Creative Alliance
$100,000 / 2004 / Arts
A challenge grant to retire the loan for major capital renovations of the Patterson Theater in Highlandtown. The cultural center houses exhibition and performing space for more than 350 art, film/video, music, dance, and poetry events, and offers residential studios for eight artists. The theater’s presence as a gateway to Highlandtown is expected to prove a catalyst for the continuing revitalization of the neighborhoods.
Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA)
$5,000 / 2004 / Arts
In support of GBCA’s Symposium 2004, which charged participants with developing ten ideas to promote culture in Baltimore.
Museum of Ceramic Art
$30,000 / 2004 / Arts
Toward costs of supplies, equipment, and teacher stipends for in-school and after-school ceramic art programs in 25 Baltimore City public middle schools for the 2004-2005 school year. The ceramics program, integrated into the core academic subjects, provides workshops and coaching for teachers, opportunities for teacher networking, year-end public art exhibits, and permanent installations of students’ work.
Access Art, Inc.
$25,000 / 2002 / Arts
Two grants toward the renovation of a vacated branch library building to house an art gallery, studio, photography laboratory and graphic computer center for after-school art programs to serve at-risk youth in the Pigtown and Morrell Park neighborhoods. This initiative has been designed to deter anti-social behavior of disengaged youth.
Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts
$5,000 / 2002 / Arts
In support of the 2002 Baltimore Book Festival.