Promoting Youth In The Performing Arts located in Hamilton County, TN and the surrounding area. [email protected]
PO Box 4389
Chattanooga, TN 37405
OUR BACKGROUND AND MISSION :
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In 2011, a group of fifteen people met to explore organizing a nonprofit corporation to benefit youth in the disciplines of theater, dance, and vocal and instrumental music. Th
is resulted in formation of the Performing Arts League, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to promote youth involvement in the performing arts. The Performing Arts League, Inc. has grown to over fifty members composed of women and men, including active professionals and retirees. SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS AWARDED FROM MAY 2014-2017
($85,000 +)
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Awarded scholarships for music lessons and/or music camps for young musicians of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Youth Orchestras
Provided the Chattanooga Theatre Centre with production funds for their Youth Theatre performances
Held annual Vocal Competition among aspiring high school classical singers
Granted scholarships to young dancers to attend the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts
Granted scholarships to young dancers to attend summer intensive dance programs in New York and Pennsylvania
Granted tuition scholarships for summer intensive study to young dancers of Ballet Tennessee
Granted tuition scholarships to young singers of the Chattanooga Girls Choir
Provided funds to help sponsor the Chattanooga Boys Choir’s Only Men Aloud, a weekend choral workshop
Provided funds for the Chattanooga Clarinet Choir’s Clarinet Concerto Competition
Purchased uniforms for The Howard School Band and provided funds for secure storage
Inaugurated Sunday Showcase in October 2014, which highlights and celebrates school-age talent and the organizations that foster and support that talent. The annual production features performances by Chattanooga’s outstanding young artists, from 40 area schools, in the disciplines of dance, theater, and instrumental and vocal music. Awarded grants to String Theory to co-sponsor and support introductory musical programs for young children at several Chattanooga and Cleveland public elementary schools, of which several are Title 1 schools
Granted a scholarship for a young flutist to attend Sewanee Summer Music Festival
Granted a scholarship for a young organist to attend Westminster Choir College Organ Camp
Awarded a grant to East Lake Expression Engine for their summer program
Awarded grants to Unity Performing Arts for their Rising Star Summer School Program which offers dance, voice, keyboard, brass, and drum instruction to students at Carver, Avondale, and Washington Hills Recreation Centers
Awarded a grant to the Chattanooga Girls Choir for a commissioned piece by Susan LaBarr for their 30th Anniversary
Awarded a grant to Christian Family Theatre for the youth production of Matilda the Musical
