ORLANDO – December 1, 2020 – United Arts of Central Florida (United Arts) announced the recipients of its Orange County Venue Subsidy Grants. Twenty-five organizations were awarded grants totaling $504,489.06
“This funding has helped our organization keep our doors open and allowed our students to continue to believe in the impossible and dance in their passion,” said Terri J. Burns, Executive Artistic Director at the Standing Ovation Talent Group.
Now in its second year, United Arts developed this grant program in conjunction with Orange County to provide support for venue rentals throughout Orange County. It is funded through a $500,000 allocation from Orange County Government with the goal of bringing a variety of arts and cultural programs to Orange County districts. Due to COVID-19, the focus of the program was expanded to include long-term venue leases as well.
“After having been closed for over nine months, this rent-subsidy grant is truly a lifeline,” stated Heather Alexander, executive director at The Winter Park Playhouse. “It will help The Playhouse emerge from the pandemic stronger and focus on our mission of entertaining, uplifting and inspiring the Central Florida community through professional musical theater programming. We are so grateful!”.
Long-term lease grant recipients are:
The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community
Funding Amount: $7,039.50
Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts
Funding Amount: $19,950
Capoeira for Tomorrow
Funding Amount: $19,950
Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center
Funding Amount: $14,022
Standing Ovation Talent Group Inc.
Funding Amount: $12,698.97
Theatre South Playhouse
Funding Amount: $37,682.70
The Winter Park Playhouse
Funding Amount: $47,500
Venue rental grant recipients are:
Celebration Theatre Company
Funding Amount: $22,088.45
Central Florida Community Arts
Funding Amount: $36,466.23
Central Florida Vocal Arts
Funding Amount: $9,794.71
Creative City Project
Funding Amount: $8,407.50
International Fringe Festival of Central Florida D/B/A Orlando Fringe
Funding Amount: $47,500
Music To My Mind
Funding Amount: $1,073.50
Opera Orlando
Funding Amount: $47,500
Orlando Ballet
Funding Amount: $47,500
Orlando City Ballet D/B/A Russian Ballet Orlando
Funding Amount: $3,289.38
Orlando International Film Festival, Inc.
Funding Amount: $2,768.36
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
Funding Amount: $47,500
Orlando Shakes (Orlando Shakespeare Theater)
Funding Amount: $47,500
Orlando Symphony Orchestra
Funding Amount: $4,522
Orlando Urban Film Festival (OUFF)
Funding Amount: $2,850
Performing Arts of Maitland
Funding Amount: $3,039.98
Playwrights’ Round Table
Funding Amount: $5,324.75
Timucua Arts Foundation
Funding Amount: $7,737.28
Write To Be Scene
Funding Amount: $783.75
About United Arts of Central Florida
United Arts is a collaboration of individuals, businesses, governments and school districts, foundations, arts and cultural organizations, and artists. Its mission is to enrich communities by investing in arts, science and history. United Arts serves residents and visitors in Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties through the more than 60 local arts, science and history organizations it supports. It does this by providing direct support through grants and contracts for services, collaborative fundraising, arts education opportunities, advocacy, and technical and administrative assistance. Since 1989, United Arts has invested more than $162 million in Central Florida’s arts and culture.
For more information, visit http://www.UnitedArts.cc or call 407.628.0333.
