The following are examples of Rex beneficiaries working in different ways to support individuality in the arts.
JazzMasters Workshop - Rex beneficiary 2005
JazzMasters Workshop (JMW) puts the power of music performance directly in the hands of children and young adults by providing them unprecedented access to world class professional musicians. By facilitating weekly, hands on performance oriented workshops, artists directly interact with, educate and inspire students. At the core of JMW is the belief that consistent mentoring and music are key catalysts in keeping children in school, out of gangs and off drugs. Having successfully implemented over 1,300 workshops since its initial rollout, JMW has refined three turnkey music mentoring programs that can be quickly and cost effectively implemented by regional facilitators. These workshops are hosted at schools and community centers to make the programs easily accessible to all students interested in participating.
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls - Rex beneficiary 2006
Willie Mae Rock Camp offers girls aged 8-18 the chance to learn how to play musical instruments, write songs, perform and learn about different types of music in a supportive environment that fosters self confidence, creativity, tolerance and collaboration. Rock camp is dedicated to the proposition that music belongs to everyone. Girls are made to feel they can just jump in and play guitar, work the soundboard, direct music videos, and write songs about what matters to them. They are encouraged to explore the openness and freedom of homemade music, to make it their own and to carry that feeling with them in whatever they do.
Destiny Arts - Rex beneficiary 2007
Destiny Arts Center exists to end isolation, prejudice and violence in the lives of young people. The mission is accomplished by providing financially accessible dance, theater, martial arts, violence prevention and youth leadership classes to diverse groups of youth ages 3-18l. Classes are taught year-round by professional instructors, at the main site as well as in outreach programs at local schools and community centers.
Youth Movement Records - Rex beneficiary 2007
YMR is a youth directed recording company and youth development project, engaging youth through music, mentoring and entrepreneurship in order to reduce violence, develop skills and create community change. YMR offers a hands-on opportunity for disadvantaged youth to explore their desire to make music and get involved in production. Students take classes and workshops designed to develop fundamentals and then have the opportunity to produce their own music on CD compilations and to perform at YMR produced events.
UCSC Foundation - Lou Harrison Archive - Rex beneficiary 2004
The mission of the Lou Harrison archive is to acquire, preserve and make available for research, the most complete collection of Lou Harrison's archive materials. Many materials are endangered by potential dispersion at auction and by rapid deterioration. Whether recorded sound on discs or tapes, manuscript scores, drafts, sketches, notebooks, poetry, artworks or other memorabilia, the Library is willing and able to give immediate attention to their preservation and dissemination.
Spotlight Theatre - Rex beneficiary 2004
Spotlight is a community theatre that reaches out to school students and homeschoolers throughout Lane County in Oregon, offering a wide range of weekly dance, acting, voice and literature classes. Each year three to four plays are produced and presented to the community. In addition, Spotlight offers summer camps and workshops. The grant to the Spotlight Theatre not only supports its important work, it also honors the memory of Ken Kesey, who lived in Pleasant Hill, Oregon and had grandchildren who attended the Spotlight Theatre classes.
Black Rock Arts Foundation - Rex beneficiary 2003
The mission of the Black Rock Arts Foundation is to support and promote community-based interactive art that includes social participation. The process whereby this art is created, the means by which it is displayed and the character of the work itself should inspire immediate actions that connect people to one another in a larger communal context. The programs and goals are fivefold and include: furnishing artists with direct financial aid for production and display; assisting artists in developing communal networks; identifying sites for public presentation; educating a larger public concerning interactive art and assisting artists in career development.
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latine Americana, Inc. - Rex beneficiary 2002
MACLA's mission is to support Latino artists to create and showcase new work in the visual, literary and performance arts to help define, interpret and transform society. While most Latino community based art organizations have concentrated on the preservation and dissemination of traditional art forms, MACLA has been explicitly dedicated to supporting the work of Latino artists interested in creating symbols and language for a new society and a new time.
Arhoolie Foundation - Rex beneficiary 1995, 2003
