Georgia Council for the Arts awards grant funding to one hundred and one organizations

ATLANTA, July 6, 2016 — The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) today announced the recipients of its Partner, Project, Arts Education and literary arts grant funding for fiscal year 2017. One hundred and one organizations throughout the state were collectively awarded more than $913 thousand in funding. Funding for operating support (Partner Grant) was awarded to 54 organizations across the state, support for arts projects (Project Grant) was awarded to 25 organizations, 20 organizations received the Arts Education Program Grant and two organizations received funding for the delivery of statewide literary arts programs. Funds awarded by Georgia Council for the Arts include appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. 'GCA staff is continually inspired by the extraordinary work being done in the arts by organizations throughout the state,' said Karen Paty, executive director of Georgia Council for the Arts. 'Though we are unable to fund every worthy applicant, we are honored to be able to support the 101 organizations who received the highest scores from our panelists. Their work in the arts strengthens local communities and the overall vitality of our state.' Georgia Council for the Arts uses Peer Review Panels to adjudicate applications following National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) precedent. Panelists are GCA Council members and fellow professionals who are experienced in the arts discipline, familiar with the type of grant being reviewed, or are citizens with a record of arts activities, experience, and knowledge. Grant recipients include theaters, dance companies, museums, cities, colleges and multi-discipline arts entities. A complete list of fiscal year 2017 grantees is below:   Partner Grants: AIR Serenbe | The Serenbe Institute for Art, Culture and the Environment Art Rise Savannah, Inc. Atlanta Ballet Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Atlanta Music Project Atlanta Printmakers Studio Atlanta Shakespeare Company Atlanta Young Singers of Callanwolde Aurora Theatre Averitt Center for the Arts Bulgarian American Cultural Association Rosa Atlanta, Inc. C4 Atlanta Inc. Callanwolde Foundation Center for Puppetry Arts Clayton State University Colquitt County Arts Center Columbus Philharmonic Guild Dance Canvas Dashboard Deep Center Gainesville Theatre Alliance – University of North Georgia Georgia Children's Chorus Georgia Ensemble Theatre Company Georgia State University Foundation – Rialto Center for the Arts Georgia Symphony Orchestra Greater Augusta Arts Council Gwinnett Council for the Arts/Hudgens Center for the Arts Hammonds House Museum Horizon Theatre Company Independent Media Arts of Georgia dba Atlanta Film Society Macon Film Festival, Inc. MINT, Inc. Mountain Regional Arts and Crafts Guild, Inc. Moving in the Spirit Museum of Arts and Sciences Otis Redding Foundation Out of Hand Theater Out On Film Reforming Arts Incorporated Rose of Athens Theatre, Inc. Savannah Music Festival Savannah Philharmonic Serenbe Playhouse Springer Opera House Synchronicity Performance Group Telfair Museums The Atlanta Opera, Inc. The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) True Colors Theatre Company University of Georgia- Georgia Museum of Art VSA arts of Georgia, Inc. Woodruff Arts Center (Alliance Theatre) Youth Ensemble of Atlanta   Project Grants: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Arts Connection Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Atlanta Chinese Dance Company Atlanta Master Chorale Atlanta Theatre-To-Go Augusta Players Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Carrollton Parks Recreation and Cultural Arts Department - Arts Division Chattahoochee Valley Libraries Choral Society of West Georgia Downtown Dalton Development Authority (1000 Words) Georgia Mountain Theatre, Inc. GFWC Georgia Woodbine Woman's Club Monroe Cultural & Heritage Museum Oglethorpe University Pike Historic Preservation Savannah Ballet Theatre Savannah Voice Festival Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Steffen Thomas Museum & Archives The Essential Theatre, Inc. The Hapeville Arts Alliance, Inc. Thomasville Center for the Arts Tybee Post Theater Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus   Arts Education Program Grants: Arts Clayton Atlanta Shakespeare Company Center for Puppetry Arts Dance Canvas Deep Center DeKalb Academy of Technology and Environment Charter School Georgia Ensemble Theatre & Conservatory Georgia Symphony Orchestra Gwinnett Council for the Arts/Hudgens Center for the Arts Horizon Theatre Company LaGrange Art Museum Morris Museum of Art Moving in the Spirit Out of Hand Theater Savannah Music Festival Seven Stages The Columbus Museum University of Georgia/Georgia Museum of Art University of Georgia/Performing Arts Center WonderRoot Statewide Literary Arts Programs: Atlanta History Center for Poetry Out Loud Georgia Writers Association for Literary Events Grants of Georgia. To find out more about Georgia Council for the Arts' annual grant programs please visit GAarts.org. About Georgia Council of Arts Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) is a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development whose mission is to cultivate the growth of vibrant, thriving Georgia communities through the arts.  GCA provides grant funding, programs and services statewide that support the vital arts industry, preserve the state's cultural heritage, increase tourism and nurture strong communities.  Funding for Georgia Council for the Arts is provided by appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.