Cultural Venture Fund 2001 Awards

In 2001, Nine Bronx-based arts groups were awarded seed money.

Bronx Stage and Film Company (aka Belmont Italian American Playhouse) - to create "Metrocasting". A real people casting agency for film and theater.

• E-mail: metrocasting@earthlink.net
  

Bronx Dance Theater - to develop and implement an Media plan with focus on TV spots to increase student enrollment.

• E-mail: BDT1976@aol.com
  

Bronx River Art Center - to create a cottage industry making herbal sachets and market the product to home décor and hospital gift shops.

• Web site: www.bronxriverart.org
  

Exoterica - to produce the Inaugural WORD 2002, an annual Literary Arts Festival.

• Web site: www.Exoterica.org
  

Mind Builders Creative Arts - to market and expand the Arts Access program.

• E-mail: Mindbuilders@hotmail.com
  

One World Arts/Retumba! - to begin the production of a 12 track in-studio recording, press a CD and market the CD.

• Web site: www.retumba.com

Pepatian - to create a dance centered commercial theatrical production.

• E-mail: Pepatian@aol.com
  

Pregones - to create a rental program for The Workspace (2400 square feet) to individual and institutional artists in the NYC.

• Web site: www.Pregones.org
  

Side Street Kids - to expand into teaching adult mambo classes and creation of a promotional video.

• Web site: www.sidestreetkids.org

Five CVF Year One Graduates were awarded an additional $10,000 for continued implementation of selected earned income plans:

Bronx Dance Theater - to continue to aggressively market classes through cable, copy and begin developing a website

Bronx Stage and Film (a.k.a Belmont Italian American Playhouse) - to continue to tweak database, prospect clients and create casting opportunities

Exoterica - to improve marketing strategy for WORD 2003

One World Arts/Retumba! - to continue to package and promote CD

Side Street Kids - to support the SSK performance team in producing and presenting Latin Madness a Latin dance based musical comedy.