Facing History and Ourselves - San Francisco, CA JPMorgan Chase is proud to be the lead Bay Area sponsor of the "Choosing to Participate" exhibit on display at the San Francisco Main Library. This multimedia exhibit was created and presented by Facing History and Ourselves, an international not-for-profit organization that helps teachers and students link the past to the moral choices they face today. JPMorgan Chase was also the lead sponsor of the exhibition in New York in 2001 and a major sponsor of the exhibition in Los Angeles in 2003.
Franklin Park Conservatory - Ohio
JPMorgan Chase has made a grant to the Franklin Park Conservatory in Ohio
to continue as the presenting sponsor of the extended Chihuly exhibition,
which has resulted in a 398% increase in paid attendance, a 545% increase
in gift shop sales, and a 40% increase in membership income. The grant
also enabled collaboration among arts groups and educators in support
of the Conservatory's fall exhibition, "Stories in Stone," featuring
60 stone carvings from Zimbabwe celebrating African culture and artistic
heritage. Collaborators include Columbus Museum of Art, Cols College of
Art & Design, King Arts Complex, Cols Metropolitan Library, Thurber
House, Cols Council on World Affairs, Cols AIDS Task Force, and Cols Public
Schools' Afro-centric magnet school. Each will feature information/programs
about "Stories in Stone." This program represents a terrific
way to support multiple, deserving grantees through a single grant.
Jazzmobile, Inc. - New York JPMorgan Chase is the title sponsor of Jazzmobile's 40th Anniversary. Since 1964, Jazzmobile has been the presenting/producing organization behind the Free Outdoor Summer Mobile Concerts. As the pioneer mobile music organization, Jazzmobile has brought many of the masters of jazz to the public throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Essex County, New Jersey, Westchester County, and several cities in upstate New York. Jazzmobile educational efforts, housed at P.S. 197 in Harlem, are enacted through a nationally known and highly respected instructional model project that was first instituted in 1969. These education initiatives attract over 400 students per semester (ages seven years and older) from throughout New York City and the tri-state area.
Jersey City Museum, Inc. - New Jersey JPMorgan Chase is a major supporter of the Jersey City Museum's Ensuring Successful Programs and Building Capacity program that enables the Museum to maintain the growth and the success of programs in its new home. The mission of the Jersey City Museum is to present, collect and interpret American art and material culture. Within this broader purpose is its commitment, dating back to the museum's founding in 1901, to making the arts meaningful and relevant. The Museum presents works by emerging and established culturally diverse artists and provides a platform for under-recognized artists that live and/or work in the region. In the last ten years, the museum has presented significant solo exhibitions by Ben Shahn, Juan Sanchez, Mel Edwards, Chaika Booker, Freddy Rodriguez and Fred Wilson, among others. The Musem's exhibition and public education programs, consistently recognized for their excellence, have been expanded and enhanced to fill its new, dedicated public spaces. The programs support thought-provoking exhibitions focusing on historical and contemporary art and education initiatives that deepen understanding of the art on display and advance the museum's mission.
Kentucky Center for the Arts - Kentucky
Bank One has funded a new series in Louisville, Kentucky designed to attract younger patrons
to the downtown area after 5:00 p.m. The series is intended to advance
the city's goal of revitalizing and growing the downtown area. Bank One
is the title supporter of four concerts each year featuring artists such
as Sheryl Crow and Jewel.
Latino Educational Media Center - New York JPMorgan Chase provided major support to complete the documentary, Antonia Pantoja: Abriendo Camino. Through passionate personal testimony, rarely-seen home movies, archival footage and layered visual imagery, Pantoja guides the viewer through the Puerto Rican community's settlement and struggles in New York City. The late Antonia Pantoja, who emigrated from San Juan, Puerto Rico to New York in 1944, was an educator who mobilized Puerto Rican "immigrant-citizens" to fight against second-class citizenship. In 1961, at a time of escalating drop-out rates for the Puerto Rican community, Antonia defied prevailing notions of assimilation by creating Aspira, an educational youth leadership organization responsible for preparing thousands of Latino high schools students to enter and graduate from college. Aspira's goal was to instill pride in Puerto Rican identity, history, culture and language. Students traveled to Puerto Rico, formed Aspira high school clubs throughout the city, attended college fairs and learned organizing skills. Aspira has produced four generations of Puerto Rican leaders in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Puerto Rico, Florida, Connecticut and New Jersey.
Museum of Chinese in the Americas - New York The Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA)'s founding mission is to document the history of an often-overlooked community. Through permanent and revolving exhibits, MoCA presents the history and culture of the Chinese in the Americas with exhibitions that educate visitors and foster multi-cultural and intergenerational understanding. JPMorgan Chase supports MoCA's 24-year-old education and community outreach programs, which include Guided Gallery Programs, Chinatown Neighborhood Walking Tours, Classroom Museum Learning Kits and Teacher Staff Development Programs that have reached the majority of school districts in Manhattan. MoCA has also taken a leadership role in using cultural tourism as a way to revitalize Chinatown. It is a member of the Chinatown Tourism and Marketing Advisory Committee, formed by the September 11th Fund and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. MoCA is helping to develop and implement a two-year, $2 million-dollar project to increase tourism and patronage of Chinatown's restaurants, shops and cultural attractions. By developing relationships with local businesses and connecting them to Museum exhibits/programming, MoCA is facilitating the creation of tourism-related discount packages.
New Victory Theater - New York Let JPMorgan Chase be your ticket to The New Victory, the ultimate theater for kids and families. The 100 year-old New Victory Theater is the oldest, active theater in New York City and the first theater to be restored on 42nd Street. They have presented the very best in theater, circus, dance, music and puppetry from around the world to over 725,000 people. The New Victory attracts people of all ages to shows that adults in the audience enjoy every bit as much as the kids.
JPMorgan Chase is proud to sponsor The New Victory Family Membership Program. Order at least one ticket to three or more shows, and your family will automatically become members of The New Victory! Membership is free thanks to JPMorgan Chase.
With your family membership, you'll enjoy 30% savings on the tickets you order now and all season long and get lots of other exclusive benefits, too.
Considered "New York's Best Theater for Kids," The New Victory Theater also has an informative Web site. Find out more by visiting www.newvictory.org.*
Philipsburgh Performing Arts Center (PPAC) - Yonkers, NY The Philipsburgh Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in Yonkers is central to the economic development of Getty Square. PPAC is a restored 5,400 square foot Beaux Arts ballroom filled with a mosaic-tiled foyer, three elegant, horseshoe-shaped balconies, and a performance area that allows for a wide variety of arts programming. The complex also has 28 units of artist housing and retail spaces developed in partnership with St. John's Church and The Greyston Foundation, two Yonkers institutions, and the City of Yonkers. These organizations renovated this historic building to serve as a magnet for the city's center and a hub for downtown cultural activities.
Roundabout Theatre Family Series - New York For more than 36 years, Roundabout has been dedicated to providing a home for classic theatre where audiences of all ages can experience high quality theatrical revivals, and where the finest artists of our day can interpret the world's great heritage. In 1995 Roundabout expanded their mission to include new plays by established writers on their off-Broadway stage.
The popular JPMorgan Chase Family Series at Roundabout Theatre Company strives to build a future generation of appreciative and enthusiastic theatergoers by offering half-price subscriptions to young adults.
Through this program, young adults ages 12-18 earn a half-price subscription when purchased with a full-price adult subscription. In addition, JPMorgan Chase Family Series subscribers receive production guides and can participate in pre- and post-performance discussions at the theater led by Roundabout's education director.
Several critically acclaimed productions are currently being staged; others are coming soon.
*We offer links to non-JPMorgan Chase Web sites for convenience. We do not sponsor these sites, nor are we responsible for information that appears on them.
