Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs

To support the "Celebrate Culture" community lunch on February 6, 2008

Ben Franklin Parkway Development

To accelerate the transformation of the Ben Franklin Parkway into a world-class, pedestrian-oriented cultural campus through coordinated, extensive public space investments

[NAME] Publications

To increase exposure for local art and artists by developing a nonprofit publishing house for Miami-based art books

Here & Now Festival

To increase the development of original, locally produced performance art through expanding the accomplished Here & Now Festival

Art Education Center

To help catalyze growth of the downtown cultural district by supporting a capital campaign to expand and improve the museum facility, create a new education center, and strengthen the museum's collections and library

Bas Fisher Invitational

To stimulate creativity in Miami's art scene by supporting an established gallery founded on providing young, unrepresented artists with free facilities and events to present their work to the community

North Carolina Dance Theater

To strengthen the north end of Charlotte's uptown cultural mall with a permanent home, including classrooms and rehearsal studios, for the North Carolina Dance Theatre

Miami World Cinema Center

To assist the prosperity of the Miami's independent film community by establishing an extensive institute for connecting, funding and advising local film makers

Miami Music Project

To extend the joy of music to students in Miami-Dade schools through a year-round classical education program culminating in an annual festival with performances by youth and professional musicians

YoungArts/Miami

To develop young South Florida artists by creating a new regional competition as part of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts' youngARTS program

Classical South Florida

To ensure the continuation and progression of South Florida's only classical radio station by supplying challenge funds to motivate the financial support of listeners

Sleepless Night

To continue providing artists and residents with a free, city-wide celebration of the arts by installing Sleepless Night as an annual Miami Beach tradition