|
2008 GRANT AWARDS
1. Decentralization Grants
2. CAP II Grants
3. Local Capacity Building (Arts in Education) Grants
1. DECENTRALIZATION GRANTS
$46,500 in Decentralization grant funds were distributed to 35 Tompkins County
not-for-profit agencies for 38 projects that encompassed theatre performances, music concerts, children’s programming, dance performances, poetry readings and visual art exhibitions.
Grant awards ranged from $450 to $2,250.
Ballet Guild
Support for production of Swan Lake at the State Theatre
www.ithacaballet.org
Brooktondale Community Center
Performance of folk duo, Phil Shapiro & Carrie Shore
AND a storytelling workshop with Regi Carpenter and Katharyn Machan
Chesterton House for artist Karen Brummund
Provided sponsorship for a public installation by local artist Karen Brummund
Cornell Savoyards for Women’s Work
Provided sponsorship for 2 concerts of classical women composers by “Women’s Work”
Cornell Savoyards
Performance of "A Sensation Novel", a Gilbert and Sullivan play set to new music
CRESP
"Voices of Freedom" reading by current writer in exile
www.cresp.cornell.edu
Crossing Borders
Season of Crossing Borders LIVE radio and concert serieswww.crossingborderslive.org
Danby Community Council
Danby Classical Concert Series
Downtown Ithaca Business Partnership
Art in the Heart downtown sculpture exhibit
www.downtownithaca.com
Dryden, Town of
Dryden Intergenerational community Band and Chorus
Freeville Community Council
Dryden Guest Artist Series, paid performers
Groton Public Library
5 Performances at library (Hangar, Merry-Go-Round Theatre...)
www.flls.org/groton
Groton (Village of)
Groton Summer Concert Series
www.grotonny.org/village
Groton (Village of ) Housing Authority
Public Groton Art Show during Old Home Days
Ink Shop Printmaking Center
For their 6 yearly gallery exhibitions
www.ink-shop.org
Ink Shop Printmaking Center for Gallery Night of Ithaca
Provided sponsorship for four downtown Ithaca Gallery Nights
Ithaca Children’s Garden
Turtle Hatch Day Concert
www.ithacachildrensgarden.org
Ithaca Community Chorus
For their Concert Season and for “VOICES” concerts
ithacacommunitychorus.clarityconnect.com
Ithaca Community Orchestra
Concert Series
www.cayennaponchione.com/ICO
Ithaca Concert Band
Free Concert Series
www.ithacaconcertband.org
Ithaca Festival
To support artist stipends
www.ithacafestival.org
Ithaca Youth Bureau
Tin Can Fantasy Factory performances
Latino Civic Association
Latino Heritage Month Celebration events
Multicultural Resource Center
Tutelo Native American Festival for Haudenosaunee Singers and Dancers
www.multicultural-resource.org
Music's Recreation
"Casual Classics" family friendly concert series
www.musrec.org
Newfield Public Library
Singer/Puppeteer Tom Knight at the library
Social Ventures
New theatre company for middle school students - training and a season of 6 performances
www.runningtoplaces.org
Southside Community Center
Performance of Daughters of Creative Sound at Juneteenth Festival
AND Discovering Jazz workshops by Baruch Whitehead for children at Southside
www.sscc-ithaca.org
Southworth Library
Theatre and Puppet performances at the Library
www.southworthlibrary.org
State of the Art Gallery
Support of year long exhibit season
www.soag.org
Tompkins County Public Library
A year of visual art exhibitions at the library
www.tcpl.org
Trumansburg Area Churches for Trumansburg Community Chorus
Performances of the Community Chorus
Ulysses Philomathic Library
Theatrical performance
www.trumansburglibrary.org
Unitarian Church of Ithaca for curator Rebecca Godin
Group exhibit with 25 area artists - Art from Recycled Materials theme
Unitarian Church of Ithaca for SOON Productions
Poetry Reading Series
www.SOONproductions.org
2. 2008 CAP II GRANTS
$7,500 was distributed between four artists who are doing new work and involving the community in the creation of that work in a significant way.
Christopher Morgan Loy, composer
To compose an original composition for the group Music’s Recreation which features classical performances that are family friendly.
Sue Perlgut and Christopher Julian, filmmakers
To begin a documentary on the Hospice Movement, following the success of their film “101 Ways to Retire”.
Terry Plater, Visual Artist
To engage the public in a community art making project resulting in 40 community paintings and new work by Terry.
Eric Serritella, Visual Artist
To share his journey from executive to ceramist to study in Taiwan, culminating in a show of his work.
3. LOCAL CAPACITY BUILDING: ARTS IN EDUCATION GRANTS
$9,295 was distributed to Tompkins County schools and teaching artists for collaborative partnerships in the classroom.
Dryden High School
Artist Wylie Schwartz will work with art teachers to introduce students to the history of art, the relationship between art and science with an emphasis on the history of color.
Dryden High School
Ceramists Eric Serritella and Momoko Keane’s program involves hands on projects tying into Japanese and Taiwanese culture.
BJ Martin Elementary School
Lisa Tsetse will work with pre-K students to teach D is for Dance, teaching language, narrative, peer interaction, following directions, letters.
South Hill Elementary School
Artists Andrea Hazard and Johanna van der Sterre will work with 5th graders - “Story Art Workshop” - students will learn story structure, narrative and art as a communicative tool.
Newfield Elementary School
Music Teacher Sunshine Miller has identified a need for improving the writing skills for 5th grade students.
TST BOCES
Artist Janet Locke is part of “Spririt and Kitsch” store. The project, called “Mask as Self Portrait” will work with at-risk students to use mask making to help students learn self-awareness and provide a positive venue for expression.
|
