For Immediate Release 6 July 2006 NEWS RELEASE Contact: Jhai James Public Information Officer 404-685-2784 jjames@gaarts.org Agency Awards More Than $3 Million in Funding Recipients of Grants for Fiscal Year 2007 Announced ATLANTA Arts organizations throughout the state have been awarded grants from Georgia Council for the Arts. More than three-hundred individuals and organizations submitted applications to the agency, which represents an increase of twelve-percent in new applications. "GCA has provided support to the various arts communities in the state for more than forty years," commented Executive Director Susan S. Weiner. "Many of our grantees receive national attention and recognition, such as the National Black Arts Festival, Swamp Gravy and the Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association. We are pleased to provide continued support for so many organizations that contribute to Georgia's cultural heritage." The process for funding begins with the receipt of an organization's application package which is reviewed by the GCA program staff. Each application is then adjudicated by a Peer Review Panel consisting of individuals who represent a broad range of arts-related experience and expertise. During adjudication, each application is scored based on published criteria; the highest scoring applications are recommended for funding. The awards are listed on the following pages by grant or program type. -MORE- FY07 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS ARTS EDUCATION CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CLARKE Clarke County School District DEKALB DeKalb Council for the Arts, Inc. DEKALB Fly-By Theater HARRIS Park Elementary $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $3,500.00 $5,000.00 ARTS EDUCATION CURRICULUM TIER ONE COLQUITT Colquitt County School System TELFAIR Telfair County Schools $15,000.00 $15,000.00 ARTS EDUCATION CURRICULUM TIER TWO COBB Cobb County School District DEKALB City Schools of Decatur DEKALB DeKalb County School System DODGE Dodge County Board of Education FULTON Atlanta Public Schools HARALSON Bremen City Schools $30,000.00 $30,000.00 $30,000.00 $30,000.00 $30,000.00 $30,000.00 ARTS EDUCATION TEACHING ARTISTS BANK COBB Claire K. Ritzler COBB Pamela Beagle-Daresta DEKALB Cleaster Cotton DEKALB David Randal Taylor DEKALB Elise Witt DEKALB Felton Eaddy DEKALB Jeff Mather DEKALB Kim Bowers-Rheay DEKALB Nancy L. Meyer DEKALB Sue A Schroeder FANNIN Angie Cook FULTON Barry Mann Stewart FULTON Indepen Dance, Inc FULTON Katherine Rosenblum FULTON Michael E Hickey FULTON Sandra Lee Hughes HENRY Georgia Rowswell WHITFIELD Kimberly Jackson Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved ARTS EDUCATION TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RICHMOND Horsnby Elementary School RICHMOND Terrace Manor Elementary $1,200.00 $1,200.00 Page 2 of 9 FY07 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS ARTS EDUCATION TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING BANK FULTON Alliance Theatre Company Approved FULTON Center for Puppetry Arts Approved DEKALB Emory University Approved DEKALB Several Dancers Core Approved RICHMOND Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art Approved ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE TIER II CLAYTON Clayton County Public Schools FULTON Cogburn Woods Elementary Schools GRIFFIN Futral Road Elementary School $7,000.00 $7,000.00 $7,000.00 AMERICAN MASTERPIECES COBB The Georgia Ballet FULTON Synchronicity Performance Group FULTON The Atlanta Ballet, Inc. MUSCOGEE Springer Opera House $17,000.00 $10,500.00 $19,000.00 $36,000.00 COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BALDWIN Milledgeville-Baldwin County Allied Arts, Inc. $7,251.00 BIBB Macon Arts Alliance, Inc. $7,121.00 BIBB MidSummer Macon, Inc. $4,625.00 BULLOCH Statesboro Arts Council $9,983.00 CHATHAM City of Savannah, Department of Cultural Affairs $20,818.00 CLAYTON Arts Clayton, Inc $5,773.00 COLQUITT Colquitt County Arts Center $12,193.00 DAWSON Dawson County Arts Council, Inc $4,625.00 DEKALB ART Station Inc. $16,559.00 DEKALB Decatur Arts Alliance, Inc $4,625.00 DOUGHERTY Albany Area Arts Council $4,625.00 DOUGLAS Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County $5,567.00 FANNIN Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association $6,561.00 FLOYD Rome Area Council for the Arts $5,066.00 FULTON Fulton County Arts Council $69,895.00 FULTON Fulton County School System $6,809.00 FULTON VSA arts of Georgia $9,076.00 GLYNN Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association $6,096.00 HALL The Arts Council, Inc $8,321.00 MILLER Colquitt/Miller Arts Council, Inc. $32,008.00 MORGAN Morgan County Foundation $17,215.00 RABUN The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences $13,359.00 RICHMOND Augusta Mini Theatre, Inc $4,625.00 RICHMOND Greater Augusta Arts Council $5,983.00 THOMAS Thomasville Cultural Center $20,804.00 TIFT Abraham Baldwin Arts Connection $10,514.00 Page 3 of 9 FY07 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES CONTINUED TOOMBS Ohoopee Regional Council for the Arts, Inc. $4,625.00 TROUP Lafayette Society for Performing Arts $5,764.00 WHITE Sautee-Nacoochee Community Association $11,508.00 WHITFIELD Creative Arts Guild, Inc. $16,863.00 COMMUNITY PARTNERS CHATHAM Telfair Museum of Art DEKALB Several Dancers Core DOUGHERTY Albany Symphony Association, Inc. DOUGLAS Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County EMANUEL Emanuel Arts Council, Inc FLOYD Rome Area Council for the Arts FULTON Indepen Dance, Inc FULTON Synchronicity Performance Group FULTON The Atlanta Ballet, Inc. RICHMOND Greater Augusta Arts Council FOLKLIFE PROJECT CARROLL University of West Georgia FULTON Atlanta Historical Society FULTON Manga African Dance FULTON Reynoldstown Revitalization Corporation LOWNDES Valdosta State University $8,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $5,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $5,750.00 $7,500.00 $7,500.00 $7,500.00 $5,000.00 $7,500.00 GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM BIBB Macon Arts Alliance, Inc. $17,229.00 BULLOCH Statesboro Arts Council $16,950.00 CHATHAM City of Savannah, Department of Cultural Affairs $7,555.00 CLARKE Northeast Georgia Regional Development Center $14,001.00 CLAYTON Arts Clayton, Inc $19,853.00 COBB Cobb County Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs $16,771.00 COLQUITT Colquitt County Arts Center $7,308.00 DEKALB Richard Franklin Arts Studios, Inc $25,697.00 DOUGHERTY Albany Area Arts Council $13,901.00 DOUGLAS Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County $7,991.00 FANNIN Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association $11,593.00 FULTON Fulton County Arts Council $21,880.00 GLYNN Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association $19,017.00 GORDON Calhoun Gordon Arts Council $17,428.00 GWINNETT Gwinnett Council for the Arts $16,298.00 Page 4 of 9 FY07 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM CONTINUED HALL The Arts Council, Inc LOWNDES Lowndes/Valdosta Arts Commission MILLER Colquitt/Miller Arts Council, Inc. MORGAN Morgan County Foundation NEWTON Community Arts Association in Newton County, Inc. RANDOLPH Randolph Arts Council RICHMOND Greater Augusta Arts Council THOMAS Community Support Foundation, Inc. TIFT Abraham Baldwin Arts Connection TOOMBS Ohoopee Regional Council for the Arts, Inc. WARE Okefenokee Heritage Center WHITE Sautee-Nacoochee Community Association WILKES Wilkes County Community Partnership $30,116.00 $12,418.00 $6,279.00 $14,813.00 $9,110.00 $7,944.00 $10,816.00 $7,910.00 $18,286.00 $17,401.00 $16,259.00 $7,328.00 $2,185.00 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT BIBB Macon Little Theatre BIBB Macon Symphony Orchestra BIBB Museum of Arts and Sciences BULLOCH Statesboro, Georgia Southern Symphony Association CHATHAM Savannah Folk Music Society CHATHAM Savannah Music Festival CHATHAM Telfair Museum of Art CHATHAM The Savannah Children's Theatre, Inc. CLARKE Canopy Studio CLARKE University of Georgia, Georgia Museum of Art CLARKE University of Georgia Performing Arts Center CLAYTON Clayton State University, Spivey Hall COBB Curtain Call Youth Players of Cobb County, Inc. COBB Ruth Mitchell Dance Theatre COBB TellTale Theatre COBB The Georgia Ballet, Inc. COBB The Marietta Master Chorale COBB Theatre in the Square DEKALB Atlanta Young Singers of Callanwolde, Inc. DEKALB Collegium Vocale, Inc DEKALB DeKalb Choral Guild, Inc. DEKALB DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, Inc. DEKALB Dunwoody Stage Door Players, Inc. DEKALB Emory University, Michael C. Carlos Museum DEKALB Georgia Shakespeare Festival DEKALB Out Of Hand Theater DEKALB Phoenix Theatre Academy, Inc. DEKALB Piccadilly Puppets Company DEKALB Push Push Theater DEKALB Several Dancers Core Page 5 of 9 $4,625.00 $12,435.00 $35,973.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $28,140.00 $50,567.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $44,505.00 $13,550.00 $26,080.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $11,137.00 $4,625.00 $35,799.00 $5,892.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $67,876.00 $34,000.00 $4,625.00 $5,792.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $5,445.00 FY07 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT CONTINUED DEKALB Spruill Center for the Arts $23,271.00 DEKALB The Callanwolde Foundation, Inc. $18,296.00 DEKALB Theatre du Reve $4,625.00 DOUGHERTY Albany Concert Association, Inc. $4,625.00 DOUGHERTY Albany Symphony Association, Inc. $8,043.00 DOUGHERTY Theatre Albany, Inc. $5,548.00 DOUGLAS Marietta, GA. Chapter S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., Inc. $4,625.00 FULTON Actors Theatre of Atlanta, Inc $4,625.00 FULTON Art Papers, Inc $10,782.00 FULTON Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Inc. $4,625.00 FULTON Atlanta Chamber Players, Inc. $4,625.00 FULTON Atlanta Coalition of Theatres $13,996.00 FULTON Atlanta Concert Band, Inc. $4,625.00 FULTON Atlanta Contemporary Art Center $9,303.00 FULTON Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Inc. $14,887.00 FULTON Atlanta Educational Telecommunications Collaboration $87,875.00 FULTON Atlanta Lyric Theatre $9,066.00 FULTON Atlanta Music Club $4,625.00 FULTON Atlanta Shakespeare Company $21,676.00 FULTON Atlanta Street Theatre $4,625.00 FULTON Center for Puppetry Arts, Inc. $70,244.00 FULTON Dad's Garage Theatre Company $7,659.00 FULTON Dance Force, Inc $4,625.00 FULTON Gateway Performance Productions, Inc. $4,625.00 FULTON Georgia Ensemble Theatre $12,576.00 FULTON Georgia State University, Rialto Center for the Performing Arts $40,560.00 FULTON Georgia Tech Research Corporation $36,100.00 FULTON High Museum of Art $87,875.00 FULTON Horizon Theatre Company $14,503.00 FULTON Indepen Dance, Inc $8,091.00 FULTON Independent Media Artists of Georgia Etc., Inc. $9,625.00 FULTON National Black Arts Festival $63,510.00 FULTON Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, Alliance Theatre $87,875.00 FULTON Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta Symphony $87,875.00 FULTON Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, Inc.-YAA $30,715.00 FULTON Seven Stages, Inc $15,008.00 FULTON Song of Atlanta, Inc. $4,625.00 FULTON Synchronicity Performance Group $6,246.00 FULTON The Atlanta Ballet, Inc. $87,875.00 FULTON The Atlanta Opera $77,649.00 FULTON The Michael O'Neal Singers $4,625.00 FULTON The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Inc. $10,149.00 FULTON Theatre Gael, Ltd $4,625.00 FULTON Theatrical Outfit, Inc $18,596.00 FULTON True Colors Theatre Company $19,317.00 Page 6 of 9 FY07 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT CONTINUED FULTON Youth Ensemble of Atlanta GWINNETT Aurora Theatre, Inc. GWINNETT Gwinnett Ballet Theatre GWINNETT Gwinnett Philharmonic Association, Inc. GWINNETT Northeast Atlanta Ballet Ensemble GWINNETT The Gwinnett Young Singers HALL Brenau University, Inc. HALL Gainesville Theatre Alliance, Gainesville State Company MUSCOGEE Columbus Philharmonic Guild, Inc. MUSCOGEE RiverCenter, Inc. MUSCOGEE Springer Opera House MUSCOGEE Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus NEWTON Community Arts Association in Newton County, Inc. RICHMOND Augusta Ballet RICHMOND Augusta Children's Chorale RICHMOND Augusta Choral Society, Inc. RICHMOND Augusta Opera RICHMOND Augusta Symphony, Inc. RICHMOND Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art RICHMOND Imperial Community Theatre, Inc. RICHMOND Storyland Theatre, Inc. RICHMOND The Augusta Concert Band RICHMOND The Augusta Players, Inc. SPALDING The Griffin Ballet Theatre, Inc. SUMTER Sumter Players, Inc TROUP Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum TROUP LaGrange Symphony Orchestra, Inc. WALTON Monroe Art Guild, Inc. WALTON Walton County Music Guild PROJECT GRANT BALDWIN Georgia College & State University CHATHAM City of Tybee Island CHATHAM Lucas Theatre for the Arts, Inc CLARKE Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County Leisure DEKALB Beacon Dance DEKALB Room To Move Dance, Inc. FORSYTH Euphonium Foundation, Inc FULTON Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association FULTON Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta FULTON Dance Consortium Good Moves, Inc. FULTON Dance Consortium Good Moves, Inc. FULTON Japanfest, Inc. FULTON Reynoldstown Revitalization Corporation LOWNDES Georgia Theatre Conference, Inc. Page 7 of 9 $4,821.00 $9,642.00 $6,746.00 $4,768.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $10,517.00 $17,489.00 $78,658.00 $44,335.00 $4,625.00 $12,074.00 $10,186.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $7,925.00 $31,366.00 $4,625.00 $4,766.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $8,038.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $4,935.00 $5,770.00 $4,625.00 $4,625.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $3,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $1,500.00 $3,500.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 FY07 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS PROJECT GRANT CONTINUED LOWNDES Valdosta State University Fine Arts Gallery LOWNDES Valdosta State University Fine Arts Gallery MUSCOGEE The Columbus Ballet, Inc. RICHMOND Augusta State University ROCKDALE Conyers Rockdale Council for the Arts, Inc. $2,500.00 $1,250.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 TOURING ARTIST ROSTER (The following individuals and organizations have been approved for inclusion on the Roster.) CLARKE Arco Chamber Orchestra CLARKE Levon Ambartsumian COBB Cathy J Kaemmerlen COBB Sheri D. Kling COBB TellTale Theatre DEKALB Arietha Lockhart DEKALB Atlanta Brass Society, Inc DEKALB Atlanta Pop Concerts, Inc. DEKALB Curious Moon Puppet Theatre DEKALB DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, Inc. DEKALB Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc. DEKALB D'Vine DEKALB Elise Witt DEKALB Georgia Shakespeare Festival DEKALB Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz DEKALB Judith Cox DEKALB Lee Bryan DEKALB Lynn McConnell DEKALB Orchestra SamaTo West African Drum & Dance DEKALB Phoenix Theatre Academy, Inc. DEKALB Piccadilly Puppets Company DEKALB Sue A Schroeder DEKALB The Buddy O'Reilly Irish Music and Dance Band DOUGLAS Marietta, GA. Chapter S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., Inc. FORSYTH Adam Frey FULTON The Atlanta Ballet, Inc FULTON Atlanta Baroque Orchestra FULTON Atlanta Symphony Orchestra FULTON Barry Mann Stewart FULTON Capitol City Opera FULTON Cynthia Watts FULTON Gateway Performance Productions, Inc. FULTON Gateway Performance Productions, Inc. FULTON Harmonie Universelle FULTON Indepen Dance, Inc FULTON Piotr Folkert FULTON Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, Alliance Theatre FULTON Seven Stages, Inc Page 8 of 9 FY07 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS TOURING ARTISTS ROSTER CONTINUED FULTON Sherry Norfolk GWINNETT Academy of Kuchipudi Dance GWINNETT Eric Larkins GWINNETT Keith Gehle GWINNETT Pro Music Central, LLC GWINNETT Ramatu Afegbua-Sabbatt MUSCOGEE Springer Opera House NEWTON Andy Offutt Irwin NEWTON Ramsey and Walker RICHMOND Augusta Symphony, Inc. TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP CHATHAM J'miah Nabawi DEKALB Marquetta Bell Johnson FULTON Adebisi Adeleke FULTON Roy Lee Johnson GWINNETT Ramatu Afegbua-Sabbatt GWINNETT Sasikala Penumarthi MCINTOSH Herbert J. Dixon $2,750.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $2,546.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $2,984.00 The Georgia Council for the Arts is a state agency that provides support for nonprofit arts and cultural organizations throughout the state. Established in 1965 as the Georgia Commission on the Arts, the Georgia Council for the Arts mission is to encourage excellence in the arts, support the arts many forms of expression and make the arts available to all Georgians by providing funding, leadership, programming and other services. Funding for the Georgia Council for the Arts is provided by the Georgia General Assembly, the National Endowment for the Arts and other private and public sources. # # # Page 9 of 9 This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.daneprairie.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only.