Senator Borris Miles Senate District: 13

Arts and Cultural Grants Listed by Texas Senate District Fiscal Year 2017 Year-to-Date

Alley Theatre Arts Create $16,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $3,500 To support a production of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps" as a part of the Summer Chills series that will attract audiences from the greater area and across the state. Arts Respond Project $2,500 To support Staging STEM, an educational residency that teaches core subjects through theater concepts and skills, for elementary school students in Fort Bend ISD.

Asia Society Texas Center Arts Create $4,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization.

Bach Society Houston Arts Respond Project $1,000 To support marketing and artistic costs associated with presenting "Bach Family Motets" during the Houston Early Music Festival, that will attract local, state, and international audiences. Arts Respond Project $1,000 To support educational, interactive music performances and presentations for 4th and 5th grade students in Houston Title 1 schools.

Bayou City Concert Musicals Arts Create $4,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization.

04/16/2018 Betty Roberts Best Elementary/Alief ISD Performance Support $298 Artistic fee subsidy for Carranza Puppets to perform in Houston on April 12, 2017.

Caribbean American Heritage TX Arts Respond Project $2,000 To support the Annual Caribbean-American Heritage Month Festival in the Houston Theater District that attracts regional visitors and residents of Houston.

Catastrophic Theatre Inc Arts Create $9,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization.

Center for African American Military History Performance Support $1,860 Artistic fee subsidy for Melissa Waddy-Thibodeaux to give 124 performances in Houston, December 16, 2016- March 28, 2017.

Chamber Music Houston Arts Create $3,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Performance Support $3,075 Artistic fee subsidy for the Miró Quartet to perform in Houston on September 20, 2016. 25% or more of the audiences expected to be served are adults over age 65.

Community Artists' Collective Arts Create $3,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $500 To support a series of visual arts workshops for K-12th grade students in the Houston Independent School District. Cultural District Project $13,500 To support an exhibition, "Quilts for All: Revealing Houston's Treasures," during the Houston International Quilt Festival that will attract visitors to the Midtown Arts and Entertainment District.

Dance of Asian America Arts Create $13,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $3,000 To support educational Asian dance performances for K-5th grade students in the Houston metropolitan area.

04/16/2018 Arts Respond Project $1,000 To support 8 performances of "Chinese Cultures through Dance" at various hospitals, clinics, senior activity centers, and hospice centers in the Houston area.

Discovery Green (dba) Performance Support $750 Artistic fee subsidy for Matt the Electrician to perform in Houston on September 29, 2016. Performance Support $2,550 Artistic fee subsidy for State Artist Joe Ely to perform as part of the Thursday Concert Series at in Houston on May 11, 2017. Performance Support $2,250 Artistic fee subsidy for Del Castillo to perform as part of the Thursday Concert Series at Discovery Green in Houston on May 18, 2017.

Ensemble Theatre Arts Create $11,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $3,000 To support a residence program that includes educational theater, dance, and music classes for 6th grade students at Fleming Middle School in Houston. Arts Respond Project $1,000 To support a multidisciplinary out-of-school program at the Gregory Lincoln Education Center, a Title 1 school in Houston. Commission Initiative $3,000 Support for the Ensemble Theatre to represent Texas at the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston- Salem, NC, July 31-August 5. Cultural District Project $41,754 To support the world premiere of "Front Porch Society," written by Melda Beaty and directed by Eileen J. Morris, that will attract visitors to the Midtown Art and Entertainment District.

Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Art Arts Create $4,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $500 To support the monthly Gulf Coast Reading Series, featuring established authors and held in Houston's bustling Montrose district.

Harris County Public Library Performance Support $800 Artistic fee subsidy for Puppet Pizzazz to perform in Houston, Humble, Highlands, Crosby, and Tomball, June 21-July 26, 2017. Four locations will host performances; the fifth will host a puppet workshop.

04/16/2018 Foundation Arts Create $20,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $4,000 To support a series of educational dance classes for K-12th grade students in the Houston area. Arts Respond Project $4,736 To support Adapted Dance, a community engagement program that provides dance education specifically designed to serve children and adults in Houston with Parkinson's Disease, Down Syndrome, and autism spectrum disorders. Cultural District Project $450,000 To support the creation of a blockbuster new production of "The Nutcracker" with the goal of attracting double the number of out-of-town ticket buyers to Theater District Houston during the five-week run of the show. Designated Funding $1,500 To support X³: Explore, Extend, Excel, a program for economically disadvantaged 3rd-5th grade students in the Houston area that provides free high-energy movement and music classes both in school and after school.

Houston Camerata Performance Support $700 Artistic fee subsidy for Susan McDonald to perform in Houston on October 16-17, 2016. 25% or more of the audiences expected to be served are adults over age 65 and/or individuals with disabilities.

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Arts Create $7,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization.

Houston Chamber Choir Arts Create $12,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $1,000 To support weekly vocal instruction, ear training, and music history classes for elementary schools students in the Houston area.

Houston Grand Opera Association Arts Create $17,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $4,000 To support Opera to Go! in presenting educational, interactive opera performances for economically disadvantaged elementary and middle school students in the area and across the state.

04/16/2018 Arts Respond Project $1,000 To support the Veterans Songbook, a series of storytelling workshops open to all Houston-area veterans, in which an artist and a composer meet weekly with veterans to turn select stories into songs, culminating in a performance. Arts Respond Project $2,000 To support performances by Opera to Go! in rural counties. Arts Respond Project $2,000 To support four summer opera camps for teens, including at-risk youth.

Houston Metropolitan Dance Company Arts Create $9,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $3,500 To support an artist in residence program that includes dance performances, demonstrations, and master classes for K-12th grade students in the Houston area.

Houston Symphony Arts Create $17,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $5,000 To support the Music and Wellness Initiative, an outreach program that provides free concerts and music at patients' bedsides at Texas Children's Hospital and HealthBridge Children's Hospital.

Main Street Theater Arts Create $13,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization.

Miller Theatre Advisory Board Arts Create $14,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $2,000 To support artistic and production costs associated with presenting Israel's "The Aluminum Show," a unique theatrical experience with music, dance, humor and visual theater, that will attract Houston residents and visitors to Miller Outdoor Theatre.

Niell Gorman Commission Initiative $5,000 Support for the costs of advanced arts training and other expenses for this Texas Young Master (second year of two).

04/16/2018 Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Arts Create $10,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization.

Project Row House Arts Create $5,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization.

Public Poetry Arts Respond Project $1,000 To support four evenings in a series called Poets and Musicians that will feature 26 artists who will collaborate and showcase new work and attract audiences to Houston from across the state.

Purple Songs Can Fly Arts Create $11,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $1,000 To support "Journey to Hope," an original musical starring six pediatric cancer survivors who share their experiences and stories through songs, developed with this organization while they were undergoing treatment in Houston.

Rice Design Alliance/ Arts Create $4,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization.

Russian Cultural Center-Our Texas Arts Create $4,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $1,000 To support the annual traditional song festival, featuring Russian-style camping along with the writing and performance of songs by amateurs who have roots in the former Soviet Union. Arts Respond Project $2,000 To support KSP, a traditional Russian song festival and camp in the Alabama-Coushatta Indian reservation near Livingston, featuring renowned guest artists Grigory Gladkov, Natalya Dudkina and Michael Bashakov. Performance Support $2,700 Artistic fee subsidy for the Flying Balalaika Brothers to perform in Houston as part of the Russian Old New Year Festival on January 14, 2017.

Samskriti Arts Create $4,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization.

04/16/2018 Arts Respond Project $2,000 To support costs associated with "Anshuman," a new choreographic work by Samskriti's artistic director, Rathna Kumar, that will attract residents and visitors to Houston.

Shabach Enterprise Arts Respond Project $2,000 To support the Fade to Black Play Festival that will feature a variety of original works and will attract playwrights and audiences to Houston.

Society for the Performing Arts Arts Create $6,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $3,000 To support a student matinee performed by David Parsons Dance and Houston ISD's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, modified specifically for students on the autism spectrum. Arts Respond Project $2,000 To support the Ballet Hispanico Summer Dance Intensive, which also includes a comprehensive learning experience about health and wellness within the dance regimen for young dancers and their families, in Houston.

The Hobby Center Foundation Arts Respond Project $3,000 To support the Discovery Series, a program of sensory-friendly performances for children on the autism spectrum, and their families, in Houston.

Theatre Under the Stars Arts Create $9,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $3,500 To support the productions "Pippin" and "Once on This Island" at Houston's Miller Outdoor Theatre with a goal of attracting visitors and residents and generating income for artists, technicians, and local businesses. Arts Respond Project $3,000 To support classroom theater and literacy workshops for high school students in Houston. Arts Respond Project $5,000 To support the provision of quality, customized, accessible summer camp opportunities to Houston area children living with disabilities, and their siblings. Arts Respond Project $5,500 To support providing free after-school musical theater instruction at underserved schools in the Houston area, culminating in student performances. Cultural District Project $45,000 To support the exclusive Texas engagement of the Tony Award-winning musical "Fun Home" that will bring visitors to Theater District Houston during the 16-show run.

04/16/2018 UH/Arte Publico Press Arts Create $9,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization. Arts Respond Project $1,500 To support educational workshops on literacy, presented by authors, for elementary schools in the Rio Grande Valley.

UH/Texas Music Festival Arts Create $7,500 To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the operations of this arts organization.

Workshop Houston Designated Funding $7,500 To support Youth Art Studios, a program that teaches applied arts and music to underserved middle and high school students in four fully-equipped studio/classrooms in the Third Ward of Houston.

YES Prep Fifth Ward Designated Funding $10,000 To support STEAM Lab, an education program in Houston's Fifth Ward that uses the arts to understand other academic subjects.

Number of Awards: 80 Award Total: $934,473

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