44 Berkeley Arts Programs Receive Grants

Berkeley CA

24 December, 2020

4:50 PM

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BERKELEY, CA — Alameda County has distributed $900,000 to 157 Alameda County nonprofit arts and cultural organizations through its Arts Relief Grant Program, including dozens here in Berkeley. The CARES Act-funded grant program was established to help organizations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. "The County recognizes that arts and cultural organizations are an essential part of our community and an instrumental aspect of our economic recovery," said Melissa Wilk, Alameda County Auditor-Controller. The grants range in size from $3,150 to $15,750. All qualifying applicants received an award. The size of each grant was based on the organization's operating budget. Here are the local grant recipients: Berkeley — Actors Ensemble of Berkeley, $3,150Ashkenaz, $6,300Aurora Theatre Company, $12,600Bay Area Book Festival, $9,450Bay Area Children's Theatre, $15,750Berkeley Ballet Theater, $9,450Berkeley Playhouse, $15,750Berkeley Rep, $15,750Berkeley Symphony, $12,600Black Repertory Group, $3,150BrasArte, $3,150California Jazz Conservatory, $15,750Capoeira Arts Foundation, $3,150Cazadero Music Camp, $9,450Central Works, $3,150Chora Nova, $3,150Crowden Music Center, $15,750David Brower Center, $12,600Freight & Salvage, $15,750Gamelan Sekar Jaya, $3,150Habitot Children's Museum, $6,300IMPOP ‐ Intelligent Minds Positive on Purpose, $3,150Indra's Net Theater, $3,150Inferno Theatre, $3,150Jewish Community Center of the East Bay, $15,750Kala Art Institute, $9,450Luna Dance Institute, $6,300PlayGround, $6,300Poetry Flash, $3,150Ruth Botchan Dance Company Western Sky, $3,150Sacred & Profane Chamber Chorus, $3,150Shotgun Players, $12,600Small Press Distribution, $9,450The Beat Berkeley Performing Arts, $3,150The Berkeley FILM Foundation, $3,150The Starry Plough, $3,150The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall, $15,750TheatreFIRST, $3,150Today's Future Sound, $3,150Wee Poets, $3,150West Edge Opera, $6,300Young People's Chamber Orchestra, $3,150Young People's Symphony Orchestra Association, $3,150Youth Musical Theater Company, $3,150