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Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Awards $55,000 in Grants for the Arts in Fiscal Year 2004-2005
Centerville, MA, May 23, 2005 - The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod (AFCC) is the designated Local Arts Agency of Barnstable County. The goal of the Grants Program is to provide cash awards to support the art and cultural activities of local organizations and individuals. Grants are awarded to those applicants meeting the broadest goals of the Arts Foundation: to create a strong, stable and diverse arts and culture industry on Cape Cod, contributing to the quality of life and economic vitality of the region. In total, the AFCC granted $55,000 to 40 individual artists and arts organizations on Cape Cod.
The grants program is administered by a Community Grants Review Committee. The following distinguished community leaders and members of the Board comprised the Fall 2004 Grants Review Committee: Thomas Bagley, Cape Cod Crusaders, Clarke Buchanan, Sam Diego's Restaurant, Una Davidson, Sid's Furniture, Hia Dubin, Board of Directors, Steven Galvin, College Solutions Network, William Hough, Enterprise Newspapers, Michael Rabideau, Cape Cod Magazine, Carl Riedell, C. Riedell Plumbing and Heating, Randy Shepard, Eye Health Services, Jane Tardanico, Buyer Brokerage of Osterville and Nantucket, Margaret G. Van Sciver, Whitebriar Financial Corporation and David Willard, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, Chairman, Grants Review Committee.
The Fall 2004 Grant Recipients are:
| Cape Cod Community College | Shakespeare by the Shore Youth Workshop | $2,000 |
| Cape Cod Conservatory | Creation and Expansion of Art Therapy Program | $000 |
| Cape Cod Museum of Art | Schools to Careers Art Internship Program | $2,000 |
| Cape Cod Opera | Community Outreach Program to Schools | $2,000 |
| Champ Homes | Lower Deck Art Studio Project and Art Therapy for Residents | $2,000 |
| Chatham Chorale | Tales from the Ark: Performances for Big & Small Puppets | $1,000 |
| D - Y Regional High Art Dept. | Display System for Students' Touring Art Exhibitions | $1,075 |
| Eventide Arts | Nancy Smith Waage Song Writing Competition | $2,000 |
| Falmouth High School | Creative Writers Club: Creation of a Literary Arts Journal | $2,500 |
| Falmouth Historical Society | 6th Annual Katherine Lee Bates Poetry Festival | $675 |
| Janice Rogers | Children's Maritime Crafts @ Chatham Maritime Festival | $800 |
| Michael Lee | New Works Weekend: Local Artists @ Academy of Performing Arts | $500 |
| Provincetown Theatre Company | Lectures & Panel Discussions on the Holocaust | $2,000 |
| Sandwich Glass Museum | Josh Simpson, Contemporary Glass Artist | $2,000 |
| Solstice Singers | Support for Artistic Director | $700 |
| Thornton Burgess Society | Gallery Guide: Harrison Cady Art Collection Traveling Exhibition | $1,500 |
| Truro Center for the Arts / Castle Hill | Winterization of Ceramic Studio | $1,500 |
| Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theater | Playmakers Community Outreach Program for Seniors | $1,250 |
| Woods Hole Theater Company | "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" | $2,000 |
The following distinguished community leaders and members of the Board comprised the Spring 2005 Grants Review Committee: Robert Bouchard, WPLM 99.1 FM, Patrick Butler, Nutter, McClennen & Fish, Olive Chase, Casual Gourmet, James Cook, Four Points Sheraton Hyannis Resort, Vince Cremona, Qantum Communications, Hia Dubin, Board of Directors, Marianne Eubanks, Kee Enterprises, Peter Meyer, Cape Cod Times, Sarah Thornington, Studio by the Sea, Linda Zammer, Coonamessett Inn, Margaret Van Sciver, Whitebriar Financial Corporation, and David Willard, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, Chairman, Grants Review Committee.
The Spring 2005 Grant Recipients are:
| Cape & Islands Gay Straight Youth Alliance | Develop CIGSYA after school art education programs | $1,000 |
| Cape and Islands NPR Stations | Radio program series on the creative economy on Cape Cod | $1,650 |
| Cape Cod Art Association | Marketing for new series of children's art classes (ages 3 to 18) | $2,000 |
| Cape Cod Child Development Program, Inc | Music programs for pre-school and school age children | $1,500 |
| Cape Cod Community College | Higgins Gallery Artist in Residence program Joyce Zavroskas | $1,500 |
| Cape Cod Maritime Research Assoc. | Annual Maritime Symposium | $500 |
| Cape Cod Repertory Theatre Company, Inc | Shared storage facility for scenery and props for 3 theaters | $1,00 |
| Chatham Public Schools | Adventures in Art program coordinator | $1,500 |
| Christine Lynch | Research and writing of a book about the Falmouth Public Library | $250 |
| Cotuit Center for the Arts | Modular design for re-usable scenic elements and staging | $2,000 |
| Creative Arts Center | Children's Corner at 34th festival of the arts in Chatham | $1,000 |
| Dennis Chamber of Commerce | Art, Culture and Heritage Weekend in Dennis | $500 |
| Derek Riley | Sculpture by the Bay public art exhibition | $2,000 |
| Gloriae Dei Artes Foundation | Publicity campaign for Pilgrim's Progress | $750 |
| Harwich Junior Theatre | Replacement of the old exterior doors to the theater building | $1,600 |
| Meeting House Chamber Music Festival, Inc | Promotion of 10 chamber concerts on Cape Cod in 2005 | $1,000 |
| Nauset Together We Can Prevention Council | New art program and art show for 14-19 year old students | $1,500 |
| Provincetown Art Association & Museum | Expanded Teacher Training program for student curators | $1,000 |
| Payomet Performing Arts | Drama classes for children | $1,000 |
| Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum | Development of a guide to the children's education program | $750 |
| Vicki Summer-Christopher | Storytelling project for underserved children | $1,000 |
Grants are awarded twice a year. The deadline for the Fall Grants cycle is November 1, 2005. Guidelines will be posted on the Arts Foundation website in September.
The mission of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is to support, promote and celebrate art, culture and heritage on Cape Cod 365 days a year. For more information about the AFCC or to RSVP to this event, please visit our website www.artsfoundationcapecod.org or www.capecodarts.org or call the AFCC at 508-362-0066.
Media Contact:
Gigi Ledkovsky
Executive Director
gledkovsky@artsfoundation.org
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