Opera Assn., L.A. Festival lead local NEA grantees
The Music Center Opera Assn. received the biggest grant in the city, a $ 470, 000 matching grant to support an endowment campaign and for general operating costs.
In addition, the Los Angeles Philharmonic received a $ 175,000 grant and the Los Angeles Festival received $ 125,000.
The grants were part of a $ 53 million NEA package (Daily Variety, April 27). All the grants have to be matched with private funding.
The Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Dept. received $ 100,000, to support the establishment of seven regional arts councils.
In small theater, the Inner City Cultural Center received a grant of $ 50,000 to support ongoing programs in theater, music and dance, as well as an internship program. Plaza de la Raza received $ 35,000 for artistic fees and administrative expenses for the 1993-94 season.
In addition, the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts received $ 9,500 for the second-phase development of an opera, "Lorca, Child of the Moon," based on the plays and poems of Federico Garcia Lorca.
