Institute for the Development of Education in the Arts

The Institute for the Development of Education in the Arts (IDEA) seeks to build economic empowerment through training and supporting regional youth and adults in entrepreneurship along with employment training in multi-media, while bettering digital literacy skills for the creative economy. IDEA strives to nurture artistic innovation and the development of new works that challenge and inspire audiences with powerful and transformative performances and collaborations; and to integrate the arts into the life blood of the community.

Grants Awarded to Institute for the Development of Education in the Arts

$25,000 - Awarded August 2022

Focus areas

Community-Centered Journalism

Description

2022 automatically renewed grant.

$25,000 - Awarded December 2021

Focus areas

Community-Centered Journalism

Description

For “The Gaslit Streets,” a podcast to center community voices and creative talent in Camden, NJ.

$50,000 - Awarded July 2020

Focus areas

Representation in Media

Movement Media

Description

The 2020 Community Voices grant will support the “Johnson Park” project an exploration of the relationship between public art and power. A response to the uprisings and demands for removal of racist monuments throughout the nation, the project addresses how communities create memorials through a democratic and participatory process. Using audio-visual media to re-commemorate a public space in Camden that once depicted a racist frieze, Unmemorial will include a series of media projects that would create new and more ethical modes of commemoration that includes public critique and conversation.