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.
ILLINOIS
American Theater Company
Chicago, IL
$6,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the world premiere production of Lisa Dillman's Flung. Members of the ensemble
will be directed by Chicago-based playwright, actor and director Susan Nussbaum.
Anchor Graphics
Chicago, IL
$8,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a residency program to give printmakers access to Anchor Graphics' facilities. Residency
periods are generally for two weeks; artists receive stipends for travel and living expenses, and
unlimited access to the printshop.
Another Chicago Magazine (Left Field Press, Inc.)
Chicago, IL
$5,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and national distribution of issues of Another Chicago Magazine.
Edited by poet and fiction writer Barry Silesky since 1981, the magazine features work of
approximately 25 writers in each issue, including the winner of the Chicago Literary Award for
fiction and poetry.
Apple Tree Theatre (Eileen Boevers Performing Arts Workshop)
Highland Park, IL
$12,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the production and re-orchestration of the musical Bubbling Black Girl. Apple
Tree Theatre will remount the musical with the creator of the book, lyrics and music, Kirsten
Childs; musical director Tom Murray; and composer Curtis Moore.
Art Institute of Chicago for the Video Data Bank
Chicago, IL
$90,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the touring exhibition Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure, with accompanying
catalogue and education programs. This will be the first major exhibition to feature works of art
from the entire Himalayan region, including India, Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan.
Art Institute of Chicago for the Video Data Bank
(on behalf of the Film Center)
$30,000
Chicago, IL CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support Showcasing American Independent and International Cinema. This curated film series will
present 35 contemporary and classic films to Chicago audiences in the newly constructed Gene Siskel
Film Center.
Arts & Business Council of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$40,000
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
To support phase two of smARTscope. This project will provide Chicago-area arts groups with a
comprehensive assessment of the business side of their operations.
Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (consortium)
Chicago, IL
$40,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support an exhibition, catalogue, video and national conference on school design. The project,
Architecture for Education: New School Designs from the Chicago Competitions, will document and
disseminate design models for school facilities.
Chicago A Cappella
Chicago, IL
$7,500
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Go Down, Moses, a program of spirituals with original dramatic narrative. Chicago A
Cappella will perform this program in various sites throughout the Chicago area, as well as conduct
shorter versions of the program in two inner-city schools.
Chicago Dramatists
Chicago, IL
$5,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of a full-length play selected from works in progress by
Chicago Dramatists' resident and network playwrights. The production will serve as the final stage
in Chicago Dramatists' series of workshops and will be a vital tool in the growth of playwrights
and the development of new scripts.
Chicago Filmmakers
Chicago, IL
$15,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the Independent Feature Film and Video Exhibition Series and the presentation of the
Onion City Film Festival. The Independent Film and Video Festival places special emphasis on
documentary and experimental films and video and the Onion City Film Festival is dedicated to
experimental work.
Chicago Opera Theater
Chicago, IL
$12,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support the Chicago professional premiere of The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten.
The production team will be led by two Chicago-based artists: Alexander Platt, Resident Conductor,
Chicago Opera Theater and Michael Halberstam, Artistic Director, Writers' Theatre Chicago.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago, IL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a fairytale-inspired production of Shakespeare's The Tempest. The production will
be directed by Artistic Director and Chicago Shakespeare Theater Founder Barbara Gaines.
Chicago Sinfonietta
Chicago, IL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support concerts of symphonic works by contemporary composers. The two concerts, performed twice
in the spring of 2002, will feature works of composers David Baker, James DeMars and David Schober
and will showcase gifted guest artists such as R. Carlos Nakai and cellist John Sharp.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL
$100,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a festival of the music of Benjamin Britten. Cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich
will lead two weeks of performances, discussions, lectures and various festival related activities
in May 2002.
Court Theatre Fund
Chicago, IL
$28,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet in rotating repertory with another large
scale dramatic work. Artistic Director Charles Newell will direct the production largely comprised
of Court's resident artists and apprentices.
Dance Center (Columbia College)
Chicago, IL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support two dance presentation projects. The Dance Center will present DanceAfrica Chicago
2002 and Into the West, featuring contemporary dance from the West Coast.
DC Productions, Inc.
Chicago, IL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production of a series of radio documentaries by Dan Collison. Waiting It Out
will follow the stories of Americans whose lives are in transition.
Experimental Sound Studio
Chicago, IL
$8,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
To support production residencies for Chicago-area artists through the Artists' Residency Program.
Six 40-hour residencies will be offered in 2002 for the completion of works in four categories:
Sound Works, Performing Arts Collaboration, Soundtrack Design for Film and Video, and Creative Use
of Radio.
Facets Multi-Media, Inc.
Chicago, IL
$60,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival and related media arts
programs for children. Activities include animation workshops, a media arts camp, media literacy
courses, curriculum development, and special exhibitions of films for children throughout the
year.
Goodman Theatre (Chicago Theatre Group, Inc.)
Chicago, IL
$65,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the commission and production of a world premiere opera. The Goodman Theatre will
commission and produce the premiere of Galileo, an opera about the mathematician,
revolutionary astronomer and inventor by Philip Glass and Mary Zimmerman.
Guild Complex (on behalf of Tia Chucha Press)
Chicago, IL
$7,500
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of volumes of poetry. Proposed books include The Poetry
Deal by Diane DiPrima; a collection by a Chicago or Midwestern writer; and two books selected
from minority communities.
Guild Complex
Chicago, IL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the 2002 Women Writers Series and Conference. Now in its seventh year, the program will
consist of five readings held between April and September. It will conclude with a three-day
conference of lectures, panel discussions, open mike readings, workshops and keynote readings by
Naomi Shihab Nye and Rosellen Brown.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Chicago, IL
$30,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the acquisition of a ballet. No More Play, created by Jirí Kylián,
will begin the second phase of Hubbard Street's Kylián Project, a repertoire expansion
effort launched in 1998.
Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation
Chicago, IL
$15,000
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the Local Arts Network. The Local Arts Network provides training, technical assistance
and networking opportunities for local arts agencies to strengthen local delivery of arts programs
and services throughout the state.
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support an annual jazz festival on the campus of Illinois State University. The festival will
feature the Branford Marsalis Trio and the Ellis Marsalis Trio.
Illinois State University
(on behalf of Unit for Contemporary Literature)
$5,000
Normal, IL
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support publication and promotion of issues of American Book Review. A direct mail
campaign will target Associated Writing Programs' faculty lists, offering MFA graduates free,
one-year subscriptions.
International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 18th Chicago Latino Film Festival. Over a 10-day period, Chicago Latino Cinema
exhibits the work of directors of Ibero or Latin American descent, as well as films directly
related to Latino culture.
International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago
(on behalf of the Cuentos Foundation)
Chicago, IL
$8,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support Ritmo del Fuego/Rhythm of Fire, a touring exhibition and catalogue. The
exhibition will present the coppersmithing art and artisans of Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacan,
Mexico.
Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Inc.
Chicago, IL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the revival of two ballets. These ballets are Robert Joffrey's Astarte, which
premiered in 1968, and John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet, which premiered in 1984.
Live Bait Theatrical Company
Chicago, IL
$5,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the presentation of a new theater work. Blind Tasting by playwright Sharon Evans
will be directed by Gary Griffin.
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Chicago, IL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the creation, development and presentation of a new theater work. The Manuscript
Found in Saragasso, adapted and directed by playwright Mary Zimmerman, is a world premiere.
Lyric Opera Center for American Artists
Chicago, IL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support faculty costs for the training and professional development program. The program
curriculum includes voice and language instruction, theatrical training, master classes and career
development guidance.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$50,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support a presentation of Handel's Partenope. Nine performances at the Civic Opera House
will reach an audience of 32,000.
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
Chicago, IL
$25,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support two exhibitions and a youth-based, mural-making training program. The exhibitions are
Los Tres Grandes: Orozco, Rivera, Siquieros, and a group show of local artists' work.
Mid-South Planning and Development Commission
Chicago, IL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support a documentary exhibition on public housing in Chicago. The transformation of Stateway
Gardens from a public housing complex to a mixed-income community will be documented through
interviews, photographs and oral histories.
Museum of Contemporary Art
Chicago, IL
$60,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support MCA Performances. This series of multidisciplinary performances will be enhanced by
related residency activities designed to promote contact and interchange between artists and the
public.
Performing Arts Chicago
Chicago, IL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
To support the PAC Studio. This theater/movement series will present performances by the Builders
Association, Richard Maxwell, Elevator Repair Service and Anne Bogart/SITI Company, and include
residencies and lecture/demonstrations.
Poetry Center of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$5,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the Annual Reading Series of nationally renowned writers, and the Discover Reading
Series, featuring monthly readings by Chicago poets in conjunction with the Art Institute of
Chicago. Scheduled participants include Andre Codrescu, Billy Collins, Thomas Lynch, Lisel Mueller
and James Tate.
Quad City Arts, Inc.
Rock Island, IL
$18,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the Visiting Artist Series. This series will include internationally acclaimed artists
performing and in residence at venues in a six-county area of Illinois and Iowa.
Redmoon Theater
Chicago, IL
$17,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the creation and presentation of the eighth annual All Hallow's Eve Ritual Celebration.
Redmoon will collaborate with community organizations, local theater and visual artists, and
musicians to create a large street theater spectacle during Halloween 2002.
Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$30,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the creation of a new work by Beijing-based artist Feng Mengbo, with accompanying
catalogue, education programs and conference titled Playing by the Rules: The Cultural Policy and
Challenges of Video Games. The new work, entitled QU4, is a digital piece that uses the
medium of the video game as a teaching tool, creative outlet and source of entertainment.
River North Chicago Dance Company
Chicago, IL
$5,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation and touring of Pulse. Choreographed by Daniel Ezralow, this
piece is one of seven works that will tour throughout the United States during 2001-02.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chicago, IL
$40,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the world premiere of a new play by Bruce Norris. Purple Heart will be developed
through the New Plays Initiative and will be the final play in the theater's main stage season.
University of Chicago (on behalf of Chicago Review)
Chicago, IL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support publication, promotion and related expenses, including translators' fees, for an issue
of Chicago Review devoted to new writing in German since 1989. The issue will feature
poetry, prose, essays, verse, reviews and interviews by more than 70 German-language writers,
including previously untranslated writers from the generation that has emerged since German
unification.
Victory Gardens Theater
Chicago, IL
$15,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the work of three playwrights at various stages of development. Claudia Allen will be
commissioned to write a new piece, Gloria Bond Clunie's work will receive a script development
workshop, and Dean Corrin's new play The Battle of the Bands will have a world premiere.
Windows of Opportunity, Inc.
Chicago, IL
$35,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To design and produce a traveling exhibition and catalogue on a housing design competition
sponsored by the Chicago Housing Authority and the NEA New Public Works initiative. The
competition's goal was to stimulate creative vision and design excellence in Chicago public housing
and this project seeks to encourage a broader awareness and a national discussion on the
subject.
Total Dollars Awarded: $1,102,000
Total Grants Awarded: 47
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