Thriving Cultures Grants Descriptions
Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
San Pablo, CA | $50,000
To support hands-on, cultural immersive, intensive arts training for Latino teens.
Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
New York, NY | $100,000
To support LMCC's collaboration with local partners in the Lower East Side/Chinatown/Two Bridges communities to develop programming that illuminates and supports community design processes and development strategies.
Category: Community Engaged Design
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
New York, NY | $15,000
To support LMCC's efforts to maintain the continuity of services provided to artists in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Category: Discretionary
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Pittsburgh, PA | $80,000
Continued support for MCG Youth & Arts' Apprenticeship Training Program (ATP) and Process Masters.
Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement
MAPP International Productions, Inc.
New York, NY | $50,000
To support the production, promotion and evaluation of Blink Your Eyes: Sekou Sundiata Revisited, a New York Citywide retrospective with performances, humanities events and community activities celebrating artist Sekou Sundiata.
Category: Artists Engaging in Social Change
Marwen Foundation
Chicago, IL | $240,000 (36 months)
To support Marwen Lab, a capstone program in which the most dedicated studio participants create independent art projects and prepare for post-secondary training in visual arts.
Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA | $150,000 (24 months)
To support Artward Bound, a multi-year college access program for Boston teens that provides the artistic, academic, and personal skills needed for admission to a visual arts college or other post-secondary institution.
Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement
McColl Center for Visual Art
Charlotte, NC | $50,000
To deepen and expand the Environmental Artists in Residence Program (EAIR) in collaboration with the Housing Partnership in the Brightwalk neighborhood of Charlotte, NC and surrounding areas.
Category: Artists Engaging in Social Change
National Association Of Latino Arts & Culture
San Antonio, TX | $50,000
To support NALAC's Leadership Institute for artists and administrators of community arts organizations; and to strengthen its Advocacy Institute.
Category: Artists Engaging in Social Change
New England Foundation for the Arts, Inc.
Boston, MA | $15,000
To support NEFA's 2013 Creative Communities Exchange, which will gather creative and cultural leaders for a two-day event in Portland, ME to share innovative ideas, strengthen networks, and exchange practical how-to advice on building creative communities
Category: Discretionary