Arts & Culture
2017 Arts & Culture Grants
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
42,465
in continued support of the Summer Music Program Scholarships for Lorain County students
Cambridge Community Television
Cambridge, MA
2,000
in support of the Youth Media Program
Center for Arts‑Inspired Learning
Cleveland, OH
30,000
in continued support of programming in Lorain County schools
Choral Spectrum
Oberlin, OH
2,000
in support of choral concerts and rehearsals, utilizing orchestral musicians for performances
Cleveland Opera Theater
Cleveland, OH
35,000
in support of Opera For All programming
Cleveland State University Foundation
Cleveland, OH
2,000
in continued support of the Cleveland Arts Education Consortium
The Columbia Film Society
Columbia, SC
50,000
in continued support of core programming including the Nickelodeon Theatre and Indie Grits Labs
Columbia Museum of Art
Columbia, SC
15,000
in continued support of educational community outreach programs
Curious Theatre Company
Denver, CO
10,000
in continued support of the Curious New Voices Youth Playwriting Program
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts
Aurora, CO
12,000
in support of Crosscurrents: Connecting Art and Science
Firelands Association for the Visual Arts
Oberlin, OH
57,000
in continued support of general operations
FRONT Exhibition Company
Cleveland, OH
150,000
toward two artworks in the City of Oberlin as part of FRONT, a new large‑scale, regional event presenting exhibitions, site‑specific projects, and public programs across Northeast Ohio, over two years
Great Lakes Theater Festival, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
20,000
in continued support of theater education programming in Lorain County
Littleton Town Hall Arts Center
Littleton, CO
12,000
in continued support of children’s theater educational programming
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH
296
in support of Lorain County arts
Lorain High Band and Orchestra Boosters
Lorain, OH
2,000
toward the Lorain High Band and Orchestra trip to New York City
The MAD* Factory
Oberlin, OH
50,000
in continued support of the core mission
Main Street Oberlin, Inc.
Oberlin, OH
2,000
in support of a Finland Cultural Program in Lorain County
MCA Denver
Denver, CO
20,000
in continued support of general operations
Mirror Image
Denver, CO
10,000
in continued support of general operations
Museum of Hispanic and Latino Cultures
Lorain, OH
2,000
in support of an exhibit to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in collaboration with the Oberlin Heritage Center
Neos Dance Theatre
Ashland, OH
65,000
in support of Neos Dance Theatre’s transition to serve Lorain County
Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra, Inc.
Oberlin, OH
35,000
in support of the 2017‑2018 Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra Season
Oberlin Choristers
Oberlin, OH
40,000
in support of general operations
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
35,000
in continued support for the Oberlin Summer Theater Festival
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
25,000
in support of music education for underserved students through Oberlin Community Music School (CMS) scholarships