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Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Announces Grants
to Delaware, District of Columbia, and US Virgin Islands
Presenters through Special Presenter Initiatives Program
Baltimore, MD - August 5, 2009 - Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation has awarded nineteen grants to Delaware, District of Columbia, and US Virgin Islands arts presenters through the Special Presenter Initiatives program. The Foundation, in partnership with the Delaware Division of the Arts, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and Virgin Islands Arts Council offers this special initiative to help defray costs related to the presentation of touring performing artists in underserved communities. Proposed artists must be from the mid-Atlantic region (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, USVI, VA, and WV), but outside of the respective jurisdiction in which the applying organization resides, or from outside of the United States. Presenters are encouraged to use this funding opportunity to expand their programming options through artistic choices that represent financial or aesthetic challenges.
The 2009-2010 Special Presenter Initiatives grantees, in their respective states, are as follows:
Delaware
Coastal Concerts, The Colorado Quartet
Coastal Concerts, Thomas Pandofi
Grand Opera House, Esperanza Spaulding
Grand Opera House, Maurice Brown
Hanlin Chinese Culture Association, Chinese Theatre Works
Wilmington Wintergrass, Dan Paisley and the Southern Grass
District of Columbia
The ARC, Strummin' & Drummin' with Chris & Matt
Dance Place, Ko-Ryo Dance Theater
Dance Place, Tiffany Mills Company
Daniel Phoenix Singh & Company, Ludovic Jolivet
Daniel Phoenix Singh & Company, Manu Kala Mandir Dance Company
DC Jewish Community Center, Storahtelling
Gala Theatre, Martha Graham Cracker
Vocal Arts Society, Jennifer Holbrook, Aundi Marie Moore, R. Timothy McReynolds
US Virgin Islands
Reichhold Center for the Arts, The Soweto Gospel Choir
The Forum, Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan
The Forum, Platanos and Collard Greens
Tillett Gardens, Eric Bibb
Tillett Gardens, Kalin Ivanov
Please contact the venues directly for information on dates, times, and tickets.
Guidelines for the 2010-2011 Special Presenter Initiatives will be available in November 2009. Presenters wishing to apply should visit the Special Presenter Initiatives section of the Foundation website for guidelines.
The Special Presenter Initiatives program is made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America and Regional Touring Programs. Additional support was provided by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Delaware Division of the Arts, and the Virgin Islands Council on the Arts.
About Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation celebrates and supports the wealth and diversity of the region's arts resources and works to make those resources widely accessible both in the region and beyond. To learn more about MAAF, its programs and services, visit our Web site at www.midatlanticarts.org. |
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