In 2010-2011, the Givens Foundation for African American Literature will launch Givens Black Books, a community reading campaign designed to increase access to and engagement in the literary arts in the Twin Cities' African American community.
James Sewell Ballet' ArtAces is an outreach ticket and transportation program aimed at providing access to our performance and education programs for schools who wish to participate, regardless of financial ability.
To create a traveling exhibit for A Peace of My Mind, a documentary project that combines oral history and portraiture to explore the meaning of peace, using art and storytelling as a means to foster public dialogue.
Bedlam seeks funds to expand opportunities for teens within our successful youth programming in Minneapolis Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. This grant will fund three youth activities and a skill-building workshop for Bedlam artists in support of youth activities.
This seven-month multimedia arts program is framed through documentary filmmaking and community engagement. Students will create, perform, and respond to their learning in the areas of video, audio production, and scriptwriting/storytelling.
The Cedar will partner with Brian Coyle Center, African Development Center, and West Bank School of Music to engage the East African communities of Cedar-Riverside with a comprehensive arts program that uses music events as the focal point.
Choral Arts Ensemble partnering with two community groups, will provide 3 free public concerts, with an educational talk, to engage underserved members of the public in meaningful arts performances.
Return to Honor, sensitizes communities to the challenges faced by military personnel returning from combat. The play will be performed throughout Minnesota nineteen times, hosted by our partner libraries.
The College of St. Scholastica is requesting a one year grant that would provide critical funding for its 2010-2011 Performing Arts Series, which offers a variety of arts experiences that would not normally be available in this largely rural region.
The Discovery Center offers four new arts opportunities in orchestra, instrumental ensemble, opera, and pottery to increase the engagement of youth and adults, expand access to the arts for underserved populations, and increase community wide knowledge through cable TV.
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will substantially expand its service to hospice patients by creating a new partnership with St. Mary's Medical Center, building our current relationship with St. Luke's Hospice Duluth and increasing the number of trained hospice musicians.
Students and community will engage in a sustained art-making project, exploring the significance of place and culminating in the creation of a mosaic mural that transforms the entrance of our school into a more welcoming environment, affirming our diverse community.
In partnership with VSA arts of Minnesota and Northfield Arts Guild, Epic Enterprise will develop and embed a multi-arts program for adults with developmental disabilities and build staff capacity to teach arts as an ongoing and daily program at Epic.
Focusing on a theme of Making Art Together Builds Community, all students at Farmington Elementary will work with one of four artists using the European and American folk song and dance, Ghaian drumming, West African dance, and puppetry.
