NEW: State Arts Grants Will Benefit 1,500 Artists
Monday, December 19, 2011
Close to 1,500 artists will be employed and over 117,000 individuals will benefit from the latest round of grants awarded by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, according to information released by the state arts agency. The Arts Council announced its second round of grant awards for the 2010-2011 season, supporting projects by individual artists, arts organizations, schools and educational organizations in communities throughout the state.
In announcing the awards, State Arts Council director Randall Rosenbaum said that it was important to remember, particularly in challenging times, that the arts employ people and help communities. "The arts are an important part of the Rhode Island economy", he said. "Each grant we award helps to employ an artist, even for a short period of time, and those artists – our neighbors – help support local businesses by paying rent, buying groceries, and by providing cultural programs in our communities. Our applicants tell us that over 117,000 people will benefit from the projects we just supported, and those people in turn will contribute in their own way to our state's economic recovery."
The Arts Council announced it had awarded a total of $209,712 in state and federal funds to 76 applicants in this latest round of grants. It received 238 applications from artists, organizations and schools throughout the state, with requests totaling $1,209,245. Grants ranged in size from $6,950 to Community MusicWorks of Providence for their educational programming with economically-disadvantaged young people in West Providence, to $462 to Lorena C. Pugh of North Kingstown for arts business related activities through the Arts Council's Professional Artist Development program.
RISCA's full list of grants
Barrington
Rhode Island Wind Ensemble, Project Grant - Organization, $3200
Burrillville
Dan Butterworth, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $3000
Jennifer L Greene, Professional Artist Development Grants, $750
Central Falls
Central Falls School District (Central Falls HS), Project Grant - Education, $3000
The Learning Community Charter School Inc., Project Grant - Education, $1500
Chepachet
SmART Schools, Project Grant - Education, $6000
Cranston
Paul Phillips, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $3000
East Greenwich
Music on the Hill,Inc., Project Grant - Organization, $2300
Jamestown
Jane Murray, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $2000
Lincoln
Cumberland-Lincoln Community Chorus, Inc., Project Grant - Organization, $800
State Ballet of RI, Project Grant - Organization, $4000
Middletown
Musica Dolce, Project Grant - Organization, $2200
Narragansett
Ocean Tides School, Project Grant - Education, $1600
Newport
Sue McNally, Professional Artist Development Grants, $750
Newport School Department, Project Grant - Education, $1500
North Smithfield
Town of North Smithfield, Project Grant - Organization, $5500
North Kingstown
Daniel U Collins, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $1500
Davisville Middle School, Project Grant - Education, $1000
Fantasy Works Youth Theater dba Rhode Island Youth, Project Grant - Education, $1500
Lorena C Pugh, Professional Artist Development Grants, $462
Pawtucket
Joseph O Addy, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $2000
Caritas House, Inc., Project Grant - Organization, $1100
Colleen P Cavanaugh, Fellowship in Choreography, $1000
John C DeBossu, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $3000
Megan and Murray McMillan, Fellowship in New Genres, $1000
Megan and Murray McMillan, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $7000
Pawtucket School Department, Project Grant - Education, $6700
PeaceLove Foundation, Project Grant - Organization, $2000
Rhode Island Film Collaborative, Project Grant - Organization, $2200
Shea Sr. High School, Project Grant - Education, $2000
Consuelo Sherba, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $2500
VSA arts of Rhode Island, Project Grant - Education, $4000
Coral Woodbury, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $1000
Providence
Amos House, Project Grant - Organization, $2900
Indigo K Bethea, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $2500
Cara Blaine, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $1000
Ben Blanc, Design Innovation Grant, $6000
Coalition for Community Development, Project Grant - Organization, $5100
Community MusicWorks, Project Grant - Organization, $6950
Carl J Dimitri, Fellowship in Painting, $1000
Educational Center for the Arts & Sciences (Teatro, Project Grant - Organization, $4000
Yizhak Elyashiv, Fellowship in Drawing and Printmaking, $5000
Environmental Council of RI Education Fund, Project Grant - Organization, $1400
Christine M. Evans, Professional Artist Development Grants, $750
FirstWorks, Project Grant - Organization, $5600
Gallery Night Providence, Project Grant - Organization, $4000
HeadsUp Inc, Project Grant - Organization, $4400
Natalie Jablonski, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $1400
Jamie Jewett, Fellowship in Choreography, $5000
Jamie Jewett, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $4400
Steven L Jobe, Fellowship in Music Composition, $1000
Brian M. Knoth, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $1000
Barbara A Kolb, Fellowship in Music Composition, $5000
Agata A Michalowska, Fellowship in Drawing and Printmaking, $1000
Rebecca Noon, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $2500
Providence Athenaeum, Project Grant - Organization, $2300
Providence Children's Film Festival, Project Grant - Organization, $3800
Providence CityArts for Youth, Inc., Project Grant - Education, $4500
The Providence Foundation, Project Grant - Organization, $1000
Providence Inner City Arts, Inc., Project Grant - Organization, $2400
Raising Hope Inc, Project Grant - Education, $3000
Rhode Island Black Storytellers, Project Grant - Organization, $3350
Daniel P Talbot, Fellowship in Painting, $5000
Vartan Gregorian PTO, Project Grant - Education, $2000
Smithfield
Masters Regional Academy, Project Grant - Education, $1500
South Kingstown
Hera Educational Foundation Inc, Project Grant - Organization, $1800
Viera Levitt, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $500
Myron Rubenstein, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $1700
Tiverton
Tiverton Public Schools, Project Grant - Education, $1500
Warren
Mary Healey Jamiel, Project Grant - Individual Artist, $3000
Warwick
Puerto Rican Institute for Arts, Project Grant - Organization, $1700
J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center, Project Grant - Education, $1200
Warwick Public Schools, Project Grant - Education, $4000
Maureen Wong, Fellowship in New Genres, $5000
Woonsocket
Connecting for Children & Families, Project Grant - Education, $1500
RiverzEdge Arts Project, Project Grant - Education, $6000
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