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ARTS & CULTURE
The Angels Theatre Company $5,000
For the production of and community discussions about In My Daughter’s Name, a new locally written play focusing on the true story of a domestic violence murder
Illusion Theater and School, Inc. $10,000
For public readings of its new adaptation of Willa Cather’s My Antonia and for related community and youth workshops in Lincoln, in partnership with Haymarket Theatre
Lincoln Community Playhouse, Inc. $30,000
First payment of a three-year $75,000 grant in support of the Executive Director position of this organization dedicated to creating and promoting quality theatrical experiences for Lincoln
Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music dba Sheldon Friends of Chamber Music $1,000
Retiring WCF board member's designated grant to be used at the discretion of Sheldon Friends of Chamber Music
Lincoln Orchestra Association dba Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra $10,000
General operating support to help stabilize this organization that exists to broaden appreciation of and support for orchestral music of artistic excellence
Lincoln Orchestra Association dba Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra $3,000
Retiring WCF board member's designated grant to be used at the discretion of Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra
Lux Center for the Arts $15,000
For general operating support of its education programs, including its center-based art classes and its visual arts education outreach to underserved, disadvantaged youth and senior citizens
Meadowlark Music Festival $10,000
First payment of a three-year $25,000 general operating support for this annual summer chamber music festival
Meadowlark Music Festival $10,000
Retiring WCF board member's designated grant to be used at the discretion of MeadowLark
Nebraska Cultural Endowment $20,000
Second payment of a three-year $60,000 support of administration expenses to conduct the $5 million fundraising campaign for this organization established to provide long-term stability and funding for the arts and humanities in Nebraska
Nebraska Humanities Council $10,000
Toward its efforts to assess and engage young adults in humanities programming
Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation $10,903
Toward the Nebraska State Historical Society’s project, Who Are “We” in Nebraska, an exhibit, lecture series, public broadcast series and a teachers’ institute focused on the history of civil liberties in Nebraska
Projecto Cultural dba Proyecto Cultural $3,500
Toward the Summer Dance Institute of this group dedicated to sharing Hispanic/Latino culture with the community through educational performances
Saint David's Welsh Society of Nebraska $2,000
Support of community-based workshop and performance events in June 2010 to promote its centennial celebration
Third Chair Chamber Players $1,000
Retiring WCF board member's designated grant to be used at the discretion of Third Chair Chamber Players
University of Nebraska Foundation (Sheldon Arts & Humanities Extension) $100,000
Second payment of a $750,000 grant toward the creation of an Arts and Humanities Center in Lincoln's Haymarket to function as Sheldon Museum of Art’s community annex for exhibits, events and programs, in partnership with the 2015 Vision Group and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
UNL-Department of Clothing, Textiles and Design $8,300
Support of a project manager position to develop community-based, creative textiles arts educational programming in relation to the Textile Society of America’s 12th Biennial Symposium
UNL-International Quilt Study Center $25,000
Second payment of a two-year $50,000 grant in support of the Communications Coordinator position for the implementation of strategic communications to increase the Quilt Museum’s visibility, with a focus on neighborhood and community outreach
UNL-School of Music $10,000
Retiring WCF board member's designated grant to support the cost of visiting mentors' fees and expenses for the Arts Entrepreneurship Initiative at the School of Music
TOTAL ARTS & CULTURE $284,703
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