Grant Awards Announced for Fiscal Year 2010
September 14, 2009
The Department of Arts & History is pleased to announce grant recipients of the City Arts & History Fund for fiscal year 2010, which begins October 1, 2009. Funding supports general operations for large operations (anchor fund), and for smaller organizations, projects, and individuals (cultural initiatives). This year anchor organizations will receive $25,000 and cultural initiatives will receive $20,000.
Anchor Funds
| 1. Ballet Idaho 2. Basque Museum 3. Boise Contemporary Theater 4. Boise Philharmonic 5. Idaho Dance Theater 6. Idaho Shakespeare Festival 7. Opera Idaho, Inc. 8. Trey McIntyre Project 9. Treasure Valley Institute for Children's Arts |
$3,352 $1,895 $2,337 $3,582 $1,718 $5,456 $2,184 $2,574 $1,901 |
| Cultural Initiatives | |
| 1. Best of NY Children's Film Fest -
Idaho Film Foundation 2. Boise AiR - Courtney Robinson Feider 3. Boise Architecture Project - Douglas Stan Wiens 4. Boise by Burns - Kelly Bickle 5. Boise Double Take - RIch Binsacca 6. Boise Intergenerational Choir - Vashti Summervill 7. Community Jazz Series - Boise Jazz Society 8. Contemporary Judaica - Anika Smulovitz 9. Early Boise Stories - Ben Kemper 10. Guillaume, etc... - Darkword Consort 11. Guitars for Kids - Boise Rock School 12. Handel's Messiah - Boise Master Chorale, Inc. 13. Heritage Home Tour History Booklet - Preservation Idaho 14. Idaho Loud Writers' - Big Tree Arts, Inc. 15. Indian Classical Dance - Sneha Prakash 16. Live and Local Series 2010 - Go Listen Boise 17. Mexican Ballads and Poetry - Ana Maria Schachtell 18. Mural Art Project - AtFaire, Inc. 19. Playwriting Workshop - Idaho Writers Guild 20. Shake It Up After School - Matt Hansen 21. South Boise... - Barbara Perry Bauer 22. Three Tall Women - Alley Repertory Theater |
$ 986 $1,075 $1,200 $ 800 $ 827 $ 653 $ 986 $1,022 $1,066 $ 991 $ 729 $ 422 $ 711 $1,040 $ 575 $1,075 $1,164 $ 952 $ 833 $1,111 $1,155 $ 646 |
QUICK FACTS
Why a funding program from the City of Boise?
The City of Boise is committed to supporting local cultural organizations, as illustrated in one of the City's key strategic goals: To foster an environment where learning, the arts, culture, and recreation thrive. The grant program of the Department of Arts and History supports this goal by:
- Promoting the growth and development of the city's artists and historians, and artistic, cultural, and historical organizations; and,
- Fostering the preservation and growth of the financial resources that support artistic, cultural, and historic activities.
Ideally, the funds awarded will expand cultural opportunities for individuals and organizations, developing audiences, and increasing awareness of art and history in every day life.
How are grants awarded?
Grants are awarded based on creative quality, management, and community involvement (excellence, proven service to the community, administrative competence, and fiscal responsibility). These grants support a variety of activities and disciplines, and are available to artists and non-profit organizations in Boise. Grant allocations are based on available funding and a review panel's evaluation score of the application. This year the funding totaled $45,000. For more information.
The Boise City Department of Arts & History was created by ordinance in March 2008 to enhance Boise's community by providing leadership, advocacy, education, services, and support for arts and history. The predecessor to the department was the Boise City Arts Commission, which served as an agency of the Mayor's Office and was formed in 1978.