Arts Presenters/MetLife Arts Access Awards

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters and MetLife Foundation supported seven years of the Arts Presenters/MetLife Arts Access Awards Program. The overarching goal of this program was to recognize performing arts presenters and venues that demonstrated innovation, leadership and a commitment to the full integration of older adults, immigrants, people with disabilities and underserved communities as equal partners in the performing arts. Read the executive summary of the program.

On behalf of the presenting field, Arts Presenters thanks MetLife Foundation for its tremendous commitment to the awards program. To read more arts and access resources, visit our Knowledge Products section.

Click each organization below to read project information, lessons learned, and contact information for each awardee.
 

APAP/MetLife Arts Access Awardees 2005-2011

Award for Engaging Underserved Communities

• University of California, Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures (2011)
• John Michael Kohler Arts Center (2011)
• University of Florida Performing Arts (2010)
• The Wooden Floor (2010)

Award for Increasing Arts Access in Underserved Communities

• Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (2009)
• ASU Gammage (2009)
• Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (2008)
• Myrna Loy Center/Helena Presents (2008)
• University Musical Society (2007)

Exemplar Award for Engaging Individuals with Disabilities

• Straz Center for the Performing Arts (2011)
• Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (2011)

Award for Engaging Individuals with Disabilities

• Quest Visual Theatre (2010)
• Straz Center for the Performing Arts (2010)

Award for Excellence and Innovation in Arts Access

• Paper Mill Playhouse (2009)
• Victory Gardens Theater (2008)
• Mixed Blood Theatre Company (2007)

Award for Excellence in Arts Access

• The Museum of Contemporary Art (2006)
• The Kentucky Center; Access Services (2005)

Award for Innovation in Arts Access

• The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2006)
• The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (2005)