"The Woman’s Exchange is an important organization to the mission of Key Chorale Inc., consistently providing necessary funding and support to us through its annual grant program. Like many local arts organizations, we rely on the Women’s Exchange as an important partner in meeting our development and funding goals.” Cathy Vernon, Former Executive Director
“The Women's Exchange is making it possible for so many arts organization to establish a strong foundation in Sarasota. I know Dog Day's Theater could never have started up without their support, and for that we are so thankful.”
Profits earned through The Exchange’s consignment operation are annually awarded to local arts and cultural organizations and student’s pursing a higher education in the arts.
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"A synergistic partnership built on shared vision, cemented with mutual respect and kindness, benefiting all party's involved for the overall good of the community." Karen Koblenz, CEO
Together We Can Make Dreams Come True
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others - Mahatma Gandhi
Through the years our partnership with The Exchange has allowed us to have a greater impact on arts in education with both the school system and the public library system.
Key Chorale is excited by the opportunity to work with the Woman’s Exchange to bring an important element of our cultural history to life with performances of “Annelies” - a musical setting of the diaries of Anne Frank by British composer Ames Whitbourn. In addition to the concerts, this project will also be the core of a documentary fi lm about the Frank family and the Holocaust in which interviews with local survivors of that ghastly event will be coordinated with the music, promising both a riveting musical-dramatic experience and a landmark for the arts and culture of Sarasota.
In these times of increasing gas prices, economic difficulties and ever rising costs, the Woman’s Exchange grant will enable the North Port Chorale to continue singing for our community. Studies have shown how beneficial music is for both the participant and the audience. Imagine a community without music: it would be like having a body without a soul. The Woman’s Exchange grant helps to continue our mission of providing that “soul” to our area residents and friends. Thank you!”
The generosity and support of The Exchange will allow Gloria Musicae to present an ambitious program that features the area premiere of a modern choral masterpiece. We are grateful to The Exchange for their continued commitment to the choral arts!
For more than a dozen years, The Exchange has been the major sponsor of La Musica’s student outreach. For many years, it made possible special live performances for third graders of Sarasota and Manatee counties. In the past two years, The Exchange has helped La Musica expand its offerings ten-fold via a DVD and curriculum guide made available for third, fourth, and fifth grade students. Thus, many more students get to see a filmed live performance created especially for them.