Surdna Foundation 2013 Annual Report
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Thriving Cultures

Thriving Cultures Grants Descriptions

New York Youth Symphony

New York, NY | $120,000 (24 months)

To support the training of young musicians through the New York Youth Symphony's orchestra, chamber music, jazz, and composition programs, and to sustain its partnerships with community music schools.

Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement

Oberlin Dance Collective

San Francisco, CA | $35,000

Continued support for ODC School's Teen Dance Program and pre-professional dance company.

Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement

Opa-locka Community Development Corporation, Inc.

Opa-locka, FL | $100,000

To support the planning and implementation of OLCDC's arts-based revitalization initiatives, including participatory design workshops and the micro-enterprises program.

Category: Artists & Economic Development

Orion Society

Great Barrington, MA | $25,000

To help Orion Magazine surface and celebrate examples of Next Generation Infrastructure through a multi-platform, multi-genre body of work showcasing community-based solutions in water management, transportation, energy-efficiency, food systems, and waste management.

Category: Artists Engaging in Social Change

Passage Theatre Company, Inc.

Trenton, NJ | $10,000

To support Dancescapes NJ, a site-specific collaboration between Passage Theatre Company, D&R Greenway Land Trust and DanceSpora to present an environmentally themed multicultural dance program celebrating New Jersey's rich landscapes.

Category: Discretionary

Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates

Philadelphia, PA | $160,000 (24 months)

Support for Art Education for Teens; ARTrepreneurs; and the Restored Spaces Initiative, a partnership with city and community stakeholders to foster environmental infrastructure projects at schools and recreation centers.

Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement

Queens Museum of Art

Queens, NY | $300,000 (36 months)

Support for the next phase of Corona Urban Studio, a community engagement project that intertwines the arts with community building.

Category: Artists Engaging in Social Change

Rebuild Foundation

Chicago, IL | $15,000

To support The Art of Placemaking conference, gathering artists and community organizations with national experts and funders to strategize successful methods of arts-based community development.

Category: Discretionary

Reel Works Teen Filmmaking

Brooklyn, NY | $80,000 (24 months)

To support filmmaking programs at Reel Works that serve over 400 at-risk teens.

Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement

Rockwood Leadership Program

Oakland, CA | $75,000

Continued support to develop leadership skills in a cohort of 20-24 artists working within the context of social change; and to provide opportunities for collaboration within the cohort and with other social change leaders.

Category: Artists Engaging in Social Change