11:00am | More than $175,000 in grants have been awarded to local 33 artists and organizations this week by the Arts Council for Long Beach.
Funds were awarded to four professional artists, local performance centers, and community projects. Some very well-known, others up and coming.
“This was a highly competitive process with many exceptional applicants,” said Craig Watson, Executive Director of the Arts Council for Long Beach. “In the current economic climate, access to funding is increasingly challenging yet at the same time we’re seeing increased need in the arts community. Long Beach youth need critical arts services such as after-school programs and summer workshops. Long Beach residents need affordable access to performing arts, music and the visual arts.”
The Arts Council also announced that it will have new funds this year for Professional Development and Technical Assistance programs, as well as Micro Grants.
Micro Grants between $500-$1,000 can be awarded to artists and arts organizations throughout the calendar year.
“I thank all 2010-2011 grant panelists and the Arts Council for Long Beach Board of Directors Grant Allocations Committee for volunteering their time toward this challenging selection process,” said Watson. “We thank the City of Long Beach for supporting the arts with this grant funding.”
The grant awardees are listed below:
2010 Professional Artist Fellowship Recipients:
Carrie Yury
Rebecca Sittler Schrock
Jennifer Celio
Gordon Winiemko
Operating Grants Level I and II Recipients:
Long Beach Opera
Khmer Arts Academy
Musical Theatre West
Museum of Latin American Art
Long Beach Symphony Orchestra
International City Theatre
Community Project Grant Recipients:
Homeland Cultural Center (Partners of Parks)
Hmong Association of Long Beach, Inc.
Camerata Singers of Long Beach
The Garage Theatre
Long Beach Community Concerts Association
Downtown Associated Youth Services
2nd City Council Art + Performance Space
Carpenter Performing Arts Center
University Art Museum
Arts and Services for Disabled
The Found Theatre
Historical Society of Long Beach
Shoreline Symphonic Winds
Long Beach Chorale
South Coast Chorale, Inc.
South Coast Dance Arts Alliance
Neighborhood Project Grant Recipients:
Bethune Theatredanse
The Living Love Foundation
Sue Ann Robinson
Boys and Girls Clubs of Long Beach
Culture Shock LA
Primetime Players
Deborah Wallin/Weaving Baskets,Weaving Stories
Rogue Artists Ensemble
Art Exchange
Kenneth Walker Dance Project
Leisure World Chorale
Disclosure: lbpost.com Publisher Shaun Lumachi is a member of the Arts Council board of directors.