Gerbode Foundation
For Support Of The Commissioning Program
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Amount$525,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/11/2013
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
For the past thirteen years, the Wallace Alexander Gerbode and Hewlett foundations have partnered to make grants to Bay Area arts organizations to commission new works by gifted individual playwrights, composers, choreographers, and multimedia artists. This highly competitive and nationally respected grant program is unusual among such awards due to the large size of the grants (up to $50,000) and their changes in theme as artistic trends shift. With this renewal, the commissioning program would continue to support artists at critical junctures in their careers, enable nonprofit local arts organizations to develop and premiere substantial new works, and enrich Bay Area audiences by giving them first access to ambitious, original creations.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
fdncenter.org/grantmaker/gerbode
Address
1791 Solano Avenue, #F15, Berkeley, CA, 94707, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Special Awards in the Arts Program
The Gerbode Foundation is dedicated to providing grants in the areas of environment, justice, advancing truth, special initiatives, and the arts. Its Special Awards in the Arts Program supports the creation of new works in dance, theater production, and music composition. Since it began in 2000, the program has contributed to the development of more than 130 new works that demonstrate strong cultural and aesthetic diversity. Each year, commissioning grants are awarded to six organizations that work with artists to develop new works that will premiere in the Bay Area. This grant to the Gerbode Foundation for its Special Awards in the Arts Program aligns with the Performing Arts Program’s Artists strategy.
for the Special Awards in the Arts program
The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation is dedicated to providing grants in the areas of environment, justice, advancing truth, special initiatives, and the performing arts. The Special Awards in the Arts program makes grants to Bay Area arts organizations to commission new works by playwrights, composers, and multimedia artists. Each year, commissions are awarded to six organizations in a specific discipline. This grant to the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation for its Special Awards in the Arts program aligns with the Performing Arts Program’s Artists strategy.
