Long Now Foundation
For The 2022 50 Arts Commissions For Media Arts
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Amount$150,000
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Program
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Date Awarded9/28/2022
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
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 Long Now Foundation in developing and presenting lead artist Eve Sussman’s “Naming Names.” The project will culminate in a multimedia performance and installation that connects the Bay Area with the ancient city of Athens and explores the human impulse to assign names to things. This grant supports the Hewlett Foundation’s longstanding commitment to the performing arts in the Bay Area.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.longnow.org
Address
2 Marina Boulevard
Fort Mason Center, Building A, San Francisco, CA, 94123, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the 2022 50 Arts Commissions for Media Arts
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 Long Now Foundation in developing and presenting lead artist Eve Sussman’s “Naming Names.” The project will culminate in a multimedia performance and installation that connects the Bay Area with the ancient city of Athens and explores the human impulse to assign names to things. This grant supports the Hewlett Foundation’s longstanding commitment to the performing arts in the Bay Area.
