Arts and Science Council-Charlotte/Mecklenburg

To invest in emerging arts organizations to fill gaps in local cultural programming

Arts and Science Council-Charlotte/Mecklenburg

To support continued investment in emerging cultural organizations that are viewed as having the capability of filling gaps in local cultural programming or are unique in their programmatic approach, either artistically or in reaching emerging audiences

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

To create a digital library of the rarely seen collection of 1,400 works in the Bechtler family collection

Charlotte Arts Journalism Alliance

To create the Charlotte Arts Journalism Alliance, a collection of trained arts journalists who will publish under the CAA banner on TV, radio, print, online and a newly developed app

Concierto: WDAV

To develop and pilot Concierto, a nationally syndicated Spanish-language classical music service expected to launch 2011

Courage: The Carolina Story That Changed America

To create innovative programming around the return engagement of the nationally acclaimed Civil Rights exhibit, COURAGE: The Carolina Story That Changed America

Digital Outreach

To create a more accessible and comprehensive website, including a digital library of portions of the collection plus a comprehensive microsite on North Carolina Pottery

Educational Outreach

To inspire young artists-in-training by providing free tickets for them to attend professional arts events

Harvey B. Gantt Center

To bring alive African-American arts and history through a bolder, more dynamic education program

Harvey B. Gantt Center Exhibits

To support Gantt Center exhibits and programming in 2013 including the exhibition of Church Hats; works by Jonathan Green; and Question Bridge: Black Males

Knight Theater: Arts and Science Council

For an operating endowment to support extensive new cultural facilities in downtown Charlotte, including a 1,200-seat theater to be named for John S. and James L. Knight

Levine Museum of the New South

To stimulate a community conversation around the multiple cultural traditions in Charlotte through the Newcomer Project