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Carrboro Poet Laureate and Carrboro Music Festival Musicians Honoraria
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Town Council increase the honorarium for the Carrboro Poet Laureate and to adopt an honorarium for musicians performing at the Carrboro Music Festival.
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DEPARTMENT: Recreation, Parks, & Cultural Resources
CONTACT INFORMATION: Anita Jones-McNair, (amcnair@carrboronc.gov) and Charles Harrington, (charrington@carrboronc.gov)
INFORMATION: Carrboro Poet Laureate Honorarium
The Carrboro Poet Laureate position is a two-year appointment that receives an annual honorarium to promote poetry throughout the community. The Carrboro Arts Committee, working with the Carrboro Poets Council, is responsible for the selection of the Poet Laureate and the honorarium is funded through the Arts Committee budget.
Originally, the position did not receive an honorarium. A couple of years after its inception, an annual honorarium of $1,000 began in 2017. In 2021, this amount was increased to $1,500.
Following a discussion on the Carrboro Poet Laureate position initiated during the 10/12/21 Town Council meeting, staff was directed to consider an increase to the current honorarium of $1,500. Given that the duties and time commitment of the Poet Laureate have increased the Arts Committee and the Poets Council support that the honorarium should be increased to $2,500.
The honorarium for the Chapel Hill Poet Laureate is $3,000. The Durham Poet Laureate has a pilot program budget of $5,000 that includes poet laureate/artist fees, community engagement, learning sessions, and documentation of the pilot project.
Carrboro Music Festival Musicians Honorarium
When the event began in 1998, it was a citizen-led event that was not associated directly with the Town. At that time, no funding was available, and organizers had to rely on donations to offset costs associated with the event. Additionally, organizer...
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