Fine Arts Education Program

Grant Information
Categories	Arts
Location	South Texas
Cycle Year	2010

Organization Information
Organization Name (provided by applicant)	First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Organization Name (provided by automatic EIN validation)
Secondary Addressee
EIN
Website	http://www.beedisciples.org

Contact Information
Contact Name	Reverend Geraldine Huckman
Phone	361-542-9549
E-mail	firstchristianchurchbeeville@gmail.com
Address	715 N. St. Mary's Beeville TX 78102

Additional Information
Used for	The money will support the start up/ first year of the Fine Arts Education Program at First Christian Church. It will provide instruments, resources and scholarships for students. The church has spacious classrooms dedicated to the program and no funds to provide instruments and resources.
Benefits	All people have talent, especially children. Exploring, nuruturing and developing talent is a responsibility and ethical duty that ensures rich community life and joy for the individual. All skill levels will be welcome and potentially will provide a stream of students for Fine Arts performance and higher education in the future.
Proposal Description	Instruments - Rent to Purchase – Revenue buys replacement instruments to repeat process for incoming students. No profit will be made. Guitars (Yamaha Prices) $780 {2 1/2 Size @ $120 = $240 2 7/8 Size @ $130 = $260 2 Full Size @ $140 = $280} Violins (Hoffman Prelude Outfit includes case & bow) $1600 {2 1/8 Size @ $200 2 1/4 Size @ $200 2 1 /2 Size @ $200 2 Full Size @ $200 } Digital Pianos - For Instruction & Practice on site - 4 @ $1000 Casio Bundle - stand, dust cover, headphones, 3 pedals & bench Theater Resources - $1000 Theater Kits (Disney Kids Theater Type)- License/ User fees, Production Materials Scholarships - Income Need Based - $1000 Total Requested $7380 All funds granted will be for the benefit of the students' Fine Arts education. Nothing will benefit the teachers or the church. The Fine Arts Education Program will be structured as a "Collegium" or "Conservatory." Teachers will gather in one place to provide lessons to meet the skill and age level of students intereted in exploring and developing their natural talent. Enrollment will remain open throughout the year for students and for additional instructors not yet identified. To ensure commitment and discipline to practce and rehearsals, students will pay fees for instruction, music and instructional materials required. Wide spread public advertisement - limited only by church funds available - and scholarships will ensure a diverse student enrollment. At this time in planning the following teachers are committed to the start up year. Choir & Piano, Cheryl Roberts. Theater Arts, Sally Friedlander. Violin, Lindsay Ray & Guadalupe Lopez. Persons interested in teaching Brass, Guitar, Voice and Woodwind are in conversation with the Steering Committee. Members of the Steering Committee are: Lindsay Ray, Chair, Sally Friedlander, Dr. James Lee, Cheryl Roberts and Reverend Geraldine Huckman. August 2010 is the projected date for Enrollment and First Semester of the program.