Congressional District: 7

The Ashland Chamber Music Society is an all-volunteer organization that brings six diverse chamber music performances to communities in rural Wisconsin every year. This grant will help fund an evening concert and an educational program for middle and high school students, performed by the Wisconsin Brass Quintet, from the Mead-Witter School of Music, UW-Madison.

Buckeye Book Fair located in rural Wayne County hosts a short artist residency at the local schools. Andy J. Pizza uses music and theater to teach creativity and self-love. During the residency, Andy empowers students to see obstacles as opportunities for creative growth.

The Campanile will present "The Soul of Langston," written and performed by Daron Stewart in March of 2025. The project will include outreach to the local high school and to the middle school on the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, culminating with a public performance.

Our project aims to facilitate storytelling sessions with seniors, fostering the flow of memories and conversations in a comfortable and engaging environment. Through storytelling, we create meaningful connections and preserve the rich narratives of our elderly community members.

Serena Elston is one of nine winners of the 2024 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities. This award is designed to support accessibility in the arts and celebrate the exceptional work...

Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum will partner with local and regional partners to offer diverse programming for audiences of all ages inspired by The Cold Millions. In collaboration with author Jess Walter we will center multiple reading, writing and learning activities on the topics of history, landscape, industry, and the importance of storytelling within our society.

Touchstone Theatre will highlight accessibility awareness through a series of programs focused around “Sitting Pretty” by Rebekah Taussig. All members of our community will be welcomed into programming, which will take place over seven months in partnership with the Bethlehem Area Public Library, as well as local artists and accessibility-centric organizations.

New York Irish Center will partner with 10 organizations, including Hunter's Point Library, to explore Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Namesake.” Activities include 19 events; 18 presenters, musicians, writers, and other talent (3 at more than 1 event); and distribution of 690 books. From Sept. 2024 - June 2025. Includes five national podcasts, and recording and uploading select events on social media.

The PSF Linny Fowler WillPower Tour is a fully professional touring production to schools of a Shakespeare play produced with full set, costume and sound designs. The core purpose of WillPower is to turn on young minds to the power of Shakespeare's language through live performance and workshops. PSF's summer season will also feature live professional performances of Shakespeare's works.

Cirque visionary Shana Carroll conceived and directs DUEL REALITY, an acrobatic adaptation of ROMEO AND JULIET. Performed by Montreal-based The 7 Fingers, this production takes the conflict at the heart of ROMEO AND JULIET and sets it in a sports arena. The heightened physicality and emotion of the setting modernizes the production and makes it more accessible to a wide array of audiences.