Press releases [July 1, 2009]

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release 1 July 2009

Contact: Jhai James Public Information Officer 4046852784 jjames@gaarts.org

Recipients of Grant Awards for 2010 Announced
ATLANTA Georgia Council for the Arts has awarded grants to more than 200 arts organizations for fiscal year 2010. Approximately $2.6 million in funding will provide much needed support during a difficult economic period for many groups. Although faced with challenges that include a severely reduced budget as well as a reduction in staff, the agency is committed to the state's nonprofit arts industry.
As the state arts agency, Georgia Council for the Arts has a much broader scope of service than local funding organizations. The agency has awarded grants for more than forty years and has witnessed tremendous growth in Georgia's art community. "It's important to remember that GCA has an obligation to support organizations throughout the entire state," explains Susan Weiner, executive director. "Our grant awards supplement organizations with a diverse range of size, services, and budgets. In order to be equitable and judicious, our adjudication process is highly competitive and only those organizations the Peer Review Panels deem exceptional receive grant awards."
Examples of organizations that have been awarded support for FY2010 include theatres, operas and chorales, ballet and other dance companies, museums, literary organizations, and many multidiscipline arts entities. These organizations provide jobs and offer arts programming or festivals for Georgia's residents and tourists while operating on budgets of $24,000 to over $30 million.
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FY10 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS They served over 15.5 million participants last year, plus an additional 3.5 million K12 students. Each is dedicated to maintaining the highest level of artistic programming.
Recipients for FY 2010 awards are listed on the following pages by grant, or program, type.

ARTS CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT II

COUNTY

ORGANIZATION

AWARD

COBB

Mt. Bethel Elementary

$3,750.00

DEKALB

Decatur High School

$3,750.00

DEKALB

Miller Grove High School

$3,750.00

FULTON

Garden Hills Elementary

$3,750.00

FULTON

Luther Judson Price Middle School

$3,750.00

FULTON

Neighborhood Charter School

$3,750.00

FULTON

Parkside Elementary School

$3,750.00

FULTON

S. L. Lewis Elementary School

$3,750.00

FULTON

Seaborne Lee Elementary School

$3,750.00

FULTON

Westlake High School

$3,750.00

GILMER

North Georgia Christian Academy

$3,750.00

RICHMOND

Art Factory, The

$3,750.00

ARTS CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT III

COUNTY COBB COBB COBB COBB COBB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB DEKALB

ORGANIZATION Acworth Intermediate School Garrett Middle School McCall Primary Elementary Sawyer Road Elementary Norton Park Elementary Cary Reynolds Elementary School Clairemont Elementary School Clifton Elementary School Columbia Middle School Coralwood School Dresden Elementary School Friends School of Atlanta Glennwood Academy Knollwood Elementary School Rock Chapel Elementary School Oakhurst Elementary Renfroe Middle School

AWARD $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00

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FY10 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS

DEKALB

Winnona Park Elementary

FULTON

Atlanta Partnership for Arts in Learning

FULTON

Bear Creek Middle School

FULTON

C.H. Gullatt Elementary

FULTON

North Atlanta High School

FULTON

Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center

FULTON

North Springs Charter School

FULTON

Sandy Springs Middle School

FULTON

Renaissance Elementary

FULTON

Woodland Elementary Charter School

$3,750.00
$3,750.00
$3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00

Community Arts Programs and Services

County

Organization

Award

BALDWIN MilledgevilleBaldwin County Allied Arts

$3,630.00

BIBB

Macon Arts Alliance

$5,895.00

BULLOCH Statesboro Arts Council

$7,582.00

CHATHAM

City of Savannah, Department of Cultural Affairs

$15,608.00

CLARKE

Athens Clarke County Unified Government

CLAYTON Arts Clayton

COLQUITT Colquitt County Arts Center

DOUGLAS

Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville Douglas County

FULTON Atlanta Landmarks

FULTON Fulton County Arts Council

FULTON VSA arts of Georgia

GLYNN

Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association

HALL

The Arts Council

LOWNDES LowndesValdosta Arts Commission

MILLER Colquitt/Miller Arts Council

MORGAN Morgan County Foundation

NEWTON

Community Arts Association in Newton County

RABUN

Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences

RICHMOND Greater Augusta Arts Council

THOMAS Thomasville Cultural Center

$20,755.00 $4,270.00 $9,956.00 $4,669.00
$10,875.00 $49,976.00
$4,655.00 $4,379.00 $6,998.00 $8,305.00 $26,000.00 $14,900.00 $6,370.00
$9,787.00 $6,164.00 $20,270.00

TIFT

USG Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Arts Connection

$7,092.00

WHITE

Sautee Nacoochee Community Association

WHITFIELD Creative Arts Guild

$12,917.00 $10,091.00

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FY10 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS

County CLARKE FULTON GLYNN
WHITE

Folklife Project
Organization
Athens Folk Music and Dance Society Atlanta Historical Society Glynn Art Association Sautee Nacoochee Community Association

Award $4,373.00 $5,625.00 $5,625.00
$1,224.00

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

County

Organization

Award

BIBB

Grand Opera House

$14,444.00

BIBB

Macon Symphony Orchestra

$8,981.00

CHATHAM Savannah Music Festival

$31,500.00

CHATHAM Telfair Museum of Art

$64,755.00

CLARKE

University of Georgia Performing Arts Center

$15,000.00

CLARKE

Georgia Museum of Art

$38,204.00

CLAYTON

Spivey Hall

$18,875.00

COBB

Georgia Ballet, The

$9,521.00

COBB

Theatre in the Square

$26,097.00

DEKALB

Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus

$4,522.00

DEKALB

Atlanta Young Singers of Callanwolde

$6,842.00

DEKALB

Georgia Shakespeare Festival

$24,519.00

DEKALB

Spruill Center for the Arts

$19,077.00

DEKALB

Atlanta Boy Choir

$7,929.00

DEKALB

Callanwolde Foundation

$18,528.00

DOUGHERTY Albany Symphony Association

$5,661.00

DOUGHERTY Theatre Albany

$3,792.00

DOUGHERTY Albany Museum of Art

$6,890.00

FULTON
FULTON
FULTON FULTON FULTON FULTON

Actor's Express
Alliance Theatre, The Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center Art Papers Atlanta Ballet, The Atlanta Coalition of Theatres Atlanta Contemporary Art Center

$8,433.00
$65,906.00
$10,326.00 $65,906.00
$9,956.00 $8,341.00

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FY10 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT (Continued)

FULTON Atlanta Dogwood Festival

$10,559.00

FULTON FULTON

WABE Public Broadcasting Atlanta Atlanta Historical Society

$65,906.00 $14,736.00

FULTON Atlanta Opera, The

$65,906.00

FULTON

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center

$65,906.00

FULTON Ballethnic Dance Company

$7,390.00

FULTON Center for Puppetry Arts

$45,175.00

FULTON Dad's Garage

$8,918.00

FULTON Ferst Center for the Arts

$23,850.00

FULTON Hammonds House Galleries

$3,512.00

FULTON

High Museum of Art, Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center

$65,906.00

FULTON FULTON

Horizon Theatre Company Independent Media Artists of Georgia, Etc. (IMAGE)

$15,667.00 $8,515.00

FULTON Michael C. Carlos Museum

$65,036.00

FULTON Michael O'Neal Singers, The

$3,720.00

FULTON Moving in the Spirit

$7,150.00

FULTON Museum of Arts & Sciences

$17,614.00

FULTON Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, The

$9,450.00

FULTON National Black Arts Festival

$31,493.00

FULTON People TV

$11,250.00

FULTON Rialto Center for the Performing Arts

$25,362.00

FULTON Seven Stages

$10,808.00

FULTON Synchronicity Performance Group

$5,894.00

FULTON FULTON

Theatrical Outfit True Colors Theatre Company

$17,534.00 $19,530.00

FULTON

Young Audiences, Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center

$24,294.00

FULTON GRADY

Youth Ensemble of Atlanta South Georgia Ballet

$3,469.00 $3,469.00

GREENE Oconee Performing Arts Society

$3,469.00

GWINNETT Aurora Theatre

$13,148.00

GWINNETT Gwinnett Ballet Theatre

$6,109.00

GWINNETT Northeast Atlanta Ballet Ensemble

$3,469.00

HALL

Gainesville Theatre Alliance/State College

$7,741.00

MUSCOGEE Columbus Museum, The

$48,184.00

MUSCOGEE Columbus Philharmonic Guild

$11,688.00

MUSCOGEE RiverCenter

$38,010.00

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FY10 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS

MUSCOGEE Springer Opera House

RICHMOND Augusta Players, Inc.

RICHMOND Augusta Symphony

RICHMOND Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

RICHMOND Morris Museum of Art

TROUP

LaGrange Symphony Orchestra

$30,199.00 $5,893.00
$20,091.00 $4,180.00
$43,087.00 $4,125.00

COUNTY

PROJECT GRANTS
ORGANIZATION

AWARD

BALDWIN

Arts & Letters, Journal of Contemporary Culture

$3,750.00

BIBB

Choral Society of Middle Georgia

BIBB

Center for the Creative and Performing Arts

CHATHAM A.W.O.L. All Walks of Life, Inc.

CHEROKEE Falany Performing Arts Center

CLARKE Athens Youth Symphony

COBB

Bailey Performance Center

COBB

Big Chicken Chorus

COBB

Ruth Mitchell Dance Theatre

COBB

Young Artists Harp Seminars

DEKALB Beacon Dance Company

DEKALB Collegium Vocale

DEKALB DeKalb Choral Guild

DEKALB DeKalb Symphony Orchestra

DEKALB Out Of Hand Theater

DEKALB Phoenix Theatre Academy

DEKALB Poetry Atlanta

DEKALB

Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta

FAYETTE Georgia Dance Theatre

FLOYD

Southern Women's Writers Conference

FRANKLIN A Greater Lavonia Community, Inc.

$3,300.00
$3,750.00
$3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $2,434.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $1,575.00 $3,000.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00
$3,750.00
$3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,375.00

FULTON FULTON FULTON FULTON FULTON FULTON

Americolor Opera Alliance Atlanta Botanical Garden Atlanta Celebrates Photography Atlanta Chamber Players Atlanta Concert Band Atlanta Printmakers Studio

$3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,000.00 $3,750.00

Project Grants Continued on Next Page

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FY10 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS

FULTON FULTON

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Brooks & Company Dance

FULTON Choral Guild of Atlanta

FULTON FULTON FULTON FULTON

Dance Consortium Good Moves Dance Force Essential Theatre, The FlyBy Theatre

FULTON JapanFest

FULTON Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra

FULTON

Resources For Residents and Communities of Georgia

FULTON FULTON FULTON FULTON LOWNDES

Sideways Contemporary Dance Co. Suzi Bass Awards, The Theatre du Reve Zoetic Dance Ensemble Valdosta Asian Cultural Association

MUSCOGEE Columbus Ballet, The

MUSCOGEE

Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus

PICKENS Pickens County Government

RICHMOND Augusta Choral Society RICHMOND Sandhills Writers Conference SPALDING Griffin Ballet Theatre TERRELL Better Hometown Task Force, Inc.

$3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00
$3,750.00
$3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $1,500.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00
$3,750.00
$3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $1,592.00

TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP

COUNTY

ORGANIZATION

AWARD

DADE

Brenda McKaig

$2,194.00

DEKALB Come Nahabakomeye

$2,250.00

WHITE

Whelchel Meaders

$2,250.00

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FY10 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS

The following individuals have been selected for inclusion the Traditional Artists Roster, Touring Artists Roster, Arts Education Consultant Bank, or the Arts Education Teaching Artist Bank for FY2010. There is no monetary award associated with these programs however, they serve as resources for Georgia teachers, schools, and arts organizations.

TRADITIONAL ARTISTS ROSTER

MADISON Stephanie AstlosJones

MCINTOSH McIntosh County Shouters

TOURING ARTISTS ROSTER

COUNTY

ARTIST

CLAYTON Deidre McCalla

COBB

Big Chicken Chorus

COBB

Theresa Foster

COBB

Cathy J. Kaemmerlen

COBB

Candace Keach

COBB

Music to Light the World

DEKALB

Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz

DEKALB

Mick Kinney

DEKALB

Arietha Lockhart

DEKALB

Barry Stewart Mann

DEKALB

Phoenix Theatre Academy

DEKALB

Piccadilly Puppets

DEKALB

Several Dancers Core

DEKALB

Troika Balalaikas

DEKALB

Elise Witt

FULTON

Thomas A. Brown

FULTON

Lee Bryan, "That Puppet Guy"

FULTON

Youth Ensemble of Atlanta

GWINNETT Academy of Kuchipudi Dance

GWINNETT Montana Skies

HALL

Thomas Woods

MUSCOGEE Springer Opera House

OCONEE Levon Ambartsumian

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FY10 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS

ARTS EDUCATION TEACHING ARTISTS BANK

COUNTY

ARTIST

BIBB

Raamiah AbdelRahimEl

COBB

Pam BeagleDaresta

COBB

Claire K. Ritzler

DEKALB

Kim BowersRheay

DEKALB

Enisha Brewster

DEKALB

Felton Eaddy

DEKALB

Edwin Link

DEKALB

Jeff Mather

DEKALB

Deborah Merola

DEKALB

Nancy Meyer

DEKALB

Adonijah Adel RahimEl

DEKALB

Georgia Rowswell

DEKALB

Sue Schroeder

DEKALB

Elise Witt

FULTON

Katharine DeMent

FULTON

John Doyle

FULTON

Michael E. Hickey

FULTON

Sandra Hughes

FULTON

Sherry Norfolk

FULTON

Kay Rosenblum

FULTON

David Randal Taylor

FULTON

Gregor Turk

FULTON

Allison Upshaw

HALL

Marsha Richter

ARTS EDUCATION CONSULTANT BANK

COUNTY

ARTIST

COBB

Jeanene Williams

DEKALB

Jaehn Clare

DEKALB

Barry Stewart Mann

FANNIN

Kathleen Thompson

FULTON

Joy Melissa Dittmar

FULTON

Michele Mummert

FULTON

Kay Rosenblum

FULTON

David Randal Taylor

HALL

Delores M. Diaz

OCONEE

Steve M. Scruggs

RICHMOND Cindy O'Brien

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FY10 GCA GRANT RECIPIENTS
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.

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