Social Innovation Forum Award
// 2009
RAW receives the prestigious Social Innovation Forum Award, honoring RAW's unique approach to empowering disadvantaged youth through the arts.
Bryan deLeon wins best documentary at The Shortie Awards
// 2010
Bryan deLeon, R2R alum, wins best documentary at The Shortie Awards: Student Film and News Festival, for his film A Crecer Como Una Persona, and is subsequently invited to screen the film at the American Film Institute’s Silverdocs Festival featuring the best documentaries internationally.
Thonah Ep receives the Commonwealth Award
// 2009
RAW artist and alum Thonah Ep receives the state's highest honor in the arts and humanities, the Commonwealth Award, in the area of Creative Learning.
CORE program launched
// 2009
RAW pilots a new program, CORE, to teach teens the core skills of art and artmaking, helping them to build a strong foundation in art. CORE artists, Hongchau Huynh and Thonah Ep, receive the Senator Paul Tsongas Scholarship Award—two of only five recipients of a four-year scholarship to Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
Out of the Blue grant from the Boston Foundation
// 2009
RAW receives a $75,000 Out of the Blue grant from The Boston Foundation, one of RAW's longest-standing funders, recognizing exemplary achievement and leadership.
RAW introduces Talent and Purpose (TAP)
// 2009
RAW introduces Talent and Purpose (TAP), to expand and professionalize youth employment at RAW. TAP offers real world training and potential for the next generation. TAP's 41 positions include: RAW Chief teen mentors; Good 2 Go community artists; Door to Door alumni artists who create art for fundraising purposes; administrative assistants, and assistants in Real to Reel film school.
ARDES project
// 2008
Recognizing that our highly experienced and dedicated staff is mission critical, RAW initiates, with grants from the Boston Foundation, the C.F. Adams Charitable Trust, and the Amelia Peabody Foundation, a multi-year project, Attracting, Retaining, and Developing Excellent Staff, or "ARDES".
Research of best practices in youth arts evaluation
// 2008
RAW's Program Director, Käthe Swaback, leads The Boston Youth Arts Evaluation Project with a three-year grant to investigate and contribute to best practices in youth arts evaluation on a national level. Collaborating with Boston non-profits and leaders in the nation, the project has researched, designed, implemented, and is now offering innovative evaluation methods and tools that will effectively measure progress and outcomes in the complex field of Youth Arts. See www.byaep.com for more information.
Mary Flannery and Kit Jenkins honored
// 2008
Founder Mary Flannery and Executive Director Kit Jenkins are honored with the Distinguished Educators of the Year Award by Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
Full Scholarship to RISD for Peter Pa
// 2008
R2R alum and film school graduate assistant Peter Pa receives full scholarship to RISD.
RAW's Capital Campaign
// 2007
RAW's Capital Campaign surpasses its goal of $1.2 million in December 2006, two weeks ahead of schedule.
Kit Jenkins and Mary Flannery participate in the Achieving Excellence Program
// 2007
Executive Director Kit Jenkins and founder Mary Flannery are selected to participate in the Achieving Excellence Program for Massachusetts Nonprofit Cultural Organizations, sponsored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council at the Hauser Center of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
Real to Reel in Boston's 48 Hour Film Project
// 2007
Real to Reel participates in Boston's 48 Hour Film Project as the only 2 teen groups of 90 teams; one of the R2R films, The Quimby Files, receives both the Producers Award for overall excellence and the Audience Award.
Commonwealth Award
// 2005
RAW receives Commonwealth Award, the state's highest honor in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences.
Coming Up Taller Award
// 2000
RAW honored with Coming Up Taller Award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
