President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities
http://www.pcah.gov
The President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities focuses on arts
and humanities education, cultural diplomacy, economic revitalization
through the arts and humanities and special events dedicated to recognizing
excellence in these areas. Since our members include government agencies
and private individuals, we provide a dynamic link between the public
and private sectors. All of our efforts are collaborative, and we
work primarily with the White House and our cultural partners, the
National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities
and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. In all that we do,
we strive to connect the people of the United States with each other
and with the rest of the world through dance, music, literature, painting
and sculpture and heritage and cultural tourism.
Graduate Musical Theatre Writing: Tisch School of the Arts
at NYU
http://gmtw.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home.html
The Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program is a master's degree
program specially designed for the major collaborators in the creation
of new musical theatre and opera. The program's aim is to give students
the skills to be able to wed form to content in original ways that
best fulfill their unique artistic visions.
Publicolor
www.publicolor.org
By reaching disaffected teenage students through transforming dreary
and often unsightly public spaces in their schools, Publicolor re-engages
these young people in their education and their communities by giving
them a sense of pride in their work and belief in their own potential.
This kind of self-confidence has led to real progress in the classroom.
Last year alone 100% of Publicolor participants graduated from their
schools as compared with 31% of their classmates; there were no Publicolor
dropouts in either 2007 or 2008!
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA)
www.broadwaycares.org
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the nation's leading industry-based,
not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant making organization. BC/EFA
is the on-going, committed response from the American Theatre community
to an urgent worldwide health crisis. By drawing upon the talents,
resources, and generosity of this community, BC/EFA raises funds for
AIDS-related causes across the United States. Since its founding in
1988, BC/EFA has raised over $140 million for critically needed services
for people with AIDS, HIV or HIV-related illnesses.
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
http://www.blsyw.org
The Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women prepares young women
of Baltimore for success in college and life. BLSYW engages students
in learning through a strong academic culture and innovative teaching
practices essential to the development of the whole young woman—emotionally,
physically and scholastically. BLSYW cultivates self confidence, individuality,
and a strong sense of community responsibility. Young women of BLSYW
demonstrate leadership at every level—self, school and society
