2005 Grant recipients

Communiversity Music Program ~ community music program in Williams - $1500 to purchase musical instruments

Arts Council of Southern Oregon ~ to sponsor artists in schools, residency at Manzanita Elementary School - $1500

Southern Oregon Impact Theatre ~ Comedy Camp for families - $1500

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley ~ to encourage the growth of arts with youth - $1000

Grants Pass Intertribal Powwow ~ to assist in presenting the Grants Pass Powwow - $600

Grants Pass Museum ~ collaborating with the Boys & Girls Clubs to encourage and display children's art - $500

Southern Oregon Guild ~ supporting the Native American Project - $500

Rogue Valley Symphony ~ to support concerts in schools - $500

Gladiola's Art Program ~ to place artists in the schools and help reach those children with artistic abilities - $500

2004 Grant Recipients

Native American Mural ~ public art in the form of a mural on the exterior wall of the Southern Oregon Indian Center

Learning Through Art ~ students at Lorna Byrne Middle School learn about another culture "el dia de los muertos" ("Day of the Dead")

Shields of Power ~ art therapy workshop for adult and children promoting awareness of needed societal changes surrounding the issue of domestic violence

Artists in the Schools ~ the PTA at Fort Vannoy School is presenting four artist residences to their students

Visiting Local Artists Program ~ various artist workshops offered at Gladiola Alternative High School to enhance student learning

Music Education Project ~ The Rogue Valley Symphony Chamber Players visit 14 schools providing 25 performances while also giving vouchers to families to attend a free concert