2004 Grant Awards: State Listings

Arts on Radio and Television/Folk Arts Infrastructure/Heritage & Preservation/Learning in the Arts/Partnerships

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

MISSOURI

COCA (Center of Creative Arts)
St. Louis, MO
$30,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education 
To support the Dance Outreach and Pre-Professional Dance Program. Both programs are designed to provide low-income youth and underserved schools in the St. Louis Public School District with training and personal contact with professional artists.

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
$20,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education 
To support AileyCamp. The six-week summer program for middle school students will offer arts learning experiences to develop self-esteem, creative expression, critical thinking, and academic motivation as well as an understanding about dance and movement.

Metro Theater Company
St. Louis, MO
$13,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education 
To support the implementation of a theater-based program for middle-school students. Principles of dramatic learning will be combined with personal character development to strengthen the children's understanding of theater arts and their role as members of a larger community.

Mid-America Arts Alliance
Kansas City, MO
$1,020,800
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Missouri State Council on the Arts
St. Louis, MO
$572,800
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Nelson Gallery Foundation
Kansas City, MO
$35,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museums 
To support the publication of a catalog of German and Netherlandish paintings circa 1450-1600 in the permanent collection. The catalog will make a significant contribution to scholarship by combining previously published information with new research including extensive technical analysis.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (consortium)
St. Louis, MO
$24,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education 
To support the Artist-In-Training consortium project. With a focus on urban youth, the program will provide opportunities for high school students to pursue individual vocal coaching and training with professional voice teachers.

ReStart, Inc.
Kansas, MO
$30,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education 
To support Art at ReStart and Intensive Instructional Modules. The two-year project will provide homeless children with professional arts instruction, live performances, and field trips, while providing opportunities for creative self-expression.

University of Missouri at Columbia (on behalf of Museum of Art & Archaeaology)
Columbia, MO
$25,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. The program will join 10 apprenticeship pairs who are committed to conserving their artistic traditions and cultural heritage.

MISSOURI total grants: 9
MISSOURI total dollars: $1,770,600

National Endowment for the Arts · an independent federal agency
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20506