Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts Announces Partner and Project Grantees

The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) recently announced the recipients of their Partner and Project grant funding for the fiscal year of 2016. More than 80 organizations in the state were awarded over $795,000 in funding for support of operations. In addition, eight organizations received support for extraordinary arts education programs. 

Peer Review Panels are used by Georgia Council for the Arts following National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) precedent for judging applications. The panelists that decide are experienced GCA Council members and fellow professionals. They are familiar with the arts discipline or the type of grant that is being reviewed or are citizens with a history of arts activities, experience and knowledge. The recipients of the grant include theaters, dance companies, museums, cities, colleges and multi-discipline arts entities. 

Here is the complete list of the grantees for 2016:

Partner Grants:

·         A.R.T. Station, Inc.

·         Alliance Theatre

·         Athens-Clarke County Unified Government

·         Atlanta Ballet, Inc.

·         Atlanta Boy Choir

·         AUGUSTA SYMPHONY INC.

·         Aurora Theatre

·         Ballethnic Dance Company

·         C4 Atlanta INC

·         Center for Puppetry Arts, Inc.

·         Clayton State/Spivey Hall

·         Cobb Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Symphony Orchestra

·         Columbus Philharmonic Guild, Inc.

·         Dad's Garage, Inc

·         Dance Canvas, Inc.

·         Flux Projects, Inc.

·         Full Radius Dance

·         Georgia Ensemble Theatre

·         Georgia State University, Rialto Center

·         gloatl,inc

·         Helen Arts & Heritage Center

·         High Museum

·         Horizon Theatre Company, Inc.

·         Morgan County Foundation, Inc. dba Madison Morgan Cultural Center

·         Moving in the Spirit

·         Museum of Arts and Sciences, Inc.

·         Otis Redding Foundation

·         Out Of Hand Theater

·         Out on Film

·         Phoenix Theatre Academy, Inc.

·         Rachel Longstreet Foundation

·         Reforming Arts Incorporated

·         Sautee Nacoochee Community Association

·         Savannah Music Festival

·         Savannah Philharmonic

·         Serenbe Institute, Serenbe Playhouse

·         Springer Opera House Arts Association, Inc

·         Statesboro Arts Council, Averitt Center for the Arts

·         Telfair Museum of Art

·         The Atlanta Opera

·         The Columbus Ballet

·         The Creatives Project INC

·         The Michael O'Neal Singers

·         The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia

·         The Wren's Nest

·         Thomasville Cultural Center, Inc.

·         True Colors

·         University of Georgia Museum of Art

·         Voices of Note, Inc

·         VSA arts of Georgia Inc

Project Grants

·         7 Stages

·         AthFest, Inc.

·         Atlanta Master Chorale

·         Augusta Players

·         Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

·         BURNAWAY, Inc

·         Carrollton Parks Recreation and Cultural Arts Department

·         Chattahoochee Valley Libraries

·         City of Savannah

·         Colquitt County Arts Center

·         Creative Arts Guild

·         Fabrefaction Theatre Company

·         Georgia Ballet Inc., The

·         Marietta, GA Chapter S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.

·         Meriwether Educational and Community Improvement Foundation, Inc.

·         Mountain Regional Arts and Crafts Guild, Inc.

·         Peach State Opera Company

·         Pike Historic Preservation

·         Savannah Ballet Theatre

·         Sawnee Artists Association

·         South Georgia Ballet

·         Steffen Thomas Museum and Archives

·         The Essential Theatre

·         Theatre du Reve

·         Theatre-To-Go, Inc.

·         Univ. Sys. of GA, Abraham Baldwin Agri. College, Arts Connection

·         University of Georgia Performing Arts Center

·         Wilcox County Arts Council

·         WonderRoot, Inc.

·         Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus

·         Zoetic Dance Ensemble