Big dollars coming to arts organizations via NEA

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More than 600 arts organizations around the country can each look forward to receiving a big fat check in the coming weeks thanks to the latest round of grants announced today by the National Endowment for the Arts. The grants represent part of the $50 million in federal aid to the NEA from President Obama’s economic stimulus package.

The new grants, which total $29.78 million, will be dispersed among 631 arts groups in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several territories.

The organizations cover a range of artistic disciplines including theater, dance, opera, the visual arts, classical music and more. Most individual arts organizations will receive between $25,000 and $50,000 apiece, while local government-affiliated cultural organizations can look forward to as much as $250,000 each.

Arts groups in California will reap a total of $4.45 million from the latest round of NEA grants. Among the recipients in Southern California are MOCA, CalArts, Actors’ Gang and the L.A. Chamber Orchestra. The L.A. County Arts Commission will receive $250,000, as will L.A.’s Department of Cultural Affairs.

The NEA said the money is intended to be used ‘to support the preservation of jobs that are threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn.’

Other nationally known groups on the NEA’s list include the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, the International Center of Photography, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

Today’s news of $29.78 million in new grant money is in addition to the NEA’s April announcement of $19.8 million in sub-grants to state and regional arts agencies. Together, the two rounds of grants represent most of the NEA’s $50 million in stimulus-package money.

Keep reading for a list of Southern California arts organizations that will benefit from the recently announced NEA grants...

18th Street Arts Complex
Santa Monica
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting

Actors’ Gang Inc.
Culver City
$25,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater

AjA Project
San Diego
$25,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts

American Museum of Ceramic Art
Pomona
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museums

Armory Center for the Arts
Pasadena
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts

Art Center College of Design
Pasadena
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design

California Institute of the Arts
Valencia
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting

California Institute of the Arts
Valencia
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater

City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Los Angeles
$250,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies

City of San Fernando
San Fernando
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting

Cornerstone Theater Company Inc.
Los Angeles
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater

Deaf West Theatre Company Inc.
North Hollywood
$25,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater

East-West Players
Los Angeles
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater

HUC Skirball Cultural Center
Los Angeles
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting

Idyllwild Arts Foundation
Idyllwild
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts

International City Theatre
Long Beach
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater

Khmer Arts Academy
Long Beach
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts

L.A. Theatre Works
Venice
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts

Laguna Playhouse
Laguna Beach
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater

Long Beach Opera
Long Beach
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society, Inc.
Los Angeles
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music

Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Los Angeles
$250,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies

Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design
Los Angeles
$25,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design

Mount Saint Mary’s College
Los Angeles
$25,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music

Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Los Angeles
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museums

Old Globe Theatre
San Diego
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater

Pacific Chorale
Santa Ana
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music

Pasadena Arts Council
Pasadena
$25,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies

Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California Inc.
Pasadena
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater

PEN Center USA West
Culver City
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature

Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting

Regents of the University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museums

Regents of the University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting

Santa Cecilia Opera and Orchestra Association
Los Angeles
$25,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music

Santa Monica Symphony Assn.
Santa Monica
$25,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music

Shakespeare Festival/LA Inc.
Los Angeles
$50,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater

South Coast Repertory Inc.
Costa Mesa
$25,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater

Southern California Asian American Studies Central
Los Angeles
$25,000
CATEGORY: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts

-- David Ng