2009 COMING UP TALLER SEMIFINALISTS

Arts for All, Inc.
Tucson, AZ

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

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

OTEAM
Otis Arts Institute
Los Angeles, CA

San Francisco WritersCorps
San Francisco Arts Commission
San Francisco, CA

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

The After School Program
Mentors of Minorities in Education
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
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, IL

Preparatory Program
Merit School of Music
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

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

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

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
AS220
Providence, RI

Community Musicworks
Providence, RI

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

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