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2008 CultureAmountProject Title
Albany Park Theater Project$35,000Youth Development through Theater Program
Art Resources in Teaching*$80,000Building Arts Capacity Residencies
Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University$25,000Educational Initiatives
Brookfield Zoo$65,000Levels of Engagement
Chicago Chamber Musicians$35,000School Residecy Program and New Education Director
Chicago Children's Museum$30,000CLIMB (Collaborative Learning in Museums & Beyond)
Chicago Jazz Ensemble$25,000Louis Armstrong Legacy Program
Chicago Public Art Group$25,000Youth Programming
Cinema Chicago$25,000Educational Outreach Program
Community TV Network$20,000Hard Cover
Court Theatre Fund$50,000CPS Student Education Program
eta Creative Arts Foundation$35,000Arts in Education
Free Street Programs$30,000Arts Literary and Act/Write Residencies
Hyde Park Art Center*$80,000Teacher Professional Development Program
Jazz Institute of Chicago*$60,000Jazz Links
Joel Hall Dance Center$25,000Dance is a Language
John G. Shedd Aquarium*$160,000Teacher Services/Shedd Navigators
Kohl Children's Museum$50,000Early Childhood Connections
Neighborhood Writing Alliance$25,000Social Service Writing Workshops
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago$70,000Spanish-Language Kiosks and DVD Creation
People's Music School$35,000Music Theory Program
Raven Theatre Company$25,000Educational Outreach Program
Smart Museum of Art$34,000Art in Focus
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies*$250,000Children's Center and Education Programs
Victory Gardens Theater$40,000Drama in the Schools