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Downtown Inc. <br />Ryan Smolar <br />5/2/2016 <br />Name of Organization: <br />Downtown Inc. <br />Tax ID #: <br />26- 4051161 <br />City Ward of Project: <br />2 <br />Contact Person /Title: <br />Ryan Smolar / Lead Consultant <br />Address: <br />200 N Main St. <br />Phone Number: <br />2132684924 <br />Email: <br />info@downtown-inc.com <br />Website: <br />downtown - santaana.com <br />Brief Description of Project: <br />Since 1999, the "First Saturday" Artwalk in Downtown Santa Ana has been an epicenter <br />of creativity, expression and inspiration for artists, art enthusiasts and those who simply <br />want to engage in a vibrant, living city filled with culture. <br />The event is the single best night of the month for Santa Ana artists, galleries and <br />restaurants alike because of the 4,000+ monthly attendees visiting around 20 <br />galleries /museums, arts and artisan street vendors, live art performances and special <br />events going on downtown. <br />Currently, Downtown Inc. holds the special event permit and covers insurance for the <br />event, books the art vendors, live art and music on the Artists Village Promenade, hires <br />a videographer and photographer to document it, shares the event on social media and <br />prints a downtown -wide event map each month. We have also helped coordinate with <br />local artists and institutions like Santa Ana Unified School District and Santa Ana <br />College who want to plug into Artwalk, or a specific business /gallery on Artwalk. <br />However, it's important to note that the main engine behind Artwalk is the "unwritten" <br />