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.
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston
West Virginia Division of Culture and History/Arts Section
Charleston, WV
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
$541,100
To support Partnership Agreement activities.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting Foundation, Inc. (aka
Mountain Stage)
Charleston, WV
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio & TV FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$30,000
To support the production and broadcast of the radio series
Mountain Stage. Distributed by Public Radio International to 115
stations throughout the United States, the weekly, two-hour program
presents contemporary music and traditional roots performers.
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Charleston, WV
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$20,000
To support a statewide tour to underserved rural communities. The
symphony will reach audiences in seven to 10 communities throughout
West Virginia.
Elkins
Davis & Elkins College (on behalf of Augusta Heritage
Center)
Elkins, WV
CATEGORY: Heritage/Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk &
Traditional Arts
$30,000
To support the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program and the Old-Time
Fiddlers Reunion. The apprenticeship will take place in the home or
workplace of the master artists where context, values and lore are
shared along with the art itself.
Marlinton
Allegheny Echoes, Inc.
Marlinton, WV
CATEGORY: Heritage/Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk &
Traditional Arts
$8,000
To support workshops in traditional Appalachian music and poetry.
The workshops will be designed to preserve, present and pass down
the traditional arts of West Virginia.
West Virginia Total Dollars Awarded: $629,100
West Virginia Total Grants Awarded: 5
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