Orlando, FL
Ford-ify the Arts Courtyard opening
Par Paul Skomsky November 2024Art on the Edge
Par Larissa Humiston September 2024Artistic Street Piano Pop-Up
Par JACQUELINE A SHANKLIN June 2024Operation Ear Gem
Par Brent Bishop May 2024DISCOVERY & JOY Celebrating Children & their Art
Par Renee Schneider April 2024ArtReach Orlando Youth Gallery
Par Sarah Zimmer March 2024Celebrating Cultures
Par Scott Galbraith January 2024Unique, Inclusive Welcome for thousands
Par Teuruhei Buchin October 2023Arts in the Hills
Par Jeremiahya Anderson September 2023Love is Love
Par Lisa Cuatt August 2023Africana Literary Journal
Par Christiania Zidor July 2023An awesome never-been-done-here choral concert
Par Charlie Griffin June 2023Kid$ Bi$ Orlando, Florida
Par Adity Gandhi May 2023FAME DTO
Par Jordan Neal April 2023Chuck Dinkins Has A Posse Stickers
Par Zach Moldof March 2023School Butterfly Garden
Par Alison Herring February 2023Orlando Carnival Downtown
Par Samuel Roberts January 2023Quest for Cheese - mouse sculpture scavenger hunt
Par Zac Alfson November 2022Free Cultural Scavenger Hunt with Prizes
Par Thali Sugisawa October 2022Snap! Orlando x The Nomadic Photo Ark
Par Patrick Kahn September 20222022 Little Entrepreneur Fair
Par Curry Ford West July 2022National Dance Day
Par Kristin Weissman June 2022NFTs on the Garden
Par Damany Cruickshank May 2022New Orleans style 2nd Line Jazz Funeral procession
Par Tad Williams April 2022Levitt Orlando Bandwagon Concert Series
Par Ricardo E Rodriguez December 2020Jingle Trees
Par Katerina Fedotova December 2020COVID themed photo series
Par Brian Carlson December 2020Nerdier Things
Par Ricardo Williams December 2020Honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Par lisa cuatt October 2020The Van Gogh Affect
Par Patrick Kahn September 2020Olly Olly Oxen Free
Par Flynn Dobbs July 2020DownTEENers
Par Beth Marshall June 2020FilmSlam
Par Jen Vargas May 2020Artification of Howard Academy of the Arts
Par Anda Lucia Ariail March 2020Vending Machines For The Homeless
Par Briana Daniel February 2020Orlando Hullabaloo
Par Wendy Connor January 2020@peace
Par Danielle Ziss November 2019FORDify the Arts
Par Dr. Paul Skomsky November 2019Lockhart Community History Mural
Par Comm. Christine Moore October 2019Tortilla Printing Pop-up Event
Par Jacoub Reyes September 2019INSOMNIAC at Immerse 2019
Par Sumner Mormeneo August 2019Pine Hills Community Mural
Par Jacqoui Chandler June 2019Wonders in Motion
Par Glynn Owens May 2019An Otherwise Invisible World (Scott White)
Par Flynn Dobbs May 2019Milk District Street Furniture
Par Brendan O'Connor March 2019Metamorphosis
Par Rangsook Yoon March 2019Night Shift: An Experiment
Par Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon February 2019Community Chalk Art Festival
Par SUSAN WILCOX January 2019#LoveForAll
Par Raquel Giorgio December 2018Art Tour
Par Cindy Murray October 2018Kaleidoscope Venue For The Arts Live Channel
Par Mary Catherine "Zyll' Spicer September 2018Giant parade puppets for FusionFest
Par Terry Olson September 2018CITY unseen. A New [AR]t Experience.
Par Patrick Kahn | Snap! Orlando August 2018College Park Mural
Par Lindsey Thompson June 20182018 Orlando Urban Film Festival (OUFF)
Par Marianne Eggleston May 2018Luminosities: A Nighttime, Outdoor Art Experience
Par Christie Miga April 2018AQUAdance- A Modern Dance Water Ballet
Par Genevieve Bernard March 2018The Dinner Party Project - Let's Talk It Out
Par Dana Marie Roquemore January 2018Awesome Weekend
Par Terry Olson December 2017Nerd Nite Spotlight
Par Ricardo Williams October 2017Orlando Traveling Memorial
Par Mrs. Colleen Ardaman September 2017Unifying Our Diverse Community Via a Musical Meal
Par Chris Belt September 2017Dear Citizen O
Par Andre Bohrer August 2017"Act Like A Hero" opportunity for Paramore kids
Par Carole Forrest July 2017Arts for Health To Go Bags
Par Alyson Maier June 2017Artist in Training ~ Public Art as Service
Par Jennifer Lindquist June 2017“From Orlando With Love” book project
Par Julia Young (Page 15) February 2017Commemorative GDM 'From Broadway w/ Love' Painting
Par Andrea Canny January 2017Dowtown Public Art Tour
Par Barbara Hartley January 2017"SKIP's Big Ideas" Reality Television Show
Par Justin "SKIP" Skipper December 2016Artborne Magazine
Par Jonathan Yubi December 2016Creative City Project 2016
Par Cole NeSmith November 2016Beautified Electrical Boxes
Par Wendy McNeil September 2016CPNArts Breaks A Guinness World Record
Par The College Park Neighborhood Arts & Theatre Center July 2016Art Is Moving Orlando
Par nicki drumb July 2016Art X Social Change Night in the Milk District
Par Ricky Ly July 2016La Isla de la Munecas
Par Linda Janssen April 2016Playground City
Par Molly Delahunty February 2016Paint Orlando Blue for Child Abuse Prevention
Par Renée Hotton Schneider February 2016Pop-up Movie Screenings in Vacant Lots
Par Brendan O'Connor December 2015You Matter!
Par Vicki O'Grady November 2015Young Urban Artist
Par Candy Molia November 2015St.art Something
Par Jelena Abernathy October 2015Art in Odd Places: TONE/ORLANDO
Par Genevieve Bernard/ Art in Odd Places August 20151000 Student OCPS Marching Band at Creative City
Par Cole NeSmith August 2015The City Chalkboard
Par Jonathan Yubi July 2015Art Attack
Par Angilyn Watson May 2015Mobile Art Truck
Par Amy Mercado May 2015Jim Leatherman's Greatest Hits 1984-2014.
Par Jim Leatherman March 2015Giving toys to needy children around Orlando, FL
Par Larry Wheeler February 2015Artists for Autism Mural project
Par Ashlie Lawson January 2015The Oceanographer
Par Doug Rhodehamel November 2014Getaboard Skateboarding Outreach Program
Par Andrew Campbell November 2014Artists of Orlando
Par Woodruff Laputka October 2014Orlando Fringe/Ivanhoe Village Mural
Par George Wallace September 2014The Dance Happy Project
Par Georgia Bernbaum August 2014If Parramore Could Talk...What Would It Say?
Par Tracey Morrison July 2014National Dance Day Orlando
Par Holly Harris May 2014Sing-Song, String-Along
Par Heide Evans Waldron May 2014IDEAS For ARTS
Par Chris Castro March 2014Creative City Project
Par Cole NeSmith February 2014Fish Chairs
Par Brendan O'Connor January 2014Distance 2
Par Keith Lay December 2013Light Up The MSO!
Par June Flowers December 2013A Propos
We are open to any creative idea that would bring awe and delight to our community and make Orlando a more AWESOME place. Our first award was in July 2013. Awards have gone to . . .
Panorama (disposable cameras randomly found by passers-by and returned with their views of life - photos printed for an exhibition) InSPIRE: composition for brass players on rooftops and spires calculated for the amount of time it takes a note to reach the Lake Eola plaza. Burrow Press' 15 Views of Orlando (15 authors writing about Orlando and taking cues off of the other writer's story) MTS Crew (murals) Jazz on Edge Unplugged (pop-up musicians in outdoor public places) Light Up MSO (battery LED lights for the Maitland Symphony Orchestra) Fish Chairs (custom-designed chairs placed where people fish) Creative City Project (a night when Downtown Orlando is filled with art and performance) IDEAS for ARTS (pressure-washing artistic designs on dirty walls and sidewalks) Sing-Song, String-Along (instruments and teaching in classical music for low income student National Dance Day Orlando - free classes throughout downtown Orlando If Parramore Could Talk - kids creating 3 foot inspirational signs, photographing them in their low-income neighborhood and participating in the Brookly Art Library.
We DO NOT fund private businesses, social services or contributions to ongoing programs where we would just be one of the funders or contributors. Give us something NEW and INNOVATIVE that will MAKE AN IMPACT on UNSUSPECTING people.
If you would like to discuss your idea to see if it meets the Awesome standard, feel free to call Dean Terry Olson, 407-279-1846.