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Strategy: Strengthen Marin’s arts sector to increase public engagement in the arts
MCF is focusing its support on arts programming for underserved populations, including low-income residents, people of color, LGBTQ, immigrants, and at-risk youth. The Foundation is supporting an array of arts and cultural programming and activities aimed toward these groups.
In addition, MCF recognizes that many Marin residents are unable to engage in arts and cultural programs and activities due to isolation and/or institutionalization. The arts offer a powerful mechanism to make a difference in the lives of these residents and assist their continued or renewed participation in community activities.
MCF is also helping arts organizations increase public engagement in the arts. Capacity-building projects include helping arts groups form a cohesive network and providing support for professional development, strategic planning, and innovative arts programming.
In addition, MCF is providing technical assistance support to grantees to craft strategies aimed at broadening, deepening, and diversifying their audiences. Arts organizations depend heavily on earned income as well as contributed income from their audiences. Therefore, increased audiences and audience commitment will provide greater financial stability over time.
Grants made since the implementation of MCF’s Strategic Plan:
Grants
| Organization | Description | Awarded Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Area Discovery Museum | To support implementation of an audience develpment plan. | $15,000.00 |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum | To support implementation of an audience develpment plan. | $50,000.00 |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum | To support implementation of an audience develpment plan. | $47,500.00 |
| Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center | To support implementation of an audience development plan. | $38,000.00 |
| Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center | To undertake audience development efforts. | $40,000.00 |
| Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center | To undertake audience development efforts. | $20,000.00 |
| Bread & Roses | To provide professional artists and instructors to work with incarcerated artists. | $60,000.00 |
| Bread & Roses | To support arts opportunities for institutionalized residents in Marin. | $50,000.00 |
| Bread & Roses | To support arts opportunities for institutionalized residents in Marin. | $55,000.00 |
| California Film Institute | To support audience development implementation. | $50,000.00 |
| California Film Institute | To support the planning phase of an audience development project. | $20,000.00 |
| Canal Welcome Center | To support cultural programs. | $14,000.00 |
| Circus Bella | To support Circus in the Parks in Marin. | $5,500.00 |
| Dance Palace Community Center | capacity building and seniors' programs | $20,000.00 |
| Dance Palace Community Center | To support capacity building. | $20,000.00 |
| Dance Palace Community Center | To support Noche de la Familia. | $5,000.00 |
| DrawBridge | To support arts education and opportunities for creative expression for homeless youth and their families. | $10,000.00 |
| DrawBridge | To support arts education and opportunities for creative expression for homeless youth and their families. | $7,500.00 |
| DrawBridge | To support arts education opportunities for homeless youth and their families. | $6,000.00 |
| DrawBridge | To supports art programs for homeless children. | $15,000.00 |
| ForWords | To support ForWords. | $15,000.00 |
| Gallery Route One | To support photography classes for Latinos. | $10,000.00 |
| Giant Steps of America | To provide music expression and apprenticeship opportunities for youth in Marin City. | $7,500.00 |
| Giant Steps of America | To provide music expression and apprenticeship opportunities for youth in Marin City. | $3,000.00 |
| Giant Steps of America | To support Juvenile Hall and community-based music education programming and outreach. | $15,000.00 |
| Hannah Project Partnership for Academic Achievement | To support the Village Arts Community Education project. | $10,000.00 |
| Headlands Center for the Arts | To support audience engagement implementation. | $50,000.00 |
| Headlands Center for the Arts | To support the planning phase of an audience development project. | $20,000.00 |
| Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center | To support development of an audience development strategy. | $15,000.00 |
| Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center | To support implementation of an audience development plan. | $47,500.00 |
| Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center | To support implementation of an audience develpment plan. | $50,000.00 |
| Luna Dance Institute | To support Family Dance in Marin City. | $8,550.00 |
| Marin Arts Council | To provide arts education, mentoring, and apprenticeship opportunities to students. | $15,000.00 |
| Marin Arts Council | To support arts education and creative expression opportunities for youth in Juvenile Hall, County Community School, and other institutional settings. | $7,500.00 |
| Marin Arts Council | To support capacity building efforts. | $20,000.00 |
| Marin Arts Council | To support development of an audience development strategy. | $20,000.00 |
| Marin Arts Council | To support implementation of an audience develpment plan. | $40,000.00 |
| Marin Arts Council | To support the TeamWorks Arts & Mentoring Program. | $15,000.00 |
| Marin Community Foundation | To provide technical assistance and consulting services to participants in audience development efforts. | $32,000.00 |
| Marin Community Foundation | To provide technical assistance and consulting services to participants in audience development efforts. | $38,000.00 |
| Marin Community Foundation | To provide technical assistance and consulting services to participants in audience development efforts. | $100,000.00 |
| Marin Community Foundation | To support Arts in the Community consultant work. | $24,250.00 |
| Marin Community Foundation | To support consultant work for Arts in the Community. | $56,400.00 |
| Marin Community Foundation | To support consultant work for audience development. | $42,750.00 |
| Marin Community Foundation | To support planning for the Marin Cultural Census. | $50,000.00 |
| Marin History Museum | To support development of an audience development strategy. | $15,000.00 |
| Marin Symphony Association | To support audience development implementation. | $50,000.00 |
| Marin Symphony Association | To support development of an audience development strategy. | $35,000.00 |
| Marin Theatre Company | To support development of an audience development strategy. | $20,000.00 |
| Marin Theatre Company | To support implementation of an audience development plan. | $38,000.00 |
| Marin Theatre Company | To support implementation of the audience develpment plan. | $40,000.00 |
| Marin Theatre Company | To support two free performances of In The Red And Brown Water. | $5,000.00 |
| Mill Valley Philharmonic | To support audience development implementation. | $17,000.00 |
| Mill Valley Philharmonic | To support the planning phase of an audience development strategy. | $10,000.00 |
| Mountain Play Association | To support development of an audience development strategy. | $20,000.00 |
| Pacific News Service | To support The Beat Within creative writing program at Marin Juvenile Hall and in community settings. | $24,000.00 |
| Pacific News Service | To support The Beat Within creative writing program at Marin Juvenile Hall and in community settings. | $15,000.00 |
| Pacific News Service | To support The Beat Within creative writing program at Marin Juvenile Hall and in community settings. | $20,000.00 |
| Performing Arts Workshop | To conduct eight 16-week artistic residencies at Marin County Juvenile Hall and Phoenix Academy County Community School. | $15,000.00 |
| Performing Arts Workshop | To support Artists-in-Communities. | $10,000.00 |
| Performing Arts Workshop | To support arts education and opportunities for creative expression for teenage youth in institutional and community settings. | $7,500.00 |
| San Geronimo Valley Community Center | To support a collaboration with Los Cenzontles. | $5,900.00 |
| San Geronimo Valley Community Center | To support development of an audience development strategy. | $20,000.00 |
| San Geronimo Valley Community Center | To support implementation of an audience development plan. | $38,000.00 |
| San Geronimo Valley Community Center | To support implementation of an audience develpment plan. | $40,000.00 |
| Small Press Distribution, Inc. | To support development of an audience development strategy. | $20,000.00 |
| Small Press Distribution, Inc. | To support development of an audience development strategy. | $15,000.00 |
| Small Press Distribution, Inc. | To support implementation of an audience development plan. | $19,000.00 |
| Spectrum LGBT Center of the North Bay | To support Seen Through Film. | $15,000.00 |
| William James Association | To fund professional artists and instructors to work with incarcerated artists. | $20,000.00 |
| William James Association | To support art programs at San Quentin. | $25,000.00 |
| William James Association | To support visual arts classes and workshops, music workshops, theatrical rehearsals and productions, creative writing, and spoken word classes. | $15,000.00 |
| Youth in Arts, Inc. | To support community arts partners. | $15,000.00 |
| Youth Leadership Institute | To support Youth Arts for Social Change. | $14,550.00 |
| Total Arts in the Community Grants: | $1,864,900.00 |
