IAC Announces Second Round of FY2012 Grants

At the last tri-annual meeting of the Illinois Arts Council on January 27, 2012, the Council unanimously awarded 132 grants totaling over $1,393,000 in its year 2012 grants. The grantees are listed in alphabetical order according to the counties and cities in which they are located.

Champaign County

Champaign

40 North/88 West Inc, $3,300 for Poetry Out Loud project support
Robert A Manaster, $500 for a Professional Development residency grant
Ann Coddington Rast, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Crafts
WILL-AM University of Illinois/UC, $12,387 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant
WILL-FM University of Illinois/UC, $12,387 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant
WILL-TV University of Illinois/UC, $53,675 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant

Urbana

Hugh T Bridgeford, $750 for a Professional Development workshop grant
Campus Middle School for Girls, $1,000 for a puppetry residency with Ginger Lozar
Washington Early Childhood Center, $995 for a a dance residency with Kate Kuper

Coles County

Charleston

WEIU-TV Eastern Illinois University, $53,675 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant

Mattoon

Jason Lee Brown, $750 for a Professional Development conference grant

Cook County

Chicago

David I Alex, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Theatre
Shawn B Allison, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music
+Nikki Renee Anderson, $1,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Matthew A Austin, $1,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Photography
Scott T Barsotti, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Theatre
Iwona Biedermann, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Deborah M Boardman, $1,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Interdisciplinary Art
Michelle Elaine Bolinger, $750 for a Professional Development residency grant
Adam Brooks, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Andrea L Cerniglia, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Dance
Chicago Public Media Inc, $12,387 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant
Company of Folk, $30,000 for Illinois folklore projects support
William F Conger, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Heather V Cramond, $500 for a Professional Development residency grant
Rachel A Damon, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Dance
Anita Louise Darwish, $750 for a Professional Development workshop grant
Jon D Deitemyer, $1,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music
Deborah Adams Doering, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Gregory P Duncan, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music
Mary R Farmilant, $750 for a Professional Development website grant
Alicia D Forestall-Boehm, $500 for a Professional Development workshop grant
Julie C Ganey, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Theatre
Vanessa L Georg, $750 for a Professional Development documentation grant
Christine M Grodecki, $500 for a Professional Development documentation grant
Colleen Theresa Halloran, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Dance
Katherine M Hampel, $750 for a Professional Development residency grant
David R Harper, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Thomas L Hicke III, $750 for a Professional Development marketing grant
Barbara A Hirschfeld, $750 for a Professional Development workshop grant
Kelly Lynn Hogan, $750 for a Professional Development marketing grant
Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Illinois Arts Alliance, $20,000 for Arts And Economic Study project support
The Illinois Humanities Council Inc, $356,300 for humanities programs operating expense
The Illinois Humanities Council Inc, $85,000 for Arts & Foreign Language Alumni Institute support
Ryan K Ingebritsen, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music
James Emmett Jankowiak, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Jaclyn M Jemc, $750 for a Professional Development residency grant
Junko Kajino, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Media Arts
Virginia Anne 'Ginger' Krebs, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in New Performance Forms
Jin Sup Lee, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Photography
Ruth E Margraff, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Theatre
Reginald H McLaughlin, $750 for a Professional Development website grant
Harold Mendez, $750 for a Professional Development residency grant
Jonathan A Meyer, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Dance
Kristina Karoline Miller, $500 for a Professional Development marketing grant
Anne Elizabeth Moore, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Literature
Theresa Obeng-Sam, $750 for a Professional Development website grant
Nadezhda Oussenko, $750 for a Professional Development residency grant
Susannah Papish, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Corinne Dora Peterson, $750 for a Professional Development documentation grant
Christopher A Preissing, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music
Brian Ruby, $500 for a Professional Development website grant
Andrea Lynn Salloum, $750 for a Professional Development marketing grant
Martha Ellen Sanders, $750 for a Professional Development website grant
Allison Shoemaker, $750 for a Professional Development website grant
Jane C Sloss, $1,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Michael F Thompson, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Fereshteh Hamidi Toosi, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Interdisciplinary Art
Ayako Tsuchiya, $750 for a Professional Development workshop grant
Barmey V Ung, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music
Maureen Warren, $750 for a Professional Development residency grant
Bernard F Williams, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Joyce Noel Williams, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Theatre
Andrew Norman Wilson, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Interdisciplinary Art
WTTW Communications Inc, $53,675 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant
WYCC Television, $53,675 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant
Barbara A Yaross, $750 for a Professional Development workshop grant
Nejla Yatkin, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Dance
Nicole L Zaleski, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Theatre
Toby Zallman, $1,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Michael S Zerang, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music

Evanston

William H Harper, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Photography
Indira Freitas Johnson, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Literature for All of Us, $8,500 for Poetry Out Loud project support
North Shore Choral Society, $1,500 for general operating support
Oakton Elem School, $1,000 for a storytelling residency with Sue Black
Nancy Sue Sommers, $1,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Alan K Teller, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Photography

Forest Park

Etta L Worthington, $750 for a Professional Development conference grant

Glenview

Annette L Barbier, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Drew R Browning, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Media Arts

Harvey

Dionne Victoria Milton, $750 for a Professional Development website grant

Indianhead Park

Sarah E Rehmer, $750 for a Professional Development conference grant

North Riverside

Joseph A Chiappetta, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts

Oak Park

Jennifer McCarthy Bienemann, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music
Winifred Haun, $750 for a Professional Development workshop grant

Park Ridge

Park Ridge Civic Orchestra, $3,500 for general operating support

Schaumburg

Victor Alexander Ramirez, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Dance

Skokie

District 69 PTO, $1,000 for a visual arts residency with Chris Zonta

Willow Springs

Angelika Piwowarczyk, $1,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Jose Francisco Salgado, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Media Arts

DeKalb County

DeKalb

WNIJ-FM, $12,387 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant
WNIU-FM, $12,387 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant

DuPage County

Glen Ellyn

WDCB-FM, $12,387 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant

Wheaton

Brett Connely Foster, $750 for a Professional Development conference grant

Henry County

Bishop Hill

Bishop Hill Heritage Assn, $65,000 for Midwest Folk Festival support

Jackson County

Carbondale

David R Bond, $750 for a Professional Development conference grant
Carbondale Community Arts, $3,300 for Poetry Out Loud project support
Kathleen C Ginther, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music
WSIU-FM, $12,387 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant
WSIU-TV, $53,675 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant
WUSI-TV, $53,675 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant

Lake County

Highland Park

Jessica M Jacobs, $750 for a Professional Development conference grant
Joan Kathryn Weaver, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts

Madison County

Alton

Jacoby Arts Center, $3,300 for Poetry Out Loud project support

Edwardsville

Brigham A Dimick, $750 for a Professional Development website grant

McDonough County

Macomb

WIUM-FM Western Illinois University, $12,387 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant

McHenry County

Woodstock

Clay Elem School, $1,000 for a visual arts residency with Kevin Olis

McLean County

Normal

WGLT-FM Illinois State University, $12,387 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant

Peoria County

Peoria

WCBU-FM, $12,387 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant
WTVP-TV Illinois Val Pub Telecomm Corp, $53,675 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant

Rock Island County

Moline

WQPT-TV, $53,675 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant

Rock Island

Quad City Arts, $3,300 for Poetry Out Loud project support
WVIK-FM, $12,387 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant

Sangamon County

Springfield

Allison C Lacher, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in visual Arts
Springfield Area Arts Council, $15,000 for Poetry Out Loud project support
West Central Il Educ Telecomm, $53,675 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant
WUIS-FM, $12,387 for a Public Radio & Television Basic Grant

Will County

Bolingbrook

Sushmita Arunkumar, $2,500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Ethnic & Folk Arts

Winnebago County

Rockford

Jodi L Beach, $750 for a Professional Development website grant
Rockford Area Arts Council, $3,300 for Poetry Out Loud project support

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