RECENT GRANT AWARDS

FY10 Awards

CITY OF TALLAHASSEE CULTURAL SERVICES GRANT		LEON COUNTY CULTURAL TOURISM GRANT
2010-CT-17 621 Gallery $7,960.10 General support for exhibitions and programs.		2010-LC-17 621 Gallery $9,500 Promotion and development of the main season of exhibits held thorughout the year.
2010-CT-12 African Caribbean Dance Theatre $14,327.39 Support for year-round classes, workshops and performances.		2010-LC-12 African Caribbean Dance Theatre $10,000 Promotion and development of the 13th Annual Florida African Dance Festival.
2010-CT-27 Apalachee Press $916.51 Support for Apalachee Review Issue #60.		2010-LC-15 Artist Series of Tallahassee $9,500 Marketing and promoting the Artist Series concert season throughout the year.
2010-CT-15 Artist Series of Tallahassee $11,619.45 Artist Series concert season and educational outreach.		2010-LC-03 FAMU Challenger Learning Center $9,500 Acquire and promote diverse and culturally relevant films for exhibition in the center's IMAX Theatre.
2010-CT-13 Character & Heritage Institute $12,493.23 Operation Fine Arts: an educational outreach program for young people that focuses on character values through the art of filmmaking, dance and theatre.		2010-LC-08 FSU Museum of Fine Arts $10,000 Cultural tourism initiatives and promotion of year-round exhibits.
2010-CT-03 FAMU Challenger Learning Center $5,422.41 Robotics and technologically advanced learning programs for Leon County's Title I and 21st Century Program students.		2010-LC-06 Goodwood Museum & Gardens $19,000 Promotion to attract multi-county, state and international participation at the Winter Garden Symposium, enrollment in the Preservation of Historic Interiors National Seminar, and visitation at the Main House Museum.
2010-CT-25 Florida State Opera $5,422.41 Live outreach performances and educational materials for local schools.		2010-LC-10 John G. Riley Center $19,000 Time Travel Through History: immersing 30 out-of-county meeting professionals in a tourism experience to encourage return visits for family gatherings, meetings and conferences.
2010-CT-08 FSU Museum of Fine Arts $5,707.80 Education programs for K-12, seniors and special needs patrons.		2010-LC-07 LeMoyne Art Foundation $19,000 10th Annual LeMoyne Chain of Parks Arts Festival.
2010-CT-06 Goodwood Museum & Gardens $4,443.00 Enhance the quality and variety of public programming that is both educational and entertaining.		2010-LC-02 Mary Brogan Museum $150,000 Support to boost product development and promotion of cultural services to enhance attraction of tourists to Leon County.
2010-CT-10 John G. Riley Center $19,945.95 Maintain the Riley House as a significant historic community resource and help with expenses associated with its art and history programs.		2010-LC-16 Mickee Faust Club $9,500 Website construction and publicity efforts to increase regional and national reach.
2010-CT-07 LeMoyne Art Foundation $23,238.90 General support for exhibits, events and educational programs.		2010-LC-09 Tallahassee Ballet $19,000 Promotion support for attracting out-of-county visitors to the Ballet's performances and workshops.
2010-CT-02 Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science $133,918.03 General operating support for cultural services provided to the community.		2010-LC-18 Tallahassee Community Chorus $9,500 Promotion and production support for Masterworks Concerts.
2010-CT-16 Mickee Faust Club $8,154.00 General support to include technology and transportation to benefit mixed-ability performers and audience members.		2010-LC-11 Tallahassee Little Theatre $6,275 Support and promotion for TLT's year-round season of plays and events.
2010-CT-09 Tallahassee Ballet $22,184.59 Support for the Ballet's Cultural Opportunities for Youth program.		2010-LC-01 Tallahassee Museum $150,000 Increase Leon County's tourist-related business by supporting this destination's educational, cultural and economic activities.
2010-CT-26 Tallahassee Civic Chorale $697.17 General support for operation and activities of the Tallahassee Civic Chorale.		2010-LC-05 Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra $20,000 Promotion and development of "You Should Hear Us Now" Classical Concerts throughout the year.
2010-CT-18 Tallahassee Community Chorus $11,619.45 Support for Annual Unity Concert performance.		2010-LC-24 Tallahassee Writers' Association $3,325 2nd Annual Tallahassee Festival of Books.
2010-CT-21 Tallahassee Film Society $8,561.70 Broaden the impact of Cinema at All Saints: World Lens, Reels on the Rails, and Evenings with an Expert.		2010-LC-20 Tallahassee Youth Orchestras $9,500 Nationally recognized crossover ensemble, PROJECT, in concert with the Tallahassee Youth Orchestras at the Moon.
2010-CT-11 Tallahassee Little Theatre $13,943.34 Mainstage Series: artists, volunteers and audiences benefit from production and marketing.		2010-LC-04 Young Actors Theatre $19,000 Promote and produce a year-long, professional-quality theatrical season of performances.
2010-CT-01 Tallahassee Museum $140,966.35 Support the educational, cultural and economic benefits the museum provides to citizens of Tallahassee.
2010-CT-05 Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra $24,462.00 Community Overtures Project, presenting concerts and educational opportunities for all ages.
2010-CT-24 Tallahassee Writers' Association $2,853.90 A multi-genre writers' conference featuring noted authors, teachers, literary agents, publishers and editors.
2010-CT-20 Tallahassee Youth Orchestras $5,945.90 General support for performances and programs.
2010-CT-22 Theatre A La Carte $8,154.00 Production of The Light in the Piazza.
2010-CT-23 Voces Angelorum $3,724.42 Winter concert season: chamber vocal music concerts, community outreach concerts, and collaboration with Rickards High School Spanish Department.
2010-CT-04 Young Actors Theatre $32,616.00 Introduce more youth and families to live musical theatre by implementing and expanding annual community outreach programs.

FY09 Awards

CITY OF TALLAHASSEE CULTURAL SERVICES GRANT		LEON COUNTY CULTURAL TOURISM GRANT
621 Gallery $13,500 Support for 2008-09 exhibition season.		African Caribbean Dance Theatre $10,000 Support for artists' professional fees and marketing expenses related to the presentation of the 12th Annual Florida African Dance Festival.
African Caribbean Dance Theatre $20,165.65 To support the 12th Annual Florida African Dance Festival.		American Guild of Organists, Tallahassee Chapter $3,150 Promotion and execution of Tallahassee AGO's biennial ecumenical church conference.
African Music and Dance $1,847.20 Fifth Annual African Music and Dance Concert, including and in-school workshop.		Anhinga Press $8,500 Anhinga Reading Series and Spring Festival.
The Artist Series of Tallahassee $12,750.00 Artist Series concert programs and educational outreach.		The Artist Series of Tallahassee $9,500.00 The Artist Series 2008-2009 Season of Visiting Artists.
Character & Heritage Institute $13,500 Operation Filmmaker: an educational outreach program instilling creativity and productivity through filmmaking.		Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee $9,500 Retain, exhibit, and market the IMAX documentary film The Human Body.
Florida State Opera $6,650.00 Outreach to Leon County Schools.		FSU Museum of Fine Arts $9,500 Cultural Tourism: Initiatives and Promotions
FSU Museum of Fine Arts $7,000.00 Education programs for K-12, seniors, and special needs patrons.		Goodwood Museum & Gardens $20,000 Assistance to market Goodwood's Carriage House Conference Center and install a state of the art audio/visual system in the facility.
Goodwood Museum & Gardens $30,000.00 A Series of Public Programming to help provide cultural and educational programs for the community.		John G. Riley Center $20,000 Connecting the Dots: continue identifying and documenting authentic heritage destinations and presenting them in formats that educate the public and enhance tourism.
John G. Riley Center $23,825.00 Cultural Enclaves II: Historical Documentation of Campbell Park.		LeMoyne Art Foundation $20,000 The 9th Annual Chain of Parks Art Festival.
LeMoyne Art Foundation $38,000.00 General support for the 2008-2009 season.		Mary Brogan Museum $150,000 Enhancement of the Brogan Museum's methods of promotion, allowing the organization to attract visitors to Leon County.
Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science $172,880.00 General Operating Support.		Mickee Faust Alternative Performance Club $10,000 Execution and promotion of Mickee Faust's Spring 2009 disability-themed season.
Mickee Faust Alternative Performance Club $9,000.00 All Mixed Up: A Mixed-Ability Writing and Performance Project.		Tallahassee Ballet $10,000 Support for attracting tourists to Tallahassee Ballet performances.
Tallahassee Ballet $25,000.00 Support for the Ballet's Cultural Opportunities for Youth program.		Tallahassee Community Chorus $9,500 Promotional and production support for 2008-2009 concert season.
Tallahassee Civic Chorale $736.20 General support for operation and activities.		Tallahassee Film Society $3,325.00 The World Lens: a year-long project using international cinema to introduce area residents and visitors to cultures, crises and political concepts of other nations.
Tallahassee Community Chorus $13,500.00 Support for Annual Unity Concert.		Tallahassee Little Theatre $8,500 Opearting support for a volunteer-driven and professionally managed community theatre's 2008-2009 Mainstage season of plays allowing for increased opportunity for participation from a larger number of tourists.
Tallahassee Film Society $3,500.00 The American Experience: Reels on the Rails, a series of films exploring American themes.		Tallahassee Museum $150,000 Funding to advance its mission and to support the educational, cultural, and economic efforts which increase tourist-related business in Leon County.
Tallahassee Little Theatre $16,054.65 Mainstage Series: artists, volunteers, and audiences will benefit from production and marketing support.		Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra $20,000 Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra's Celebration Series concerts - An American Celebration! and Holiday Magic! - draw in a wide variety of patrons from throughout Northern Florida and Southern Georgia.
Tallahassee Museum $172,880.00 Support the educational, cultural, and economic benefits the Museum provides to the citizens of Tallahassee.		Tallahassee Writers Association $2,650.30 A multi-genre writers' conference and book festival for area residents and visitors. Faculty and book exhibitors include noted writers, literary agents, publishers, and editors.
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra $27,000.00 Classic Concerts and Education Project		Young Actors Theatre $19,000 Assistance with producing and promoting a professional-quality theatrical season of performances which will draw tourists to Leon County.
Tallahassee Writers Association $2,962.10 A multi-genre writers' conference featuring noted authors, teachers, literary agents, publishers, and editors.
Theatre A La Carte $8,100.10 Production of summer 2009 musical.
Voces Angelorum $3,245.20 Spring concert season of high quality chamber vocal music concerts and community outreach concerts.
Young Actors Theatre $27,000.00 Introduce more youth and families to live musical theatre by implementing and expanding annual outreach programs.

FY08 Awards

CITY OF TALLAHASSEE CULTURAL SERVICES GRANT		LEON COUNTY CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT
621 Gallery $14,300.00 2007-08 exhibition season.		Note: funding for FY08 awards was split between general funds (GF) and tourist development funds (TDF).
African Caribbean Dance Theatre $18,434.00 To support the 11th Annual Florida African Dance Festival.		621 Gallery $10,000 TDF Support for this museum's rotating exhibits and multiple activities. Located in Railroad Square, 621 is often referred to as the anchor of this favorite visitor destination.
Anhinga Press $8,905.00 Promotion of books and local poets through community literary events.		African Caribbean Dance Theatre $10,000 TDF Support for a portion of the costs of producing the 12th Annual Florida African Dance Festival, now attended by visitors from around the nation.
Artist Series of Tallahassee $12,750.00 The Artist Series concert programs and educational outreach.		Anhinga Press $10,000 GF General support for Anhinga Press operations.
FAMU Department of English $2,775.00 FAMU Visiting Writers Series and a Journal of Poetry & Art: Cake.		Apalachee Press $3,500 GF General Support for Production of Issue #58.
Florida State Opera $7,000.00 Outreach to Leon County schools.		Artist Series of Tallahassee $2,000 TDF / $8,000 GF General support for the Artist Series, bringing world class performers to Leon County for affordable concerts, and Big Bend Community Orchestra providing free concerts for audiences year round.
FSU Museum of Fine Arts $7,000.00 Education programs for K-12, seniors and special needs patrons.		F.A.C.E. $10,000 GF Professionally directed classes in Caribbean steel drum and percussion for at-risk children.
Goodwood Museum & Gardens $30,000.00 A Series of Public Programming to help provide cultural and educational opportunities for the community.		FSU Museum of Fine Arts $5,000 TDF/ $5,000 GF Funding to support senior visitor constituencies by means of thematic and topical exhibitions accompanied by lively museum events.
John G. Riley Center $25,000.00 Welcome to My Home: an animatronic life-sized model of John Riley with audio to further intepret the historic home.		Goodwood Museum & Gardens $20,000 GF Duplication and proper storage of historic nitrate and acetate negatives that are actively deteriorating and are potentially explosive.
LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts $36,000.00 General support for the 2007-2008 season.		John G. Riley Center $20,000 TDF Funding to support this historic venue and its exhibits and activities as an important visitor destination in the Capital Area.
Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science $172,880.00 General Operating Support.		LeMoyne Art Foundation $20,000 TDF Funding to assist with producing the Tallahassee Chain of Parks Art Festival VIII: a free annual event attracting artists and visitors from around the country and promoting North Florida as a cultural visitor destination.
Mickee Faust Alternative Performance Club $4,680.00 Disability Factor: video performance providing an intelligent (and funny) critique of contemporary cultures' response to disability and the disabled.		Mary Brogan Museum $150,000 TDF Funding to support and promote this arts and sciences venue and its year-long rotating exhibits and projects as an important destination of interest to visitors of Leon County.
Rossier Productions, Inc. $10,493.00 Operation Filmmaker: an educational outreach program focusing on character education through the art of filmmaking with hands-on experience in creating a documentary.		Mickee Faust Alternative Performance Club $1,500 TDF / $2,000 GF General support for 2007-2008 season with performances readily available for visitors and citizens.
Runaway With Words $2,031.00 Poetry workshops for underserved populations and training for teachers and staff to implement reading/writing outreach program.		Tallahassee Ballet $10,000 GF Support the Tallahassee Ballet's DanceChance program.
Tallahassee Ballet $25,000.00 Support for the Cultural Opportunities for Youth program.		Tallahassee Community Chorus $6,875 TDF / $3,125 GF Support for this world class chorus and its season of concerts available throughout the year.
Tallahassee Civic Chorale $605.00 General support for 2007-2008.		Tallahassee Film Society $1,500 TDF / $2,000 GF The World Lens: a year-long project using international cinema to introduce regional audiences to cultures, crises and political concepts of nations few may visit.
Tallahassee Film Society $3,200.00 Reels on the Rails, a series of films exploring American themes.		Tallahassee Little Theatre $7,500 TDF / $2,500 GF Funding to support 2007-2008 season of plays, workshops and educational opportunities available year round to citizens and visitors.
Tallahassee Little Theatre $25,000.00 Mainstage Series: Artists, volunteers and audiences will benefit from production and marketing support for six plays.		Tallahassee Museum $150,000 TDF Funding to support and promote this natural history, arts and sciences venue and its year-long rotating exhibits and projects as an important destination of interest to visitors of Leon County.
Tallahassee Museum $172,880.00 To advance the Museum's mission and to support the educational, cultural, and economic benefits the Museum provides to the citizens of Tallahassee.		Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra $20,000 TDF Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra Casual Concerts: Supporting two concerts of this professional orchestra of appeal to a broad sector of visitors, An American Celebration Concert and Holiday Magic.
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra $30,000.00 Classic Concerts Project		Tallahassee Writers' Association $2,200 GF A multi-genre writers' retreat for writers and students from Tallahassee, Leon and more. Faculty includes noted writers, creative writing professionals, literary agents, and editors.
Theatre A La Carte $7,600.00 Production of A Little Night Music.		Voces Angelorum $1,000 TDF / $2,500 GF Support for December 2007 concert of high quality chamber vocal music, employing a professional instrumentalist.
Voces Angelorum $1,762.25 Spring concert season of high quality chamber vocal music concerts and community service concerts.		Young Actors Theatre $20,000 GF To introduce preschool aged children in Leon County to the benefits of live theatre and theatre education.
Young Actors Theatre $30,000.00 To introduce more youth to live musical theatre by implementing and expanding annual outreach programs.