Back Row, L to R: Barbara Turrill, Rachel Browning, Jason Holland, Catherine Rickbone
Front Row, L to R: Niki Prince, Laura Kimberly, Dave Adolf, Majalise Tolan
Not pictured: Claire Hall, Lisa Watson, Jon Zagel
Lincoln County Cultural Coalition Chair, Niki Price and Catherine Rickbone, LCCC Secretary at the Grant Awards Ceremony on December 4, 2023 in the Newport Performing Arts Center Lobby.
County Cultural Coalition awards grants
Jan 13, 2024
The Lincoln County Cultural Coalition announced its 2024 grant awardees during a December ceremony at Newport Performing Art Center. Representatives from various local arts non-profits and schools were represented at the reception where more than $26,500 in grant funding was awarded to 14 outstanding organizations.
The coalition administers funding from two independent sources: Lincoln County Cultural grants, allocated through funding from the Oregon Cultural Trust; and Sponenburgh Memorial Trust grants in honor of Mark R. Sponenburgh, who was a sculptor, art historian, educator, art collector, philanthropist, world traveler, and one of the famed “Monuments Men.”
Lincoln County Cultural grants are awarded to nonprofits involved in arts, culture, heritage, or humanities projects that aim to improve access to cultural experiences, raise the level of cultural awareness for youth, and/or facilitate infrastructure improvements. This year, grants totaling more than $11,000 were awarded to:
Conexion Fenix Ballet Folklorico (for general company support),
Herencia Mexicana Folklorico (in support of “Dones Jarochos: Dances from Veracruz”),
Oregon Coast Aquarium (Salmon Run art installation),
KYAQ Radio (musician funding),
Oregon Arts Watch (to support Arts Coverage in Lincoln County),
Siletz Valley Friends of the Library (for restoration of the Siletz Public Library parking lot),
Lincoln County Historical Society (“Our Beautiful and Wild Oregon Fisheries, 150 Years of Innovation” exhibit).
Sponenburgh Memorial Trust grants are awarded to nonprofits and public entities whose projects are focused on arts instruction for elementary and middle school-aged children in Lincoln County, with a priority on music education. Grants for 2024 totaling over $15,000 were awarded to:
St. James Santiago School (Music of Africa workshops),
Lincoln City Cultural Center (in support of summer art camp),
Newport Symphony Orchestra (symphonic student access program),
Siletz Bay Music Festival (“Access for All” free family concerts),
Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival (chamber music concert series),
Coastal Voices (“SoundWaves” school choral program),
Oregon Coast Children’s Theatre and Center (ceramic and mosaic mural project).
LCCC is co-chaired by Niki Price and David Adolf. Members: Laura Kimberly, Jason Holland, Majalise Tolan, Catherine Rickbone, Barbara Turrill, Lisa Watson, Susan Woodruff, Jon Zagel, Robert Kentta, and Clare Hall.
Oregon Coast Council for the Arts serves as fiscal sponsor for the coalition Nonprofits, individuals, schools, and civic organizations are encouraged to learn more about these grants, and the coalition itself, at www.lincolncountycc.org.