2004 Grant Awards: State Listings

Creativity/Leadership Initiatives/Literature Fellowships
Services to Arts Organizations & Artists

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

WISCONSIN

DeVita, James M.
Spring Green, WI
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$20,000
To support a creative writing fellowship.

First Stage Milwaukee, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$12,000
To support the production of Holes by writer-playwright Louis Sachar. Artistic director Jeff Frank will direct the production.

Ko-Thi, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$20,000
To support annual festivals. The Kuumba and Harvest Festivals will be held at the Pabst Theater.

Madison Opera, Inc.
Madison, WI
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
$10,000
To support a production of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini. The opera will be performed in the new 2,250-seat Overture Hall in Madison.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$35,000
To support the production of a classic play. As part of its 50th anniversary season, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre will produce A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Hungarian director Laszlo Marton.

Present Music, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support composer residencies, commissions, and recordings. Composers Henry Brant, Derek Bermel, Ben Johnston, and Jerome Kitzke will work with the ensemble in preparation for premieres and recordings of their work.

Watson, Lawrence E.
Milwaukee, WI
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$20,000
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Wisconsin Arts Board (consortium)
Madison, WI
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
$30,000
To support the Arts in the Curriculum: Quilts project. The project will bring together researchers, educators, artists, and a community of learners to develop new teaching and learning approaches incorporating arts into the classroom and community.

Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts
Madison, WI
CATEGORY: Services to the Field FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
$12,000
To support a series of training programs and resources for community-based cultural organizations. The comprehensive statewide program is designed to continue to strengthen Wisconsin's arts infrastructure while providing visibility for the arts.

Wisconsin Total Dollars Awarded: $169,000
Wisconsin Total Grants Awarded: 9

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Washington, DC 20506