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.
ARIZONA
Actors Theatre of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of a new play by Gus Edwards based on historical and
contemporary stories of the African American community in Arizona. The project will unearth and
explore stories of the contributions of African American historical figures in Arizona to create a
work that speaks to the theater's local community.
Arizona State University (on behalf of the Hispanic Research Center)
Tempe, AZ
$30,000
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a project to improve services to Latino/a artists and organizations. The Hispanic
Research Center will use advanced communication technologies to better meet the needs of Latino/a
artists around the nation, including rural areas and inner cities.
Arizona Theatre Company (consortium)
Tucson, AZ
$28,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and co-production of a new play by Jeffrey Hatcher and Eric Simonson.
Work Song, a work about the life and art of Frank Lloyd Wright, will be a co production with
Missouri Repertory Theatre.
Atlatl, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
$45,000
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
To support the 2002 Native Arts Network Conference. The conference will provide professional
development, networking and other services to enhance leadership in the field of Native American
arts.
Childsplay, Inc.
Tempe, AZ
$28,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the creation of three new works in various stages of development. The plays being
developed in the Childsplay New Plays Program are Eric And Elliot, about teen suicide;
Pandero's Dream (An Urban Puppet Fable) by Jose Cruz Gonzales; and a new adaptation
of Peer Gynt with multimedia artist Tony Brown.
Phoenix Symphony Association
Phoenix, AZ
$30,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a festival of the music of Beethoven. This three-month festival in spring 2002 will
feature performances of all nine symphonies, premiere performances of five new works written "in
the spirit of" Beethoven, and educational and outreach activities.
Total Dollars Awarded: $171,000
Total Grants Awarded: 6
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