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Opera Orchestra of New York Receives $250,000
The Opera Orchestra of New York announced today that philanthropist Dr. Agnes Varis has generously donated $250,000 to the Orchestra, founded by Music Director Eve Queler forty years ago this season. Dr. Varis’s donation was given in support of the company’s opera-in-concert performance of Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine, to be conducted by Ms. Queler at Avery Fisher Hall on March 2, 2011. … Read entire article »
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Thirteen Philadelphia Theaters, Presenters, and Artists Receive Over $960,000
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage announced more than $960,000 in grants from the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative (PTI) to 13 theater companies, presenters, and independent theater artists. This year’s PTI-funded performances represent a broad spectrum of imaginative programming for the stage that will engage the public in lively, sometimes unconventional ways. … Read entire article »
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PBS Arts’ Launches on PBS.org
PBS President and CEO Paula A. Kerger today announced the launch of PBS Arts, a new website that offers Americans the opportunity to experience the arts and explore the creative process through special virtual exhibits, videos from PBS national and local programs and interactive features. … Read entire article »
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Rock Hall Foundation Establishes $5 Million Endowment Fund for Museum
Today the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum announced that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation in New York will create a $5 million endowment fund to ensure the nonprofit museum experience always remains vibrant. … Read entire article »
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Proposed Bill to Regulate Museum Art Sales in Limbo
A legislative bill that would have prohibited cultural institutions from selling pieces of their collection to cover operating costs has stalled, the New York Times reports. … Read entire article »
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Met Opera Could Receive Unexpected Windfall as a Result of Unusual Donor Request
The Metropolitan Opera in New York City could find itself the unexpected beneficiary of a multimillion-dollar gift under the terms of a Washington, D.C., heiress’s donation to the Washington National Opera, the Wall Street Journal reports. … Read entire article »
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Piper Trust Announces $1.2 million ART Fund Grants
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust announced 11 Arts Restructuring and Transformation Fund (ART Fund) grants, totaling $1.2 million. The one-time arts and culture initiative resulted from redirecting remaining grants funds from the wind-down of Metro Phoenix Partnership for Arts and Culture in April. … Read entire article »
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$1 Million Gift to Support Yale Center for New Theatre
Yale Repertory Theatre has received a $1 million gift from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of the activities of the Yale Center for New Theatre over the next five years. … Read entire article »
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NYC Performing Arts to Receive $11 Million to Offset Recession’s Impact
To give a boost to New York City arts organizations hard hit by the financial crisis, the Open Society Foundations today announced $11 million in grants to support community and educational arts initiatives. … Read entire article »
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Art Groups Concerned About Bloomberg’s Decision to End Grant Program
New York City’s recession-weary arts and social service organizations are scrambling to find ways to make up for the loss of one of their biggest donors, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal reports. … Read entire article »
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