MDC Live Arts Awarded Grant To Promote Muslim Understanding

On March 29 MDC Live Arts was awarded the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts (DDFIA)’s Building Bridges Grant, which supports national efforts to advance relationships, increase understanding and reduce bias between Muslim and non-Muslim communities.

MDC Live Arts will receive $160,000 for Ojalá/Inshallah: Wishes from the Muslim World, a season-long initiative designed to challenge widespread assumptions concerning contemporary Muslim identity. Its upcoming season will be dedicated to the presentation of Muslim and Middle Eastern and North African artists through performances, residencies, campus-based conversations and community workshops. The programs will span all art forms and will take place throughout Miami.

“We are truly grateful to the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts for its support, which will allow us to create programming that promotes understanding and encourages meaningful intercultural connections,” said Kathryn Garcia, the executive director of MDC Live Arts.