Newport Beach Cultural Arts Grants Awarded

From the City of Newport Beach:

December 17, 2019

Newport Beach Cultural Arts Grants Awarded

Newport Beach City Arts Commission Awards Cultural Arts Grants

The Newport Beach City Arts Commission presented nine local organizations with Cultural Arts Grants ranging from $500 to $5000 at the City Art Commission meeting on Thursday, December 12. Cultural Arts Grants, totaling $40,000, are awarded each year to qualified arts organizations with strong projects that enhance arts education and community programs for the citizens of Newport Beach.

The 2019-2020 grants, recommended by the City Arts Commission, and approved by the Newport Beach City Council, were presented by Arts Commission Chair Arlene Greer and Commissioner Wayan Kaufman to the following organizations:

• Balboa Island Improvement Association
• Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar
• Chuck Jones Center for Creativity
• Kontrapunktus Neo Baroque Chamber Orchestra
• The Laguna Playhouse
• Newport Elementary School Foundation
• Pacific Symphony
• Philharmonic Society of Orange County
• South Coast Repertory

In order to qualify for a grant, each organization proposed specific arts education or enrichment programs to implement during the 2019-20 season. More details on the programs, recipients and grant amounts are on the Cultural Arts website at https://www.newportbeachca.gov...

Photo (left to right): Jonathan Terry, Pacific Symphony; Vina Spiehler, Baroque Music Festival; Doug Vogel, Laguna Playhouse; Wayan Kaufman, Arts Commission; Ron Dufault, Philharmonic Sociaty of Orange County; Arlene Greer, Chair, Arts Commission; Michelle Bendetti, Arts Commission; Raymond Jacobs, Kontrapunktus; Marie Little, Arts Commission; Maureen Flanagan, Arts Commission; Penny Rodheim, Balboa Island Improvement Association; Patricia Brill, Baroque Music Festival; Denise Dion-Scoyni, Chuck Jones Center for Creativity; Richard and Brie-Ann Robinson and family, Newport Elementary School Foundation; Alex Wang, South Coast Repertory

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