hub in the center of Washington state offering unique experiences. events and <br />exhibits that people travel to experience. To highlight a few of our most unique offerings' <br />> Classes: Because of the success we have experienced in our one of kind ceramics studio, we have also opened a screen <br />printing studio thai will equally be available to artists from around the state at a low entry point for classes. workshops and <br />product development. Residents from Mount Vernon. Fall City, Oak Harbor and other towns travel to use our facilities. <br />> Exhibits: Our exhibits bring in artists and artwork that are not readily available such as two significant partnerships this year <br />with PUNCH Prolects to produce a time based arts exhibit and CWU to bring in a significant collection of master print works from <br />The Crow's Shadow lnstitute <br />> Events:As the certified city host with inlernational based platform Pecha Kucha, we share stories about our community with a <br />larger audience in addition to being an anchor participant of First Friday ArtWalk. <br />> We are open 6 days a week year-round for the cultural tourist. <br />2500 cheiacter litrrit <br />Response 1.2: Please provide us link to a brief video summary of you organization's evenUproject. * <br />fioie: You ['iUS f be preselt al lhe Q&l\ trreeiinq to qsaliiy lor iur]ditrg. <br />https:l/youtu.be/5G3ShJz7n l8 <br />Response 1.3: List of lntended Use of Funds* <br />Noi,^ Thrs larguage lvjll be relate.j irr tlrc contract if awar{ied. <br />'the CI-TAC canroi approve furCs nol lisied !nder RCW67.28.1816. I'lo\ae'ler, the conlrlriilee has the righl lo be flore restriclive. <br />Marketing with other cultural organizations <br />Conferencel booih event represenlation (including travel and conference fees) <br />Online, print and radio advertising <br />Exhrbit expenses (including talent/ artist fees and equipment rental) <br />Consultation for developing marketing strategy and researching cultural tourism activity <br />2l Supporting Kittitas County as a tourism destination. <br />1. Away from their place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accommodations, <br />2. To a place fifty miles or more away from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight, <br />3. Or from another country or state outside oftherr place of residence or business. <br />You must provide the evidence utilized in determining your projections. <br />Response 2.1 : Why would tourists travel to Kittitas County to attend your evenUactivity/facility? * <br />Gallery One is one of very few organizations in the state to offer the combination of aris experiences that we do. As mentioned <br />above we feel that we have unrque offerings in the county that include <br />1) regular hours throughout the year including the off season with free access to all ages and are open on Sundays: <br />2) a(making faciljties and classes worth travelling for as is the case of our ceramics studio and new printmaking studio; <br />3) we now also opened a second location on Main Street for other artists and nonprofits. adding to the cultural vitality of <br />downtown: <br />4) we are an anchor parlicipant in the popular First Friday Art Walk spurring economic activity for the entire downtown; <br />5) our exhibits feature nationally acclaimed artists such as MacArthur Genius Award Winner Trimpin. alongside emerging and <br />regional adists. <br />6) our events are centered around art and engagement and are fun ways to meet people and experience art. These events <br />range from artist receptions and talks, studio tours, to classes for all skill levels. <br />2500 characler litrlil