Community Arts Grants
The City of Lawrence expands the art experiences of citizens with its annual Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission Grants program. Designed to assist with the financial burdens of arts outreach programs, the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission welcomes applicants who seek to expand new arts programs, deepen community participation in the arts, engage new audiences, and encourage collaboration within our diverse artistic community.
Past Arts Grants Recipients
2010
| Project - Title - Organization/contact | Amount | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|
|
Drums on Children’s Learning Center’s Playground – Children’s Learning Center, Inc. |
$500 |
Holly Turner, |
|
Final Fridays Fringe Festival – Downtown Lawrence, Inc.- |
$1000 |
842-3883 |
|
Summer Film Intensive – Lawrence Arts Center |
$1000 |
Ric Averill, 843-2787 |
|
Lawrence Busker Festival – Lawrence Busker Festival |
$1,000 |
Richard Renner, 749-2226 |
|
Ride Lawrence” Functional Art Bike Rack for the Lawrence Farmer’s Market – Lawrence Central Rotary |
$1,000 |
Scott Wagner, 830-4822 |
|
Youth Education Program (YEP) – Lawrence Community Theater |
$1,000 |
Hailey Gillespie, 843-7469 |
|
Collaborative Arts Experiences for Kids – Trinity In-Home Care |
$500 |
Kelly Evans, 842-3159 |
|
JAMS – Summer Benchmark – Van Go, Inc. |
$1,000 |
Jim Lewis, 842-3797 |
|
Special Grant Project |
$10,000 |
Jane Pennington, 842-3883 |
2009
| Project - Title - Organization/contact | Amount | Contract Info |
|---|---|---|
|
Cottonwood Choir- Cottonwood, Inc. |
$500 |
Lynn Stover, 840-1646 |
|
Youth & Family Programming- Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships- |
$510 |
Gayle Sigurdson, 832-1692 |
|
Functional Art Bike Rack for Lawrence Arts Center - Lawrence Central Rotary |
$500 |
Carolyn Chinn Lewis, 864-0140 |
|
High School Musical –Lawrence Community Theatre |
$1000 |
John Phythyon, 843-7469 |
|
Out of Thin Air - Lawrence Corporation for the Advancement of the Visual Arts |
$1000 |
Dave Loewenstein, 550-8531 |
|
Iron Pour - Ministry of Sculpture |
$500 |
William Vannerson, 850-572-7715 |
|
Theater in the Park - Roger Hill Volunteer Center and Lawrence Youth Ensemble |
$1000 |
Tracie Howell, 865-5030 |
|
Baby Blues - Thunderbird Theatre Club Haskell |
$1000 |
Dr. Joy Richmond, 785-393-2293 |
|
Creation/Imagination based drop in childcare - Trinity In-Home Care |
$500 |
Kelly Evans, 842-3159 |
|
Growing New Community Dance Series - Uptown Hoedown |
$750 |
Jim Allen, 841-5759 |
2008
| Project - Title - Organization/contact | Amount | Contract Info |
|---|---|---|
|
1. Hip Hop/RAP –The Voice, Recording and Performance –Amy Carlson |
$983.70 |
Amy Carlson |
|
2. Art Tougeau Traveling Folk Art Exhibit – Art Tougeau Parade/ Pat Slimmer |
$750.00 |
Pat Slimmer |
|
3. Busker Fest 2008 -- Lawrence Street Performers Group/ Richard Renner |
$1,000.00 |
Richard Renner |
|
4. A Song on the Wind –Lawrence Community Theatre/John Phythyon |
$1,000.00 |
John Phythyon |
|
5. Art Therapy Project – Lawrence Community Shelter/Loring Henderson |
$1,000.00 |
Loring Henderson |
|
6. Edge Community Art Garden – Central Jr. High Edge After School/Laura Leonard |
$1,000.00 |
Laura Leonard |
|
7. Visual Voices-Voices of Youth – Women of Color Quilters Network – Lawrence Chapter/ Marla Jackson |
$1,000.00 |
Marla Jackson |
2007
| Project - Title - Organization/contact | Amount | Contract Info |
|---|---|---|
|
1. The Passport Abroad Art “Tour of the World” Program — Cottonwood Inc. |
$750 |
Jessica Miescher |
|
2.Professional Recording: Holiday CD — Lawrence Children’s Choir, Inc. |
$850 |
Laura Denneler |
|
3. HERstory Made the Difference — HERstory Productions |
$1,000 |
Cherisa Williams |
|
4. Centro Cultural Summer 2007 — Centro Hispano Resource Center |
$328.50 |
Lydia Leon |
|
5. Summer Arts Program at the Juvenile Detention Center — Lawrence Arts Center |
$1,000 |
Noelle Uhler |
|
6. Art Through Glass: An Artist Residency & Art Exposure program for Students — Lawrence Public Schools |
$1,000 |
Patrick Kelly |
|
7. Sounds of Summer Music Therapy Camp — Americana Music Academy |
$71.50 |
Thom Alexander |
|
8. Brave New Girls Hit the Road — Lawrence Community Theatre |
$1,000 |
Jane Pennington |
2006
| Project - Title - Organization/contact | Amount | Contract Info |
|---|---|---|
|
1. Light from the Underground - Jon Allen |
$500.00 |
Jon Allen |
|
2. Central Junior High After-School Program Art Club/ Nikki Lovell |
$1,000.00 |
Nikki Lovvell |
|
3. Snow Queen - Lawrence Art Center/Deborah Bettinger |
$900.00 |
Deborah Bettinger |
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4. Lawrence Community Theater / Anne Johnson |
$700.00 |
Anne Johnson |
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5. Lawrence All-City Junior High Jazz Ensemble/ Patrick Kelly |
$1,000.00 |
Patrick Kelly |
|
6. MAP - Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority/ Kris Hermanson |
$900.00 |
Kris Hermanson |
|
7. Art from the Eastside – East Lawrence Neighborhood Association/ KT Walsh |
$310.00 |
K.T. Walsh |
