Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: The Center
Mailing Address: 340 N. Escondido Blvd.
City: Escondido
State: CA
Postal Code: 92025
Main Phone: 760-839-4160
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.artcenter.org
Employer ID Number: 330646517
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 9/19/2022
Requested Amount: 9,200

Project Title: California Youth Performing Arts Conservatory
Project Description:

The Project positively impacts San Diego County’s underserved youth, providing a previously inaccessible path to education and acquiring the experience necessary to find their artistic voice and secure employment in the performing arts industry. The Conservatory needs additional capacity to expand to serve 520 underserved, BIPOC youth with an immersive, one-of-a-kind experience for emerging talent including (a) Broadway level education (b) on-the-job training (c) state-of-the-art arts equipment, and (e) concrete career opportunities. The Project will embody the Hermanowski Family Foundation’s values through the program’s empowerment of under-served youth as they grow within a structured, professional performing arts education program that eradicates traditional racial limits to growth and careers in the performing arts. This year-round program will be free to youth of all socio-economic backgrounds. The Program is positioned to provide a path in the performing arts for underserved youth through the following impactful educational, program components:

Master Classes will be held on a regular basis, giving participants an opportunity to learn from different Broadway, teaching artists. Every session will provide participants’ opportunities to develop skills and experiences in the full range of performing arts jobs including working as a performer, a casting director, a designer, a stage manager, etc.

Audition Workshops will be held over a multi-day time frame, facilitating career development through high-exposure, integrity-driven sessions that incorporate personal arts-related employment goals, structured written feedback/guidance, and provide industry perspectives from working professionals in the industry.

The program culminates in a Main Stage Conservatory Production. Participants who audition for the production and are cast, will be paid to be in that summer’s show. Students attend daily rehearsals culminating in a full-scale Broadway Musical on the Theater stage. This is the only known program of this nature in California where students can receive on the job education and training while being paid.

Total Project Budget: 322,985

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): 1) National Endowment for the Arts (Committed) 2) California Arts Council (Committed) 3) Staples Foundation (Committed) 4) Dudley Dougherty Foundation

Project Duration: Ongoing
Geographical Area Served: North San Diego County
Age Group To Be Served: 5 years old to 21 years old

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Matt
Contact Last Name: Phillips
Contact Title: Grant Manager
Contact Phone: 760-839-4159
Contact Email: philanthropy@artcenter.org