2009 Coming Up Taller Semifinalists

Arts for All, Inc.
Tucson, AZ

Tag Teen Program
City of Willcox (Elsie S. Hogan Community Library)
Willcox, AZ

A Music Academy for Children
Rosie's House
Phoenix, AZ

The Music Center
The Symphony Women's Association
Tucson, AZ

Art & Design Teaching and Learning Initiative (TLI)
Otis Arts Institute
Los Angeles, CA

Harmony Project
Project Harmony
Los Angeles, CA

San Francisco WritersCorps
San Francisco Arts Commission
San Francisco, CA

Koshare Indian Dancers
Koshare Indian Museum, Inc.
La Junta, CO

Higher Achievement
Higher Achievement Program, Inc.
Washington, DC

The After School Program
Mentors of Minorities in Education (M.O.M.I.E.)
Washington, DC

Sitar Arts Center
The Patricia M. Sitar Center for the Arts
Washington, DC

After-School Playwriting Program
Young Playwrights Theater, Inc.
Washington, DC

Youth Arts Corps
Family Resources, Inc.
Pinellas Park, FL

Greater Miami Youth Symphony of Dade County, FL
Miami, FL

Women on the Rise!
Museum of Contemporary Art, Inc.
North Miami, FL

Girlstories Theatre Project and Workshops
Powerstories Theatre, Inc.
Tampa, FL

Center for Community Arts Partnerships
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

Preparatory Program
Merit School of Music
Chicago, IL

Yollocalli Arts Reach
National Museum of Mexican Art
Chicago, IL

Young Chicago Authors
Chicago, IL

Voices of Unity Youth Choir
Unity Performing Arts Foundation, Inc.
Fort Wayne, IN

Cowan Creek Mountain Music School
Cowan Community Action Group, Inc.
Whitesburg, KY

Community Music School of Springfield, Inc.
Springfield, MA

Express Yourself, Inc.
Peabody, MA

Art a la Carte
Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc.
Dorchester, MA

Citywide Poets
InsideOut Literary Arts Project
Detroit, MI

ArtWorks
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
Grand Rapids, MI

Fired Up!
Water Street Glassworks
Benton Harbor, MI

The Corner Theatre Troupe
Young Adults Health Center
Ypsilanti, MI

ArtReach
Kemper Operating Museum Foundation
Kansas City, MO

Outreach Program with Incarcerated Youth
Keshet Dance Company
Albuquerque, NM

New Directions YouthArts
City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs
Las Vegas, NV

Shakespeare Remix Program
Epic Theatre Center, Inc.
New York, NY

Girls Write Now Mentoring Program
Girls Write Now, Inc.
New York, NY

Urban Voices
Global Action Project
New York, NY

Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program
Heart of Brooklyn Cultural Institutions
Brooklyn, NY

The CityKids Repertory Company
The CityKids Foundation
New York, NY

Hello Neighbor
Caldera
Portland, OR

Learning Early Network
Bradford County Regional Arts Council
Towanda, PA

Fleisher Youth Art Program
Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial
Philadelphia, PA

The AS220 Broad Street Studio
Providence, RI

Community Musicworks
Providence, RI

New Urban Arts
Project New Urban Arts
Providence, RI

Colors Inner-City Youth Art Studio
Spartanburg Art Museum
Spartanburg, SC

Young Artist Apprenticeship Program
Blaffer Gallery, The Art Museum of the University of Houston
Houston, TX

SOHO-Space of Her Own
The Art League, Inc.
Alexandria, VA

Arts Corps
Seattle, WA

Young Shakespeare Workshop
Seattle, WA

Circle of Life
Sharp Literacy
Milwaukee, WI

Old Brick Playhouse Apprenticeship
The Old Brick Playhouse
Elkins, WV