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Click on the links below to see 5-County Arts Fund 2007 Grant Award Recipients for that county, or visit our Flickr page to see photos from our 2007 check ceremonies.
Bucks County
Chester County
Delaware County
Montgomery County
Philadelphia County
Regional
Bucks County
Bristol Cultural Historical Foundation $1830
The project to be funded is the twelfth annual First Night Bristol 2007, a family and community oriented, alcohol-free performance festival that takes place on New Year’s Eve.
Bucks County Symphony Society $1702
We will perform three classical concerts for the public. Each will include a soloist (often a leading performer with the Philadelphia orchestra), a major symphonic work and a shorter work.
Carl Sandburg Middle School Music Boosters $1873
A jazz celebration featuring free exhibition performances by at least five middle school jazz bands followed by a professional jazz musicians.
CB Cares $1681
Focus is on a youth-driven, community-based arts event. The Youth to Community Arts Series (Y2C) is a series of performing visual and vocal arts events during First Friday's in Doylestown.
Children's Cultural Center $1206
Special event series are performance-based public programs for families. We offer these performances at various locations in the County to maximize access for local residents.
Doylestown School of Music and the Arts $1553
The Stretched Strings Concert and Workshop Series is a performance and education series. It will present 4 workshops and concerts each one featuring a guest artist and resident artist.
Jorge Gomez $1586
Our Roots. Free Concerts of South American music given to 2 Headstarts and 2 Public Libraries. Video of this project plus local community feedback aired on cable.
Lenape Village $1617
The Lenape Village seeks funds to host Lenape performers from Pennsylvania and Oklahoma for the 2008 Bucks County hometown pow wow.
Middletown Township $1830
The Middletown Folk Arts Festival is a day long event featuring singers, dancers, puppeteers, visual artists and crafts people representing folk arts traditions from ethnic groups throughout the community.
Moland House/Warwick Township Historical Society $1830
The Moland House will work with local youth organizations and professional artists to write, produce and stage plays based on actual 18th century Warwick township events and people.
Newtown Chamber Orchestra $1365
The Orchestra will perform a Kids Classical Concert. It's purpose is to stimulate and nurture the enjoyment of classical music while enhancing the educational experience of elementary school-age children.
Palisades Community Chorus $1660
Two performances of: "Concert for Peace" consisting of Ralph Vaughn Williams' "Dona Nobis Pacem" and Herbert Howells' "Requiem" for Chorus, soloists and orchestra.
Quakertown Band $1915
The Quakertown Band will sponsor a concert designed for childern in grades K-4. The purpose will be to educate the children about music to promote the study of musical instruments.
VOICES $1873
Provides free in-house VOICES Chorale concerts in four Bucks County assisted living facilities, provides free outside concert tickets to the assisted living residents/their families and singing scholarships to underprivileged singers.
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Chester County
Chester County Choral Society $1739
"Our Poets Sing" is a collaborative adult/high school concert featuring a commissioned piece by David Bennett Thomas based on John Russell Hayes' poetry with "Frostiana" by Randall Thompson.
Cheyney University Concert Choir $1503
The "I, Too, Sing America Spiritual Festival" is a one-day concert of five (5)Historically Black Colleges & Universities from the Mid-Atlantic region performing choral music by African-American arrangers/composers.
Jenkins Arboretum $1696
VOX AMA DEUS, vocalists and instrumentalists in period costumes, will perform an outdoor garden concert as part of the festivities of Tredyffrin 300 - the township's 300th birthday commemoration.
Kennett Area Senior Center $1760
The Living History Storytelling Project is a weekly reminiscence theatre program that helps seniors revive their memories while strengthening mental and physical activities, developing coping skills and building friendships.
Kennett Consolidated School District $1846
Support for a three day performance residency with RiverNorth Chicago Dance Company on October 1-3, 2007. This project will include 4 one-hour student performances, 2 master classes, and an evening community performance.
Lele Galer $614
Art in Action is a curriculum-based supplementary elementary school arts education program that includes two class periods, one class of interactive arts-appreciation and one in an all-school hands-on mural.
Lyla Kaplan $1674
Juried, locally made functional ceramics, and handmade tables and cabinets will be displayed in a large gallery venue to convey the natural connection between functional art and local food.
PA Leadership Charter School $1717
The proposed project will be an intensive 3 day project with the Spanish Music group, La Musgana, taking place October 17-19, 2007.
PASCD Education Foundation $1739
Our project is a three day residency with Burkina Electric. This project will include six one-hour school programs and an evening community performance. Burkina Electric’s music is a form of the traditional music of Burkina and other African music with contemporary electronics.
Suburban Philadelphia Arts in Education Consortium $1867
Support for a 3 day performance residency with “The Miller’s,” formally The Clayton Miller Blues Band.
Unionville Chadds-Ford School District $1803
Support for a three day project with the music and dance group Grand Derangment. This project will include six one-hour student programs, 2 master classes, and an evening community performance.
West Chester Dance Works $837
West Chester Dance Works will work in collaboration with the Chester County Historical Society in the developemnt of a dance production, "Rachel Harris - One Woman Over the Line."
YMCA of the Upper Main Line $1846
Upper Main Line and Lionville Community YMCAs host Multicultural Arts Series to promote cultural diversity and global awareness. Programs involve multi-instrumental music, visual art, storytelling, dance, opera and circus.
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Delaware County
Chester Arts Alive $1645
The Holiday Family Arts Festival is an interdisciplinary community wide celebration of the arts emphasizing local resident involvement with planning, performing and/or enjoying arts during the winter holiday.
Crozer-Chester Foundation, for Crozer-Chester Medical Center $1666
In this visual arts project, we will partner with community residents to create a non-violence themed mural, which will be planned and executed by adult and youth.
International Ballet Classique $1603
International Ballet Classique will produce and perform three full-length "Nutcracker" Ballets and four abbreviated "Nutcracker" performances geared for young children at Neumann College December 12 through 16, 2007.
Lansdowne Arts Festival $1624
The Lansdowne Arts Festival is the centerpiece of Lansdowne's community arts and culture calendar. The LAF attracts over 40 artists (physical, music and spoken word) and a diverse viewing audience.
Media Arts Council $1730
"Home Grown Film Festival" will show case movies created by professional/emerging Media area film artists giving them an opportunity to bring new independent films to area residents.
Suburban Music School $1793
SMS will send music therapist Brenda Norris to Toby Farms Elementary School to work with three classes of pre-kindergarten students once a week each all school year.
Sunshine Arts $1498
The proposed project is to add an hour and half music class to be offered weekly for the year. All neighborhood children are invited to participate in the free music.
Swarthmore Rutledge School $1386
The African Dance Program is an adjunct to our 3rd grade study of Africa. It is a multi-faceted program using dance, drumming and masquerade to teach about African culture.
The Nia Center, Inc. $1814
The Annual Children's Art Fair celebrates and displays the artistic skills of local youth, collaborating the efforts of The Nia Center programs and Widener University, both located in Chester,PA.
Valerie Harris $1088
Create video-taped oral histories and book with members of Good Neighbor Senior Center, exploring the African American experience in Darby Township,Delaware County over the past century.
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Montgomery County
Bel Canto Children's Chorus $846
The Bel Canto Children's Chorus wil present a performance of "Where Life is Written in Water" by Gary Fry. This piece is written to be accompanied by orchestra.
Borough of Lansdale $1796
A free lunchtime concert series in Railroad Plaza, Main Street, Lansdale. Live concert performance on Wednesdays from noon to 1:15 PM starting August 22nd and ending September 26, 2007.
Casa de Venezuela, Inc $1644
"Venezuela's Expressions 2007". A two piece program that include an Month-long Art Exhibition featuring the work (painting, sculptures, crafts) of Venezuelan artists living in the region and a showcase performances.
Curtain Call Theatre Company $1493
Curtain Call Theatre Company will be performing plays for adults, with audience participation, at senior citizens centers, adult day care centers, and an adult day care center for the disabled.
Deaf Apostolate $1752
Deaf and hard-of-hearing children attend a two-week day camp conducted in American Sign Language. Focuses on inclusion, community building and exposure to arts and culture through Deaf performers and presenters.
First Friday Main Line $1688
First Friday Main Line is requesting this grant to increase the funds available for performance fees paid to artists participating in our monthly events.
Friends of Music $1284
A summer series of community concerts featuring the 48-bell manual carillon of St. Thomas' Church, along with other regional performing artists.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania $1532
Campers (day) will participate with an area artist in mural-making and making mozaic stepping-stones to capture the ideals of the Girl Scout movement in a unique art experience.
Greater Norristown Society for the Arts $1142
Collaborating with Norristown and Pottstown School Districts and support from Susquehanna Patriot Bank, The Centre Theater will produce children's theater on tour to elementary schools using literature from curriculum.
Jenkintown Community Alliance $2164
The Jenkintown Jazz Festival attracts 3000 people to enjoy jazz artists and experience a broad palette of musical expression at a free family-friendly event.
Keystone Hospice $1803
The Legacy Program is the writing and recording of the 'heart songs' of terminally ill individuals to leave to surviving family members to help remember and provide comfort.
Metropolitan Ballet Company $1882
Metropolitan Ballet Company seeks support for its "Family Concert Series", designed to introduce dance to a young audience.
Montgomery County Concert Band $1336
The Montgomery County Concert Band would like to invite Peter Boonschaft, a nationally-known clinician, to work with the band and conduct the ensemble in a free public concert.
Music at Abington $1904
Music at Abington will bring guest artists into the community to perform concerts for the enrichment of the public. These concerts are offered free of charge with childcare provided.
Northpennsmen Barbershop Chorus $1569
The applicant proposes to provide an hour-long performance at five different Montgomery County nursing homes, retirement homes or senior center facilities.
Old York Symphony Orchestra $1601
Project will be the "Grand Finale" of our 75th annivensary season, featuring a performance by "Time for Three", a well-known Philadelphia based ensemble, with our orchestra.
Perkiomen Valley School District $1514
Support for a two day project with the Acadian Dance/Music Group, Grand Derangement, involving four one-hour student programs, one master class and an evening community performance.
Renaissance Artist Puppet Co. $1536
A series of educational interdisciplinary puppet theatre productions covering multi-cultural, literary, scientific, mythological, and historical subjects.
The Friends of Graeme Park $606
The Friends of Graeme Park request $1000 to fund the musical performance of The Hooligans, a Celtic-American band, at the 2008 Celtic Heritage Festival at Graeme Park.
The Gallery School of Pottstown $1666
To provide an art based program that will provide low-income students in grades 3-6 with preparation for the PSSA test (Pennsylvania Standardized State Assessment).
The North Penn Arts Alliance $1447
The project involves fall and spring ten-week art class sessions (one class per week) at two established locations for adults with mental illnesses.
The PEAK Center $1460
PEAK Performances is a series that brings professional musical and dance artists to audiences of 55 plus adults in low cost afternoon matinee performances in Montgomery County.
The Wellness Community at the Anne McCouch Center $1556
The project, "Healing through Art," will provide a creative outlet for cancer survivors and their families/caregivers through weekly art classes that feature a variety of media.
Theatre Horizon $1861
Through storytelling workshops open to the public, Theatre Horizon collects community members' family memories of holidays and traditions, then improvises and performs a theatre piece in December.
Township of Cheltenham $1774
To hire a regionally known muralist from Philadelphia to work with the Township, SEPTA, residents and businesses to develop and design a wall mural of cultural images and landscapes.
Village Productions $1644
Casting, rehearsal, and performances of "David & Lisa", a sensitive and well-written play about adolescence, mental illness, and the healing aspects of relationships, in the Greater Pottstown Region.
Whitemarsh Community Art Center $1151
Whitemarsh Community Arts Center requests funding for "First Friday Arts," a series of free monthly visual art workshops for senior citizens.
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Philadelphia County
215 Festival $1325
The 215 Festival is an annual celebration in Philadelphia of contemporary literature and music. Events include readings, shows, and "cross-pollinated performances" held citywide in auditoriums, bars, museums, and theaters.
Alma Luz Castro $829
Participation of 5th grade children grasping the elements and execution of the Japanese origami cultural artform. Taking the treasures and finalized creations into a Japanese arts festival.
Art Sphere, Incorporated $1229
Our interactive Fishtown Neighborhood Stencil Project uses images collected from community to create community art that builds Fishtown Pride and reinforces community values with creativity.
B. Someday Productions $1426
The Family Theatre Series is an interdisciplinary, interactive, literature-based performance program for children and their caregivers targeting Fishtown/Kensington/Port Richmond.
Bainbridge House $1192
Provides every Stanton student with experiences in the arts; via artists-in-residence in the visual arts, drama, music and dance; classroom instruction and activities; visits to Philadelphia's cultural institutions.
BalletX $1306
BalletX seeks support for its expanded 2007-08 season including 15 performances, extensive rehearsal time for the creation of new work and outreach.
Benjamin Herold $1536
First Person is an independent documentary film that follows six Philadelphia public high school students trying to make it to college. We conduct community outreach to support increased college access.
Center City Opera Theater $1479
Support of our OPERAtunities in Education program, our OPERA ENCOUNTER SERIES, and the world premiere of a newly commissioned opera, THE PRESENT, based on a book of poems and letters.
Crossroads Music $1248
Crossroads is the region's only organization dedicated to traditional and ethnic music from around the world. In 2007-8, we will present approximately 15 concerts, along with workshops and community events.
EgoPo Productions $1272
A full theatrical run of Tennessee Williams' classic play, "Vieux Carre", incorporating a live jazz trio to submerge the audience in the play's setting: 1930's New Orleans' French Quarter.
Gloria Kingcade $1382
I propose to offer a line dancing workshop series consisting of 15 classes open to all at Friends Neighborhood Guild, located in my own North Central Philadelphia neighborhood.
Heritage India Foundation $859
Project intends to inspire the participant to appreciate art of diverse cultures. It helps them understand how art and culture affects human behavior and discipline one's mind and spirit.
Jaye Allison $1344
Philly Tap Challenge '08 - ON FIRE is a community mini-festival with tap workshops, amateur performances, headliner performances and a celebration of Philadelphia's rich tap history rooted in the arts.
John M. Perzel Community Center $950
Classes for Seniors that tie the creativity to the mind and body. Two twelve week semesters, the first: Chinese Water Color and Tai Chi, the second: Pottery and Salsa
Joslyn Ladson $1273
I will work with the Philadelphia Community Youth Theater to create a multi-media storytelling theater production which uses multiple Philadelphia commuinties as a backdrop to the performance.
Latin Fiesta, Inc $1273
The Second Annual Hispanic Music Festival. Latin Fiesta and Guests... La Cumbiamba ENeYe, Badal Roy, Oscar Hernandez, Willy Torres, and premiere of "Tabla Raza" by Tania Leon and Arturo O'Farrill.
Laureen Griffin $1325
To empower women and gender queer individuals; to examine the forces that shape our lives, through a costuming/portraiture project and mini arts festival w/ members of "trans-gression" artist's collective.
Mark Sobol $1055
We would like to form a professional multigenerational choir celebrating the diversity of North East Philadelphia and surrounding areas.
Miro Dance Theatre $1244
Fifty drum kits, fifteen dancers, two video artists, and the science of particle acceleration. Miro Dance Theatre, collaborates with Nadia Hironaka and Eugene Lew on the "Principles of Uncertainty."
Naum Chayer $935
My goal is to organize a photo exhibit entitled Recognized Faces which will depict the life of the Russian community of Northeast Philadelphia, the area where I currently live.
Nichole Canuso Dance Company $1229
'Wandering Alice' is a site-specific, interactive journey for audience and performer. Nichole Canuso Dance Company is seeking funding for the research and development of this multi-media project.
Oasis $1405
Six-week artist in residency. Resident artist will work with a group from the Oasis community of artists with mental disabilities, teaching new techniques followed by a public exhibition and reception.
Phila. Chapter Barbershop Harmony Society $814
The applicant proposes to provide an hour-long performance for a total of six Northeast Philadelphia area nursing homes, retirement homes, adult day care facilities, or hospitals.
PlayPenn, Inc. $1317
PlayPenn requests support for its 2008 Summer Conference, through which six playwrights will develop new plays through in-depth workshops. The conference will include public readings and panel discussions.
Russian-Americans United Arts Council $1317
Produce cultural program for the annual "Russian Mosaic" festival at Penn's Landing.
Seku Neblett $1302
The project teaches youth traditional African drumming and song. The program ends with a public performance demonstrating participants competence as a group and cohesion through rhythmic synchrony.
Shakespeare in Clark Park $1390
A professional outdoor theater production of a Shakespearean comedy to provide a free summertime cultural event accessible to the Clark Park neighborhood and greater Philadelphia area.
Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra $1405
Spoken Hand members will be resident instructors at Independence Charter School. Students - grades 6, 7, 8 will learn drumming from India, West Africa, Brazil, and Cuba.
Spring Garden Senior Center $1317
This art project will teach senior participants to explore their capabilities in pottery, drama, dance and watercoloring. Activities will include weekly class instruction, drama performacnes, other art related venues.
Studio Incamminati $1419
Studio Incamminati in partnership with the School District of Philadlephia's Office of Creative and Performing Arts will develop and conduct an Artist in Residency Pilot program at Northeast High School
Tacony Civic Association $1070
The Tacony Summer Concert Series is a free, outdoor, musical event that consists of five evening shows, which are performed throughout the summer at a neighborhood recreation center.
Thavro Phim $1125
I will be teaching and leading performances of "chhayam," a Cambodian folk performing art that is central to community celebrations.
The Rebecca Davis Dance Company $687
The Rebecca Davis Dance Company is seeking support for its Helen Keller Outreach Program that consists of a student matinee and onsite creative workshops at five public/charter schools in Philadelphia.
Tree House Books $1317
Working with the adults and children of North Central Philadelphia, the Tree House Magazine Project will create a neighborhood magazine of writing and art.
University of Pennsylvania, Julie Schneider and Sumi Maeshima $896
This project entails an exhibition of clay works by twelve artists, eight established and four emerging regional, national, and international artists selected by four PennDesign clay faculty members.
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Regional
Art Goes to School of Delaware Valley $1527
To expand the Art Goes to School portfolio to include a larger collection of examples of Pennsylvania artists, to enhance regional pride in the fine arts.
Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company $1276
Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company seeks support for "Free Theatre in the Parks 2008", our 4th year of presenting a classic theatre production in outdoor public spaces.
ContempraDance Theatre $1402
Youth Festival-student dancers from various schools showcase their talents. Professional dancers offer a new work for the students, utitilizing original sculpture from art students at Conestoga High.
Greater Philadelphia Film Office $1474
The Tripod Initiative is an on-going program that matches professional filmmakers with students/emerging filmmakers to produce video projects that serve our community.
Iron Age Theatre $1168
The project is the development and world premier one-man drama about American patriot and citizen of the world, Thomas Paine, written, produced and acted by Philadelphia area artists.
Kulu Mele African American Dance Ensemble $1348
We will do workshops and performances for three organizations who cannot afford our fees - the Overbrook School for the Blind, the Norristown Library and the Coatesville Cultural Center.
New Horizon's Senior Glee Club $1330
The 35 singers and musicians, all volunteer, perform about 30 concerts per year in the Delaware Valley for elderly residents in nursing and assisted living facilities.
Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet Society $1509
"In Step" is a lecture demonstration presented for elementary and Middle school students to expose them to a day and life of a dancer training in the art of ballet.
Senior Artists Initiative $1168
Assist senior artists in processes involved in organizing their life's work and provide recognition through inventory/oral history project, exhibition, web site, at no cost to the artists.
Temple Judea Museum $1366
Artist Michele Brody will create a site-specific work and related project, Entering From the Inside:The Art of Memory that will explore the meaning of community.
The Choristers $1563
The Choristers' 2007-2008 concert season that will include rarely heard choral works, a joint concert with Bel Canto Children's Choir (a former PPA grantee), and a commission.
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