Putting Your Money to Work
The UAC invests in our creative community through both grants and services.
Approximately 60% of UAC expenditures are through our investment programs; 30% of expenditures are through community services such as marketing and promotion, research, public art, and advocacy for the arts.
The remaining 10% in expenditures funds operations for the organization.
First FY 11 Grant Investment: Cultural Partner Grants
The UAC has made the first of four grant investments into our creative community for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Cultural Partner Grants were announced on July 13, with awards made quarterly throughout the year. The Multicultural Arts Investment, Teacher Art Grants and Regional Artist Grants will be awarded throughout the remainder of the year.
Cultural P artner Grant Investments 2011 Grantees: $530,000
The UAC administers the Cultural Partner Grant Investment program to support the work of non-profit organizations or individual artists that deliver a high quality artistic product and whose work aligns with the UAC’s three primary strategic objectives: 1) to serve and engage our diverse community, 2) to position Greensboro as a cultural destination and 3) to foster education of our children through the arts. Applications are reviewed and scored on individual merit of the program of work presented. Funding is not guaranteed to any organization or based on previous funding history. Each application is considered by a qualified review panel.
African American Atelier To support five exhibitions, four artist workshops for adult learners and year-round education outreach programs at 11 schools and one community center, ten Saturday Enrichment workshops for youth, and three week Summer Arts Camp
Bel Canto Company To Support the three concerts for their subscription concert series: [By] Request, Rejoice!, and Rytmus. Funding will be used to pay artist fees, to purchase new music, and to promote the program of work to markets outside of Guilford County.
Caldcleugh Multicultural Center To fund lighting and sound equipment rental and student transportation for a project to introduce and educate African American youth in grades 4-12 in technical theatre. This project will incorporate lighting and sound technology workshops for the participants and an opportunity for the participant to light a performance for We Are One at Caldcleugh Center.
Carolina Theatre To support programming at the Carolina Theatre that will attract and engage Greensboro’s diverse populations.
City Arts Music Center Purchase of percussion equipment to start the Greensboro Youth Percussion Ensemble.
Community Theatre of Greensboro To support CTG’s Acting Up After School, a summer theatre camp experience and after school classes for children in grades K-8 who live in Partnership Village and to support CTG’s Centerstage production of 1, The Musical. Centerstage is an audition-only performance troupe for students in grades 6-12.
Eastern Music Festival To support the annual five week music festival and summer study for musicians 14-22 by providing financial assistance toward professional musician and faculty salaries.
Elsewhere Collaborative To support the Living Museum, International Artist Residency, educational programming and weekly events, including ETC Collective programming with the aim of building national recognition for Greensboro as a national center for experimental arts.
Green Hill Center for NC Art To support exhibitions during the coming year that appeal to a large audience base, are thoughtful, evocative, of the highest caliber, and are not replicated in other venues within the state or region. To provide education programming that encourages intellectual engagement at every level, from the preschool child to the life-long learner and stimulates thinking and engagement with art, artists and the creative process. To support the development of a comprehensive communications plan to position Green Hill Center as an important statewide contemporary art organization.
Greensboro Ballet To support Build a Ballet, an education program that involves all students from an entire high school in the creation and production of an original ballet work.
Greensboro Historical Museum Support for the performance of James Evans, the story of a Cone Mills worker in the ‘20s and ‘30s, and related workshops to Guilford County Schools art students at the middle and high school level at the Greensboro Historical Museum.
Greensboro Opera To support the production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute the Opera
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra To support the service fees for the professional musicians of the orchestra which perform for the Masterworks, POPS and Chamber series throughout the year.
Guilford College Art Gallery To support four exhibitions and visiting artists who will examine the theme of Green and Beyond in various ways: Bryant Holsenbeck will create, with community assistance, and installation made entirely from recycled materials and will discuss her year-long commitment to living without using disposable plastic. Susan Mullally will exhibit photographs of homeless individuals and the objects they keep and discuss ideas of spiritual and economic sustainability. Patrick Dougherty will have an exhibition and create a monumental outdoor public sculpture made from locally harvested tree saplings. Subhankar Banerjee will display his photographs of the National Arctic Wildlife Refuge and will speak about the effects of climate change and industrial development on the Alaskan Arctic.
Music Academy of North Carolina To support educational programs for children and young adults in the Greater Greensboro area.
NC Dance Project To support artist fees, outreach classes, and meet-and-great reception with the artists
To support Reasons 2 Rhyme, a spoken word poetry series at various venues around Greensboro. Three MoSoul Poetry Festival events, three Poetry Cafés, Boundless, and Freedom Slam are the events in the series.
Touring Theatre of North Carolina To produce and present three different programs in the UpStage Cabaret at Triad Stage. These productions consist of the following: two productions from Touring Theatre’s pilot project entitled “Page to Stage” which will consist of professionally, but minimally staged productions drawn from the richly diverse wealth of Southern literature and a re-run of 2010’s Letters from Leokadia.
Triad Stage To support professional artist salaries for the 2010-2011 season of Triad Stage. Season will include The Glass Menagerie, Educating Rita, Steel Magnolias, The Sunset Limited, Masquerade, and A Christmas Carol.
Vital Grace Project (Duane Cyrus) To support the Vital Grace Project which will bring several highly accomplished professional African-American dance artists to Greensboro to present a series of dance workshops and performances. The goal for Vital Grace Project is to present and build awareness for arts and cultural offerings geared towards voicing the African-American experiences.
Weatherspoon Art Museum To support an artist residency with Stacy Lynn Waddell, serving 4th and 5th grade students who are part of an underserved Greensboro community. The residency will comprise a week long program with approximately 30 students; a visit to the museum for those students; a culminating event for students, families, teachers, and peers; and a teacher workshop integrating art and social studies
FY 2010 Grant Investments...$656,500
In 2009-2010, the UAC administered three grant investment programs: Cultural Partners, Regional Artists and Teacher Arts Grants.
Cultural Partner Grant Investments 2010 Grantees: $629,500
The UAC administers the Cultural Partner Grant Investment program to support the work of non-profit organizations or individual artists that deliver a high quality artistic product and whose work aligns with the UAC’s three primary strategic objectives: 1) to serve and engage our diverse community, 2) to position Greensboro as a cultural destination and 3) to foster education of our children through the arts. Applications are reviewed and scored on individual merit of the program of work presented. Funding is not guaranteed to any organization or based on previous funding history. Each application is considered by a qualified review panel.
African American Atelier.....................................$ 19,000..........Support for exhibitions, workshops, summer camps, after school programs
ArtBeat Greensboro 2010.....................................$ 9,500..........Support for ArtBeat Greensboro 2010 - a 10 day celebration of the arts
Carolina Theatre.................................................$ 47,750..........Support to grow diverse audiences and generate cultural tourism
Center for Visual Artists.......................................$19,000..........Support for exhibitions, summer camps, pre and afterschool programs
City Arts Drama Center........................................$ 3,750..........Support for production of West Side Story
Community Theatre of Greensboro........................$38,000..........Support for their annual season of productions and programming
Downtown Greenway...........................................$14,250..........Support for public art project bringing artists into elementary schools
Eastern Music Festival......................................$105.000..........Support for their annual summer festival and performances
E. Gwyn Dancers of NC A&T...............................$14,250..........Support for elementary-high school arts education through drumming & dance
Elsewhere Collaborative......................................$16,250..........Support for programs and residencies to attract visitors to Greensboro
Green Hill Center for NC Art...............................$ 52,500..........Support for exhibitions and ArtQuest throughout the year
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra.......................$ 95,500..........Support for annual performances and arts education in K-12 schools
Music Academy of NC.......................................$ 47,750..........Support for master classes, camps, competitions and outreach
NC Storyfest, Inc................................................$ 9,500..........Support for the Youth Storytelling Collaborative
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society...................$ 4,250..........Support for teacher workshops and in-school performances
Touring Theatre of NC..........................................$ 7,250.........Support for presentation of Pieceworks followed by moderated dialogues
Triad Stage........................................................$ 95,500........Support for theatre performances and programming through the year
Regional Artists Grant Investments 2010 Grantees: $17,000
Regional Artists Grants are offered annually to further development of professional artists at any stage in their career. Grant funds may not be used for tuition in degree programs. Applicants must submit samples of their work and provide a narrative description of their career development plans.
Applicants are considered for funding using the following evaluation criteria: Artistic Excellence; Professional Commitment to his/her art form; Contribution of the proposed project to the applicant’s professional development; Feasibility of the proposed project. Each application is considered by a review panel of professional artists, administrators and community volunteers. 2010 Panel: Mark Brown, Theatre Art Galleries; Barbara Peters, Greensboro Opera; Valerie Nieman, NC A&T State University; Maryhelen Mayfield, Greensboro Ballet; Margo Pinkerton, Pinkerton Photography.
Steven Cozart.................................................$1,000........Support to assist with Coz-Art Illustration
Yomg Federle.................................................$1,000........Support for recording a demo for classical piano
Robin Gee......................................................$2,000........Support for Urban Griots
Daniel Goans..................................................$1,198........Support for professional development and recording
Debra Kaufman...............................................$ 615..........Support to assist with web design
John Martin....................................................$1,075.........Support for computer equipment and marketing
Mark Mazzatenta...........................................$1,000.........Support for MazzJazz demo recording
Megan McIver................................................$2,000.........Support for Summer Conservatory at the Slella Adler Studio of Acting
Dan Miller......................................................$1,000.........Support for a summer writing project
Kelly O'Briant..................................................$1,095........Support for a promotional campaign
Micheal Pendergrass......................................$ 473...........Support for Impulses and Observations project
Anne Reiss-Zavacky.......................................$1,044.........Support for her work on the Queen Anne style wooden doll
Steve Willis/Beth Ritson..................................$1,000........Support for research in the creation of a play
John York......................................................$1,000.........Support for Teaching Time, his first full-length book
Inara Zand Mane............................................$1,500.........Support for production of a musical CD featuring her work
Teacher Art Grants 2010 Grantees: $10,000
These grants are designed to enhance and strengthen the use of the arts to teach core curriculum, to broaden programs offered for K-12 students and to encourage collaboration between artists, arts organizations and schools; emphasize learning in, through and about the arts and teacher professional development. Grants are accepted from a school’s teachers, parents or staff. Each application is reviewed by professional educators and community volunteers.
General Greene Elementary School................$ 400
Jones Elementary School..............................$ 250
Lindley Elementary School............................$1,500
McIver Education Center................................$3,900
Northern Guilford High School.........................$2,500
Reedy Fork Elementary.................................$ 250
Sumner Elementary School............................$ 950
Wiley Elementary School...............................$ 250
If you are interested in volunteering to serve on a future grant panel, please contact David Allen, Grants Manager.
