AthFest Educates 2024 – 2025 Grantees
Professional Development Grants
Grantee: Rebecca Floyd
Recipient of the Green Properties, Inc Grant
Award Amount: $1,218.23
Summary: Attendance at the 2025 American String Teachers Association National Conference.
Music and Arts Non-Consumable Equipment Grants
Grantee: Karen Sweeney Gerow, CCSD Learning Center
Recipient of the Nick & Erin Maulding Grant
Award Amount: $4,861.47
Summary: Purchase of iPads and a large format printer, expanding students’ art education into digital creation, production, and portfolios.
Grantee: Sadie Hammond, Barrow Elementary School
Award Amount: $4,904.26
Summary: Purchase of Orff Instruments and cart, to form a full and mobile Orff Ensemble, providing thorough, whole-child centered music education.
Grantee: Aaron Price, Cedar Shoals High School
Recipient of The CandyVet Foundation Grant
Award Amount: $4,121.28
Summary: Purchase of instruments and amplifiers for band formation, allowing Advanced Guitar students to form their own bands, as well as write and perform their own original, modern, musical compositions.
Grantee: Sarah Waller-Price, Coile Middle School
Recipient of the Athens Symphony Susan M Dinwiddie Music Education Grant
Award Amount: $2,353.00
Summary: Purchase of various instruments for the band program, allowing the band to once again participate in Georgia’s Large Group Performance Evaluation, after several years’ hiatus.
Grantee: Sydney Prince, Oglethorpe Elementary School
Award Amount: $4,999.02
Summary: Purchase of risers for the choral students, providing them with a practical and effective space to rehearse.
Grantee: Sharon Tran, Fowler Drive Elementary School
Award Amount: $2,525.17
Summary: Purchase of ukulele instruments and accessories, to help young music learners develop skills with a stringed instrument that is culturally appropriate for the demographics of the student population.
Grantee: Leah Wooddall, Fowler Drive Elementary School
Award Amount: $4,000.00
Summary: Purchase of digital cameras for her art students to learn the principles of photography and begin creating photographic compositions.
Music and Arts Programs and Experiences Grants
Grantee: Broderick Flanagan, Economic Justice Coalition
Award Amount: $4989.00
Summary: 15 Latinx middle and high school students will work with local artist, Broderick Flanagan, and neighborhood leaders to conceptualize, design, and implement a mural project in the Pinewoods Neighborhood.
Grantee: Gayla Chambers, YWCO
Award Amount: $5,000.00
Summary: 30 Third grade girls will participate in the Puppetry Arts Program over the summer. Ms. Wooten, Artistic Director of Wooten Woopets, and her staff will help the girls create their own puppets, as well as write and perform their own pieces. The program also includes a trip to the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta to see a performance.
Grantee: Madison Graham, Winterville Elementary School Recipient of the Green Properties, Inc Grant
Award Amount: $800.00
Summary: Local musical act, The PG Show, will perform at the School’s Lunch & Lawn Event, creating a welcoming and inclusive environment in which children and families can nurture a love of the arts.
Grantee: Miranda Brown, UGA Performing Arts Center
Award Amount: $4,500.00
Summary: 3000 CCSD students will attend performances at the UGA PAC that are tailored to students and last approximately one hour. The performances are often interactive, and the artist will conduct a 10-15 minute discussion session with the students at the end. The performances will include: the jaw-dropping acrobatic feats of Circa, the inspirational voices of Kingdom Choir, the percussive rhythms of Step Afrika!, and more.
Grantee: Ann Woodruff, Canopy Recipient of the Athens Road Runners Grant
Award Amount: $3,500.00
Summary: Elementary, Middle and High School Special Education students will attend fun Adaptive PE classes, at Canopy, introducing them to the circus arts such as trappeze and fabrics.
Grantee: Dr. Christina Hanawalt, Contemporary Art Studio After-School
Award Amount: $4,826.00
Summary: 20 Middle School students will participate in a 10 week Contemporary Art Studio program in connection with the Lamar Dodd School of Art and Athenaeum, engaging with current exhibits, artists, and participating in art creation.
Grantee: Rosemary Milsap, Cedar Shoals High School
Award Amount: $5,000.00
Summary: Students will attend the 2025 Georgia Thespian Conference, where they will attend performances and workshops to further hone their skills. AthFest Educates will fund a portion of the registration and transportation costs of the trip.
Grantee: Amanda Price, Clarke Central High School Recipient of the John & Patricia Whitehead Grant
Award Amount: $1,140.98
Summary: Students will investigate and explore sculptural mold-making and casting techniques, and how these techniques are usred to create 3D works in the art world and other lived experiences.
Grantee: Isabel Scarano, Holston Elementary School
Award Amount: $2,000.00
Summary: 4th grade art students will participate in a week-long workshop with local author and illustrator, Ruth Allen. Students will write, illustrate, and construct their own accordion-style story books.
Grantee: Serena Scibelli, HEART Music, Inc
Award Amount: $5,000.00
Summary: HEART Music will provide supplemental instrument instruction to band students at Hillsman Middle School. Small group and one-on-one instruction will be provided by professional local musicians. AthFest Educates funds will support a portion of the musician compensation.