2000 Grant Awards: Planning & Stabilization
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change,
contingent upon prior Endowment approval.
Grants With Activity Primarily In One State
A Traveling Jewish Theatre (Consortium)
San Francisco, CA
$36,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Theater
To support the Network of Ensemble Theatres for its June 2000 conference and festival. The festival
will bring together more than two dozen ensemble companies dedicated to creating original works
through the ensemble method to network, showcase works, collaborate and address significant issues
in the theater field.
Alliance of New York State Arts Councils, Inc.
Mattituck, NY
$22,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support the Virtual Leadership Institute. This long distance learning pilot project will use the
Internet to provide professional development services to arts administrators recruited from
throughout the state's leading community arts and cultural organizations.
Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Theater
To support The Nancy Quinn Fund and The Theatre Leadership Institute and associated costs. These
two initiatives of the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York support small artist-driven companies
in becoming viable organizations and help small and mid-size companies assess and manage their
resources.
Appalshop, Inc. (American Festival Project)
Whitesburg, KY
$35,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Multidisciplinary
To support a conference focused on developing the use of arts and culture in revitalizing
communities. The five-day conference, planned for the year 2000, will convene artists, community
leaders and educators in a pre-conference component placing participants in communities around the
region for in-depth study, and a second component to reconvene participants.
Artist Trust
Seattle, WA
$7,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Multidisciplinary
To support the redesign and expansion of information services to Washington state artists in all
disciplines. During the year 2000, Artist Trust will improve its information services by
incorporating electronic communication tools.
ARTS North Carolina, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
$4,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support Arts Forum 2000, a statewide arts conference. This annual conference focused on
leadership issues for artists, arts organizations, and arts supporters, will take place in
Asheville, North Carolina.
Association of Art Museum Directors Educational Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Museum
To support a one-day conference, Training Senior Art Museum Professionals: New Ideas, New
Opportunities. The goal of the conference is to enhance the overall success of American art
museums by identifying and evaluating the training needs of today's and tomorrow's museum
leaders.
Bronx Council on the Arts
Bronx, NY
$28,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support the Asset-Based and Capacity Building Initiative. This pilot will assist the Council's
constituents with the design of income-generating ventures and audience development strategies.
Broward County Board of County Commissioners (Cultural Affairs Division)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$32,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support the Explore the Arts Campaign. This multi-faceted project will provide for the
development of a Web site with a searchable database and online ticketing capabilities, as well as
provide technical assistance to Broward County cultural organizations in the development and
implementation of strategies to enhance their earned income capacity.
California Lawyers for the Arts, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$22,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Multidisciplinary
To support the documentation and evaluation of the California Lawyers for the Arts job training
program. Initiated in 1999, this training program will continue to train and place low-income
workers and welfare recipients in apprenticeships and arts employment, and begin to publish and
disseminate its results in
2000-2001.
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Chicago, IL
$10,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support the Arts Technical Assistance Providers Network. Specifically support will be provided
for the Spotlight on Chicago Expo, the TAPAS (Technical Assistance Providers' Arts Series) Program
and for updating the Business Resource Guide for the Arts, all of which will benefit
Chicago arts service organizations.
City of Santa Fe, Arts Commission
Santa Fe, NM
$20,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support an initiative designed to assist local artists with increasing their skills and ability
to augment their earned income. This initiative will provide for curriculum-directed seminars, a
new funding category available to arts organizations whose principal mission is to serve individual
artists, and expand an existing comprehensive artists directory.
City of Spokane
Spokane, WA
$5,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support a planning process and feasibility study for philanthropic development and continued
stabilization within the local arts sector. The focus of participation will be to engage a diverse
group of community leaders for the development of a cultural plan.
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. (Metropolitan Atlanta Arts
Fund)
Atlanta, GA
$20,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Multidisciplinary
To support the establishment of The Arts Stabilization Toolbox Program. The project is a customized
technical assistance program targeted towards small to mid-sized arts organizations located in the
Atlanta metropolitan region.
Culture Works/Arts & Culture Alliance of the Miami Valley
Dayton, OH
$7,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support the development of a comprehensive cultural facilities plan. The project will assess and
prioritize needs for improved performance venues, exhibition spaces and artists' studios for the
cultural community of Dayton.
DanceWorks, Inc. (Pentacle)
New York, NY
$30,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Dance
To support cycles two and three of the Help Desk project. This project provides technical
assistance to choreographers and small dance companies.
Film Arts Foundation (Consortium)
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Media Arts
To support a consortium project wherein five film/video exhibitors will create an innovative
partnership to support their festival events. The Festival Swing Shift is designed to help
the organizations make more effective use of their limited resources, reduce duplication of
efforts, and strengthen the community impact of their public presentations.
Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artists
Works (American Institute for Conservation)
Washington, DC
$16,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Museum
To support honoraria and travel for nine speakers outside the conservation profession to address
issues concerning the preservation of electronic media. The speakers will participate in the
Institute's 29th annual meeting in Philadelphia in June 2000.
Frameline
San Francisco, CA
$5,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Media Arts
To support the planning of a conference. Entitled Persistence of Vision, this event will
address a variety of issues relevant to the past, present, and future of gay/lesbian film and video
art.
Heritage Harbor Corporation
Providence, RI
$8,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support a professional development workshop and publication for community organizations
partnering with the Heritage Harbor Museum. This project is designed to develop long-range plans
and strategies for working with other organizations, including identifying traditional artists and
nurturing the continuance of their art forms through programs such as apprenticeships and
instruction.
Intermedia Arts of Minnesota, Inc. (Consortium)
Minneapolis, MN
$35,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Media Arts
To support a consortium project with four other local media arts organizations to host the biannual
National Alliance of Media Arts Centers (NAMAC) conference. The four other members of the
consortium are the Walker Art Center, KTCA/Twin Cities Public Television, the Independent Feature
Project/North, and the Minnesota Film Board.
La Pena Cultural Center, Inc. (Consortium)
Berkeley, CA
$20,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Multidisciplinary
To support a consortium project designed to strengthen the artistic work that affirms specific
cultural communities, builds understanding between communities and promotes positive social change.
The project, planned with CitiCentre Dance Theater and the World Stage Performance Gallery, will
convene artists, cultural activists, and community organizers to examine strategies and models that
can strengthen the artistry of organizations and their work within their communities.
League of Chicago Theatres Foundation
Chicago, IL
$25,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Theater
To support the planning and development stages of the Chicago Theater Loyalty Program. The League
of Chicago Theaters will develop this program to give its member theaters access to new marketing
technology that is currently in use in the business sectors of the economy.
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Los Angeles, CA
$70,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support the Sustainable Services Initiative. This Initiative is designed to support a selected
group of service organizations based in Los Angeles County in the expansion of their technical
assistance programs for artists and arts organizations.
Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies
Ann Arbor, MI
$30,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support an expansion of this statewide assembly's educational training sessions and technical
assistance services. The Association serves over 1,000 arts and cultural organizations in all 83
Michigan counties.
Minnesota Alliance for Arts in Education
St. Paul, MN
$18,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Arts Education
To support a project to enhance communication and support among Minnesota's Comprehensive Arts
Planning Program (CAPP) committees, thereby strengthening the local arts education infrastructure
throughout the state. The long-term goal of this project is to shape public policy related to arts
education in Minnesota.
Monroe Council of the Arts Corporation
Key West, FL
$5,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support further development of KEYSART.ORG, a Web site for the benefit of artists and arts
organizations of the Florida Keys. The site will be upgraded to include an artist registry and
cultural calendar, and will act as a clearinghouse for arts-related activities in the Keys.
National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$17,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Musical Theatersical Theatre's annual spring conference, information and
communication services, and efforts to expand its membership. As the primary service organization
for the musical theater field, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre provides information,
resources and services to its member organizations.
New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$50,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Multidisciplinary
To support Technical Assistance 2000 (TA 2000), a comprehensive technical assistance
project. Through this project, New York Foundation for the Arts will implement a network of
technical assistance services to assist community-based, emerging, and mature arts
organizations.
Non-Traditional Casting Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$28,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Theater
To support The Inclusion Project. Funding will be used to support the resource guide, Listening
with an Open Eye and a national forum on diversity.
Philadanco (Fiscal Agent for International Association of Blacks in Dance)
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Dance
To support the development of new ways for the International Association of Blacks in Dance to
secure revenue and expand services to its members. The process includes funding the executive
director's salary, stabilizing operations, and purchasing office supplies.
Sammons Center for the Arts/Actors Theatre of Dallas
Dallas, TX
$20,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Multidisciplinary
To support the cost and feasibility study for developing a second arts center/incubator. This study
will examine the needs of a growing number of small to medium-sized arts groups, and the costs
associated with the Sammons Center's acquiring a second facility to house them.
Theatre Communications Group, Inc.
New York, NY
$115,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Theater
To support the implementation of professional development programs to help increase organizational
effectiveness and management expertise for member theaters. Theatre Communications Group will
enhance current programs, pilot the TCG New Artistic Leader Institute, and create new initiatives
through a planning process.
United Arts Council of Greensboro, Inc.
Greensboro, NC
$12,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support a feasibility study to examine the viability and construction of a new performing arts
center in Greensboro, NC. The proposed study will assist the
community in defining its needs for performing arts facilities and study options for meeting those
needs through renovation of existing facilities, or through new construction.
Westchester Arts Council (Consortium)
White Plains, NY
$18,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support a consortium project in the establishment of Artstkts, a regional cultural
information center and ticket booth. The center will be located at the Arts Exchange, Westchester
Arts Council's new facility in downtown White Plains, and will be operated in partnership with the
Performing Arts Center at SUNY-Purchase College and Jazz Forum Arts, Inc.
Wisconsin Assembly of Local Arts Agencies
Madison, WI
$15,000
DISCIPLINE/FIELD: Local Arts Agency
To support the Wisconsin Community Arts Initiative. The Initiative is a comprehensive program for
community arts development and will include the ArtsPeers Advisory Network, technical and grant
writing workshops held regionally, and an annual statewide conference designed to benefit rural,
emerging arts organizations and their leadership.
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