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.

VIRGINIA

Adrian, Chris
Norfolk, VA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a Creative Writing Fellowship.

Associated Writing Programs
Fairfax, VA
$60,000
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the production, printing and distribution of The Writer's Chronicle, the AWP Job List, continued development of the AWP Web site, and the 2003 AWP Conference in Baltimore, MD. AWP will promote the publications and its annual conference through a 100,000-piece direct mail campaign.

Barter Foundation
Abingdon, VA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the creation and presentation of the first annual Appalachian Festival of Plays. Five plays with Appalachian themes by writers from the region will be presented.

George Mason University Foundation, Inc.
Theatre of the First Amendment
Fairfax, VA
$7,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a script development program at the Theatre of the First Amendment. The theater will produce its second annual First Light Festival: Theater at the Moment of Discovery, a two week script development program that culminates in a weekend festival of readings and other activities.

Merrill, Christi Ann
Charlottesville, VA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the translation from Hindi and Rajasthani of selections from Vijay Dan Detha's Baton ri Phulwari (A Garden of Tales). This collection includes 14 volumes of stories inspired by the folktales of Detha's feudal village of Rajasthan, India.

Roanoke Symphony Society
Roanoke, VA
$5,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by composer Margaret Brouwer. The premiere of the new work, commissioned in celebration of Roanoke Symphony's 50th anniversary in the spring of 2003, will include a pre-concert lecture and a discussion with the composer.

Virginia Waterfront International Arts Festival
Norfolk, VA
$5,000
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of two dance companies. The Mark Morris Dance Group and Dance Theatre of Harlem will offer performances, workshops and a student matinee performance.

Total Dollars Awarded: $132,000
Total Grants Awarded: 7

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