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2002 Grant Awards: State Listings

Creativity/Organizational Capacity/Literature Fellowships

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

ALABAMA

Alabama Folklife Association, Inc.
Montgomery, AL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support Alabama Traditions: A Musical Celebration. The statewide, six-venue tour of Alabama's finest folk music tradition will feature the Birmingham Sunlights, Jerry "Boogie" McCain, Mariachi Garibaldi and the Gary Waldrep Band.

Mobile Ballet, Inc.
Mobile, AL
$5,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation of a new ballet by Artistic Director Winthrop Corey. The ballet will be based on A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.

Space One Eleven, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
$21,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support Push Forward designed to strengthen the field of community-based visual arts practice, particularly as manifested in the use of new technologies. Contemporary artists who employ new technology in an on-line practice will be invited to Birmingham to both make work and give demonstrations.

Total Dollars Awarded: $46,000
Total Grants Awarded: 3