Arts and Education Council Grants

Sustaining Grants

• COCA (Center of Creative Arts)

  COCA (Center of Creative Arts) is a mutidisciplinary community arts center with a mission to enrich lives and build community… more.

• Community Music School

  With a history spanning more than 80 years, the Community Music School of Webster University (CMS) offers outstanding music education… more.

• Craft Alliance

  Established in 1964, Craft Alliance provides inspiration and education in contemporary craft to a national community of artists, collectors, students… more.

• Dance St. Louis

  Dance St. Louis brings internationally recognized and cutting-edge professional dance to St. Louis that would not otherwise be seen in… more.

• Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

  Opera Theatre's annual festival will feature America's finest singers in four productions: Carmen, Sweeny Todd, Cosí Fan Tutte, and Alice… more.

• Repertory Theatre

  Every year the Rep brings St. Louis imaginative professional theater through its mainstage and studio productions. Education programs for young… more.

• Sheldon Arts Foundation

  The Sheldon, designed by the noted 1904 World's Fair architect Louis C. Spiering, was built in 1912 as the home… more.

• St. Louis Symphony

  The St. Louis Symphony annually offers well over 100 orchestral, educational, holiday, chamber music and special event concerts in Powell… more.

• The Black Rep

  The Black Rep is the premier professional African-American theater company in the country. The Black Rep mounts five mainstage works at… more.

Operating Grants

• Circus Flora

  Circus Flora is a theater company, specializing in one-ring circus production, based on the focused energy of traditional circus arts,… more.

• Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

  The Museum presents an anuual series of exhibitions that feature national and international contemporary visual artists that showcase a varitey… more.

• Grand Center

  Focused on the redevelopment and enhancement of the Grand Center Arts and Entertainment District, Grand Center Inc., produces arts programing… more.

• Jazz St. Louis

  Jazz St. Louis presents over 270 performances a year through its internationally acclaimed series, Jazz at the Bistro.  Its education… more.

• Laumeier Sculpture Park

  The free public park allows area residents to experience sculpture and nature at the same time. Currently, there are 72… more.

• Metro Theater Company

  In its 39th season, Metro Theater Company produces high-quality artistic and education programs serving young people and families throughout the… more.

• Shakespeare Festival St. Louis

  This free Festival presents one major Shakespeare production each summer in St. Louis's own Forest Park.  Shakespeare Festival St. Louis… more.

• Springboard

  Bringing arts and cultural-intergration enrichment programs into schools, Springboard reaches over 75,000 students in the St. Louis area. Professional teaching… more.

• St. Louis Children’s Choir

  Now in its 34th season The St. Louis Children's Choirs annually trains 450 young singers (ages 6-18) to perform as… more.

• Stages St. Louis

  Stages St. Louis celebrates its 26th season of Broadway-quality musical theater in 2012 presenting 124 performances from May through October… more.

PNC Project Grants

• African Musical Arts

  By presenting programs which highlight the music of African-descent composers, African Musical Arts enrich America's overall cultural heritage.  In 2012,… more.

• Arts Council of Lafayette Park

  The Arts Council of Lafayette Park revitalizes the city of St. Louis by establishing bonds of community through access to… more.

• Bach Society of St. Louis

  Celebrating its 71st season the Bach Society Chorus performs the work of Johann Sabastian Bach and other composers in a… more.

• Brass Rail Players

  The Brass Rail Players in Belleville, IL are a volunteer a community theater organization that develops and nurtures artistic and… more.

• Cinema St. Louis

  With the St. Louis International Film Festival as its yearly centerpiece, Cinema St. Louis's programming also features the St. Louis… more.

• City of Grafton

  Through its Music in the Park concert series, the City of Grafton provides a family friendly event that brings the… more.

• Dances of India

  Dances of India preserves and broadens the art of Eastern Indian dance in the metro St. Louis area through mainstage… more.

• First Run Theatre

  First Run Theatre produces new unpublished plays by St.Louis-area playwrights. Productions put together and performed by 64 local talents are performed… more.

• Florissant Fine Arts Council

  For over two decades the Applause/Applause series has delighted audiences in North County and the surrounding areas.  Bringing professional productions… more.

• Foundry Art Centre

  The Centre in St. Charles, MO is a dynamic, interactive interdisciplinary arts hub dedicated to the creation and presentation of… more.

• Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park

  The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park serves as the focal point for educational activities relating to the work… more.

• Gateway Men’s Chorus

  By creating and performing original concerts from many musical genres, the Gateway Men's Chorus communicates its message of diversity through… more.

• Innsbrook Institute

  A 10-day festival offers opportunities for instruction and performance of classical chamber music. The largest festival of its kind in… more.

• Jacoby Arts Center

  The Jacoby Arts Center in Alton, IL fosters the artistic development and economic success of arts, and expands the accessibility… more.

• KDHX Community Media

  The mission of KDHX is to build community through media, with diverse and independent voices.  In 2012, KDHX presents its… more.

• Luminary Center for the Arts

  As an artist resourcing organization, the Luminary Center for the Arts was created for the production and presentation of innovative… more.

• Modern American Dance Company

  Reaching 20,000 people in the metropolitan area MADCO outreach programming includes Books in Motion, a two-week school residency in which… more.

• New Jewish Theatre

  As a major contributor to the cultural fabric of the community, the New Jewish Theatre addresses previously unmet needs for… more.

• Prison Performing Arts

  Learning through the Arts provides year-round after-school and weekend performing arts classes for young men and women, ages 10-17, incarcerated… more.

• Ready Readers

  Ready Readers inspires preschool-age children from low-income communities to become readers by reading aloud to them, increasing their exposure to… more.

• River Styx

  River Styx is a tri-annual, multicultural literary and arts magazine published by Big River Association.  Based in St. Louis, the… more.

• Saint Louis Ballet

  Saint Louis Ballet's production Western Symphony featurse an original ballet piece with choreography by Artistic Director Gen Horiuchi. Additionally, 300-500 area… more.

• Saint Louis Classical Guitar Society

  The Saint Louis Classical Guitar Society creates opportunities for great American and international performers to share their art and engage… more.

• Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville

  By encouraging excellence in music, the Percussion Club of Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville (SIUE) provides opportunities for the percussionists… more.

• St. Louis Cathedral Concerts

  Cathedral Concerts mission is to present affordable live concerts in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis featuring world-class musicians and… more.

• St. Louis Chamber Chorus

  The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus explores and celebrates the ethnic diversity and architechtural legacy of St. Louis through six programs of… more.

• St. Louis Public Radio

  St. Louis Public Radio’s Cityscape, the award-winning weekly radio program, features in-depth interviews, reviews and information about local arts and… more.

• St. Louis Storytelling Festival

  More than 50 local and regional storytellers will join the 33rd annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival. Spreading across the Metro… more.

• Stray Dog Theatre

  Unleashing the art of theater into the community, Stray Dog Theatre fosters artistic freedom, excellence, diversity and aims to promote… more.

• Studio STL

  Studio STL believes that writing skills and a literary toolbox are indispensable, lifelong gifts and it empowers youth, ages 6… more.

• That Uppity Theatre Company

  Now in its 16th season, the DisAbility Project joins amateur artists and professional performers, with and without disabilities, to create… more.

• University of Missouri-St. Louis/PPRC Photography Project

  The Photography Project uses the photographic arts to draw attention to the impact volunteer community groups have on the quality… more.

• Webster Community Arts Foundation

  Through sponsoring numerous events highlighting the arts in our region, all of which are free and open to the public,… more.

Named Opportunities

Boeing Collaborative Grants

• Cinema St. Louis

  2012 Boeing/Arts and Education Council Collaborative Grant Recipient Fellowship The fellow, a recent graduate potentially interested in a film or… more.

• Grand Center

  2012 Boeing/Arts and Education Council Collaborative Grant RecipientNon-Profit Arts PracticumThis program engages a college student or recent college graduate in… more.

• Jazz St. Louis

  2012 Boeing/Arts and Education Council Collaborative Grant Recipient Internship This year-long program will allow an individual to work up to… more.

• Modern American Dance Company

  2012 Boeing/Arts and Education Council Collaborative Grant RecipientNew Project DevelopmentInterns who are non-arts majors from the University of Missouri-St. Louis… more.

• Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

  2012 Boeing/Arts and Education Council Collaborative Grant RecipientAdministrative Internship Program This internship program provides participants with important training, job experience… more.

• St. Louis Children’s Choir

  2012 Boeing/Arts and Education Council Collaborative Grant RecipientMusic Education & Arts Administration Internship ProgramCollege students with an interest in music… more.

• Stages St. Louis

  2012 Boeing/Arts and Education Council Collaborative Grant RecipientSpotlight on Careers - Apprenticeship Program This apprenticeship program provides learning opportunities for… more.

Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers

• Churchill Center & School for Learning Disabilities

  2012 Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers RecipientSericulture in the Art Room Within the art classroom, learning disabled students in… more.

• Gibson Elementary

  2012 Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers RecipientSMART TechnologyGibson Elementary will purchase, install and utilize a SMART board in the… more.

• Hancock Place Elementary School

  2012 Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers RecipientClay for LemayThis grant will enable the school to purchase a kiln and… more.

• McCluer High School

  2012 Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers RecipientTheater ProductionThis grant will allow McCluer High School to produce a full-length version… more.

• O’Fallon Township High School

  2012 Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers RecipientCahokia Pottery ExperienceStudents will study woodland and Mississippian pottery. Studies will include investigating… more.

• Orchard Farm Middle School

  2012 Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers RecipientOFMS Community MosaicOver 236 students will create a glass mosaic for the middle… more.

• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary School

  2012 Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers RecipientCollages of CareKindergarteners and Fourth Grade buddies will create collage painting on canvas… more.

• Our Lady of Providence School

  2012 Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers RecipientCollaboration with Nature and ArtStudents will work with artist/naturalist Andy Goldsworthy for a… more.

• St. Mary’s High School

  2012 Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers RecipientEmpty Bowls ProjectStudents will host an Empty Bowls Project to raise money for… more.

• St. Patrick School

  2012 Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers RecipientLondon Brass Rubbing WorkshopMiddle school students in conjunction with their medieval art and… more.

Monsanto Rural Community Arts Education Program

• Gateway Center for the Arts

  Located in Washington, Missouri, the Gateway Center for the Arts, a community based organization, offer individuals of all ages, abilities… more.

• Highland Arts Council

  The Highland Arts Council in Highland, Illinois actively promotes the arts in and around the community of Highland, through a… more.

• Jacoby Arts Center

  The Jacoby Arts Center located in Alton, IL, fosters the artistic development and economic success of artists and expands accessibility… more.

• O’Fallon Arts Commission

  The Arts Commission in O’Fallon, Illinois was established to promote and encourage public programs; to further the development and public… more.

• Raintree Arts Council

  The Raintree Arts Council is a community arts organization serving Pike and Lincoln Counties in east central Missouri.  The Council… more.

• Sullivan Patrons of the Arts

  Located in Sullivan, Missouri the mission of the Sullivan Patrons of the Arts is to support and promote the visual,… more.

• The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts

  The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois strives to nurture creative and critical thinking by… more.

• Warren County Fine Arts Council

  The Council’s mission is to provide all of the citizens of Warren County, Missouri with the opportunity to experience a… more.

Artistic Discipline

Art

• Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

  The Museum presents an anuual series of exhibitions that feature national and international contemporary visual artists that showcase a varitey… more.

• Craft Alliance

  Established in 1964, Craft Alliance provides inspiration and education in contemporary craft to a national community of artists, collectors, students… more.

• Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park

  The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park serves as the focal point for educational activities relating to the work… more.

• Laumeier Sculpture Park

  The free public park allows area residents to experience sculpture and nature at the same time. Currently, there are 72… more.

• Luminary Center for the Arts

  As an artist resourcing organization, the Luminary Center for the Arts was created for the production and presentation of innovative… more.

• Missouri History Museum

  more.

• University of Missouri-St. Louis/PPRC Photography Project

  The Photography Project uses the photographic arts to draw attention to the impact volunteer community groups have on the quality… more.

• Webster Community Arts Foundation

  Through sponsoring numerous events highlighting the arts in our region, all of which are free and open to the public,… more.

Dance

• Dance St. Louis

  Dance St. Louis brings internationally recognized and cutting-edge professional dance to St. Louis that would not otherwise be seen in… more.

• Dances of India

  Dances of India preserves and broadens the art of Eastern Indian dance in the metro St. Louis area through mainstage… more.

• Modern American Dance Company

  Reaching 20,000 people in the metropolitan area MADCO outreach programming includes Books in Motion, a two-week school residency in which… more.

• Saint Louis Ballet

  Saint Louis Ballet's production Western Symphony featurse an original ballet piece with choreography by Artistic Director Gen Horiuchi. Additionally, 300-500 area… more.

Literary

• Ready Readers

  Ready Readers inspires preschool-age children from low-income communities to become readers by reading aloud to them, increasing their exposure to… more.

• River Styx

  River Styx is a tri-annual, multicultural literary and arts magazine published by Big River Association.  Based in St. Louis, the… more.

• St. Louis Storytelling Festival

  More than 50 local and regional storytellers will join the 33rd annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival. Spreading across the Metro… more.

• Studio STL

  Studio STL believes that writing skills and a literary toolbox are indispensable, lifelong gifts and it empowers youth, ages 6… more.

Multidisciplinary

• Arts Council of Lafayette Park

  The Arts Council of Lafayette Park revitalizes the city of St. Louis by establishing bonds of community through access to… more.

• Cinema St. Louis

  With the St. Louis International Film Festival as its yearly centerpiece, Cinema St. Louis's programming also features the St. Louis… more.

• COCA (Center of Creative Arts)

  COCA (Center of Creative Arts) is a mutidisciplinary community arts center with a mission to enrich lives and build community… more.

• Foundry Art Centre

  The Centre in St. Charles, MO is a dynamic, interactive interdisciplinary arts hub dedicated to the creation and presentation of… more.

• Grand Center

  Focused on the redevelopment and enhancement of the Grand Center Arts and Entertainment District, Grand Center Inc., produces arts programing… more.

• Jacoby Arts Center

  The Jacoby Arts Center in Alton, IL fosters the artistic development and economic success of arts, and expands the accessibility… more.

• Sheldon Arts Foundation

  The Sheldon, designed by the noted 1904 World's Fair architect Louis C. Spiering, was built in 1912 as the home… more.

• Springboard

  Bringing arts and cultural-intergration enrichment programs into schools, Springboard reaches over 75,000 students in the St. Louis area. Professional teaching… more.

• St. Louis Public Radio

  St. Louis Public Radio’s Cityscape, the award-winning weekly radio program, features in-depth interviews, reviews and information about local arts and… more.

Music

• African Musical Arts

  By presenting programs which highlight the music of African-descent composers, African Musical Arts enrich America's overall cultural heritage.  In 2012,… more.

• Bach Society of St. Louis

  Celebrating its 71st season the Bach Society Chorus performs the work of Johann Sabastian Bach and other composers in a… more.

• City of Grafton

  Through its Music in the Park concert series, the City of Grafton provides a family friendly event that brings the… more.

• Community Music School

  With a history spanning more than 80 years, the Community Music School of Webster University (CMS) offers outstanding music education… more.

• Gateway Men’s Chorus

  By creating and performing original concerts from many musical genres, the Gateway Men's Chorus communicates its message of diversity through… more.

• Innsbrook Institute

  A 10-day festival offers opportunities for instruction and performance of classical chamber music. The largest festival of its kind in… more.

• Jazz St. Louis

  Jazz St. Louis presents over 270 performances a year through its internationally acclaimed series, Jazz at the Bistro.  Its education… more.

• KDHX Community Media

  The mission of KDHX is to build community through media, with diverse and independent voices.  In 2012, KDHX presents its… more.

• Saint Louis Classical Guitar Society

  The Saint Louis Classical Guitar Society creates opportunities for great American and international performers to share their art and engage… more.

• Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville

  By encouraging excellence in music, the Percussion Club of Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville (SIUE) provides opportunities for the percussionists… more.

• St. Louis Cathedral Concerts

  Cathedral Concerts mission is to present affordable live concerts in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis featuring world-class musicians and… more.

• St. Louis Chamber Chorus

  The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus explores and celebrates the ethnic diversity and architechtural legacy of St. Louis through six programs of… more.

• St. Louis Children’s Choir

  Now in its 34th season The St. Louis Children's Choirs annually trains 450 young singers (ages 6-18) to perform as… more.

• St. Louis Classical Guitar Society

  more.

• St. Louis Symphony

  The St. Louis Symphony annually offers well over 100 orchestral, educational, holiday, chamber music and special event concerts in Powell… more.

Theater

• Brass Rail Players

  The Brass Rail Players in Belleville, IL are a volunteer a community theater organization that develops and nurtures artistic and… more.

• Circus Flora

  Circus Flora is a theater company, specializing in one-ring circus production, based on the focused energy of traditional circus arts,… more.

• First Run Theatre

  First Run Theatre produces new unpublished plays by St.Louis-area playwrights. Productions put together and performed by 64 local talents are performed… more.

• Florissant Fine Arts Council

  For over two decades the Applause/Applause series has delighted audiences in North County and the surrounding areas.  Bringing professional productions… more.

• Metro Theater Company

  In its 39th season, Metro Theater Company produces high-quality artistic and education programs serving young people and families throughout the… more.

• New Jewish Theatre

  As a major contributor to the cultural fabric of the community, the New Jewish Theatre addresses previously unmet needs for… more.

• Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

  Opera Theatre's annual festival will feature America's finest singers in four productions: Carmen, Sweeny Todd, Cosí Fan Tutte, and Alice… more.

• Prison Performing Arts

  Learning through the Arts provides year-round after-school and weekend performing arts classes for young men and women, ages 10-17, incarcerated… more.

• Repertory Theatre

  Every year the Rep brings St. Louis imaginative professional theater through its mainstage and studio productions. Education programs for young… more.

• Shakespeare Festival St. Louis

  This free Festival presents one major Shakespeare production each summer in St. Louis's own Forest Park.  Shakespeare Festival St. Louis… more.

• Stages St. Louis

  Stages St. Louis celebrates its 26th season of Broadway-quality musical theater in 2012 presenting 124 performances from May through October… more.

• Stray Dog Theatre

  Unleashing the art of theater into the community, Stray Dog Theatre fosters artistic freedom, excellence, diversity and aims to promote… more.

• That Uppity Theatre Company

  Now in its 16th season, the DisAbility Project joins amateur artists and professional performers, with and without disabilities, to create… more.

• Upstream Theater

  more.