Princess Grace Foundation-USA

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA is a national foundation in the United States which is dedicated to identifying and assisting emerging talent in theater, dance, and film by awarding grants in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships. It was named after the Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco. Currently, John F. Lehman, Jr. is at the helm, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, serves as Vice-Chairman, and Toby Boshak, who has been with the Foundation for fourteen years, is the Executive Director. The organization's goals are helping emerging artists. The Foundation’s Trustees share Princess Grace’s dedication to supporting the arts and they believe, as she did, that cultivation and training of emerging talent is essential to ensure sustained excellence in the arts.

Over the past 28 years, the Foundation has awarded over $8 million to nearly 500 theater, dance, and film artists nationwide. It continues to fund its inaugural disciplines and has expanded its grants program to include playwriting and choreography grants within the theater and dance categories.

In keeping with the Princess Grace Foundation’s mission to identify and celebrate talented emerging artists, the Arts Advisory Board (AAB) created Special Project Awards to provide Princess Grace Awards winners with funds for project-specific ventures. The AAB funds projects that offer unique, consequential artistic opportunities at a critical juncture in an artist’s career. Since 2003, fifty-nine Special Project Awards have been granted. In 2010, the AAB conferred seven Special Project Awards: three in Theater, one in Dance, and three in Film.

In 2008, the AAB formed a partnership with Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) to provide further support for Princess Grace Awards winners. The Works in Progress Residency provides a cash award of around $25,000 and residence at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, in support of the multimedia and interdisciplinary artistic pursuits of Princess Grace Awards winners. The Residency enables these artists to explore, experiment, and push the boundaries of their work in an environment that focuses on process over product. In 2010, three artists received BAC Residencies: two in Theater and one in Dance.

In 2009, the AAB formed a partnership with Steppenwolf Theatre Company to provide further support for its Theater Awards winners. The goal of this alliance is to provide a Princess Grace Theater Awards winner with an opportunity to learn from a more established Awards winner by serving as a Co-Assistant Director on a production scheduled as a part of the Steppenwolf season. The partnership has paired Alex Torra with Anna D. Shapiro on a production of UP! in 2009 and plans to pair another director with Tina Landau on a production of Hot L Baltimore in 2011.

The Foundation hopes to foster a community network for continued support of Awards winners as they progress in their careers.

History

Prince Rainier of Monaco established the program to keep helping emerging artists realize their career goals as Princess Grace did during her lifetime. Prince Rainier's children continue to assist in the program in its 28th year. Notable supporters of the Foundation during its inception include Gant Gaither, Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, John Johnson, William P. Rogers, Mary Wells Lawrence, and Lynn Wyatt. In 1982, the Board of Trustees, under Robert Hausman, incorporated Princess Grace Foundation-USA as a not-for-profit public charity. In 1984, after the initial fund raising phase was complete, financial grants in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships were awarded to artists associated with schools or companies in the dance and theater disciplines. An arts advisory board composed of distinguished professionals in each of those fields was appointed to choose the most talented applicants as Awards recipients. President Reagan and his wife oversaw the first gala in Washington, D.C.; a tradition now continued annually in the Awards Gala in New York City.

The Princess Grace Statue Award

Past winners of the Awards who distinguish themselves in their artistic disciplines since receiving their initial Princess Grace Awards are eligible to win the Foundation’s highest honor, the Princess Grace Statue Award. In addition to a $25,000 unrestricted cash gift, these awardees are presented with a bronze statuette of Princess Grace created by the Dutch artist Kees Verkade. To date, fifty-one artists have received this award.

The Prince Rainier III Award

In 2005, the board of trustees inaugurated the Prince Rainier III Award, in honor of the man who helped begin the Foundation. This Award is presented to eminent artists who have not only been highly successful in their careers, but have made significant humanitarian contributions to their fields. To date, Mikhail Baryshnikov (2005), Twyla Tharp (2006), George Lucas (2007), Glenn Close (2008), Mandy Patinkin (2009), Denzel Washington and Pauletta Washington (2010) and Julie Andrews (2011) Dick Van Dyke (2014) Robert Redford and Sibylle Redford (2015) have received this honor, which includes a grant to the philanthropic organization of their choice.

Notable Princess Grace Awards Winners

Theater

Yareli Arizmendi, 1990 Theater Scholarship, 1995 Statue Award[1] Christopher Ashley, 1989 Theater Apprenticeship, 1998 Statue Award[2] David Barrera, 1993 Theater Scholarship[3] Orlagh Cassidy, 1989 Theater Scholarship[4] Donna Lynne Champlin, 1992 Theater Scholarship[5] Oscar Isaac, 2004 Theater Scholarship[6] Richard Kimmel, 2000 Theater Fellowship[7] Shishir Kurup, 1993 Theater Apprenticeship[8] Anthony Kushner, 1987 Theater Fellowship, 1994 Statue Award[9] Tina Landau, 1988 Theater Scholarship, 1999 Statue Award[10]

David Neumann, 1993 Theater Apprenticeship, 2011 Works in Progress Residency[11] Patrick Page, 1988 Theater Fellowship[12] Fernando Rivas, 1986 Theater Apprenticeship, 2007 Special Project Grant[13] Scott Turner Schofield, 2007 Theater Fellowship - Acting, 2009 Special Project Award[14] Anna Shapiro, 1996 Theater Apprenticeship, 2010 Statue Award[15] Eric Simonson, 1994 Theater Fellowship, 2005 Statue Award[16] Ty Taylor, 1990 Theater Scholarship[17] Paul Tazewell, 1993 Theater Fellowship, 2004 Statue Award[18] Paul Warner, 1986 Theater Apprenticeship, 1987 Statue Award[19] Michael Wilson, 1992 Theater Fellowship, 2001 Statue Award[20]

Playwriting

Adam Rapp, 1999 Playwriting Fellowship, 2006 Statue Award[21] Sheila Callaghan, 2000 Playwriting Fellowship, 2008 Works in Progress Residency[22] Bridget Carpenter, 1997 Playwriting Fellowship[23]

Jesse Kellerman, 2003 Playwriting Fellowship[24] Kenneth Lin, 2005 Playwriting Fellowship[25] Kate Robin, 1995 Playwriting Fellowship, 2003 Statue Award[26]

Dance

Carlos Acosta, 1995 Dance Fellowship[27] Jared Angle, 2001 Dance Fellowship[28] Alexandra Ansanelli, 1997 Dance Fellowship[29] Andrew Bartee, 2007 Dance Scholarship - Ballet[30] Robert Battle, 1993 Dance Scholarship, 2007 Statue Award[31] Adrienne Benz, 2006 Dance Fellowship - Ballet[32] Isabella Boylston, 2009 Dance Fellowship[33] Maria Bystrova-Renko, 1998 Dance Scholarship[34] Terese Capucilli, 1985 Dance Scholarship, 1986 Statue Award[35] Jeffrey Cirio, 2009 Dance Fellowship[36] Li Cunxin, 1986 Dance Fellowship, 1993 Statue Award[37] Gonzalo Garcia, 2000 Dance Fellowship[38] Pauline Golbin, 1990 Emerging Dance Artist, 1991 Statue Award[39] Derick Grant, 1993 Emerging Dance Artist[40] David Hallberg, 2002 Dance Fellowship[41] Blaine Hoven, 2008 Ballet Fellowship[42] Drew Jacoby, 2005 Dance Fellowship, 2008 Special Project Award[43] Michele Jimenez, 2002 Dance Fellowship[44] Jermel Johnson, 2008 Ballet Fellowship[45] Maria Kowroski, 1994 Dance Scholarship, 2006 Statue Award[46]

John Lam, 2005 Dance Fellowship[47] Sarah Kathryn Lane, 2007 Dance Fellowship - Ballet[48] Tina LeBlanc-Jerkunica, 1988 Dance Fellowship, 1995 Statue Award[49] Kristin Long, 1990 Emerging Dance Artist[50] Riolama Lorenzo, 1992 Dance Scholarship[51] Brooklyn Mack, 2007 Dance Fellowship - Ballet[52] Diane Madden, 1986 Dance Fellowship, 1994 Statue Award[53] Amanda McKerrow, 1986 Dance Fellowship, 1987 Statue Award[54] Gillian Murphy, 1998 Dance Fellowship, 2009 Statue Award[55] Tiler Peck, 2004 Dance Scholarship[56] Alexander Peters, 2008 Ballet Scholarship[57] Lucien Postlewaite, 2008 Ballet Fellowship[58] Christine Shevchenko, 2003 Dance Scholarship[59] Jennie Renee Somogyi, 1992 Dance Scholarship, 2002 Statue Award[60] Ethan Stiefel, 1991 Emerging Dance Artist, 1999 Statue Award[61] Lilyan Vigo-Ellis, 2000 Dance Fellowship, 2004 Special Project Grant[62] Elizabeth Walker, 1988 Dance Scholarship[63] Joseph Walsh, 2009 Dance Fellowship[64] Miranda Weese, 1995 Dance Fellowship[65] Michele Wiles, 1999 Dance Fellowship[66]

Choreography

Kyle Abraham, 2010 Dance-Choreography Fellowship[67] Camille A. Brown, 2006 Choreography Fellowship - Modern[68] Zoe Scofield, 2011 Choreography Fellowship[69]

Kate Weare, 2009 Choreography Fellowship[70] Olivier Wevers, 2011 Choreography Fellowship[71]

Film

Rose Bond, 1989 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2008 Statue Award[72] Ilya Chaiken, 1994 Undergraduate Film Scholarship, 2003 Statue Award[73] Eric Darnell, 1989 Graduate Film Scholarship[74] Cary Joji Fukunaga, 2005 Graduate Film Scholarship[75] Stephen Hillenburg, 1991 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2002 Statue Award[76] Parine Jaddo, 1993 Graduate Film Scholarship[77]

Gregory Mottola, 1989 Graduate Film Scholarship, 1998 Statue Award[78] David Riker, 1995 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2001 Statue Award[79] Ben Russell, 2002 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2010 Special Project Grant[80] Ben Steinbauer, 2006 Graduate Film Scholarship[81] Ham Tran, 2001 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2006 Special Project Grant[82]

References

1. Yareli Arizmendi. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
2. Christopher Ashley. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
3. David Barrera. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
4. Orlagh Cassidy. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
5. Donna Lynne Champlin. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
6. Oscar Isaac. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
7. Richard Kimmel. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
8. Shishir Kurup. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
9. Anthony Kushner. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
10. Tina Landau. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
11. David Neumann. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
12. Patrick Page. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
13. Fernando Rivas. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
14. Scott Turner Schofield. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
15. Anna Shapiro. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
16. Eric Simonson. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
17. Ty Taylor. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
18. Paul Tazewell. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
19. Paul Warner. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
20. Michael Wilson. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
21. Adam Rapp. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
22. Sheila Callaghan. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
23. Bridget Carpenter. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
24. Jesse Kellerman. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
25. Kenneth Lin. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
26. Kate Robin. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
27. Carlos Acosta. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
28. Jared Angle. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
29. Alexandra Ansanelli. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
30. Andrew Bartee. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
31. Robert Battle. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
32. Adrienne Benz. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
33. Isabella Boylston. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
34. Maria Bystrova-Renko. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
35. Terese Capucilli. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
36. Jeffrey Cirio. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
37. Li Cunxin. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
38. Gonzalo Garcia. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
39. Pauline Golbin. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
40. Derick Grant. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
41. David Hallberg. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
42. Blaine Hoven. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
43. Drew Jacoby. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
44. Michele Jimenez. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
45. Jermel Johnson. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
46. Maria Kowroski. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
47. John Lam. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
48. Sarah Kathryn Lane. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
49. Tina LeBlanc-Jerkunica. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
50. Kristin Long. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
51. Riolama Lorenzo. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
52. Brooklyn Mack. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
53. Diane Madden. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
54. Amanda McKerrow. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
55. Gillian Murphy. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
56. Tiler Peck. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
57. Alexander Peters. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
58. Lucien Postlewaite. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
59. Christine Shevchenko. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
60. Jennie Renee Somogyi. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
61. Ethan Stiefel. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
62. Lilyan Vigo-Ellis. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
63. Elizabeth Walker. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
64. Joseph Walsh. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
65. Miranda Weese. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
66. Michele Wiles. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
67. Kyle Abraham. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
68. Camille A. Brown. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
69. Zoe Scofield. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
70. Kate Weare. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
71. Olivier Wevers. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
72. Rose Bond. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
73. Ilya Chaiken. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
74. Eric Darnell. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
75. Cary Joji Fukunaga. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
76. Stephen Hillenburg. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
77. Parine Jaddo. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
78. Gregory Mottola. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
79. David Riker. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
80. Ben Russell. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
81. Ben Steinbauer. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
82. Ham Tran. Princess Grace Foundation-USA.

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• "Princess Grace Foundation Award Winners Unveil Fabergé Egg". Broadway World. October 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-27.

External links

• Official website