Grants 2010

The Harper Court Arts Council issued grants in 2010 totaling $188,800. Awards included support of community business and economic development, arts and cultural programs.

57^th Street Children's Book Fair
$15,000
Organization and Enhancement Project to professionalize the organization, generate new book-related activities and performances, and encourage the ongoing participation of independent booksellers.

Archeworks
$10,000
Supports the participatory community engagement process of designing a Barrier-Free Wellness Garden, a new community asset which will serve elderly and disabled residents of all ages in Hyde Park, Washington Park, and adjacent communities.

Chicago Children's Choir
$10,000
To support the Hyde Park Neighborhood Choir (HPNC).

Chicago Chorale
$10,000
To support the choir's website redesign and physical in-house equipment.

Chicago Public Art Group
$10,000
Supports “Eccentric Hyde Park”, mosaic panels that will be installed on the Southern pedestrian underpass by 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive as part of a large over-arching project, that will work with a Retirement Community and its residents to research ideas, design templates, and fabricate 45 square feet of panels.

Court Theatre
$12,000
To support its “Arts Access for All” initiative.

DuSable Museum of African American History
$10,000
Supports the King Day Celebration program, an annual tribute in film, performances and tributes commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Experimental Station
$10,000
Supports the 61st Street Farmers Market program and Blackstone Bicycle Works, the community bike shop and youth education program.

The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, Inc.
$8,000
Supports the March 2011 production of The Socerer.

Hyde Park Art Center
$10,000
Supports the Teen and Family Program Series, a set of monthly free drop-in-art-making programs designed by and for south side families.

Hyde Park Alliance for Arts and Culture
$10,000
Supports the 2011 Hyde Park Jazz Festival.

Hyde Park School of Dance
$10,000
Supports community outreach activities consisting of scholarships, after-school training in public elementary schools, and free and low-cost public performances.

Hyde Park Youth Symphony
$3,800
To support the Symphony’s Resident Ensemble and Resident Composer Programs.

Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
$10,000
Supports the Arts for Community Empowerment (ACE) Program which provides experiences in the arts through after-school residences, workshops and ensemble performances for youth, teachers and parents.

Neighborhood Writing Alliance
$10,000
To support workshops at the Hall Branch Library and the King Branch Library to engage adults residents of Kenwood and Hyde Park - focusing on the theme, Key Ingredients: Stories on Food and Tradition.

Quad Communities Development Corporation
$10,000
Supports the Bronzeville Community Market.

The Renaissance Society
$10,000
Supports the solo exhibition of Chicago-based artist William O’Brien and The Society’s accompanying education programs and publications.

Smart Museum of Art
$10,000
Supports fifteen free, drop-in family art programs that will serve approximately 2,300 individuals living in the Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods, as well as a wider Chicago area.

University of Chicago Collegiate Scholars Program
$10,000
Supports the students of the University of Chicago Collegiate Progam in partnership with Emmitt Till Math & Science Academy that will create an art mosaic project which will be installed in “The Children of Woodlawn Garden” on a vacant lot located on the corner of Marquette Road and 65^th and Ingleside Avenue.