Elevate

2023-2024 Elevate Grant Awardees

Download the Elevate Grant Awardee list (PDF, 182 KB).

With almost 500 applicants, over 300 of the top scoring applications were reviewed and scored by a panel. After the panel review, the top 200 scoring applications were recommended for funding. Final award amounts were based on the requested amount and panel score. Read more about the grant in the Elevate Grant Guidelines (PDF, 550 KB) .

Thrive, Elevate, and Nexus cultural funding programs were developed in consultation with Austin’s creative community over the past 3 years. Funding will prioritize equity through a combination of seed funding, broad sector support, and targeted investment. Read the Cultural Funding Report (PDF, 1.8 MB), El camino hacia la equidad cultural (PDF, 2.2 MB). 

2023 Awardees should contact The Long Center with questions about their grants at cityofaustingrants@thelongcenter.org.

Elevate Grant Dashboard

View a summary dashboard of demographics for the 2023 Elevate Grant applicants and awardees.

Assistance

• For application questions, email culturalarts@austintexas.gov or call 512-974-7700

Grant Guidelines

Download the Elevate Grant Guidelines (PDF, 550 KB)

Eligible Applicants

 

Eligible Applicants:

• 501(c) non-profit arts organization.
• An individual aged 18 or older with an annual operating budget below $500,000. * +  
• A creative business with an annual operating budget below $500,000. * +  
• Applicant’s primary mission and over 51% of their body of work is the production, presentation, or promotion of arts and culture. This includes organizations that provide professional support to creatives.  
• One year of operating history in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) which includes Travis, Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, and Williamson Counties. 
• 51% or more of the applicant’s creative production is within the Austin 10-1 City Council districts or extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) and a minimum of 1 year of creative production within Austin.  
• Proposed activity meets all program requirements as outlined by the Hotel Occupancy Tax. All events are open to the public and marketed to tourists, or applicant is an arts service organization.  
• Applicants who are not receiving City funding for the same activities in the fiscal year in which they are applying. 

* May apply directly or with a fiscal sponsor.

+ Individual Artists and Creative Businesses, which include unincorporated arts groups, may apply for up to $25,000.

 

Ineligible Applicants: 

• 501(c) non-profit organizations or that are not primarily an arts organization.
• Individuals or creative businesses with annual operating budgets above $500,000.  
• Applicant organizations outside of the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). 

Eligible Activities and Expenses

See Additional Program Details (PDF, 372 KB) for a more detailed list of eligible and ineligible activities and expenses. 

Eligible Activities

• Operations related to the applicant’s ability to produce public events
• Exhibitions  
• Performances  
• Workshops, classes, and camps that include a performance or exhibition that is open to and marketed to tourists  
• Public art projects that are installed on public or private property and accessible to the public 

 

Eligible Expenses

• Administrative and creative costs incurred in the preparation and implementation of cultural activities that are open to and marketed to tourists (including artists’ salaries)
• Costs related to improving the applicant’s ability to produce cultural events
• Insurance costs
• Subscription costs or license fees for software needed to complete contracted activities
• Fiscal sponsor fee, if applicable

Application Details

Application Preview

Preview the application questions to help prepare. Applications will not be accepted via email or mail. The application must be submitted through the application home page only. 

 

Eligibility Questions

• What is your organization type? 
• In what year did your operations providing goods and services to the public begin? 
• Is 51% or more of your work produced or presented within the Austin 10-1 districts or extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) for one (1) or more years? 
• Do the activities in your proposal culminate in an event or events that are open to and marketed to tourists? 
• Are you currently receiving any funding through any of the following programs? Live Music Fund, Heritage Tourism, other City of Austin programs 
• If yes, is your Cultural Funding application for the same activities that are funded by one of the programs above? 

 

Application Questions

• What is your mission, vision, and primary production history?  Identify your key constituencies and provide information about your service to them. 
• In what ways have you maintained a responsive approach to the needs of your key constituencies?  
• Who holds power in your organization and how do they represent your community? 
• In what ways are the voices from the community amplified and involved in the creative direction of your project?    
• What are your proposed activities and how is your proposal relevant to the current social and cultural needs of the community?   
• In what ways is intersectionality a key component of your activities?   
• Describe the non-financial ways that your community supports your creative work, and how that support has short and long-term impact on your success. 
• Describe the ways that your community financially supports your creative work and how that support has had a short and long-term impact on your success. If your community does not financially support your creative work, please explain why.    
• Describe the ways your creative work invests in your community. Include information on the systemic and long-term benefits your programming has for the community.   
• Does your proposal include specialized programming or accommodations for individuals with disabilities?  
• Does your proposal include specialized language access accommodations or programming for non-English speaking communities? 
• How will the requested funding help you expand your programmatic reach and amplify Austin’s diverse arts and cultural sector? 
• How will you use these funds to produce your events? 

Application Materials

Upload the following required documents to the Elevate Application. Acceptable file formats include: .csv, .doc, .docx, .odt, .pdf, .rtf, .txt, .wpd, .wpf, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .svg, .tif, .tiff. Max file upload: 10MB 

• Organization and Project Budget Form - 
  • Project Budget Template (XLS, 25 KB) or
  • Project Budget Template (PDF, 123 KB)
  • Formulario del presupuesto propuesto (PDF, 125 KB) o
  • Formulario del presupuesto propuesto (XLS, 26 KB) 

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  Work Samples Template 

  • 3 Work Samples (PowerPoint, 55 KB) or
  • 3 Work Samples (PDF, 148 KB)
  • Plantilla de Muestra de Trabajo (PowerPoint, 96 KB) o
  • Plantilla de Muestra de Trrabajo (PDF, 76 KB)

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  2 Letters of Support (Each letter can be up to one page) 

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  IRS Determination Letter  (Required for 501c nonprofit organizations)

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  Most recent 990 if applicable. (Required for 501c nonprofit organizations. If you do not have a 990 or 990EZ you can submit your nonprofit's most recent financial statement.)

Glossary of Important Terms

Here are just a few important definitions for helpful reference in understanding goals and priorities. For a full list of definitions please see the glossary of terms and definitions beginning on page 20 of the Additional Program Details (PDF, 372 KB). 

 

Creative Business 

A creative business is an individual or a group whose primary activities are arts and culture based, and does not have a 501c non-profit status. Creative businesses with annual operating budgets below $500,000 can apply as an individual or arts group in Nexus and Elevate. 

 

Cultural Displacement 

Cultural displacement occurs through changes in the aspects of a neighborhood that have provided long-time residents with a sense of belonging and allowed residents to live their lives in familiar ways.    

As the scale of residential change advances, and shops and services shift to focus on new residents, remaining residents may feel a sense of dislocation despite physically remaining in the neighborhood. This may also reflect the changing racial or ethnic character of the neighborhood—not just its class composition.  

  

Cultural Erasure 

Cultural erasure is when, because of cultural displacement, key aspects of neighborhoods that allow both current and future residents to feel at home go missing. Current and future residents lose access to opportunities in the neighborhood and the scale of change erases key aspects of the neighborhood that allows residents to feel at home. Content was developed in collaboration with the City of Austin's Equity Office and industry resources. 

 

Fiscal Sponsor 

A nonprofit corporation with 501(c) status that applies for financial support on behalf of another organization or individual in order to enable the latter to receive the benefits of tax-exempt status. There are several forms that fiscal sponsorship can take, but in every case, the fiscal sponsor takes responsibility for external parties that the funding will be utilized for tax-exempt, charitable purposes as defined in the internal revenue code. 

 

Intersectionality 

The term intersectionality was coined by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw to highlight the overlapping vulnerabilities that are at play in shaping the life chances of some of society's most vulnerable populations, for example: women who are poor, of color, or who are undocumented.   
 
Intersectionality describes the many ways in which various forms of discriminations can intersect, creating special vulnerabilities for some. Vulnerabilities related to systemic and institutional racism are an integral part of intersectionality.  

 

Application Scoring

Applications will be reviewed and scored by a panel. Applicants will only receive points that apply to their project. Up to 100 points available: Operations – Up to 45 Points, Cultural and Social Impact – Up to 55 Points 

View Elevate Panelist Training Materials

Operations

Criteria	Available Points
Mission and Key Constituencies  What is your mission, vision, and primary production history? Identify your key constituencies and provide information about applicant’s service to them.  For the purposes of this program, key constituencies that will be prioritized are community groups that are at immediate risk of cultural erasure and displacement within Austin and/or have been institutionally marginalized and under-funded by the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division.  Mission, vision, and production history will be used to verify this answer. Individual applicants and creative businesses, please provide creative mission, artistic vision, and production history for this response.	Up to 15 Points
History of Service   In what ways have you maintained a responsive approach to the needs of your key constituencies? Your answer should include:  Your work or practice has a specific history in direct service to key constituencies  Your founding history and community service goals  Description of how the applicant has directly improved access to opportunities for key constituencies	Up to 10 Points
Cultural Leadership Who holds power in your organization and how do they represent your community? Your answer could include:   Executive and creative leadership   Board of Directors and/or Advisory Board  Creative Advisors	Up to 15 Points
Community Voice  In what ways are the voices from the community amplified and involved in the creative direction of your project? Your answer may include:   How stages of the project will include opportunity for input by the community.  How community is involved in the development of the project.  Operationalized equity work within an organization.  Any successes as a representative of community voices.	Up to 5 Points
Total	45 Points

Cultural and Social Impact

Criteria	Available Points
Cultural Activities Relevance and Responsiveness  What are your proposed activities and how is your proposal relevant to the current social and cultural needs of the community? Your answer could address:  Tourist accessible activities that you produce  Description of proposed activities, participant(s), etc.  Working with diverse communities  How equity work is centered in your proposal	Up to 15 Points
Intersectionality and Inclusion  In what ways is intersectionality a key component of your activities?   The City values intersectionality.  The term intersectionality was coined by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw. Intersectionality is where race, class, gender, and other vulnerabilities overlap. It describes the many ways in which various forms of discriminations can intersect, creating special vulnerabilities for some. See Additional Program Details (PDF, 372 KB) for the full definition of Intersectionality.	Up to 5 Points
Community Relationships  Describe the non-financial ways that your community supports your creative work, and how that support has short and long-term impact on your success.  Examples of non-financial community support include but are not limited to:   Volunteers   Mentorships or Partnerships   Collaborations with Community Members/Leaders   Audience Participation   Describe the ways that your community financially supports your creative work and how that support has had a short and long-term impact on your success. If your community does not financially support your creative work, please explain why.    Examples of financial support include but are not limited to:   Cash Donations   Paid Services   Ticket Sales   Donations of Goods	Up to 5 Points
Opportunity Creation / Community Benefits  Describe the ways your creative work invests in your community. Include information on the systemic and long-term benefits your programming has for the community.    Examples of investment into the communities can include but are not limited to:  Leadership Roles  Jobs  Social Services  Career Development  Networking  Education  Mentoring or Partnerships  Providing free or low-cost spaces  Other (describe)	Up to 10 Points
Accessibility  Does your proposal include specialized programming or accommodations for individuals with disabilities?   Does your proposal include specialized language access accommodations or programming for non-English speaking communities?   The panel will consider how these options are represented in your budget. Accessibility accommodations that are “upon-request only” are admirable but will not be considered a specialized service	Up to 10 Points
Programmatic Reach  How will the requested funding help you expand your programmatic reach and amplify Austin’s diverse arts and cultural sector? Your answer could address:  Marketing / Audience Development  Information on how funding will directly support the diversity of the City's cultural/arts community	Up to 5 Points
Budget  How will you use these funds to produce your events? Your answer could address:  Explanation of expenses in production of activities  Uploaded Budget Form should be reflective of this narrative  Panelists will review this response in addition to the uploaded Budget Form to review the applicant's financial history and financial practices.	Up to 5 Points
Total	Up to 55 Points

Grant Awardee Commitments

In addition to application proposals, the following information will also be required.  

Reporting Requirements

A final report is due within thirty days of the final activity date. Workshops on how to complete your report will be made available and supporting materials can be found in the Contractor Library.    

The report will require but is not limited to:  

• Proof of award monies expended  
• Audience data  
• Proof the funded activities were executed   
• Proof that marketing requirements were met 

Funding Timeline

Elevate operates on an annual cycle: 

The program application opens to the public on May 23, 2023. Applications are reviewed for eligibility. Eligible and complete applications are scored during a panel review process. Award amounts of approved applications are then determined using a funding matrix.   

• May 23, 2023 - Application opens   
• June 30, 2023 - Application deadline   
• August 2023 - Panel reviews begin   
• September 2023 - Notification of award decision 

Elevate Grant Panel Schedule

Grant Panel Schedule

Organization Panel 1 - Day 1 (Wednesday, August 23, 2023)

The recording of this session is available on the EDD YouTube Channel.

 

Time	Application ID	Applicant Name
10:00 AM Central Time*		Morning Session Begins
Morning	017057-P2Y3Y2	THINKERY
Morning	017034-Q7L9K4	BRAVE Communities
Morning	016938-H0X3Y8	FUSEBOX FESTIVAL
Morning	016910-R4W0S9	Made Media Group
Morning	016909-C7J6Q7	Clifford Antone Foundation
Morning	016843-N8G8Q4	UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum
Morning		BREAK
Morning	016837-F4N3M9	Future Front Texas
Morning	016818-T3C3C8	ConnectHER
Morning	016813-T8F6Y5	Big Medium
Morning	016809-H8S3F5	Austin Texas Musicians
Morning	016801-Y8Y7Y6	Red River Cultural District
Morning	016783-F9P4P4	TALA
Noon		LUNCH
1:00 PM Central Time*		Afternoon Session Begins
Afternoon	016755-T8Z6D5	Anthropos Arts
Afternoon	016735-G8G5N5	ISHIDA Dance Company
Afternoon	016733-F6Q9S6	TEXAS FOLKLIFE
Afternoon	016713-Z0H4S3	THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN
Afternoon	016701-Y9G0R6	Beat 4 Beat
Afternoon	016697-F8V6D9	Austin Classical Guitar
Afternoon	016642-K2Y1C0	Motion Media Arts Center
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016613-X9B8W5	Arts on Alexander
Afternoon	016585-W9T0X4	Texas Book Festival
Afternoon	016584-C1B0T6	Ground Floor Theatre
Afternoon	016577-F4F8T5	CAPITOL BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION or KMFA Classical 89.5 FM
Afternoon	016571-J5M9J0	ZACHARY SCOTT THEATRE dba ZACH THEATRE
Afternoon	016554-V3Y3V1	Texas After Violence Project
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016490-L4G4G3	Penfold Theatre Company
Afternoon	016454-C4W1R3	Hyde Park Theatre
Afternoon	016437-K2L6M3	Forklift Danceworks
Afternoon	016391-T9G4M8	Austin Creative Reuse
Afternoon	016378-B8J5C0	line upon line
Afternoon	015191-J5W7X4	Sonic Guild

Organization Panel 1 - Day 2 (Thursday, August 24, 2023)

The recording of this session is available on the EDD YouTube Channel.

Time	Application ID	Applicant Name
10:30 AM Central Time*		Morning Session Begins
Morning	016371-S8K1V2	Austin Bat Cave
Morning	016366-W1S8X7	Waterloo Greenway
Morning	016355-M1V2R8	Texas Early Music Project
Morning	016350-R0Q8S3	American Short Fiction
Morning	016331-N0H7G2	aGLIFF
Morning	016329-B6H8L0	Gilbert & Sullivan Austin
Morning	016305-B7F8N6	KOOP RADIO, KOOP 91.7FM
Morning		BREAK
Morning	016325-Z0S5H4	AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE
Morning	016301-K9G4F4	Paramount and Stateside Theatres
Morning	016294-N8F9D5	Austin Film Society
Morning	016284-F2W1R0	Austin Playhouse
Morning	016267-P3P4J0	Art Spark Texas
Noon*		LUNCH
1:20 PM Central Time*		Afternoon Session Begins
Afternoon	016237-C7P1Z3	Writers League of Texas
Afternoon	016228-N8L6R8	Armstrong Community Music School
Afternoon	016209-X3J2X3	Chorus Austin
Afternoon	016204-X9D7P4	Austin Chamber Music Center
Afternoon	016199-F0M8Y9	GTHS
Afternoon	016198-B5R0T4	Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Afternoon	016157-T3B6J4	Austin Opera
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016147-B0L2M7	Conspirare Inc
Afternoon	016142-W6K1V4	Zilker Theatre Productions
Afternoon	016135-T7K6N9	Austin Celtic Assn
Afternoon	016130-P7L1N0	Pump Project Art Complex
Afternoon	016111-G4Z0N1	Art From the Streets
Afternoon	016110-Y8V8X6	AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016097-G3G0J2	TAPESTRY DANCE CO
Afternoon	016071-H3B0F8	Austin Soundwaves
Afternoon	016070-L7Z2R1	SAGE Studio & Gallery
Afternoon	016062-W4B9M8	CENTER FOR WOMEN & THEIR WORK
Afternoon	016058-R3W6G6	Austin Music Foundation
Afternoon	016048-S9M1R0	Blue Lapis Light

Individual and Creative Business 1 - Day 1 (Thursday, August 24, 2023)

The recording of this session is available on the EDD YouTube Channel.

 

Time	Application ID	Applicant Name
10:00 AM Central Time*		Morning Session Begins
Morning	017072-L7X9N4	Casa Costura
Morning	017063-S6J2J9	Batik by Design
Morning	017060-S1C5Z2	Tammie Rubin Artist
Morning	017056-S9N0K1	Fearless Squirrel Productions LLC
Morning	017038-D9P2T1	ZM3 Live Productions
Morning	017030-K0Q4L4	Karen Kocher
Morning		BREAK
Morning	017014-D1J8X0	Blue Cow Studio
Morning	017013-C4S7L0	p1nkstar
Morning	017004-Q4S9H5	Kiara Harris
Morning	016996-Q4F2C0	Awesome Art!
Morning	016968-D8G2T3	Christina Cicchelli
Noon		LUNCH
1:00 PM Central Time*		Afternoon Session Begins
Afternoon	016960-Y2R8P7	Regine Malibiran
Afternoon	016954-X8N3V3	Rakhee Jain
Afternoon	016942-W2D3H2	Jasmine Beatty
Afternoon	016890-X8Q2L9	AUSTIN VISUAL ARTS ASSN
Afternoon	016857-W6Z3L6	The Mall
Afternoon	016840-P9W4M1	Juan Christian King Tedhams
Afternoon	016836-W6R2J4	Jean Jacques Barrera
Afternoon	016823-L5G6M8	The Projecto
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016798-Y9W5Q0	Casie Luong Music (CLM)
Afternoon	016776-G0W9B1	Lindsey Millikan
Afternoon	016774-L3R8R7	Eterno Scroll
Afternoon	016765-V1Z5C0	Malika Boudissa
Afternoon	016749-Z5X8N8	Kevin Johnson
Afternoon	016745-G7H0H7	Modesta Trevino

 

Individual and Creative Business 1 - Day 2 (Friday, August 25, 2023)

The recording of this session is available on the EDD YouTube Channel.

Time	Application ID	Applicant Name
10:00 AM Central Time*		Morning Session Begins
Morning	016740-G0K6J2	Carmen Alvarez
Morning	016691-X6Y3W9	Mariana Paredes Pelaez
Morning	016634-P3M7G0	Darcie Book - Day 2
Morning	016594-V6B7Y8	LNS Crew Productions
Morning	016572-M8S0P5	KB Brookins
Morning	016565-S4M8B4	Nicó
Morning		BREAK
Morning	016526-H3H7M9	Ceia G.
Morning	016479-C6Z9F9	Khristián Méndez Aguirre
Morning	016380-F5G6D5	Javier Jara
Morning	016353-F2F1M2	Buenos Diaz Music
Morning	016334-H3W6P0	Neighborhood Molino
Morning	016225-F1Z7M0	Mary Jane Garza
Afternoon		BREAK
12:15 PM Central time*		Afternoon Session Begins
Afternoon	016153-C4J7C6	Torko Rover
Afternoon	016129-V1G4D6	Mercury McKnight
Afternoon	016120-M8H9Z0	Leila Bela
Afternoon	016106-K7F9Z5	Yuliya Lanina
Afternoon	016067-F3F4R5	Blackfruit

Organization Panel 2 - Day 1  (Friday, August 25, 2023)

The recording of this session is available on the EDD YouTube Channel.

 

Time	Application ID	Applicant Name
10:00 AM Central Time*		Morning Session Begins
Morning	017053-V6B8Y1	Rancho Alegre
Morning	017028-G2R0D0	ARCOS
Morning	016933-R6R5T5	ALL RHYTHMS
Morning	016903-S6Z3Y7	American Artists Project
Morning	016895-K5B0L0	The Tiny Minotaur
Morning	016879-F3D5X3	Black Makers Market
Morning		BREAK
Morning	016877-Z3H9X5	Hot Rhythm Foundation
Morning	016830-W0W6T6	Groundwork Music Project
Morning	016817-G7M8Q0	Rude Mechanicals A Theatre Collective aka Rude Mechs
Morning	016800-B0W8W4	Girls Rock Austin
Morning	016789-T5V9X5	Kallisto Gaia Press
Morning	016752-C1V2V5	The City Theatre Company
Noon		LUNCH
1:00 PM Central Time*		Afternoon Session Begins
Afternoon	016739-J4B8Z4	Contracommon
Afternoon	016720-S2V6Q6	Density512
Afternoon	016685-W9W7Z2	PrintAustin Collective
Afternoon	016680-K8B1B3	Inversion Ensemble
Afternoon	016675-V2Y2Z8	Jarrott Productions
Afternoon	016658-Y6W2M2	ATX Theatre
Afternoon	016653-G5S0Y4	Austin Book Arts Center
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016632-B0C6P1	AUSTIN METAMORPHOSIS DANCE ENSEMBLE
Afternoon	016624-M9X8M6	Austin Civic Orchestra Society
Afternoon	016619-V4P3F0	MASS Gallery, Inc.
Afternoon	016602-Q5X8M7	New School of Music
Afternoon	016600-D4D3F7	golden hornet project
Afternoon	016583-H0S4M4	Artly World
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016578-N9B2B3	VACAT
Afternoon	016575-G0F7V1	Eastside Kings Foundation
Afternoon	016574-G3Z5C0	ScriptWorks
Afternoon	016563-J4M4R9	A Cappella Texas Chorus
Afternoon	016560-G2N1J9	La Follia Austin Baroque

Organization Panel 2 - Day 2 (Saturday, August 26, 2023)

The recording of this session is available on the EDD YouTube Channel.

 

Time	Application ID	Applicant Name
10:00 AM Central Time*		Morning Session Begins
Morning	016545-P3Q6T7	Collide Arts
Morning	016536-T7L9D8	Fisterra Studio
Morning	016502-C4B3B4	Performa/Dance, Inc.
Morning	016496-Y2X1X0	SAIVA
Morning	016464-P2N1K1	AFTV5
Morning	016449-P8W2V5	Co-Lab Projects
Morning		BREAK
Morning	016430-S3K0T7	Austin Tango Society
Morning	016399-K7F9T7	Austin Polish Society
Morning	016394-C4D1F7	Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company
Morning	016382-K5S5X9	Panoramic Voices
Morning	016363-V7H2T2	Texas Strings Camp
Morning	016362-G8X4X1	The Alchemy Theatre
Noon		LUNCH
1:00 PM Central Time*		Afternoon Session Begins
Afternoon	016330-S8F8F4	DORF
Afternoon	016326-N0Z0S8	Austin Gay Men's Chorus
Afternoon	016322-Y2D6R3	Prizer Arts and Letters
Afternoon	016302-C9G8T3	LOLA - Local Opera Local Artists
Afternoon	016283-M6Q4Z4	Austin Jewish Film Festival
Afternoon	016272-Y2V9R0	The Stage Austin
Afternoon	016271-X3F4D5	International Anointed Ministries
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016221-D5P9Y5	Austin Symphonic Band
Afternoon	016202-K6B0L0	SIPM
Afternoon	016173-V5J3H2	Austin Jazz Workshop
Afternoon	016145-B7Z3N8	Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre
Afternoon	016119-D0Q3J4	Texas Comedies
Afternoon	016117-X0R0N7	Agni Foundation for the Arts
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016086-M6J0Z9	Classical Guitar Alive
Afternoon	016079-H2C0F2	Ensemble VIII
Afternoon	016074-Z4F8H4	AUSTIN VISUAL ARTS ASSN
Afternoon	016064-Q1F8H4	Leap of Joy
Afternoon	016045-R0T0Q8	Creative Action
Afternoon	016031-Z2V4C4	Salvage Vanguard Theater

Individual and Creative Business 2 - Day 1 (Friday, August 25, 2023)

The recording of this session is available on the EDD YouTube Channel.

 

Time	Application ID	Applicant Name
2:00 PM Central Time*		Afternoon Session Begins
Afternoon	016976-R3F6G9	Itacate Cultural
Afternoon	017027-L0T0P3	Dorian Layssard and Criancas De Capoeira Angola
Afternoon	017010-H8L5K3	Latin Music Coalition Austin
Afternoon	017003-D6L7H1	Passage Productions LLC
Afternoon	016985-J2B1J7	Workout with Erica Nix
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016966-K8W7S5	Managed By Dawn
Afternoon	016958-F1T7K3	Radiant Child Media
Afternoon	016917-G0R1Z3	Full Gallop LLC DBA Full Gallop
Afternoon	016883-C6J1Q7	Tiger Den ATX

Individual and Creative Business 2 - Day 2 (Saturday, August 26, 2023)

The recording of this session is available on the EDD YouTube Channel.

Time	Application ID	Applicant Name
10:00 AM Central Time*		Morning Session Begins
Morning	016844-C3C7B9	Las Ofrendas DBA Frida Friday ATX
Morning	016835-R9Q1J9	Fiesta Austin, LLC
Morning	016808-L7H8P3	Chie Endo Photography
Morning	016803-B3T1S9	Build Your Own Dreams
Morning	016792-F3B9D2	Give One Studio LLC
Morning	016787-Y0V3V6	Historical African Martial Arts Association
Morning		BREAK
Morning	016779-Q7G4P8	Santa Cruz Theater
Morning	016775-L0H0N1	Might Be Magic
Morning	016756-H3Q3Q6	RichesArt Gallery
Morning	016710-D6X2P1	Fallout Theater
Morning	016664-Y3T1W3	3240 Entertainment Group LLC
Morning	016635-L3F2L5	Austin Action Fest
Noon		LUNCH
1:00 PM Central Time*		Afternoon Session Begins
Afternoon	016631-V2G4B0	In Tow, LLC
Afternoon	016625-P1X6L9	Crescendo Creative Solutions
Afternoon	016579-L3K3Y9	Socially Immersed
Afternoon	016573-F5L1K5	augzoo
Afternoon	016478-C5C0R4	The Levite Laboratory
Afternoon	016461-R9T9H4	PJ Raval, LLC
Afternoon	016457-X7X7Q8	VINYL Beauty Bar
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016453-G3X3L2	East End Eclectic LLC
Afternoon	016440-Z4M7M1	Cycles Production
Afternoon	016431-Z1B8J8	MD studio
Afternoon	016422-B9M4N1	PRIMAL WOUND LLC
Afternoon	016317-M4B8V2	Karen Skloss
Afternoon	016316-X7K9S8	Amy Bench
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016264-W4V7V4	griotmedia
Afternoon	016232-G1W1G6	Black Film Geniuses
Afternoon	016126-L7P1Q7	ColdTowne
Afternoon	016090-W4Q4V5	Strange Wisdom Entertainment, LLC
Afternoon	016084-K5T6P3	Brown Boy Productions
Afternoon	016078-W0N2H4	THE LOVE OF CHINA SCHOOL OF CHINESE DANCE
Afternoon	016039-N1X4F1	Almost Real Things
Afternoon	015218-M7B5B0	Colectivo IN SITU

Organization Panel 3 - Day 1 (Monday, August 28, 2023)

The recording of this session is available on the EDD YouTube Channel.

 

Time	Application ID	Applicant Name
10:00 AM Central Time*		Morning Session Begins
Morning	017078-S9H1G7	In The Dew of Little Things
Morning	016997-L6Q9G6	Texas Nafas
Morning	016928-W6N5R6	Unlisted Projects
Morning	016924-F2T0J2	Beerthoven Inc
Morning	016907-C1K7G8	The House of Songs
Morning	016894-G9T8T2	SOCO Women's Chorus
Morning		BREAK
Morning	016886-S5L1F3	East Austin Creative Coalition/EACC
Morning	016876-B0F5D4	Kala Darpan
Morning	016869-X3F9F9	Austin Intercultural Network
Morning	016866-S2B3R8	Shakti Moves Dance Company
Morning	016858-M5W5T0	Tejano Music Alliance of Texas
Morning	016832-C2L7W3	Austin Foundation for Architecture
Noon		LUNCH
1:00 PM Central Time*		Afternoon Session Begins
Afternoon	016826-R4B6G9	SPECTRUM THEATRE COMPANY
Afternoon	016807-X1V4H1	Hyperreal Film Club
Afternoon	016759-Q6C6C7	Deaf Austin Theatre
Afternoon	016732-S3T1Z8	Indian Dance Endeavor of Austin
Afternoon	016729-M7P1F1	Austin Russian-speaking Theater Company (ARTC)
Afternoon	016687-S5P4T6	HOPE Events Inc DBA HOPE Campaign
Afternoon	016684-V3C1Y9	Deaf Film Festival
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016674-R3X0D4	One Ounce Opera
Afternoon	016672-L4D4G2	Lifelong Learning with Friends
Afternoon	016661-Y8L1Z6	Willie Bernard Martinez-Brown
Afternoon	016655-T2J4T3	Austin Museum Partnership
Afternoon	016623-T4Q7H3	Blowcomotion
Afternoon	016605-H7H6R0	Traditional Jewish Music foundation
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016599-X1Y5Q7	Home Street Music
Afternoon	016595-C9T0B9	Art 84
Afternoon	016576-H2R0J5	River City Pops
Afternoon	016564-Q2P6L8	Music Memories Austin
Afternoon	016522-Q0V0M6	Austin Civic Wind Ensemble

Organization Panel 3 - Day 2 (Tuesday, August 29, 2023)

The recording of this session is available on the EDD YouTube Channel.

 

Time	Application ID	Applicant Name
10:00 AM Central Time*		Morning Session Begins
Morning	016516-R0J9B7	Texas Music Museum Inc.
Morning	016494-Q6Q6T7	AUSTIN NEW MUSIC CO-OP
Morning	016428-Y4Y2Q9	Dance Waterloo
Morning	016424-G2P1W1	Austin Baroque Orchestra
Morning	016381-L0G1X4	Folklore y Ritmos de Panama, Rogelio McInnis, President
Morning	016376-K7H0Z6	Epistrophy Arts
Morning		BREAK
Morning	016370-W7Y1M7	Austin Tejano Music Coalition
Morning	016367-T2M2N2	Austin Chamber Ensemble
Morning	016347-S1T6R2	Russian Speakers Society of Austin
Morning	016342-H1N3D2	Tetractys New Music
Morning	016339-C1M8Z4	Austin Emerging Arts Leaders
Morning	016319-K9M4D1	Song Rise Arts
Noon		LUNCH
1:00 PM Central Time*		Afternoon Session Begins
Afternoon	016311-C8W2G7	Austin African American Book Festival
Afternoon	016299-T0M9R4	Kairos Creative Arts Center
Afternoon	016288-Z5N7K1	Small Wonders Entertainment
Afternoon	016257-M9K1R7	May the 4th be with Y'all
Afternoon	016230-G6V3V4	HONK!TX
Afternoon	016289-C0W7L4	Early Era Collective
Afternoon	016177-K4K7W9	Austin Unconducted
Afternoon	016160-T4X1P1	LuluFest
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016196-F8T6D1	We Luv Video Film and Cultural Center
Afternoon	016172-K1Z9S0	Violet Crown Players (The)
Afternoon	016158-X6C3N4	Uprise Circus
Afternoon	016156-L0Q5B4	Exploded Drawing
Afternoon	016138-H4Q3C8	La Fenice
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016137-T2M9G7	Austin-Oita Sister City Committee
Afternoon	016118-Y7R9M5	Austin Rainbow Theatre
Afternoon	016066-S5L8X8	ASCI
Afternoon	016060-W2B4D9	Inside Out Steelband
Afternoon	016051-X3H7T1	Different Stages

 

Individual and Creative Business 3 - Day 1 (Monday, August 28, 2023)

The recording of this session is available on the EDD YouTube Channel.

 

Time	Application ID	Applicant Name
10:00 AM Central Time*		Morning Session Begins
Morning	016993-S6L2J5	Leela - An Indian Community Theatre
Morning	016906-B0Q2D8	Recspec Gallery
Morning	016902-S9L0X7	Guerrilla Reel Multimedia
Morning	016873-S9Q9C9	Huapangos sin fronteras
Morning	016871-F7P9N9	Ventana Ballet
Morning	016842-Q4L2S0	Aryel Jackson
Morning		BREAK
Morning	016838-D0W0Y1	The Electric Church
Morning	016795-S1Z2J8	NOOK Turner
Morning	016786-D9R4G6	Jasmin Patel
Morning	016785-N6R3Q1	Antumbrae Intermedia Events + Installations
Morning	016770-C4G4N0	BABE ATX
Morning	016769-L7G3H0	Cat.
		LUNCH
1:00 PM Central Time*		Afternoon Session Begins
Afternoon	016766-D8X2Q7	The Austin Belly Dance Convention
Afternoon	016748-J6R7F6	Surem
Afternoon	016741-Y3K3H2	A'lante Flamenco Dance Ensemble
Afternoon	016728-H3P4M6	Luis Ordaz Gutiérrez
Afternoon	016695-D2P8V6	Ethan Bernick
Afternoon	016669-L1D7G6	ProyectoTeatro
Afternoon	016662-G0H3Y2	Zhenya Rock
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016657-M6F9X6	Saltillo Sister Cities Committee
Afternoon	016644-P7Y1T8	Centroamericanto Fest
Afternoon	016552-J0F2M6	Big Ole Queer Market
Afternoon	016544-J2R5X8	jkjk
Afternoon	016524-G1T1Z5	Summer Break Theatre
Afternoon	016470-J6F8J1	New Manifest Theatre

Individual and Creative Business 3 - Day 2 (Tuesday, August 29, 2023)

The recording of this session is available on the EDD YouTube Channel.

Time	Application ID	Applicant Name
10:00 AM Central Time*		Morning Session Begins
Morning	016439-H7P3T2	Film Kids
Morning	016438-X0Z5Q9	Upasna Kakroo
Morning	016429-J7H2N0	Afrique Gninze
Morning	016420-S7S5F1	Future Traditions Fest
Morning	016410-T5J6T0	Cut and Deliver
Morning	016397-M3B7W0	Indras Awarehouse
		BREAK
11:15 AM Central Time*		Afternoon Session Begins
Afternoon	016389-R6Z5G3	AACP
Afternoon	016344-L0M4D8	DBA Austin Troubadours
Afternoon	016273-F2R8Q7	Grapes of Wrath 75 Project
Afternoon	016266-V5Q4J2	Jbk universe llc
Afternoon	016179-N7V3S8	Artistic Education Company
Afternoon	016175-F9Q3Y2	Cirque Vida
Afternoon		BREAK
Afternoon	016161-M8G3W5	Fat Bottom Cabaret
Afternoon	016159-R2L7T1	Austin Dance India
Afternoon	016107-R3Y8N7	The Texas Burlesque Festival
Afternoon	016093-J2N2F0	Ballet Folklorico de Austin
Afternoon	016085-C4T3P6	Athena Silversmith
Afternoon	014279-C9Q9J3	Seina Sleeper

*All panel times are subject to change