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ArtsKC Fund announces new grants totaling nearly $350,000 for local arts organizations
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City Board of Directors recently approved grant awards to nearly 60 arts organizations and programs in the Ovation and Catalyst categories totaling $348,633. Funding for the ArtsKC Fund is generated through an annual workplace giving campaign and contributions from individuals and corporations.
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Kansas City Metro (June 30, 2009) - The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City Board of Directors recently approved grant awards to nearly 60 arts organizations and programs in the Ovation and Catalyst categories totaling $348,633. Funding for the ArtsKC Fund is generated through an annual workplace giving campaign and contributions from individuals and corporations.
"We have a number of organizations in the Catalyst category that are being funded for the first time this year. We're happy to be reaching new and diverse organizations as we grow the ArtsKC Fund," says Paul Tyler, ArtsKC Fund Grants Director.
The ArtsKC Fund is a united arts fund in the metropolitan Kansas City area that raises new money to support a wide range of arts organizations, arts programs, artists and arts professionals. Its purpose is to provide stable sources of financial support for the arts, broaden access to high-quality arts experiences, and promote excellence in the arts and arts administration. In just over two years, the ArtsKC Fund has granted more than $1 million to the local arts community.
The main focus for raising money during the ArtsKC Fund Campaign is through workplace giving campaigns, an effort that no individual arts organization would have the ability to accomplish on its own. Seventy-two leading Kansas City companies and organizations held campaigns this spring as part of the ArtsKC Fund drive.
Despite the pressures of the economic downturn, the ArtsKC workplace giving campaign made a strong showing, raising almost 90 percent of last year's total. Fewer contributions from individuals and the elimination of funding from the city of Kansas City, Missouri resulted in an overall drop of 39 percent in available grant funding and a reduction in the number of organizations receiving grants this year from 66 to 59. Grants awarded for 2009 include the following:
2009 Ovation Grant Recipients
American Jazz Museum - $12,322
Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community College - $11,399
Coterie Theatre - $10,166
Folly Theatre - $6,728
Friends of Chamber Music - $6,809
Harriman-Jewell Series - $7,668
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival - $6,608
Kansas City Ballet - $15,042
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey - $8,515
Kansas City Repertory Theatre - $16,780
Kansas City Symphony - $23,662
Kansas City Young Audiences - $12,737
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art - $14,326
Lyric Opera of Kansas City - $13,943
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - $36,487
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art - $8,468
Paul Mesner Puppets - $7,855
Quality Hill Playhouse - $8,409
Starlight Theatre - $21,296
Unicorn Theatre - $6,866
2009 Catalyst Grant Recipients
Accessible Arts, Inc. - $3,071
Arts Council of Johnson County - $2,047
Arts in Prison, Inc. - $2,047
Arts Incubator - $3,071
Bach Aria Soloists - $2,559
Charlotte Street Foundation - $3,071
City in Motion Dance Theatre Inc. - $2,047
Community Children's Theatre of KC, dba Chameleon - $2,047
Culture Through Ballroom Dance - $1,024
Gem Theater Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Inc. - $1,385
Hand Print Press UMKC - $2,500
Heart of America Barbershop Chorus - $2,175
Heartland Men's Chorus - $2,047
Kacico Dance - $2,047
Kansas City Art Institute - $3,071
Kansas City Artists Coalition, Inc. - $3,071
Kansas City Chamber Orchestra - $1,024
Kansas City Chorale - $3,071
Kansas City Regional Destination Development Foundation - $4,092
Kansas City String Quartet Program - $1,024
Kansas City Youth Jazz, Inc. - $2,047
Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities, Inc. - $2,047
KC Fringe Festival - $2,047
KC Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts - $1,024
KCMetropolis.org - $1,024
Mattie Rhodes Center - $2,559
Mid-America Arts Alliance - $4,092
Music Theatre for Young People of Kansas City - $1,024
New Music Institute of Kansas City dba newEar - $1,024
Owen/Cox Dance Group - $4,092
Quixotic Performance Fusion - $3,071
reStart, Inc. - $4,092
Review, Inc. - $2,047
StoneLion Puppet Theatre - $2,047
Theatre in the Park - $3,071
UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance - $3,071
Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City - $2,559
Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance - $3,071
Youth Symphony Association of Kansas City - $2,047
About the ArtsKC Fund Grant Categories
Grants in the Catalyst category are awarded to non-profit organizations for a variety of arts programs, projects and activities scheduled for the next twelve months. The Ovation grants are for general operating support and went to 20 established not-for-profit arts organizations that have broad reach and impact throughout the metropolitan area. All the Ovation grant recipients serve a regional audience, with performances, programs and exhibits that have a combined attendance of over 1.7 million annually.
About the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City is a not-for-profit organization that serves the five-county Kansas City metropolitan area, and strives to strengthen and enrich the community by growing appreciation, participation, and support of the arts. For more information about the Arts Council and its programs, visit http://www.ArtsKC.org.
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