Surdna Foundation 2013 Annual Report
2013 Approved Grants > Thriving Cultures
Thriving Cultures

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