Grants 2008



The Harper Court Arts Council issued grants in 2008 totaling $300,000 to inaugurate its grant program. Awards included approximately $100,000 in support of community business and economic development and $200,000 in support of arts and culture programs.

 

57th Street Children’s Book Fair
$20,000
Organization and Enhancement Project to professionalize the organization, generate new book-related activities and performances, and encourage the ongoing participation of independent booksellers

Chicago Children’s Choir
$15,000
Hyde Park Neighborhood Choir

Chicago Public Art Group
$10,000
Public art project to produce a series of mosaic panels for installation in the 57th Street pedestrian underpass of Lake Shore Drive

The Civic Knowledge Project/South Side Arts & Humanities Network
$15,000
South Side Roundtables, a peer-mentoring program that brings together small and emerging South Side arts and culture organizations to share experiences and build their abilities

Court Theatre
$15,000
Arts Access, a program that provides free tickets to Court productions to under-served populations from the Hyde Park and Kenwood communities

DuSable Museum of African American History
$15,000
Martinmas Day program, an annual tribute in film/documentary screenings and performances celebrating the life and legacy of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.

Experimental Station
$10,000
61st Street Farmers Market

The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company
$10,000
2009 production of Ruddigore

Hyde Park Art Center
$20,000
Anniversary Celebration, 70 Days for 70 Years, a program including public events, exhibitions, artist-talks, and opportunities for the community to showcase its own talents

Hyde Park Cultural Alliance
$40,000
2009 Jazz Festival

Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
$10,000
Generations Together Program, a multi-tiered intergenerational program that includes seniors working with young participants on art and reading and seniors and teens working together on an oral history project

Hyde Park School of Dance
$15,000
Community outreach activities including after-school training in public elementary schools, scholarships, and free and low-cost public performances

Hyde Park Suzuki Institute
$15,000
Scholarship program to enable students from economically disadvantaged families to receive high quality private and group musical instruction

Hyde Park Youth Symphony
$3,500
In-house musical coaches and Master Classes for ensemble groups, and scholarship support to families in need of tuition support

Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts
$1,500
Free dance workshop program as part of the music and dance event Asia Ahead

Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
$15,000
Dancing Thru the Decades, a youth and community engagement initiative with schools and community-based organizations

Quad Communities Development Corporation
$50,000
Bronzeville Community Market program, including an initiative to offer a venue for small business vendors and entrepreneurs to introduce their products and services at the Community Market

The Renaissance Society
$20,000
To support a survey exhibition of work by Chicago painter Jim Lutes