National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

final public performances. Staff also will offer students tutoring, mentoring, SAT preparation, and assistance in
the preparation for applications to performing arts high schools and colleges.
Ryman-Carroll Foundation (aka Ryman Arts)
$15,000 Los Angeles, CA
To support pre-professional studio art classes for high school students. The sequential curriculum focuses on
drawing from observation, color and composition, and critical analysis. Students also will learn techniques of
wet and dry media (e.g., oil paint and pencil), explore the artistic traditions in those media, and receive
extensive instruction in life drawing. Classes are taught by experienced teaching artists and offered free-ofcharge.
Salvadori Center Ltd. (aka Salvadori Center)
$25,000 New York, NY
To support in-school design and architecture residencies for public school students in the greater New York City
area. Salvadori teaching artists will use the built environment-buildings, bridges, parks and the urban landscapeto
teach students the design process and realize the math, science, and social history embedded in the
structures within their communities. The program will culminate in a one-day Annual Design Charrette in which
students work with professional architects, designers, and engineers to design, develop, and build a project in
response to a design challenge.
San Francisco Art and Film Program (aka SF Art & Film)
$10,000 San Francisco, CA
To support the Teen Film Workshop. The media arts education project will prepare students for film school and
train them for careers in the film industry. Students will participate in lectures and film viewings, which will
provide them with a foundation in theory; they then will apply what they have learned as they design and
produce individual films and a group film. The program will culminate in the presentation of student work at the
San Francisco Art Institute.
San Francisco Symphony (aka SFS) (On behalf of San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra)
$20,000 San Francisco, CA
To support the Artist Development Program of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. Professional
musicians provide in-depth engagement with orchestral music to students free-of-charge, as a complement to
the Youth Orchestra's weekly rehearsals and concert series. Program components include intensive coaching,
collaboration with guest artists, apprenticeships, mentoring, and training in chamber music and audition
techniques. All program activity serves all Youth Orchestra students, and students are able to experience live
music at a professional level by attending San Francisco Symphony concerts throughout the year.
Seattle Public Schools (aka Seattle Public Schools)
$100,000 Seattle, WA
To support implementation of the Creative Advantage, a collective impact project. In partnership with Seattle's
Office of Arts & Culture, Seattle Foundation, Seattle Art Museum, Arts Corps, and ArtsEd Washington, the
project will include regional and school-based planning, common core arts assessments, professional
development for arts and non-arts teachers, and comprehensive longitudinal evaluation. The school district will
use a principal peer-coaching model, contracting Arts Leadership Principal Coaches to work with schools through
the multi-year process of implementing and refining arts plans, which will be geared towards arts equity and
quality.
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.