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Columbia Faculty, Alums Chosen for Walder Foundation's 2024 Platform Awards
The Walder Foundation has named three Chicago-based performing artists, including two Columbia College Chicago alumni and one faculty member, as recipients of its prestigious 2024 Platform Awards.
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Walder Foundation Announces $2.4M Grant For Performing Artists With Launch Of Chicago-Based Awards
Walder Foundation will award $2.4 million to performing artists through its inaugural Platform Awards.
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12 Chicago-area artists awarded $2.4 million in first-ever Platform Awards
The Skokie-based Walder Foundation is providing the unrestricted grants to music, theater, dance and interdisciplinary performance artists.
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Walder Foundation Announces $2.4 Million Support for Performing Artists in Music, Theater, Dance, and Interdisciplinary Performance With Launch of Platform Awards
Twelve Chicagoland performing artists to each receive an unrestricted grant and professional development opportunities.