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Name of Applicant: Amount Requested: Category: Score: <br />Downtown Inc. $10,000 Organization 70.8 <br />Brief Description of Project: <br />Artwalk has been the monthly heartbeat of the Santa Ana art scene since 1999. Since late last year, <br />Downtown Inc. has been meeting with stakeholders to understand how to make Artwalk more open, <br />collaborative and more effective for its goal of showcasing local talent as well as providing a venue for <br />arts and culture as the cultural center of the County. <br />Community Benefit: <br />Artwalk provides a platform for artists of all levels to interact with each other and an ecstatic, willing <br />local audience. Much of the local arts economy relies on Artwalk as a night of sharing and building <br />audiences. Artwalk directly impacts artists as businesses hire promoters and musicians and galleries <br />and unconventional spaces showcase art for sale. Many emerging artists have received high - paying <br />commissions through their exposure at Artwalk and Local artisans' crafts and prints are sold on the <br />2nd Street Promenade as a micro - enterprise for many Santaneros and OC creatives. Despite the <br />critical part Artwalk plays in developing and showcasing our arts downtown, an injection of funds <br />would help it expand to the next level by hiring more artists, providing more spaces for art and <br />enticing the community to enjoy their biggest, free monthly event. <br />Portfolio: <br />Organizations not required to submit a portfolio. <br />