2003 Grant Awards: State Listings
Access; Arts on Radio & TV; Arts Learning; Folk Arts Infrastructure; Heritage/Preservation; State & Regional Partnership Agreements
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change,
contingent upon prior Endowment approval.
OHIO
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Ballet Company, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$30,000
To support the Home Cities Tour. The program will travel to the
rural and suburban regions of Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky
and Southeastern Indiana.
Cincinnati Classical Public Radio, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
CATEGORY: Arts Learning FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education
$15,000
To support continuation of Classics for Kids, an innovative radio
and outreach program. The project will include radio broadcasts, a
multi-media interactive Web site, lesson plan materials for
teachers and CD recordings.
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (consortium)
Cincinnati, OH
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$35,000
To support the creation and regional tour of a new work by David
Gonzales, developed collaboratively with local community historical
and cultural organizations and seniors in the Greater Cincinnati
region. The resulting work will tell the stories of individuals
from many cultures who found freedom in the Ohio River Valley.
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati, OH
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$50,000
To support a series of outreach programs in communities throughout
the Cincinnati metropolitan area, including areas of northern
Kentucky. The three-part initiative will offer concerts at reduced
prices or free of charge.
Urban Appalachian Council
Cincinnati, OH
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$30,000
To support a series of residencies in diverse inner-city Cincinnati
neighborhoods. Appalachian and Affrilachian artists will facilitate
community-based activities in creative writing, storytelling,
theater and music.
Cleveland
New Cleveland Opera Company (aka Cleveland Opera)
Cleveland, OH
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
$15,000
To support the Intergenerational Initiative and activities
associated with core K-12 educational programs. The initiative will
feature the Great Works Student Matinee Program that brings
together students from the Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights
and older adults from senior centers in underserved, urban
communities.
Professional Flair, Inc. (aka Dancing Wheels)
Cleveland, OH
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the expansion of education programs and public
performances. The project will provide opportunities for artists
with and without disabilities by offering training, performing and
employment opportunities.
Cleveland Hts.
Repertory Project
Cleveland Hts., OH
CATEGORY: Heritage/Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$5,000
To support the creation of a new work by Artistic Director Hernando
Cortez. The piece will be choreographed to songs from the 1952
Moondog Coronation Ball and will honor founding Cleveland DJ Alan
Freed.
Columbus
Ohio Arts Council
Columbus, OH
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
$744,300
To support Partnership Agreement activities.
Ohio Arts Council
Columbus, OH
CATEGORY: Folk Arts Infrastructure FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk &
Traditional Arts
$20,000
To support the continuation of the Ohio Folk Arts Initiative.
Project activities will include workshops, fieldwork/archive
updates, continuation of the Ohio Heritage Fellowship Program, and
expansion and updating of the Web site.
Peninsula
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association
Peninsula, OH
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$35,000
To support the artists-in-residence program. Six artists in various
disciplines will be engaged to create models for interacting with
students and the public in a residential environmental program.
West Liberty
Mad River Theater Works
West Liberty, OH
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$23,000
To support the creation of a new play in collaboration with
students and their families, school teachers and members of the
public, and a tour of that production throughout Ohio and
surrounding states. Participants will collaborate to create plays
based on local history and folklore.
Ohio Total Dollars Awarded: $1,012,300
Ohio Total Grants Awarded: 12
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