Melody Barnes, David French Named Inaugural Chautauqua Perry Fellows in Democracy
...practice of democratic ideals makes this announcement and the work ahead extra special. The Perrys’ philanthropy provides for annual support of the fellowship and a $5 million estate gift that will endow the program in perpetuity. By both providing the annual costs needed for the program and ensuring that the effort will have an impact for generations to come, the Perrys’ contribution significantly advances the Institution’s desire to play an ever-larger role in convening important...
Petina Gappah’s ‘Out of Darkness, Shining Light’ Wins 2020 Chautauqua Prize
...annual prize that celebrates a book of fiction or literary/narrative nonfiction that provides a richly rewarding reading experience and honors the author for a significant contribution to the literary arts. Previous winners include The Sojourn, by Andrew Krivák (2012); Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, by Timothy Egan (2013); My Foreign Cities, by Elizabeth Scarboro (2014); Redeployment, by Phil Klay (2015); Off the Radar, by Cyrus Copeland (2016); The Fortunes, by Peter Ho Davies (2017);...
Property and Construction Resources
...14722 or bring it to the Main Gate Ticketing Office to receive your hang tags. During the springtime, Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Main Gate Welcome Center, our staff will be available to swap out old hang tags (orange) for the current season’s hang tags (blue), at no additional cost to existing tag holders, New hang tags will be available as well for $10 each. Please be sure to acquire and display hang tags in...
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The Chautauqua Janus Prize
...who nominated writers and to those who submitted their work.” The 2024 prize recipient, Olivia Jung, will receive the $5,000 prize, plus a $2,000 travel and lodging stipend. She will give a public lecture and reading at a celebratory event at 6 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 9, in the parlor of the Athenaeum Hotel as part of Chautauqua Institution’s 2024 Summer Assembly. read more GUIDELINES 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 GUIDELINES Submissions...
Piano Program
...to piano facilities, lessons at your discretion, and time to reflect on the experiences of the previous five weeks as you prepare for your year ahead. Opted-in students will retain their housing, meal plan, and Chautauqua gate pass for this week, with access to Institution programming, such as: Old First Night, Chautauqua’s 150th birthday celebration Houston Ballet II with the Chautauqua School of Dance Chautauqua Lecture Series Piano students can opt-in and...
The Chautauqua Opera Company Announces 2016 Season
...new audiences to opera, as well as championing new American works. Since joining Opera Memphis as general director in 2011, he has led a restructuring of the 60 year old company, expanding the season and launching The Midtown Opera Festival, an annual festival of chamber works. The signature program under his leadership is 30 Days of Opera, which has brought free performances to over 120,000 Memphians in more than 120 locations since its inception. Canty...
Chautauqua Institution names Steven R. Osgood as Chautauqua Opera General and Artistic Director
...explore how vital opera can be to today’s audience and all of the generations that make up the CHQ community.” Osgood will begin his responsibilities effective Sept. 1 in preparation for his inaugural season in 2016. His public debut as the leader of the Chautauqua Opera will take place at the company’s annual Amphitheater production with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, July 9, 2016. The repertoire for his inaugural summer will be announced in...
Endowment/Naming
...you would like to receive printed materials on planned giving. Endowment The key attributes of unspecified and other forms of endowment are permanence, in the form of resources secured and stewarded for the perpetual benefit of Chautauqua; predictability, that is, the one financial resource in the annual budgeting exercise that can be known in advance of the conduct of the program; and either flexibility or certainty. Flexibility is gained to the degree that resources are...
Donor Recognition
...spirit of Chautauqua with them when they leave. Philanthropy, active engagement and volunteerism make the year-round programming built around Chautauqua’s arts, education, religion and recreation pillars possible. We are proud to recognize the generosity of those who provide support for Chautauqua. Donor Recognition Societies Bestor Society The Bestor Society recognizes those whose annual leadership gifts of $5,000 or more serve to amplify Chautauqua’s work for greater impact in shaping a better tomorrow. Learn More 1874...