NEWS RELEASE 
 
For Immediate Release 13 March 2007 
 
Contact: Jhai James Public Information Officer 404-685-2784 jjames@gaarts.org 
 
Recipients of FY2007 Round Two Project Grants Announced 
 
ATLANTA  Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) has awarded FY2007 Round Two Project Grant funding to more than thirty Georgia arts organizations. Project Grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated history and commitment to arts programming. Recipient organizations for this round include cultural and community associations, colleges and universities as well as dance companies and theaters. Based on the use of the award, three types of Project Grants are available: Arts Programs, Touring, and Capacity Building. 
"The process was very competitive this year," states Sharon Blake, grants director for the agency. "Each application was reviewed thoroughly for relevant criteria and scored accordingly. The quality of the information received was outstanding." Relevant criteria used for reviewing the applications include organizational capacity, quality of project and community impact. Applicants may request an amount up to the maximum award of $5,000. 
For FY2007 Round Two, nearly all of the organizations received the amount requested for a total of $143,250. Although fewer applications were submitted this year, the overall number represents an increase in total funding over previous years. 
Listed below are the recipients of funding for FY2007 Project Grant Round Two: 
 
BIBB CARROLL CHATHAM CLARKE 
 
Macon Arts Alliance, Inc. 
Carrollton Parks Recreation and Cultural Arts Department 
Savannah Shakespeare Festival, Inc. Union Mission, Inc. 
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center 
 
$2,5000.00 
$5,000.00 $5,000.00 $2,500.00 
$3,000.00 
 
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DECATUR 
 
Riverside Artsfest, Inc. 
 
$5,000.00 
 
DEKALB 
 
DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Several Dancers Core 
 
$3,000.00 $3,000.00 
 
DOUGLAS 
 
Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/ 
 
Douglas County, Inc. 
 
$3,000.00 
 
EMANUEL 
 
Emanuel Arts Council, Inc. 
 
$4,000.00 
 
FULTON 
 
Actor's Express 
 
$5,000.00 
 
Association for a North American Mosaic 
 
of Indian Classical Arts, Inc. 
 
$5,000.00 
 
Atlanta Boy Choir, Inc. 
 
$5,000.00 
 
Atlanta Landmarks, Inc. 
 
$5,000.00 
 
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 
 
$3,000.00 
 
City Dance 
 
$5,000.00 
 
Dancical Productions 
 
$5,000.00 
 
Georgia State University 
 
$3,000.00 
 
Harmony: Atlanta's International 
 
Youth Chorus 
 
$5,000.00 
 
Indepen DANCE, Inc. 
 
$3,000.00 
 
Marcus Jewish Community Center 
 
of Atlanta 
 
$5,000.00 
 
Out of Hand Theater 
 
$3,000.00 
 
Poetry Atlanta, Inc. 
 
$5,000.00 
 
Synchronicity Performance Group $3,000.00 
 
Theatrical Outfit, Inc. 
 
$3,000.00 
 
LOWNDES 
 
Lowndes Valdosta Arts Commission Valdosta Asian Cultural Association, Inc. 
 
$3,000.00 $5,000.00 
 
MORGAN 
 
Steffen Thomas Museum and Archives 
 
$5,000.00 
 
MUSCOGEE 
 
Columbus Museum 
 
$5,000.00 
 
RICHMOND 
 
Morris Museum of Art 
 
$5,000.00 
 
SUMTER 
 
Americus Sumter County Arts Council $5,000.00 
 
Friends of the Rylander 
 
$5,000.00 
 
TOWNS 
 
Young Harris College 
 
$2,250.00 
 
WHITE 
 
Sautee Nacoochee Community Association 
 
$3,000.00 
 
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 
 
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the Arts, the mission of Georgia Council for the Arts 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. 
 
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