Grantee Database
MAMMOTH LAKES FOUNDATION
Grant Year
2018-19
Grant Program
Youth Arts Action
Award Amount
$9,000.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, MAMMOTH LAKES FOUNDATION will support a 2-week, intensive after-school hip hop workshop provided by professional artists in residence for underserved, rural students in grades 8-12. Students will learn to tell their stories through this medium while learning about ways to use theatre as an agent of social change. The workshop will culminate in a free, public performance.
Organization Summary
Mammoth Lakes Foundation provides scholarships to any Mono County resident to attend Cerro Coso Community College – Mammoth campus at no charge for their AA or certificate program. The Foundation also provides arts programming to the Eastern Sierra communities through its DBA, Mammoth Lakes Repertory Theatre (MLRT). MLRT provides a year-round season of theatrical and artistic programming beginning with a Shakespeare Camp in the summer, A Theatre for Young Audiences production provided for free to all Eastern Sierra K-8 students to attend a field trip at the theatre in the Fall; and reduced or free programming for high school students closely aligned with their curriculum. MLRT offers professional-quality theatrical productions, as well as two film festivals.
Organization
Mammoth Lakes Repertory Theatre
Address
100 College Parkway
MAMMOTH LAKES
93546-1815
County
Mono
Region
Central Valley
Phone
(760) 934-6592
Congressional District
California's 8th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 5
State Senate District
District 8
