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Downtown Inc. <br />Ryan Smolar <br />5/1/2017 <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 <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 and galleries <br />because of the 4,000+ monthly attendees visiting around 20 galleries/museums, arts <br />and artisan street vendors, live art performances and special events going on downtown <br />simultaneously. <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 a photographer to document it, shares the event on social media <br />and prints a downtown -wide event map each month. We have also helped coordinate <br />with 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 />