1st ACT Silicon Valley

To create a new sense of place in Silicon Valley by supporting an initiative that uses the lens of creativity to bring the future into focus and inspire physical and cultural improvements

SoFA

To create a sustainable transformation of San Jose's urban core into a vibrant cultural and social hub for the region

Zero1 - The Art and Technology Network

To build an internationally recognized cultural identity and sense of place for the Silicon Valley by strengthening ZERO1's organizational capacity and making its biennial international digital arts festival a signature cultural event

Arts Council Silicon Valley

To create a detailed business plan centered on the concept that creativity, both technological and artistic, is the once and future life force of Silicon Valley, and should be the basis for a coalescence of private and public decision-making

TheatreWorks

To build audiences by adapting their marketing effort based on the findings of a marketing research study and disseminate their findings and results to other arts organizations in the region

1st ACT Silicon Valley

To help launch a new vision for Silicon Valley by supporting development of a focused plan aimed at making downtown San Jose a more viable, fun and pedestrian-friendly place

Arts4School

To expand the "Arts4School" program already in place in East Palo Alto's Costaño Elementary School and to replicate it in east San Jose's Lyndale Elementary School

Cinequest: Picture the Possibilities

For year one of Cinequest's three-year project "Picture the Possibilities" ("PTP") to empower youth with the tools, mentors and experience needed to turn their stories into films while challenging them to drive change in their communities

Springboard for the Arts

To bring Springboard for the Arts' Community Supported Art program to Knight Foundation's eight communities over the next two years, inspiring local art movements

Puccini's La Boheme

To present one private performance of Puccini's La Boheme as an audience development project for targeted members of the San Jose community who have never or not recently attended an opera

Spanish-language Professional Development

To support the presentation of two Spanish-language Professional Development Program workshops for artists in 2011 and 2012 - one in Miami, FL and one in San Jose, CA, two communities with large Spanish-speaking populations

New Pathways for the Arts

To grow the culture of innovation in the San Jose arts community through the support of the New Pathways for the Arts Initiative, a tested national model for innovation training