Destiny Arts Center
For The 2018 50 Arts Commissions For Theater, Spoken Word, And Musical Theater
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Amount$150,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/26/2018
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Term37.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
In recognition of the Hewlett Foundation’s 50th anniversary, the Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions initiative supports the creation and premiere of 50 exceptional works of performing arts. This grant will support "The Black Whole" (working title), a multidisciplinary theater project that addresses urban youth homicide and gentrification by centering on black culture as a vehicle for resistance and spiritual renewal. Destiny Arts will present the world premiere of the "The Black Whole" in the San Francisco Bay Area no later than December 2021.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.destinyarts.org
Grants to this Grantee
for legal technical assistance
This grant is for legal technical assistance to help increase understanding of the current landscape as grantees engage in DEIJ-related charitable activities.
for organizational adaptation
Destiny Arts Center seeks to inspire and ignite social change through movement arts. The center’s professional teaching artists also work with more than 3,000 primarily low-income youth and youth of color, aged three to 18, both at the organization’s home campus in Oakland, and at 24 schools and community centers throughout the East Bay. Each year, Destiny Arts Center’s two youth performing companies collaborate to produce an original piece of musical theater for more than 20,000 audience members. This grant to Destiny Arts Center aligns with the Performing Arts Program’s Youth strategy, and will advance the organization’s adaptation planning and implementation.
