Everett Economic Development 6/25/2019

1 i i 1 1 a City of Everett Tourism Promotion Projects x Assistance Program i PROJECT SPONSOR 1 i 1 Project Title: Hashtag Street Art: Creating moments of interactive delight I March —October 2019 Date of Event Project Sponsor: City of Everett- Economic Development Division I Address: 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Suite 10A - City: Everett State: WA Zip: 98201 Contact Person: Dan Eernissee t Address: 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Suite 10A City: Everett State: WA Zip: 98201 1 Phone: 425.257.8681 Fax: Email: deernissee@everettwa.gov i Sponsor is: E Non-Profit ® Public agency Requested: $ $12,000 Match: $ 3,000 Total Project Budget: $ 15,000 x i Estimated visitors drawn: 1. Staying overnight in paid accommodations away from their place of residence or business n/a I 2. Traveling 50 miles or more one way from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight n/a 3. Traveling from another country or state outside of their place of residence or business n/a 4. All visitors Hashtag Street Art is a marketing program for tourism. 4 a Completed application packages are due by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, March 7, 2019. i Responses must be limited to the spaces provided. i 3 PROJECT SUMMARY In the space below,provide a concise,one paragraph summary of your proposed project and what tourism expansion objectives it will accomplish. If your request is part of a larger project,you may briefly describe the over-all project However,please focus the majority of your answer on the specific element for which you are requesting funding. Hashtag Street Art creates moments of interactive delight for visitors walking the streets of downtown Everett that spontaneously prompt social media posts.Each Hashtag Street Art installation is (1)visually and emotionally interactive (whimsical, thoughtful, awe-inspiring, etc.), (2) at a pedestrian scale in downtown Everett; (3) tagged with both #EverettStreetArt and VisitEverett.com, and (4)made by a local artist. 3