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City of Urbana announces Urbana Arts Grant recipients

Patrick Singer

From the press release:

City of Urbana Announces 2014 Urbana Arts Grant Recipients

The City of Urbana Public Arts Commission is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 Urbana Arts Grants. Created in 2009, the Urbana Arts Grants Program makes funding available to artists, artist teams, organizations, businesses, and festival presenters for projects that enrich the lives of residents and visitors in Urbana. Applications are evaluated based on artistic quality, community integration, and project feasibility.

In 2014, the sixth funding cycle of the program, 40 applications were received requesting more than $138,000. Sponsored by the City of Urbana and the Urbana Business Association through the Business Backs the Arts initiative, grants have been awarded to the 32 projects listed below, with funding totaling to $47,500. Full descriptions of recipients may be found online at http://urbanaillinois.us/artsgrants.

To recognize these grant recipients, an Announcement Celebration and Reception will be held from 5:30–7 p.m. on Thursday, April 3rd, 2014 at Pizza M in Urbana – 208 W. Main St.

Here & Now – Grants for Artists Residing in Urbana

  1. Dr. Amira Davis, Community Saturday School Celebration, City sponsorship of $1,000

  2. Claire Happel, Exquisite Corpses and co(lab) Musical Installation, City sponsorship of $1,000

  3. JoAnne Geigner, Then & Now  — Urbana Through a Lens, Urbana Business Association sponsorship of $500

  4. Jodi Adams, Intentions, City sponsorship of $500

  5. Kathleen Winters, Intercultural Connections, City sponsorship of $1,000

  6. Langston Allston, Mural on Main, Urbana Business Association sponsorship of $500

  7. Lisa Fay, Lickety Split and other Phenomena of Collapse, City Sponsorship of $500

  8. Tim Peters, Good Old Wallace, City Sponsorship of $1,000

  9. Joe Coyle, Young Urbana Artists Workshops, City Sponsorship of $1,200

Envision 365 – Grants for emerging and professional artists

  1. Ann McLaughlin, Scheherazade, City sponsorship of $500

  2. Isabelle Collazo & Dan Pierson, there, there, we are here now, City sponsorship of $1,000

  3. Kate Kuper, Simple Machines and Movement Exploration, City sponsorship of $1,500

  4. Maria Lux, Art Installation in, Lincoln Square, City sponsorship of $750

  5. Daniella Pavlic, Rhizome of Ixil, City sponsorship of $750

  6. Urbana Land Arts, WaterWorks, City sponsorship of $750

  7. Outta the Mouths of Babes, Youth Radio Project City sponsorship of $1,300, Urbana Business Association sponsorship of $500 for a total grant award of $1,800

Creative Mix

  1. Julie Kierski, 8 to Create, City sponsorship of $1,000

  2. BBL Fine Arts Academy, Summer Jazz Camp, City sponsorship of $2,750

  3. Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, It’s All About Style, 2014 Youth Orchestra,  City sponsorship of $1,000

  4. Community Center for the Arts, C4A Chamber Music Workshops, City sponsorship of $1,000

  5. Leal Elementary School, Heroes and Dreams, City sponsorship of $500, Urbana Business Association sponsorship of $500, for a total grant award of $1,000

  6. Lisa Fay and Jeff Glassman, Theatre of the Hummingbird, City sponsorship of $2,500

  7. Urbana Land Arts, Mobile Exhibition Series, 2014, City sponsorship of $2,000, Urbana Business Association sponsorship of $500, for a total grant award of $2,500

  8. Urbana Pops Orchestra, 2014 Season Performances and Workshops, City sponsorship of $2,500

  9. Jamie McGowan, West African Drum and Dance Extravaganza, City sponsorship of $3,750

Urbana Festivals

  1. 40 North | 88 West 2014 Annual Boneyard Arts Festival, City sponsorship of $2,500, Urbana Business Association sponsorship of $500, for a total grant award of $3,000

  2. Amasong, Returning to our Roots- 11th Sister Singers National Choral Festival, City sponsorship of $3,500

  3. CU Folk and Roots Festival, City sponsorship of $2,000, Urbana Business Association sponsorship of $500, for a total grant award of $2,500

  4. Illiac Spring Festival, City sponsorship of $1,000, Urbana Business Association sponsorship of $1000, for a total grant award of $2,000

  5. Makerspace Urbana, CU Mini Maker Faire, City sponsorship of $2,000, Urbana Business Association sponsorship of $500, for a total grant award of $2,500

  6. Parkland College, Read Across America, City sponsorship of $1,000

  7. University of Illinois Asian American Cultural Center, Heritage Month Asia Fest Celebration, City Sponsorship of $750

For more information, contact the Public Arts Coordinator, Lisa Hatchadoorian, at (217) 328-8265, or by email at lhatchadoorian@urbanaillinois.us. Follow the Urbana Public Arts Program online at http://urbanaillinois.us/arts, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/urbanapublicarts, and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/urbanapublicart. 

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