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MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture

In August, 2010, as part of the MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the board of The Driehaus Foundation
approved the following grants to music, dance and theater performing arts groups:

 

Grant Decisions August 3, 2010

The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation approved the following grants on August 3, 2010 (all grants are to Chicago-area organizations unless noted otherwise):

For Arts:
-Access Living: $5,000 to support the The GIMP Dance performance, as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival

-Chicago Artists' Coalition:  $7,500 for sponsorship of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Representational Art at the Art Loop Open;

Grant Decisions in June, 2010

The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation approved the following grants in June, 2010 (all grants are to Chicago-area organizations unless noted otherwise):

For Arts:

-3Arts: $10,000 for a public education and advocacy campaign for Chicago artists;

-Chicago Dramatists:  $15,000 for salary support for the new position of Marketing Director;

-Chicago Sinfonieta:  $10,000 for the continuing transition to a new Musical Director as the Founder retires;

Small Theater & Dance Grants Decided in April, 2010

2nd Year Payments of 2-Year Grants

 

1) TUTA                           = $ 9,000

2) Serendipity Theater Co.   = $ 7,000

3) Redtwist Theater Co.      = $ 7,000

4) City Lit Theater Co.        = $ 7,000

5) Piven Theater                = $ 5,000

6) Infamous Commonwealth  = $ 5,000

Total                                = $40,000

 

Dance grants (all grants are for general operating support unless otherwise noted):

New Address for The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation

The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation has moved to a new office.  Our new address is:

 

333 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 510

Chicago, IL  60601

 

 

Our phone and fax numbers remain the same.

Grant Decisions March 17, 2010

The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation held a board meeting on March 17, 2010 and approved the following grants (all grants are to Chicago-area organizations unless noted otherwise):

For Arts:

-Chicago Foundation for Women: $15,000 for “Collaboration Through Community Art”, 25th anniversary mural project;

-The Dance Center of Columbia College:  $15,000 for The subsidized Theater Rental Program;

-Partisan Arts International:  $12,000 for public relations and marketing to promote the 2010 African Jubilee Series;

New 2010 Deadlines and Guidelines for Small Theater & Dance Funding Program

The 2010 deadlines for the Small Theater & Dance Funding Program will be 5:00 pm on Monday, May 3 and 5:00 pm on Monday, September 13. For more information and a link to the application, please click the tab "what we support."

Grant Decisions January 26, 2010

The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation held a board meeting on January 26, 2010 and approved the following grants (all grants are to Chicago-area organizations unless noted otherwise):

For Arts:

-Fear No Art: $8,500 matching grant for the production of a 30-minute program for WTTW that will take viewers into the studios of Chicago artists;

-I Am Chicago: $5,000 for a photo project that will document the appearance of typical Chicago residents around the city;

"Chicago Performs!" Program

In response to the economic recession, the Driehaus Foundation created Chicago Performs!