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5.7 Million in Grants from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Foundation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation awarded a total of $5.7 million in grants which will be shared by twenty-one performing artists in the fields of jazz, contemporary dance and theater to provide them the freedom to take creative risks and explore new ideas.
The recipients represent the inaugural class of Doris Duke Artists coming from New York, Washington, Texas, California, Illinois and Ohio.
Selected Grant News Headlines
A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
Heart of the Humanities: New Sister Maria Cordis Richey Center for the Humanities and Creative Arts 
Sister Maria Cordis Richey, a renowned poet and former president of New Jersey's Georgian Court University, died last month at the age of 50. She left behind a center for the humanities and...more
Sister Maria Cordis Richey, a renowned poet and former president of New Jersey's Georgian Court University, died last month at the age of 50. She left behind a center for the humanities and...more
Huntington Local Middle School Celebrates New Smartlab 
"I believe this program places Huntington Local Schools on the cutting edge of what 21st-century schools should be." So says Pete Ruby, superintendent of Ohio's Huntington Local Middle School,...more
"I believe this program places Huntington Local Schools on the cutting edge of what 21st-century schools should be." So says Pete Ruby, superintendent of Ohio's Huntington Local Middle School,...more
Painting, Sculpture, More: The Tennessean Student of the Week Is All about Art. Vote Now 
Katherine Conatser is a senior at Montgomery Central High School in Clarksville, Tenn., with a GPA of 4.0, has been in the art department for four years, has completed art one, two, and three, and...more
Katherine Conatser is a senior at Montgomery Central High School in Clarksville, Tenn., with a GPA of 4.0, has been in the art department for four years, has completed art one, two, and three, and...more
Opinion: Parents Should Be Not Freaked Out When Their Kids Want to Pursue An Arts Education 
A performing arts education builds listening skills, develops empathy and perseverance.Acting, in particular, offers students a safe space to be vulnerable and explore feelings that can overwhelm us...more
A performing arts education builds listening skills, develops empathy and perseverance.Acting, in particular, offers students a safe space to be vulnerable and explore feelings that can overwhelm us...more
Experience 'Music for the Mountains' in Raleigh: Support Hurricane Helene Relief Sunday
Foundation: Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
"If your heart is really for the western mountains in North Carolina, it's broken now." That's what WRAL and Capitol Broadcasting Company's relief efforts say they've raised in the wake of...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
"If your heart is really for the western mountains in North Carolina, it's broken now." That's what WRAL and Capitol Broadcasting Company's relief efforts say they've raised in the wake of...more
Nudm Halloween 5K Brings Community Together for Festive Run
Foundation: Evanston Community Foundation
It's that time of year again: time for the annual Northwestern University Dance Marathon, which this year runs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. This year's event has a...more
Foundation: Evanston Community Foundation
It's that time of year again: time for the annual Northwestern University Dance Marathon, which this year runs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. This year's event has a...more
What Do a Garden, a Pet, and Ai Have in Common? Posspole'S One Health Initiative Holds the Answer 
A startup in India is aiming to use artificial intelligence to improve the health of the country's 1.3 billion people. Posspole has launched the ONE Health initiative, which aims to "practically...more
A startup in India is aiming to use artificial intelligence to improve the health of the country's 1.3 billion people. Posspole has launched the ONE Health initiative, which aims to "practically...more
Young People: First Nations Arts & Culture Project Fund Opportunities – ArtsHub Australia 
First Nations Arts & Culture Project Fund Opportunities ArtsHub Australia has announced the recipients of its annual "Young People: First Nations Arts & Culture Project Fund Opportunities"...more
First Nations Arts & Culture Project Fund Opportunities ArtsHub Australia has announced the recipients of its annual "Young People: First Nations Arts & Culture Project Fund Opportunities"...more
Coro Dazzles in 'Jewelscapes' Concerts 
Coro de Camara was founded in 1989 as an auditioned chamber chorus with singers and high school apprentices from Los Alamos and Santa Fe.In "Jewelscapes," 10 choral gems from around the globe and...more
Coro de Camara was founded in 1989 as an auditioned chamber chorus with singers and high school apprentices from Los Alamos and Santa Fe.In "Jewelscapes," 10 choral gems from around the globe and...more
Celebrate America's Original Music in This Sacred Jazz Space keys Jazz Bistro” 
Celebrate America's Original Music in this Sacred Jazz Space.Owner Simon Rowe opened Keys Jazz Bistro two years ago.Rowe is the former Executive Director of The Brubeck Institute.He is a...more
Celebrate America's Original Music in this Sacred Jazz Space.Owner Simon Rowe opened Keys Jazz Bistro two years ago.Rowe is the former Executive Director of The Brubeck Institute.He is a...more
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Colombian Social Entrepreneur Hopes to Shake and Change the World
Young at 24, Juan David Aristizabal Ospina is a social entrepreneur who founded Buena Nota, a platform that accentuates social entrepreneurs and citizens in Colombia making positive changes and raising awareness about social problems that need to be addressed.
